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SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray B9.3
Wind 433.7 km/s
Aurora 2
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Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
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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 and some thoughts

    Nicole Larsen,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Michael Anderson

  2. finally did the TX mod on my 857D and wow why did i wait so long

    John Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Kevin Anderson

  3. anyone done the TX mod on the FT-891 to clean up the audio? worth it?

    Anthony Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    John Patterson

  4. anyone done the TX mod on the IC-7300 yet? worth it?

    Michael Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 37 views
    Amanda Davis

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

    James Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    Jessica Davis21

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

    Microwave Guy,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    John Anderson

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

    Diploe Dan,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    Linda Wilson

  9. finally did the TX mod on my 857D, few things i wish i knew beforehand

    Michael Moore99,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Emily Rodriguez

  10. FT-857D mods worth doing vs ones that arent

    Susan Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Susan Davis

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

    Jennifer Walsh53,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    Amanda Williams49

  13. finally did the TX mod on my 857D, some notes

    Amanda Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 46 views
    Daniel Garcia

  14. finally did the MARS/CAP mod on my IC-7300 — some thoughts

    Emily Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Emily Williams

  15. finally got around to doing the mars/cap mod on my 7300 — some notes

    David Davis41,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Steve Martinez

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

    Jennifer Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    James Wilson

  17. FT-817 mod to extend RX coverage — worth doing or just leave it alone?

    Ashley Johnson24,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Amanda Williams

  19. modded my IC-7300 for better audio and a few other things — worth it?

    Rachel Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 110 views
    Jessica Williams

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

    Thomas Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Ashley Wilson95

  21. finally did the TCXO swap on my 7300 — some thoughts

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Steven Clark

  22. finally did the TCXO swap on my 817 — worth it or am I imagining things

    David Anderson74,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    David Anderson74

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

    Amanda Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    Karen Lewis

  25. finally did the TCXO swap on my IC-7300, worth it or am i imagining things

    Linda Hayes,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Contester

  26. anyone done the extended RX mod on the 7300? worth it or just leave it alone

    Packet Radio,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    Lisa Patel

  27. modded my IC-7300 for better rx sensitivity — worth it?

    Sarah Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 169 views
    Steven Patel

  28. modded my IC-7300 for better rx sensitivity, was it worth it?

    Carlos Mendez,
    • 1 reply
    • 124 views
    Patricia Davis

  29. FT-857D audio mod worth doing or just leave it alone?

    Paul Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 151 views
    Linda Wilson

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