Icom IC7300 A to Z #35 CW Keyer Memories & Serial Number settings

NOTICE: In July 2021 the channel name changed from HamCuredSmoke
To Ham Radio A2Z. All of the earlier videos (like this one) are still available.
This time we'll look at editing and programming the keyer memories. We also look at a special memory feature that can send and auto-increment a serial number for contests.
For information about CW shorthand for sending numbers, commonly called "cut numbers", check out WB8YLO's page here:
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[@lowcountryhdrider7644]

Thanks Tom for the whole series on the IC7300.

[@miken4jojl84]

Good Evening Tom. Just ran into this series about a week after I got my 7300 and I wish to congratulate you on a superb series on this rig. For us old fellows, 76+ we have a tendency to be stubborn and hard headed and only use certain things on the rig. In the few I have watched you have rekindled the old fire of Amateur Radio again. Thanks for vids and keep them coming. I may get to see them all if I do not loose my fire:-) Best 73 Mike N4JOJ

[@HamRadioA2Z]

Thanks Mike. I hope you enjoy the rig and the fire stays lit. 73, Tom

[@terrencegilles1462]

GREAT VIDEOS am new to HAM and purchased a7300-----love it------THANKS AGAIN ------GREAT WORK------73's

[@chrislassiter1894]

Great video. The manual does not spell this out at all. The asterisk is the key to making the serial number sequence work.

[@fredlodden1538]

I think you might have missed a little bit. At 8:32 you indicate that the final option for the format of the cut numbers is 90->NO. However this is just the last option on page 1 of 2. There is a second page that you don't select. In my modest contesting experience, a 9 is cut to an N and a 0 is cut to a T. I don't think cutting a 0 to an O is used all that often . 73 Fred VK2WS

[@johnsnyder7021]

Very helpful series. Thanks! Note: link no longer works. Removed by author.

[@HamRadioA2Z]

Hi John. Thanks for the kind words and thanks for letting me know about the link. I'll update the description.

[@w6wtg1]

Great video Tom. Is ther a video on the settings on the 7300 to tx CW using the memories? I am missing a step. Thanks Terry N6AJ

[@HamRadioA2Z]

I saw your email and replied Terry. Not sure what the problem might be.

[@rbrazil1000]

Thanks for your work

[@jeffp9522]

How about a series on the IC-705 when it becomes available here. Great series, thanks so much de K8INA

[@HamRadioA2Z]

I am seriously thinking about it. It looks like a great rig and I'd love to pick one up.

[@americancitizen2536]

This CW keyer memory that you show in the initial (beginning around 0:45) entry, seems pretty darned cool -- as it allows you to type it in. Does the IC-705 have this same feature? Ability to type it in? I've looked all over the place for an answer and can't find anything. Do you know? Thanks, Glen W8YP

[@HamRadioA2Z]

Hi Glen. Yes. The IC-705 keyed memories operate exactly the same way. You press the MENU button and the Keyer memory functions are the top, center choice on menu page 1. You won’t see the KEYER option unless the rig is in CW mode.

[@bahathir_]

Hi, A is .- 1 is .---- So, the ---- is compressed into - Same as for 9 which is ----. and if the ---- is compressed into - so, is same as -. which is N. If I am wrong, do correct me.. Thank you.

[@hb9dod]

Incremental -1 is also good if your message has to be repeated because your qso partner did not get it.

[@TheYodoc]

How do we set up the 7300 to decode CW?

[@HamRadioA2Z]

The IC-7300 does not have any internal/native ability to decode CW. You could connect it to a PC and you software to decode CW. There are a number of programs available that can decode CW. I have played with this a little bit using FLDigi with mixed results. I do not have any experience with any other CW decoding software.

[@marcinmichigan2772]

Curious if you can chain the memories together, i.e. pushing M1 that links to M2, can it play them both with one key push ?

[@HamRadioA2Z]

I don’t know of any way to make it do that. There aren’t any “command codes” to put in a memory that would make this work.

[@K1DTC]

How do you send the memory by just pushing the button? i get really tired and would love to push one button to give a signal report or call CQ. Mine beeps but won’t actually transmit on freq. thanks!

[@HamRadioA2Z]

You have to have the radio in Semi-Break in or Full-Break in mode. Press the VOX/BK-IN button until you see either BKIN or F-BKIN below and to the left of the frequency readout. Then it will automatically key when you touch the memory buttons.

[@K1DTC]

HamCuredSmoke TY!!!!

[@jacquesmerde3429]

Sorry, but often, when you moved your hand into the scene, the camera refocused on your hand and would only focus on the radio when you moved your hand away - and the refocus time was a bit long.

[@HamRadioA2Z]

Hi Jacques. I’m sorry about that. I usually focus the camera on the radio and set it to manual focus just for that reason. I must have accidentally left it in auto when I recorded that segment.

[@joel6221]

@7:57 That link is now dead