In-depth with Icom's IC-7300 Transceiver

A detailed look at Icom's Innovative IC-7300 Transceiver. Complete review of most features and operation plus your questions answered. Recorded live at AmateurLogic Studios March 17th, 2016.

[@albertfrench7537]

Thank you for the fine video! I was an Extra Class about 20 years ago and had an Icom 756. I have recently gotten another Extra Class license and am going to get an Icom 7300! This looks like one fine little radio! Its hard to believe some people call this an entry level radio! Thank you Icom for making such a fine little radio!

[@bobn6rlg689]

Watched this great video, read the reviews on eHam, went to HRO to play with one, bought it, and LOVE it! Thanks, gentlemen, for a super presentation!

[@vampolascott36]

Wow, this video is showing me tricks I didn't know after fiddling with mine for a week now. It's a great HF rig and I'm very happy I decided to buy one.

[@gecko8808]

Hi Guys: just bought a new IC-7300. I'm an old school Collins guy and it was a BIG leap for me to jump into this. I am VERY happy with radio. And, thank you for the video; it helped me figure out how to use my new radio. 73 Mike N5RXP

[@machfive916]

Great video. Just got my iCOM-7300 and am looking forward to setting up my 1st shack in the very near future.

[@BoboAthanassion]

Great video. Wooo...a long one. Was having my heart set on the Yaesu FT-991 and now I'm convinced. Looks like I'll be entering the ICOM HF World. I'm a veteran ham of VHF/UHF for over 30 years and satellite communications and finally got my General a year ago. Always had and used Yaesu HT's but now after seeing what this radio can do for me; being an entry level operator, this will be the avenue I'll be taking. Good job guys. Wish I was around for the live session of this presentation. 73's.

[@K3RRR]

Thanks guys… Enjoyed the very thorough review… I just bought one of these at Hamvention this year (it was good to meet Ray for the first time in the booth!)… am very much enjoying the new rig - mostly on FT8. I had two Yaesu FT-991s I had been using for HF and for working full duplex on the satellites. I replaced them with the ICOM 7300 and the ICOM 9100 in Dayton and the ICOM 7300 is head and shoulders above the Yaesu FT-991. For the satellites, the ICOM 9100 is unsurpassed. However, for everything else, the Yaesu FT 991 was better. Your mileage may vary! 73 de Robert K3RRR

[@machfive916]

I truly enjoyed this GREAT video. As I just upgraded to my General ticket, the Icom IC-730 is definitely going to be my choice for my first HF rig!

[@NS0O-EN33ec]

machfive916 Did you get one? I understand that this is a good reference rig

[@charliehand398]

Very nice, comprehensive video. Nice camera angles. Thank you very much.

[@gregboggs4721]

Ray Novak, is an awesome guy one of the reasons I bought my 7610. Planning on a second 7610 really soon in the shack. Setting up my dream station, 7610 x2 with IC 9700.

[@Greywolf3]

These guys are fun to watch, especially the comment in this video about grabbing both at the same time :)

[@robertbluni9373]

Thanks guys. looking forward to gttting mine. Your video was helpful

[@rfrnet1]

As a travel companion, I don't think so! Guys! Please make more of these videos. The information was well received. Thanks & 73.

[@jayyoshihara7416]

best presentation, thank you all for your hard work and Ray, I hope to see you at Sea-Pac in June.

[@PY3IT]

Thank you for the video, folks! Good thing is the "XFC" button is still there! :)

[@HamRadioAdventures]

This is going to be a popular transceiver!

[@CanadianPrairiesShortwave]

Thank you for this video.

[@bobclarie]

Nice. I read an a review on Hamradioscience, April 10, that said . . " Recorded transmissions can be be played back over the air, if someone wants to know what their audio sounds like. " I read the manual, and talked to Icom, and they said that this feature may not be available; he wasn't too sure. Can you confirm if this feature is, or is not available on the IC-7300. Thanks, '73 Bob

[@wvbeekeepers]

I would rather have the decoder to work to decode the CW. Can a computer keyboard be used on the CW?

[@loughkb]

Still watching, but I thought I'd mention something that they probably won't mention. Regarding the USB port. If you're running Linux for your OS, you won't need to download any drivers. Just plug it in and you'll have two /dev/ttyUSB devices and the sound card magically appear. No drivers needed. I love linux.

[@7125Mhz]

Nice. Does that work in Ubuntu linux?

[@loughkb]

Yes.

[@johnpeterson7264]

Kevin Loughin That is fantastic news - I should put linux to work in my shack

[@daviddickey9832]

This.

[@midwestmsc1361]

Been reviewing this radio for awhile. IMHO, one of the best radios in this price range to come out in awhile. Only thing missing, which seems to be common in most radios, is power. Would really like to see more power in Radios, but of coarse, that means more weight/heat

[@gregboggs4721]

Buy an amp!

[@bobwalter53]

Is there an IF out in the acc jack so this can be used with the sdrplay?

[@poikaa3]

Hope to see you all at Dayton 2016!

[@X-OR_]

I'm Working on my General (from a Tech). This looks like my first HF Radio!

[@macattach8510]

How does the IC-7600 compare to the 7300? just wondering... Is the receive and transmit better on the 7300 compared tot he 7600??

[@WoodyPhillips]

Have one and will NEVER give it up.

[@ericdreizen1463]

This is the most popular radio today. I don't have one, but I kno so many who do, techs, gens & extras - it's a radio for everybody! For around $1K, u get a full featured HF SDR transceiver! It's a lotta radio for the money. Seems that out of every group I hear on the air, I hear at least one 7300! I kno someone in Monterey who has to do all his operating from the Radio Club up there due to HOA regs. He jus pops his 7300 into a case, drives over there, & uses their L7. He always sounds great! Great for the shack or on the run, this radio, becz it's SDR, is a game-changer!

[@windows8er]

Does that have a resistive touch screen or capacitive?

[@JamesWilliam70]

Great review. I didn't realise Ricky Gervais (In the blue) was a Ham ;)

[@radioman6489]

Is this IC-7300 better then the IC-7600? I hear it isn't but I thought I'd ask you. Thanks

[@mike94560]

I have been using this radio for a while now. My biggest gripe is that the antenna tuner won't tune as wide a range as I would like. It's a bit narrow. Probably not enough room in there for more parts. I use an external tuner for a couple of troublesome bands. My K3, KX3 have no problems tuning up on all bands.

[@robertosness4312]

Right on, Mike - Mine won't tune my trusty vertical on any part of any band!

[@Frankit9gul]

Very nice! Thanks

[@OFFROADRUNNER101]

Can I run maclogdx software with this transceiver?

[@YO2LDK]

why you, Icom guys, do not make also bpsk decoder ??! if it run with rtty, can also do it for psk31...

[@st8kout961]

Looks nice, but sure would have been nice to have decode for more than just RTTY. Wonder if they will have a firmware update for that.

[@swashington942]

St8kout If it read psk that would be insane. This radio just about has everything but psk. Nice rig for sure!

[@thisguy9647]

7:02 "They like the gadgets, they like the ability to have a smooth user interface" What he said there is very true for me. I'm unlicensed and have been putting it off for years now, I'm currently 24. Everybody has different preferences and in my case I enjoy a snappy responsive interface above all else, when I press any button I want feedback instantly (i.e. changing frequency or toggling features). Waiting on my display to draw a window before my next input has registered not only slow but irritating too. This radio is overkill for my needs but just thought that some of you might be interested in another point of view.

[@Greywolf3]

Excellent!

[@cayuco100]

Many thanks info. 73,s EA5YN

[@MikelLee]

K7MLN - Nice video guys. Next time you get a chance with the radio I would be interested is seeing a demo of hooking into a computer as well as seeing if the IF out can be sent to SDR for panadapter use.

[@WesPsWorld]

I may have to get one of these radios. It would look good beside my MARK V

[@marcosislas3630]

Wes P i have both and i love them..

[@secco380]

Hello and please, a démo of the intern AUTO-TUNER.tks

[@JohnFT3414]

The first thing I would have done is enabled the 1Hz resolution on the frequency display! It looks better.

[@ronedwards8239]

I just spent much of the day comparing the receive on this radio. I put it up against the TS 590SG. The 590 sounded muddy compared to the 7300. The audio was far clearer on the 7300. Settings were set as close as possible. Everyone agreed that the 7300 sounded better no matter how we tweaked the 590. The 590's NR even on the lowest setting was far to aggressive clipping off the treble way to much. The 7300 had a smoothness and clarity the 590 couldn't touch.

[@midwestmsc1361]

Ron Edwards- I have a 590, and you are correct. Audio is muddy, which is odd, considering it is a kenwood. I bought a RadioShack Ezt speaker, and did some tweeting with the filters and actually improved audio quite a bit. It is band to band,but try the difference filters and adjust the Hi/low for better results. Having said all that, it really needs to be connected to a computer with appropriate KW SW., and adjusted from there for best RX/TX audio.

[@JohnFT3414]

The second thing I would do is use a blue waterfall. Also set the spectrum color to green with no fill-in.

[@MrEd-qg8td]

So those horizontal lines that show up occasionally are lightning flashes? Was wondering.

[@AmateurlogicTv]

It's some type of strong wideband noise. Likely lightning.

[@penzman]

Have a working Yaesu FT-ONE but just ordered an Icom 7300 from DX ENGINEERING to keep it company.

[@322doug]

i bet ray had to walk backwards , all the way to the car to get out of there with that 7300

[@HowardOchs]

I want!

[@68cristian]

can this radio be used / controlled by a mac computer?

[@AmateurlogicTv]

The official Icom software is Windows only. There may be 3rd party software to can control some functions.

[@aponoypi]

Just got my tech..will buy one of this

[@AmateurlogicTv]

Note this radio does not include the 2 meter and 70 cm bands which are very popular tech bands.

[@aponoypi]

+AmateurLogic.TV i have those already

[@aponoypi]

+Ariel N (A) will take my general october. if I pass will get this. any recommendations on an antenna I can mount on the second floor

[@johnnyswahn3059]

Great radio..

[@nobodysreview6137]

Any videos showing what the radio sounds like?

[@AmateurlogicTv]

We may have done some but I don't remember for sure. From my personal experience with the rig, it sounds very similar to my IC-7000 and IC-7700.

[@roundhouse283]

Damn, I want one so bad.

[@MujoNovak]

This Icom 7300 becoming like VW golf and passat for crowds

[@MrDlt123]

This radio has turned the Ham world on its ear.

[@henrycross8776]

PC and Mac ?

[@macattach8510]

Someone help me. I am wanting to buy a new back up radio. I have the IC-7700.. I am looking at the IC-7410, IC-7300, IC-756proIII, and the IC-9100. Which one should be my back up?? HELP

[@AmateurlogicTv]

I have an IC-7700 too. The IC-7300 operates so much like it that I feel right at home.

[@macattach8510]

AmateurLogic.TV so you think I should look into the 7300 over the 7410?

[@macattach8510]

How is the IC-7300 receive compared to the 7600, 756proIII, IC-7410, IC-9100? Also, how wide of band width can you go on the transmit.

[@macattach8510]

Also, would I be better off with a IC-7300 or the IC-7600 for a back up rig? prob. the 7300 for the money right??

[@AmateurlogicTv]

My money is on the 7300 as the best value. I have not tried all of the other rigs.

[@coriscotupi]

15:46 - _"I gotta start pushing all these buttons and see what happens"_ *LOL* Then we don't need an in-depth review of the radio, we can start pushing all these buttons and see what happens instead! Just kidding, guys, great video. Lots of good info, well done. 73.

[@oh2hqe]

Hope Ray has released in good condition .... :D

[@AmateurlogicTv]

+oh2hqe Yes, Ray escaped unharmed :)

[@asetyaev]

Хорошо.

[@kutisandor1]

It was good. 73 de HG7KS

[@alphasxsignal]

NOW they need to have 200 watt version

[@briand9513]

alphasxsignal Going from 100w to 200w is hardly noticeable on the rx end. You would gain exactly 1/2 an s-unit. For a full s-unit you would need at least 400w and an efficient antenna. If you need more swat, you are better off running an amp.

[@husky-7017]

think I will hang on till the icom 7350 comes out... then I will have 2/70 in the same radio..remember where you herd it first...

[@jonneilsmyth9107]

yes 2 n70 needed or can any one tell me if there is a frequencey readout option for transverters ?

[@telecastersteve]

What happy a looking bunch....

[@Arnamus73]

+telecastersteve LOL

[@Johnny5]

Just to let those that want Large Waterfalls and Spectrum. I sold my first IC 7300 because of the fact that it had a small screen and I love large Waterfalls and Spectrum, but then it dawned on me to get a T/R Switch made from MFJ called model 1708. This allows the same antenna to be shared between the ICOM IC 7300, while providing with the same antenna, a receive only by way of a relay locking out the SDR of your choice from getting fried by the IC 7300 when transmitting, because the relay protects the SDR. Now I can receive and transmit on the IC 7300, while at the same time I can receive on the FIFI SDR I built and Enjoy waterfalls on both the IC 7300 and my 23 Inch computer screen! It requires a mod to tie the Transmit and Antenna connector together to both receive on the IC 7300 and SDR at the same time, because natively the 1708 comes with it being deaf on the IC 7300 side. This takes care of that and allows dual reception.... So buy the IC 7300 and the 1708 and enjoy! Show less

[@alphasxsignal]

People need to know how to copy CW and be a real operator. The RTTY is nice and the touch screen is nice. Can you hook up a outside monitor.

[@joeframo3347]

Ray Novak Ikon for Icom America the best representative You would ever want to meet.

[@Jimmyzb36]

Just got my Technician! This is so over my head! KN4UXO

[@AmateurlogicTv]

Congrats and welcome to the hobby. Hang in there. You may upgrade to General later and then start wanting one of these.

[@richardfitzwell5708]

@jimmyzb36 my call is KN4UNO, just went /AG last weekend, now looking at this radio.

[@johncliff5417]

Anyone would think the guy in the center knows a thing or two about Icom radios. Hi Hi. Well if he don't who does ???. Great demo . 73 de John _ G0WXU.

[@WiffyWyerf]

Tuner not as good as my IC 746 into half size G5RV apart from that a nice easy SDR tranciever to use 73 guys Bob M0RAW

[@KraftyOneAudio]

RICKY GERVAIS INTO RADIOS !!

[@dashcamnetwork1427]

middle guy looks uncomfortable