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☀ Solar
SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray C1.7
Wind 403.4 km/s
Aurora 1
Updated 03:00 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. FT-857D transmitting fine but receive is way down, not sure where to start

    David Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
    David Parker

  2. FT-857D putting out low power on 40m only, other bands fine

    Brian Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Morse Coder

  3. IC-7300 putting out way less power than it should — pulled my hair out for a week

    Amanda Johnson64,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Robert Williams

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

    Bob Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    Amanda Jackson

  5. IC-7300 goes into TX but no power out — already checked the obvious stuff

    The DXer,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Ashley Brown21

  7. IC-7300 dropping power randomly, drives me nuts

    Kevin Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Kevin Miller

  8. Kenwood TS-590 reduced HF power - voltage drop diagnosis

    David Davis44,
    • 2 replies
    • 118 views
    Daniel Smith

  9. FT-857D no receive on HF bands, TX seems fine though??

    Emily Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    James Wilson94

  10. IC-7300 no receive after lightning storm — not sure where to start

    Rajesh Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    Amanda Clark

  11. IC-7300 no TX power after lightning nearby — not a direct hit but something fried

    Kenneth Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 16 views
    Christopher Davis

  13. FT-857D putting out low power on 40m only, everything else fine

    Emily Wilson37,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Sarah Chen

  14. FT-857D intermittent tx dropout on HF, driving me nuts

    Kenneth Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    Michael Anderson

  15. IC-7300 intermittent TX dropout, driving me crazy

    Emily Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Emily Thomas

  16. IC-7300 receiver goes deaf after about 20 minutes, then comes back — anyone seen this?

    James Wilson48,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    Patricia Garcia

  17. IC-7300 receiving fine but TX power dropping off after a few minutes

    Kiwi Operator,
    • 1 reply
    • 56 views
    Kiwi Operator

  19. IC-7300 transmitting but power output way lower than it should be — not the ALC

    Jennifer Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 91 views
    Karen Thompson

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