so ive been poking around the usual spots online and there's a lot of chatter about Icom supposedly having something new coming out later this year, some people are saying its going to be a mid-range HF rig to sit between the 7300 and the 7610 which honestly would be pretty interesting if true. I dont know how much of it is just forum speculation at this point but the rumors have been circulating for a few months now.

Also totally unrelated but 10 meters has been absolutely nuts lately, worked a bunch of South American stations last weekend just running like 50 watts and a dipole in the attic, propagation has been really something else with the solar cycle where it is. If you havent been checking 28 MHz lately definitely worth a listen especially in the afternoons.

Anyone else keeping up with whats going on in the hobby right now? feel like theres actually a lot happening for once

yeah the 10 meter thing is real, i was on last thursday evening and had a pile of europeans coming back to me which i honestly was not expecting at all on that antenna setup. its been a while since ive seen the band like this, reminds me of the conditions back around 2013 or so.

on the icom thing i wouldnt hold my breath too much, these rumors pop up every year and sometimes they pan out and sometimes they dont. that said they are overdue for something in that price range, the 7300 is getting a bit long in the tooth even though its still a fantastic radio. i'd be curious what features they'd even add at this point without cannibalizing the 7610.

oh wow I had no idea 10m was open like that, im pretty new and just got my general a couple months ago so ive mostly been hanging around 40 and 20 just trying to figure things out. gonna have to tune up there this weekend and see whats happening. do i need to do anything special or just start scanning around 28.3 or so for SSB?