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☀ Solar
SFI 121
SN 99
A 11
K 3 Unsettled
X-Ray B9.7
Wind 432.5 km/s
Aurora 4
Updated 11:00 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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Mods & Upgrades

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

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

    Susan Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    Susan Davis

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

    Jennifer Walsh53,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    Amanda Williams49

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

    Amanda Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 111 views
    Daniel Garcia

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

    Emily Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 139 views
    Emily Williams

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

    David Davis41,
    • 1 reply
    • 96 views
    Steve Martinez

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

    Jennifer Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 92 views
    James Wilson

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

    Ashley Johnson24,
    • 1 reply
    • 131 views
    Amanda Williams

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

    Rachel Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 188 views
    Jessica Williams

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

    Thomas Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 93 views
    Ashley Wilson95

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

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    Steven Clark

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

    David Anderson74,
    • 1 reply
    • 140 views
    David Anderson74

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

    Amanda Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Karen Lewis

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

    Linda Hayes,
    • 1 reply
    • 110 views
    Contester

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

    Packet Radio,
    • 1 reply
    • 97 views
    Lisa Patel

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

    Sarah Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 237 views
    Steven Patel

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

    Carlos Mendez,
    • 1 reply
    • 182 views
    Patricia Davis

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

    Paul Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 206 views
    Linda Wilson

  19. modded my IC-7300 front end and now im wondering if i went too far

    David Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 219 views
    Tom Bradley

  20. finally did the TX mod on my 857D — few things i noticed

    Thomas Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 136 views
    Amanda Johnson

  21. finally did the Collins filter mod on my IC-7300 — worth it or nah

    Mark Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 126 views
    James Brown39

  22. anyone done the rx mod on the ic-7300

    Robert Johnson52,
    • 1 reply
    • 244 views
    Mark Thomas

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

    Robert Moore66,
    • 1 reply
    • 244 views
    John Williams99

  24. finally did the extended rx mod on my 857d — some thoughts

    Microwave Guy,
    • 1 reply
    • 266 views
    Kevin Brown

  25. finally did the extended RX mod on my 7300 and some thoughts

    Daniel Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
    Jessica Wilson

  26. finally did the TX mod on my 706 — few things i wish someone told me first

    Brazil Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Nordic Ham

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