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☀ Solar
SFI 121
SN 99
A 11
K 3 Unsettled
X-Ray A0.0
Wind 416.8 km/s
Aurora 4
Updated 10:00 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Poor 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 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 dropping into TX randomly then no power out — caps? finals?

    David Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 97 views
    Jessica Davis21

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

    The DXer,
    • 1 reply
    • 124 views
    Ashley Brown21

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

    Kevin Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 181 views
    Kevin Park

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

    Steven Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 104 views
    Emily Brown

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

    Ashley Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 149 views
    Diploe Dan

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

    David Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 122 views
    Bob Martinez

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

    Emily White,
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
    Michael Miller90

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

    Dave Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 108 views
    Rebecca Turner

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

    Gregory Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 156 views
    Emily Williams

  11. icom 706 mkiig dead on 20m only

    Jennifer Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 191 views
    John Wilson

  12. Systematic Troubleshooting: Power Supply vs RF Stage Failures

    James Williams,
    • 2 replies
    • 269 views
    Jessica Taylor

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

    Sarah Wilson93,
    • 2 replies
    • 222 views
    Jessica Davis21

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

    Emily Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 155 views
    James Wilson94

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

    Kenneth Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 154 views
    Michael Anderson

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

    Christine Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 213 views
    Mark Thomas

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

    Rajesh Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    Amanda Clark

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

    Ashley Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 118 views
    Ashley Anderson

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

    James Wilson94,
    • 1 reply
    • 161 views
    Jessica Wilson

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

    Kenneth Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    Christopher Davis

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

    Emily Wilson37,
    • 1 reply
    • 121 views
    Sarah Chen

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

    Emily Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 130 views
    Emily Thomas

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

    James Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 208 views
    Jennifer Lee

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

    James Wilson48,
    • 1 reply
    • 164 views
    Patricia Garcia

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

    Kiwi Operator,
    • 1 reply
    • 169 views
    Kiwi Operator

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

    Karen Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 160 views
    Michael Stevens

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