Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Both these rigs are solid work horses with very similar specs. In the past I have owned an FT710, but I have not owned an IC7300. There are ...

This famous ICOM transceiver has now sold over 100k units since it was introduced in 2016 according to the ICOM Japan website and EI7GL '...

Steve G1KQH has been encouraging me to buy a new radio. Any new radio would have to include 160m, 10m and 6m. Bands like 2m and 70cm would ...

My Christmas present was a new radio, although I have still not bought one! Main candidates are the IC7300, the FT991A or the FT450D. In my...

My XYL said, "why don't you buy a new radio?" My favourite is the IC7300, although I am in no great hurry. I was hoping...

Well, it seems the IC7300 fan questions remains unanswered . Unless I am told the fan is a non-issue, I shall delay buying one. As I said ...

Basically, these questions were asked a few weeks ago, but I did not get a decent reply. If you know the answer(s) please post them here or ...

I did not get a clear answer to my question about this a few days ago. Basically does the fan run at full speed all the time on TX or does...

Can anybody tell me if the IC7300 fan can be programmed OFF when running QRP? I had an IC706 and the fan annoyed me as it was far noisier th...

This is a fine HF/6m/4m transceiver which I am tempted to buy, but still feel it is over priced. In all the time it has sold, the price ha...

Are the UK dealers playing chicken? In the UK the IC7300 price is still the same, but now accompanied by all sorts of free extras. Now, ...

Probably the best commercial radio available to radio amateurs currently is the IC7300. However, its price is still set by market forces: ...

MLS have the IC7300 circuit schematics for download. They also have a sale on. See  https://www.hamradio.co.uk/userfiles/file/IC-7300_Sche...

Much to my surprise the price has still to fall, although there are "cracks": some are now offering the rig with free gifts. Per...

MLS is offering some winter savings. For example, the ICOM IC7300 ships with a free PSU worth £89.95. Price drop soon? It should be much les...

It still surprises me that the price of the IC7300 has not dropped. I guess the dealers are playing "chicken" to see who blinks fi...

The IC7300 from ICOM retails at just under £1200 in the UK. The Yaesu FT891 retails for about half this at just under £600. OK, I know they ...

Recently, Rob Sherwood gave an interesting video presentation on disruptive technology in our hobby. In it he quoted the number of ICOM IC73...

To my thinking, the IC7300 is still way over-priced.  It uses a much simpler architecture than the FT991A and the true price, even with the...

There are details on the ICOM, UK site about the IC7300. It is my view this radio is overpriced and I expect the price to be slashed later. ...