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SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray C2.2
Wind 403.6 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 23:00 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Poor

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Repair & Troubleshooting

Get help diagnosing radio faults, power issues, interference, damaged hardware, and equipment repair.

  1. IC-7300 receiving fine but TX power dropping off randomly

    Gregory Adams,
    • 1 reply
    • 3 views
    Robert Taylor83

  2. IC-7300 intermittent TX drop - pulling my hair out

    Northern Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 12 views
    David Davis

  3. FT-857D putting out maybe 10w on 40m, fine everywhere else — no idea where to start

    Jessica Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 11 views
    James Davis67

  4. IC-7300 dead on transmit, receive fine — power supply issue or something worse?

    Sarah Mitchell94,
    • 1 reply
    • 11 views
    Ashley Wilson27

  5. IC-7300 suddenly reading high SWR on all bands — transmitter fine on dummy load

    Thomas White,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    Rebecca Turner

  7. FT-857D receiving fine but TX power way down — something in the PA?

    Frank Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 19 views
    Emily White

  8. IC-7300 acting weird after lightning nearby — no smoke but something's off

    Jessica Davis18,
    • 1 reply
    • 12 views
    James Davis67

  9. IC-7300 transmitting fine but receive is dead on certain bands

    Nicole Larsen,
    • 1 reply
    • 19 views
    Robert Thompson

  10. FT-857D TX power suddenly dropped, not sure where to even start

    Jessica Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    Maria Chen

  11. IC-7300 TX audio suddenly sounds terrible, neighbor said i sound like im underwater

    Antenna Guy,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Emily Wilson37

  13. IC-7300 intermittent TX dropout, losing power mid-transmission

    John Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    Lisa Patel

  14. IC-7300 putting out way less power than it should, already checked the obvious stuff

    James Wilson46,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    Rick Anderson

  15. IC-7300 dropping to low power randomly, cant figure out whats going on

    Carol Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 24 views
    Lisa Garcia

  16. IC-7300 stuck in TX, wont go back to RX — pulling my hair out

    Ham Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 40 views
    Sarah Taylor

  17. FT-897D intermittent TX drop — pulling my hair out

    Jessica Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 30 views
    Sarah Collins

  19. IC-7300 putting out like 20w max on all bands, already checked the ALC

    Sarah Moore28,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Steven Clark

  20. IC-7300 acting weird after lightning nearby — no TX output but receives fine

    Michael Brown79,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    Sarah Moore28

  21. IC-7300 transmit audio gone weird after dropping it — where do i even start

    Dave Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 34 views
    Michael Brown79

  22. FT-857D dead on receive, transmit seems fine??

    Lisa Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    Steve Johnson

  23. IC-7300 putting out like 10w max on all bands, driver stage maybe?

    Karen Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    Stephanie Clark

  25. FT-857D acting weird after I swapped the finals — anyone seen this before

    Emily Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 37 views
    Jessica Williams

  26. FT-857D receiving fine but TX power dropping to almost nothing — what am I missing

    Frank Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 40 views
    Thomas Wilson

  27. FT-817 putting out maybe 1 watt on 40m, fine on everything else

    Amanda Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    Robert Miller

  28. IC-7300 no TX power after lightning nearby — where do i even start

    David Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 40 views
    Kevin Jackson

  29. FT-857D putting out like 10w max on HF, something's off

    Tom Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Ashley Anderson

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