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SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray C2.2
Wind 403.6 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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Mods & Upgrades

Discuss radio modifications, hardware upgrades, firmware changes, cooling improvements, and performance tweaks.

  1. finally did the TX mod on my 857D - some notes

    Packet Radio,
    • 1 reply
    • 0 views
    Antenna Guy

  2. FT-857D mod for extended RX and a few other things i've been messing with

    David Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 19 views
    Nicole Martin

  3. finally did the TX mod on my 857D — worth it or nah

    Brazil Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 3 views
    Kevin Park

  4. modded my IC-7300 preamp stage and now im not sure what i did

    Emily Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 13 views
    Digital Mode

  5. finally did the rx mod on my 857d and honestly should have done this years ago

    David Davis41,
    • 1 reply
    • 15 views
    Michael Rodriguez

  7. finally did the TX mod on my 857D — some notes

    Gary Yamamoto,
    • 1 reply
    • 15 views
    David Anderson

  8. finally did the mars/cap mod on my 7300 and a few other things worth mentioning

    Michael Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    David Rodriguez

  9. finally did the TX mod on my 857D, few things to know beforehand

    Jennifer Walsh53,
    • 1 reply
    • 13 views
    Daniel Garcia

  10. finally did the TX mod on my 857D — worth it or did i just void my warranty for nothing

    Robert Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 17 views
    David Williams99

  11. finally did the mars/cap mod on my 7300 — few things to know

    Digital Mode,
    • 1 reply
    • 19 views
    Amanda Johnson64

  13. finally did the TX mod on my 857 and some other stuff while i was at it

    Mark Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 10 views
    Steven Kumar

  14. finally did the TCXO swap on my 7300 — worth it or am I imagining things

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 1 reply
    • 17 views
    Rachel Garcia

  15. finally did the TX mod on my 857D and some thoughts

    Brian Murphy,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    Bob Martinez

  16. finally did the TX mod on my 7300 — some thoughts

    David Johnson45,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Gary Mitchell

  17. finally did the TX mod on my 857D and some other stuff while I was in there

    Rebecca Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 23 views
    Carlos Mendoza

  19. finally did the TCXO swap on my IC-7300 — worth it or not?

    Amanda Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Sarah Collins

  20. finally did the TX mod on my 857D and some thoughts

    Michelle Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 31 views
    Kevin Turner

  21. finally did the TX mod on my 857D, few thoughts

    Sarah Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    James Holloway

  22. modding my IC-7300 for better TX audio — worth it or leave it alone?

    James Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Bob Martinez

  23. finally did the TCXO swap on my IC-7300 — worth it or not?

    Robert Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Karen Williams

  25. finally did the TX mod on my 857D — worth it or did i waste a weekend

    Mike Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 36 views
    Sarah Anderson50

  26. finally did the mars/cap mod on my 7300 — some thoughts

    David Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Moon Bounce

  27. finally did the collins filter mod on my 706 — worth it?

    Ham Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Emily Wilson23

  28. modded my IC-7300 front end and now im kinda regretting it

    Michelle Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 46 views
    Sarah Chen

  29. finally did the mars/cap mod on my 857d and some other stuff while i was in there

    Sarah Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Michael Barnes

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