Great long distance contacts using the Icom IC-7200 ham radio

[@arshooter1]

Brought an Icom 7200 when they first came out, kept 3 years and sold. Brought another one 5 yrs. later and I love this radio, 73

[@N1ERA-73]

Thanks Carl.. LOVE my 7200 Great Rig!! 73..

[@johnatkinson5693]

Bought mine when it first came out.👍 great radio will never part with it!

[@tangomike1306]

I LOVE this radio. The only thing missing from my perspective is the Backlight on the Buttons, but a lot of radios come without witch I don't understand either.

[@edbrick7689]

Try using the Manual Notch Filter, the knob on the lower right-side of the face.

[@sandraabarca6029]

that's one rugged built like a tank field radio.Excellent audio..nothing bad to say about it.7 3

[@mike-ng9b81]

Just got Austria (OE6MBG) here in the US, 100w Mobile and the IC-7200!!(4755mi!) Literally worked the world with that radio at home. Australia and New Zealand, Japan, Indonesia, Africa, almost all of Europe and South America too!! Awesome radio, Ioved it so much I bought a second!

[@Pieh0]

The 7200 is a great rig, great for datamodes too. It's been a tank for the RTTY contests ive been on, 100w all the time. Upgraded to the 7300, but if a 7200 came up cheap, i wouldn't say no.

[@Dawnseeker2000]

I wasn't worried, but I do appreciate you giving clarification on getting in the car, lol!

[@TomG2NV]

Awesome to see a fellow 7200 owner out /P. The 7200 Rx is indeed great and you'll find once you get used to using the twin PBT and set your filters how you like them you can tweak even the worst QRM out in the blink of an eye. My tip for filter widths would be Wide 3/2.9k, Med 2.6k, & Narrow 2.3k. also try out the manual notch filter, it works really well! 73 Tom, G2NV

[@M0SZT]

Thank you!

[@624radicalham]

7:46 you're telling the guy he's a 5/1 when he's booming in 5/9 loud and super legible lol ... you should hear the contacts I've persisted with when you can only hear every other 5 words whilst people are truly in the noise. Persist, persist, persist! I got in this hobby to hear weak signals and sweat for a contact. Unless a person is hearing impaired, there should be zero tolerance for someone saying "I'll let you go" because of some QSB. Heavy QRM is the reasonable exception. And mate, that station was loud and clear. Great channel though, excellent video quality and great adventures. Keep on keeping on!

[@secretsquirrel7788]

thanks for the reply iam just about to purchase this radio looks really good

[@alzeNL]

not sure about the rig, but i like how you operate - good contacts, fun but short overs, nice practice - thanks for uploading :)

[@arshooter1]

Great Back Pack Radio Also.

[@brianrose2487]

Wish Icom still made this radio, sweet little rig and thanks for the video Carl! Take care

[@Jim_2E0HKM]

I like the look of the radio for portable use Carl, it has the filters my 857D is sadly missing. Nice RX sound too.

[@andywilliams1826]

Always fun to put up a whip and play radio. 73

[@Tokyo1991.JL1AJE]

Just pulled the trigger on one in mint condition. Came here for confirmation bias 😂 Tips on how to smuggle it into the shack unnoticed welcome.

[@larrybushman1]

That is one nice looking radio. Many thank for the video mate.

[@johnratcliffe6438]

I really like the look of that rig Carl; I saw one on eBay recently. Good reviews on eHam as well. Nice upload mate :)

[@M0SZT]

Thank you John

[@paulclark7664]

Great rig! I have one too.. Some great features and so underrated.. M0PWC

[@stephenmatthews9413]

Hello Carl I also have a 7200 good radio like the vid

[@VA7BC]

Nice lunch time portable with a beefy radio. Can’t be hungry after eating up those nice contacts!

[@mumi009]

I also use an Icom IC-7200 both at home and portable. I like the analog knobs and buttons very much. FRONT pointing speaker! A little heavy for man-portable. I use a LiFePO4 12Ah battery. In car, TRX on dashboard and batt on floor. 12 meter Spiderbeam telescope pole and endfed halfwave ant for 20m hung vertically. Also works without car. I also have a Yaesu FT-891, but the menue is so complex, that by the time I have made adjustments, I have lost the contact. Also, need audio interface for digital modes (lots of cable salad). Another great thing about the IC-7200: built-in soundcard. Only one USB cable to control rig and audio TX and RX. I have been using a headless Raspberry Pi 4b and an old Andoid tablet to run FLRIG, FLDIGI, JS8CALL and other digital programs. I didn't buy the handles. Too expensive for what they do. I did buy a cheaper carrying handle. Makes handling and carrying the rig a little easier. Wasn't too darn expensive. All-in-all, I think a solid radio for both beginners and advanced operators. Oh, I forgot to mention, it draws about +-1A in RX. My batt can handle that for a couple of hours of operating. Lots of fun! Vy 73 de David DM3BC and SV0SGS

[@M0SZT]

Yes these are the features that attracted me, the filters, the receive quality, digital mode and the ease of use

[@davegamel3779]

IC 7200 looks great I have 7100. Was wondering if you could show us the antenna you use as well KE0AOU 73

[@aaronlindemann2669]

Good video.

[@J1mbo888]

Great work Carl. Enjoyed the video as always :-)

[@M0SZT]

Thank you

[@daveschwarz5279]

Nice radio l can’t believe Icom have discontinued this radio l wonder why.... Maybe they might update this model .... l use a 20Ah lithium golf cart battery, very compact and a bit more rugged than lipo cells. Must try and get out there and do a bit of Sotadogging... though l am abit of a seagull.

[@M0SZT]

Sotadogging 😁

[@Andy2e0ree]

icon are still making the 7200 you just need to git you support to request one

[@g4okt]

Rgr - will do some checking!

[@secretsquirrel7788]

carl where did you purchase the front handles from please for your icom 7200

[@M0SZT]

I think it was one of the main ham radio suppliers in the UK, radioworld or Martin lynch, about 2 years ago though

[@mikeg1zrn896]

Hi Carl, Well done on the new callsign. I'd be interested to know where you got the battery from that you were using to power your IC7200 in this video ? Cheers, Mike G1ZRN.

[@M0SZT]

I use lipo batteries from hobbyking

[@ianxfs]

Nice rig Carl 👍🏻

[@einstein.1869]

recessed = 'sunken in' And the antenna is.....?

[@mike-M0MSN]

Nice looking rig that Carl...

[@mikesmithg0rfd356]

what aerial were you using on the car please.

[@M0SZT]

Pro am whip

[@2j4ez]

What batteries are you using?

[@M0SZT]

Lipo batteries from hobby king or similar.

[@2j4ez]

@@M0SZT Same here I use 2 5amp hour turnigy batteries in paralle I use 2 of them sometimes 3 I get about 1-2 hours on them

[@kazcat8096]

i use power kaddy battery's there lipo as well 12v 18 amp you get 13,3v fully charged there £99 on ebay for the kit battery,power lead,charger uk suppler they run my ft857 np

[@Jim_2E0HKM]

@@kazcat8096 any idea how long you normally get out of one full charge of these with your 857D Chris? I have an 857D, run it off a 70Ah leisure battery in the car but its a bit too big and bulky in my little mini for my liking and also plan to pack the 857D in a backpack and take it out portable soon, only normally do around 2 hours max so looking for lighter options at the right price. 73. Jim 2E0HKM

[@kazcat8096]

@@Jim_2E0HKM hi jim i only run it 1/2 hr the other day at 50w i was just testing a 80m virtical it only tuck 10 mins to recharge it i will be out tomorrow on 80m with the set up most of the time i run 10 to 30 watts i have never run one flat yet i use 2 to run a clansman prc320 that will run all day and some

[@Bernard-John]

hi good video,if you put the radio on the dash board its easy to operate and film,and can you work the radio via your car battery and a transformer,thanks from Rotterdam,,,,,

[@M0SZT]

Just too big to fit when I tried

[@Bernard-John]

@@M0SZT hello, to big, the radio looks small and compact, but I know what you mean, thanks from Rotterdam,,,

[@johng7rwf419]

What is the battery you were using?

[@USXPOP]

This may be a silly question, but during all this did you have your tea? On a foggy day like that tea would be a must.

[@M0SZT]

Yes the tea was delicious

[@gbamck]

Cheers Carl. Cracking front end on that radio. 👍 What is the whip? Am Pro type?

[@M0SZT]

Yes pro am whip

[@G1WHP]

Good work Carl. What antenna ?

[@M0SZT]

Proam whip

[@cybershak2000]

Hi Carl , What voltage Lipo are you using please, Thanks

[@M0SZT]

12v lipo

[@g4okt]

Looks rugged, I wonder what the full break in is like, pin diode switched or relay etc. Lovely audio! Cheers, Keith

[@M0SZT]

Not sure what the answer is there diode or relay

[@Ei2iP]

Carl have you looked at the mfj1979?

[@M0SZT]

I will do thanks

[@forextraderradioman]

Thank you for this video, Carl! ... I do not like those Yaesu radios, because of the horrorable menue structures and the mostly poor audio sound of the transmitted signal of the cheaper Yaesu radios, I'm glad that you have moved a class higher, to ICOM radios ;) Vy73 from Hamburg, Germany, Dietmar DL4HAO

[@M0SZT]

Just sold another Yaesu 🙂

[@keithflesser1533]

Dogging is not the only thing you can do in a secluded place in the car, but the rest of the non radio people would not understand 😁

[@ae1tpa92gwtom2]

Hi Carl my last comment , i said i like this radio but cannot justify buying another HF Radio, then again . You seem to have a new radio frequently , i may need to cave in..😀 Have u seen the 7200 Camo version? , Good on ya once again Carl, I hope to qso with u some time from bahrain or bulgaria cheers n 73

[@M0SZT]

Yes I do buy and sell a few items as my collection gets out of hand 🙂

[@ae1tpa92gwtom2]

I never did the sell part hmmm thst may help with rhe XYL ok enjoy the 7200 looks like a keeper , i like my 897Ds, too much to part with them,

[@caulktel]

Nice radio Carl, thanks for sharing. N6alt

[@landsnailproject2875]

Who were those naked people in the background?? or was it just a bad edit!! I dont know, a whip on the roof, looks like a very popular site? not sure about contacts (Radio of course) very doggy indeed. good video Carl...73's Paul

[@M0SZT]

Must be the edit 😁

[@jimmyjamjar10101]

At first I thought the first voice on 20m was Cal m0mcx trolling someone with another language 😂

[@jameslane8364]

124 Steven I'm right before the swaziland's. A Mozambique Africa Lucille Bay

[@justmephilipp5406]

Have you ever looked at KE5EE on Qrz.com? Its an incredible Station.... 73s from Austria.

[@M0SZT]

Ah crikey yes, I thought my mobile whip was doing all the hard work 😁

[@indridcold8433]

This is an extremely interesting video. But at £1000 I lost interest very rapidly. I just have an old sideband Citizen's band radio I have had in my vehicle since 1996. I think I paid £90 for it back in 1996.

[@indridcold8433]

@goinghomesomeday1 That is incredible! Around here there is barely any reason to buy a used transceiver over a new one as the used ones are almost the same price. I often wonder why a 20 year old transceiver is being sold for nearly the same price of a newer one. How have you found such incredible bargains?

[@virtual_knight]

But how can you do any dogging you didn't have your dog with you 😉

[@M0SZT]

It was singles night

[@ElectromagneticUK]

Good video but you need a longer lunch break, did you eat HAM sandwiches.

[@M0SZT]

No ham sandwiches today 🙂

[@nitrotnt]

:)

[@jameslane8364]

That's the problem with you ham radio operators. You never have any fun. It's ridiculous.