Icom IC7300 A to Z #20 Voice Recorder Functions

[@Paddy_Roche]

Great Tom, Your comment regarding the size of the task you have undertaken here was very true. I do hope you continue though, I think it will be worth it in the end. I imagine the finished project will be a valuable resource for many years to come. I have already revisited earlier videos several times to refresh my old memory on certain subjects and I don’t imagine that will change moving forward. Well, I’m off to #21. Keep up the excellent work 73.

[@HamRadioA2Z]

Thanks for the kind words Paddy. 73.

[@Paddy_Roche]

Tom, a quick reminder to update the Playlist. 👍🏽

[@fmartin68]

Tom, thank you for these videos, very informative for IC-7300 users. One note: I see that in my case, when I play back a recorded audio, it indeed comes out of my external speaker (in your video you mention that it only plays back through the transceiver speaker).

[@HamRadioA2Z]

If you have an external speaker plugged into the speaker jack, you will hear the audio playback. That jack is effectively the same audio path as the internal speaker. In my setup, I was getting audio from pin 12 of the Accessory jack. That one doesn’t seem to carry the playback audio.

[@HamRadioA2Z]

If you check out videos # 8 & #9 from the 7300 series you can see how I connected the audio output. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3jLnKKKi82bfsU kzbin.info/www/bejne/ol7CpIanabGIhrc

[@fmartin68]

@@HamRadioA2Z Thank you, all clear now Tom. Thank you again for all the instructional videos you produce. Really good quality content.

[@bahathir_]

Save format: IC-7300 has several firmware updates. It is for backward compability, if we wan to use the setting on other IC-7300 with older firmware versions. Thanks for well presented instruction video.

[@HamRadioA2Z]

Thanks Mohammad. Yes. It caught me off guard since I was mostly thinking about recording options. I remembered after recording the video.

[@jimmieferguson3120]

Thanks for all of your time you have spent on the IC-7300 operations. I just bought one and have been thrilled to view your Icom IC7300 A to Z video. In fact I have not turned on my new radio yet. I have always read through the operating Manuals before putting a radio on the air. Your KZbin video has made the overview and training very pleasant and helpful. 73 and THANKS from WA4BFL.

[@HamRadioA2Z]

Thanks Jimmie.

[@TheResistorNetwork]

You got a like from me for the humorous intro. Thanks for putting this together for those thinking about buying!

[@bahathir_]

We can copy the recorded audio file to PC/laptop, and insert/import to the video's audio channel. BTW, my prefered QSO recording is to record directly to PC/laptop via USB cable. We also able to TX the audio too. :)

[@tomkeady1750]

Outstanding job of covering information. I have the IC-7100 as well an I believe it has the same recording capability. Thanks for another great tutorial. 73

[@DWood-vl5ek]

Why would Icom make it possible to record but not play back over the air so other Amateurs can hear what their transmissions sound like and make any necessary adjustments? Flex does this.

[@1spd7348]

I too was hoping for and wondering about that capability. Not a deal-breaker, but kind of short-sighted thinking on Icom's part for not making that feature available on the 7300. Regardless, I still love my 7300!

[@forgetyourlife]

Why does your waterfall stop when TX’ing? I have seen other videos and the waterfall rolls with the audio on both sides.

[@HamRadioA2Z]

On the Scope Set Screens there’s a setting called “Scope During TX”. If that is set to OFF the scope will just freeze during transmit. I had set it OFF when I was doing the spectrum scope videos and just hadn’t bothered to turn it back on yet.

[@jansugalski4856]

I am waiting anxiously for the 7610 videos!!

[@ifpo238]

Loving these videos. Can't wait to get my hands on a 7300.

[@pistolpete1197]

Did you ever get one?

[@ifpo238]

@@pistolpete1197 yes, I did. It's now my base station radio. Only a 71' wire running along the rooftop for an antenna for now, but I've worked SSB stations in Japan, Germany, Spain, Costa Rica... All over! Love this rig!

[@marcinmichigan2772]

I am surprised that you didnt mention that quick pressing the power key will capture a screen shot to the sd card

[@DiamondJim2023]

Thanks Tom, another great video !

[@leonardoriccardi4232]

TNX Tom very good info 73 from Venezuela

[@bericmorse664]

It works great for traffic handling too.

[@DonaldChapman]

I use a 256M card and store all the documentation and other files I want to keep with the radio.

[@ve6gil]

Hi Tom! Can the “voice” recorder also record CW sessions?

[@HamRadioA2Z]

Hi. It sure can. It will record both your transmit and receive audio in any mode. SSB, CW, AM, FM, etc.

[@ve6gil]

@@HamRadioA2Z thanks Tom! My 7300 is on a FedEx truck due tomorrow. I’ll credit your videos for knowing way more than RTFM could ever provide!

[@leenmofor2001]

Thank you for yours Film

[@kenc5156]

After watching #20 - 22 I'm still missing how I can Record someones TX and then play it back for them to hear. In other words, how to record an RX and then TX it so they can hear how they sound?

[@HamRadioA2Z]

Hi Ken. I’m afraid there is no way that I know of to do this directly in the radio. If you try keying the mic while playing back some recorded receive audio, it will immediately stop playing. You could use a computer connected to the radio to play the audio back. Just put the rig into data mode (USB-D, FM-D, etc.). You will have to set your computer’s default audio playback device to be the rig interface. Then you can just use an audio program, like Audacity to play the recording back over the radio. Since you won’t be using any digital mode software with rig control, you’ll have to key the radio manually either with the mic PTT or the transmit button. Hope this helps. 73, Tom

[@Capecodham]

@@HamRadioA2Z That is a major pain in butt

[@Capecodham]

@@HamRadioA2Z That is a major pain in the butt

[@HamRadioA2Z]

One note that I didn’t put in my original reply: If anyone out there does know of a way to do this directly from the radio, please post instructions here. I’d love to find out that there is some way to do this.

[@apjbuilder]

Thanks Tom - 73s KD2VSJ

[@jameskeough4620]

Very nice job, Tom!

[@donaldsmith3048]

Just for information my card only has where I saved settings twice. It has 553 hours 51 min of record time it can do. That is a little over 23 days. I think that will be more than I will need. But Gates thought that no one would ever need more than 256k of RAM! HA HA! 73 W4DES

[@HamRadioA2Z]

It is amazing how much audio you can save on an SD card.

[@jaywardjulian6163]

Very informative thank you so much for your expertise 73 KH2ZZ

[@HamRadioA2Z]

Glad it was helpful!

[@KevinModz65]

My wife thinks she accidentally threw away the 13 pin din plug that came with my radio. I am having absolutely no luck finding another one online. Is it in your opinion it’s going to make a big difference in quality if I run it through my mixer with just a regular 3.5 m premade cable?

[@HamRadioA2Z]

I’m sure it will work from the headphone or speaker jack, but you’ll probably have to attenuate it. I’m pretty certain you can get that plug from DX Engineering. You might not find it In their online catalog, but you call them I bet they have it.