so i was poking around online last night and apparently Icom made some kind of announcement about a new transceiver, saw it mentioned on a couple different sites and then someone posted about it on one of the facebook groups i'm in. havent had time to dig into all the specs yet but from what i can tell it looks like it might be positioned somewhere between the 7300 and the 7610 which honestly would be pretty interesting if the price point makes sense.

anyone else been following this? i know the 7300 has been the go-to recommendation for basically everyone for years now and i always figured Icom would eventually fill that gap. curious what the more experienced guys think about whether this would actually be worth it over just grabbing a used 7610 or waiting for prices to drop on whatever this new thing is.

also completely unrelated but 10 meters has been absolutely bonkers lately, worked like 8 countries last weekend just running barefoot on a dipole which i dont think ive ever done before, solar cycle is really delivering right now

yeah saw that too, there was a pretty detailed thread on eham about it. from what i read the big thing is supposedly dual receive but in a smaller form factor than the 7610, which if true would be genuinely useful for a lot of people who dont have room for a bigger rig or just dont want to spend 7610 money. take everything pre-release with a grain of salt though, specs always seem to shift before these things actually hit shelves and the initial pricing is usually optimistic.

and yes 10m has been wild, i havent seen propagation like this since the last peak honestly. if you havent tried FT8 on 10 during a good opening its kind of mind blowing how far you can get with almost nothing. though i know some folks think FT8 is ruining everything lol, to each their own i guess

oh man i had no idea, im still pretty new to all this (just got my general a few months ago) so i dont really know the difference between all the Icom models but i did just buy a used 7300 and now im second guessing myself haha. not really though, everyone says the 7300 is great and i can definitely confirm 10 meters has been really active because even i managed to work some DX last week which felt pretty cool for someone who barely knows what theyre doing yet