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SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray B7.8
Wind 413.7 km/s
Aurora 3
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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. IC-7300 goes into TX but no power out — already checked the obvious stuff

    The DXer,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Ashley Brown21

  2. IC-7300 dropping power after about 20 minutes — thermal issue or something else?

    Kevin Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 113 views
    Kevin Park

  3. FT-857D putting out maybe 20W on 40m, everything else seems fine

    Steven Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Emily Brown

  4. IC-7300 dead on transmit, receives fine — what am I missing

    Ashley Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 104 views
    Diploe Dan

  5. FT-857D transmitting but no power output, already checked the obvious stuff

    David Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Bob Martinez

  7. IC-7300 putting out way less power than it should — something's off

    Emily White,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Michael Miller90

  8. IC-7300 putting out maybe 30w on all bands, driver stage issue?

    Dave Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Rebecca Turner

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

    Gregory Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 121 views
    Emily Williams

  10. icom 706 mkiig dead on 20m only

    Jennifer Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 148 views
    John Wilson

  11. Systematic Troubleshooting: Power Supply vs RF Stage Failures

    James Williams,
    • 2 replies
    • 190 views
    Jessica Taylor

  13. Component-level repair vs board replacement - cost analysis for modern transceivers

    Sarah Wilson93,
    • 2 replies
    • 146 views
    Jessica Davis21

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

    Emily Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 115 views
    James Wilson94

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

    Kenneth Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 103 views
    Michael Anderson

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

    Christine Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 136 views
    Mark Thomas

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

    Rajesh Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Amanda Clark

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

    Ashley Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
    Ashley Anderson

  20. IC-7300 intermittent TX dropout — stumped on this one

    James Wilson94,
    • 1 reply
    • 118 views
    Jessica Wilson

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

    Kenneth Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Christopher Davis

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

    Emily Wilson37,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    Sarah Chen

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

    Emily Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Emily Thomas

  25. FT-857D receiving fine but no TX output — driving me crazy

    James Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 161 views
    Jennifer Lee

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

    James Wilson48,
    • 1 reply
    • 122 views
    Patricia Garcia

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

    Kiwi Operator,
    • 1 reply
    • 107 views
    Kiwi Operator

  28. IC-7300 randomly dropping power mid-TX — not the obvious stuff

    Karen Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 119 views
    Michael Stevens

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

    Jennifer Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 176 views
    Karen Thompson

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