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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. old ic-706 acting weird

    Carlos Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 154 views
    Linda Chen

  2. IC-7300 randomly dropping TX power, cant figure out whats going on

    James Brown39,
    • 1 reply
    • 121 views
    James Brown39

  3. IC-7300 dropping output power randomly, swapped finals already

    Lisa Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 105 views
    Lisa Rodriguez

  4. IC-7300 dead after lightning storm — not a direct hit but something got it

    Susan Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Emily Davis22

  5. TS-440S Final Amplifier Failure - Need Troubleshooting Advice

    Jessica Thomas,
    • 2 replies
    • 257 views
    Michelle Taylor

  7. TS-590 HF Power Drop but Full Output on 6m - Classic DC Feed Issue?

    David Park,
    • 2 replies
    • 456 views
    Steve Anderson

  8. IC-7300 intermittent TX dropout — driving me nuts

    Jessica Williams53,
    • 1 reply
    • 109 views
    Andrew Jackson

  9. FT-857D transmitting fine but receive is way down, not sure where to start

    David Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 109 views
    David Parker

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

    Brian Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 126 views
    Morse Coder

  11. IC-7300 putting out like 20w max no matter what i do

    Robert Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 108 views
    Carlos Mendoza

  13. IC-7300 putting out maybe 20w max, something's off

    Robert Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
    Robert Martinez

  14. FT-857D putting out low power on 40m, fine everywhere else

    James Wilson46,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    James Wilson46

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

    Amanda Johnson64,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    Robert Williams

  16. FT-857D suddenly way down on TX power, receiving fine though

    David Kowalski,
    • 1 reply
    • 105 views
    Sarah Mitchell

  17. IC-7300 suddenly way off frequency on receive, TX seems fine??

    Sarah Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 97 views
    Carlos Mendez

  19. TS-590S Reduced HF Output - 6m Full Power

    Nicole Larsen,
    • 0 replies
    • 188 views
    Nicole Larsen

  20. IC-7300 intermittent TX dropout — losing power mid-transmission

    Rachel Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 144 views
    Rachel Williams

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

    Bob Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    Amanda Jackson

  22. IC-7300 blowing final transistors — second time in 6 months, something else going on?

    Rajesh Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Christopher Davis

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

    Kevin Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 135 views
    Anthony Davis

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

    Helen Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 151 views
    Michelle Baker

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

    David Davis44,
    • 2 replies
    • 210 views
    Daniel Smith

  27. IC-7300 finals blown? or something else — weird TX behavior

    Ashley Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 132 views
    Ashley Wilson

  28. Kenwood TS-590 reduced power output - diagnostic approach needed

    Robert Kim,
    • 2 replies
    • 308 views
    Jessica Williams

  29. IC-7300 dropping into TX randomly then no power out — caps? finals?

    David Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Jessica Davis21

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