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☀ Solar
SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray B9.3
Wind 401.6 km/s
Aurora 2
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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. Troubleshooting Guide: When to DIY vs Professional Ham Radio Repair

    Robert Martinez,
    • 2 replies
    • 992 views
    Radio Geek

  2. IC-7300 putting out low power on 40m only, everything else fine

    Sarah Moore28,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Sarah Moore28

  3. FT-857D acting weird after I dropped it — any ideas before I crack it open?

    Ashley Wilson27,
    • 1 reply
    • 85 views
    Carlos Martinez

  4. IC-7300 putting out low power and i cant figure out why

    Rag Chewer,
    • 1 reply
    • 118 views
    Amanda Thomas

  5. IC-7300 TX audio suddenly sounds terrible on the other end

    Bob Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 112 views
    Linda Johnson

  7. IC-7300 no output power after lightning storm — not sure where to start

    Michelle Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 115 views
    Michelle Davis

  8. IC-7300 dropping power after a few minutes — thermal issue or something else?

    Michael Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 120 views
    Michael Stevens

  9. IC-7300 goes deaf after about 20 minutes — heat related maybe?

    Moon Bounce,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Ashley Wilson27

  10. ft-857d transmits but no receive on 20m

    Tom Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 127 views
    Brian Mitchell

  11. IC-7300 putting out low power on 40m only, other bands fine

    Jennifer Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 118 views
    Amanda Wright

  13. IC-7300 transmitting fine but received audio is really muddy, cant figure it out

    Emily Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 129 views
    Karen Brown

  14. Multimeter selection for ham radio bench work - DMM vs analog for troubleshooting

    John Williams,
    • 2 replies
    • 271 views
    David Rodriguez

  15. IC-7300 putting out like 10 watts max, checked the obvious stuff already

    David Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 107 views
    David Williams50

  16. IC-7300 going deaf on 40m randomly — checked everything I can think of

    Gary Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Stephanie Chang

  17. IC-7300 ALC Troubleshooting for SSB Audio

    Robert Martinez,
    • 0 replies
    • 236 views
    Robert Martinez

  19. IC-7300 randomly dropping power mid-QSO — already checked the obvious stuff

    Andrew Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 67 views
    Giovanni Rossi

  20. FT-857D randomly dropping to like 5 watts on HF — bias issue?

    Patricia Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 67 views
    Ham Fan

  21. IC-7300 putting out maybe 20w on 20m, fine on everything else — what am I missing

    Andrew Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    Andrew Martinez

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

    Christopher Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    Lisa Thompson

  23. IC-7300 suddenly way down on receive, tx seems fine — stumped

    David Davis44,
    • 1 reply
    • 165 views
    Frank Nakamura

  25. IC-7300 randomly dropping output power mid transmission — driving me nuts

    Robert Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    Thomas Anderson

  26. FT-857D transmitting but no audio on the other end — pulling my hair out

    Robert Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Brian Taylor

  27. IC-7300 putting out low power on 40m only, everything else seems fine

    Dave Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 164 views
    Robert Moore

  28. IC-7300 putting out low power on 40m only, everything else seems fine

    Thomas Bradley,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Michelle Garcia

  29. IC-7300 putting out weird audio on TX, neighbors complaining about me too

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 127 views
    Steven Wilson

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