Better Receiver Reception - Lower Noise - Demo with IC-7300

We look at the various controls and adjustments you can use to improve receiver performance and cut down noise.

[@kcpupdog]

Thank you for a step-by-step simplified procedure . This is the information a lot of us 7300 owners have been looking for. Excellent presentation. Thank you again and a big thumbs up.

[@WLK1965]

Thank you for explaining how I can improve the audio receiving on my 7300. I just passed my general class presently and decided to treat myself with this wonderful radio. Your video, I am sure, will help me immensely. 73 take care.

[@yoki9743]

Peter, excellent video... and one on a subject that is often either forgotten or missed or sadly not even taught now....... thanks...

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks. 73 Peter

[@205a2]

Thanks so much. I have had this radio for a year now and never could get it to sound as good as my Kenwood. Your video really helped my ears with this radio.

[@DucatiMTS1200]

You are very good Peter at presenting and come across in a most enjoyable manner. Please keep up the good work as we all get a little rusty with the passage of time. 73 from GI8WFA.

[@MrGohunter]

Thanks Peter. I've only had my 7300 for a few days, so still learning. I'd played with the Fil1, 2 and 3, but your suggestions for them are very worthwhile. I hadn't found the tone controls yet, though, so I'll be having a further play later. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts, ideas and knowledge.

[@watersstanton]

Thanks Gordon. 73 Peter

[@greyghost99]

Thank you for the demonstration. I found it very useful and it has hugely improved the clarity of signals on my 7300

[@watersstanton]

Glad it helped 73 Peter

[@richardday7129]

Peter, I just watched your video on "Better Receiver Reception - Lower Noise - Demo with IC-7300" a few weeks ago and tried your suggested settings on both my IC-R8600 and my Drake R8. I was amazed at the improvement it made on both receivers. It's counter-intuitive that lowering RF GAIN would improve reception and lower noise but it really works! I'm listening to and enjoying broadcast stations and ham operators that were too hard to hear before I tried your suggested setting adjustments. Thank you very much for your informative video. I'm now enjoying both of my receivers much more and I'm listening to signals that were too hard to hear before I tried your adjustments. Thank You!

[@FreeStuffGuy916]

Bill N6EF-I recently got a 7300 and still experimenting with the filters and PBT settings. This was very helpful. Gives me some things to try. Thank you.

[@epdreher]

A most informative video, Peter, found by me at a very opportune time. Thanks for this!

[@johnblythe5664]

Thank you for this video, you have helped me tremendously with the visual and explanation of using these settings.

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful! 73 Peter

[@joolz989]

I have just purchased the IC-7300 so this video is great. It has helped immensely in improving my audio working from home. Thanks for posting.

[@watersstanton]

Glad it helped! 73 Peter

[@N82SV]

Thank you so much for sharing this. Your videos are always very informative and helpful. I am a new HAM and IC-7300 is a wonderful radio. So easy and intuitive.

[@kd5txo]

This is the sort of information a fellow like me really needs. I have an ICOM 703 QRP transceiver. I love the set, but often wonder how to push the performance to its maximum. Well, here is the answer! I will give it a try! I' am most honored to have the opinion of one of the founding members of the best electronics firms in England share his insight. (it also lets me know YOU are a true lover of the Ham Bands and are interested in a way that is beyond just Economics) Only a true radio fan could address the ART of listening and the art of optimization of ones equipment so competently. Thanks. I also want to mention that, as a medical student in the 1990's I purchased a SONY 7600 DX receiver from Waters and Stanton when I was going through medical school...it never let me down........all over the World....Thanks S&W...and Peter specifically !

[@M7JVH]

EXCELLENT Peter, really easy to understand and jargen free. This has really helped me understand the filters on IC-7300 and much better noise reduction following your advice. Thank you John M7JVH

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks. 73 Peter.

[@embrykendrick4517]

Thanks for this excellent presentation on improving receiver reception by lowering noise. I just accepted delivery of an IC-7300 and was shocked by the relatively high receiver noise. My previous modern experience was with Elecraft rigs which were relatively quiet. Also the Xiegu G90 can be gotten very quiet. All that not withstanding, my noise reduction efforts on the IC-7300 were futile until I watched your video utilizing this radio. I followed along, making the setting changes you demonstrated, and the 7300 is now more pleasant to listen to. Thanks, 73, all the best. E. Mayes Kendrick, N1RKA

[@americaswayout4489]

Very nice informative video, I have a 7300 but am yet to get my antennas back up so I have never turned it on, this will help greatly. Thank you for your time and work. I like your other videos also. Hurricane Michael did a job on me so still not on air. Getting older by one's self makes doing things harder.

[@michaeltyborski4802]

Thanks for addressing an important topic. In my noisy apartment building, it gave me a reason to buy seven rigs, or so, including a Yaesu FTdx101D. HF work, however, will be limited by my indoor antennas. Thanks for a transceiver setup plan.

[@watersstanton]

Glad I could help!

[@ka2ynttodd674]

Brilliant as always. Thanks for your useful videos Peter!!

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks!

[@michaeloliver4313]

thanks Peter very helpful bought the 7300 from you 3 yrs ago still going strong 73,s to you and also Jeff Stanton keep well mikeGW4NOO ex G4NOO

[@tommh44]

A great video. Actually you didn’t say anything I had not heard before, but your presentation pulled it all altogether. I have ic 705 and I was surprised at how your technique improved a great receiver. Thanks

[@watersstanton]

Wow, thank you! 73 Peter

[@sleeve8651]

Interesting ! Sometimes necessity is the mother of invention ! I made a cardboard reflector for the up firing speaker on an old Icom IC 740, and can attest to it making a huge difference ! And was not as fatiguing to listen to for long periods. I placed a piece of tap on the back edge, where the feed horn, for lack of a better discription, met the top of the radio, just past the back of the speaker. That allowed me to adjust the angle from which the sounds were launched ! And was amazed at what it did for changing the tone coming out of the small speaker. So much, was I impressed with how it worked, I stumbled onto a plastic version on eBay, that attaches by three magnets, and purchased one ! Funny how sometimes something so simple can make a great difference. I since have wondered why radio manufacturers haven't designed a trap door of sorts, that could be stored flat while the radio is not being used, then simply lifted into place once operational ! Also, you made mention of the RF gain control. Through the years, I have experimented with turning off the AGC, on radio's that offered the option, and have turned up the AF gain, and used the RF gain instead ! And have found that useful under varying conditions ! Since it has been a number of years since I have purchased a modern radio, I have often wondered how much better the receiver's have become ! Thanks for your video ! '73

[@watersstanton]

Glad it has helped. 73 Peter

[@petermainwaringsx]

You have just made someone, who was a GW8 fifty years ago, learn some new stuff and nod in agreement. I'm a new 7300 owner and need as much help as I can get, to smooth the learning curve. Thanks Peter, DE GW4NFJ.

[@chucksw1]

Thank You for the demo!, Just the information I was looking for!

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful!

[@g13flat]

A good reminder that a little tinkering with settings can provide a cumulative improvement and therefore a more pleasurable and less fatiguing listening experience. Thank you sir. :)

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks. 73 Peter

[@ethzero]

Absolutely invaluable. Thanks so much, Peter! Translated very well to the IC-705. 73 de M7VOK

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks!

[@Tommyr]

Very helpful Peter! I just ordered an IC-7300! Thanks for the video!

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful! 73 Peter

[@GokhanKaya]

Thank you. This was a very good demonstration, appreciated.

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful! 73 Peter

[@NJF60]

Thank you for this very informative presentation. I’m considering buying a 7300 for the sole purpose of shortwave and utilities monitoring. Great video with useful tuning tips!

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful!g

[@m0rnr]

Thanks for this it's very thought provoking, the RF Gain setting, something I've never really considered before, is a game changer. Tnx M0RNR

[@watersstanton]

My pleasure!

[@ExeCodger]

More useful and helpful information from Peter, thanks

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful!

[@harveymadison7528]

Thank you for teaching me how to use my new 7300! My sound clarity improved tremendously by watching your video. 73 de K5HRV

[@HAMRADIO_QRP_and_more]

Another brilliant video with really helpful, useful advice. Thanks so much, Peter! Mike DL1BJW

[@watersstanton]

Glad you enjoyed it! 73 Peter

[@DonaldChapman]

I have been looking for a video like this for quite a long time! Thank you Peter for your excellent videos!

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[@ChannelofRichPierik]

Wow. The last tip concerning the if passband shift, and use of the NR really works well. Thanks. I was starting to doubt my 7300. :)

[@eddy2561]

RV camping in the Arizona desert, miles from anything and running on batteries, you will experience just how quiet a receiver can be! - k6sdw

[@watersstanton]

Hello Aajay. Yes I’ve experienced that myself. 73 Peter

[@fishing540]

Thanks for that Peter just done my 7300 great difference

[@chucksayers1248]

Thanks for the great video, I have an Icom r-8600 receiver and I have implemented the things you showed on it and it made a difference. again thanks K3ETD

[@izzzzzz6]

You can also add tuning stubs used as bandpass filters when placed correctly in parallel to the feed-line. I built a noise canceller kit from VK5TM It's an amazing design if you don't mind twiddling knobs. If your good at manual matching you will also be good at noise cancelling with this box of tricks. I built mine into a metal tin for lipton earl grey tea. Another thing i have is an MFJ noise tuner. It's a kind of parametric EQ for your speaker, i have yet to try it but it probably works quite well.

[@jlca320]

Thanks I own a 7300 and its a great radio. I will be taking lesson learned and applying it to my radio. Thanks again 73s

[@watersstanton]

Have fun! 73 Peter

[@Jim_2E0HKM]

Sounds like the DSP function works on a similar principle to the old but very effective Dolby B noise reduction system on ferric compact cassettes, which used the method of boosting the higher frequencies during the recording process and then reducing them on playback using the dolby system and thus reducing the most noticeable frequency range of tape hiss. Great video👍🏻

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks. Peter

[@davetelling]

That was good advice - I set my 7300 as you suggested, and much easier on the ears!

[@watersstanton]

Great to hear! 73 Peter

[@brianumbrell5654]

Excellent video! Great tips as usual.

[@watersstanton]

73 Peter Glad you like them!

[@simon_mi0sai]

Good vid Peter and well explained. 👍 I’m a Yaesu man but have a Icom 7300 awesome wee radio for the price.

[@watersstanton]

Hu Simon. Great to hear from you. 73 Peter

[@daveengstrom9250]

Those are some nifty tricks. Thanks for the video.

[@Capt_Duffy]

What a brilliant video....simply outstanding Sir ! , Luckily I have the IC7300 😊👍

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks! 73 Peter

[@artgumbus]

What a great video for tweaking parameters on the receiver. Will apply these tips to my Icom IC-R8600 receiver right away! Thanks! And MORE Please....

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bassangler73]

My dream rig....im saving for a 7300!

[@deenunya7735]

Good easy to Understand Video,made it alot easier to use Thanks

[@watersstanton]

Glad it helped!

[@williamhumm2966]

Very helpful information on the IC 7300

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Ei2iP]

Love my 7300 & 9700...does exactly what I want..On HF the Attenuator and RF Gain are your friend :-) People seems to be obsessed with S9 meter readings....

[@watersstanton]

Well said! 73 Peter

[@murrayhely7431]

Great video Peter I have an IC7300 All the best from Murray ZL3MH in Christchurch New Zealand

[@watersstanton]

Hi Murray. Great to hear from you. Keep safe. Peter.

[@jay-rus4437]

Recently started using a Heil Parametric EQ and powered speaker. Absolutely noticeable improvement in pulling weak signals out

[@watersstanton]

Thanks for the comments. 73 Peter

[@davidenglund]

Thanks much for this video. Would love to see you work with a Yaesu 991A for noise reduction, since I own one. I'll certainly try to apply what you've shown here. So very helpful. Thank you!

[@Captcasper7]

Thank you for the excellent video, very helpful.

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful! 73 Peter

[@YourOldDog]

Thanks for taking the time to do the video, very helpful as I never read the book !! de nv2a

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful!

[@doug_vickers]

Great video with some useful info there Peter. I have both the IC-7300 and the IC-9700 and will have a play around with the settings to see how what sort of a difference it makes 73 de G4SEQ

[@watersstanton]

Great to hear!

[@fabio6935]

Thanks, excellent video. Subscribed

[@mikes6844]

As usual very informative Peter, thanks for the vid. 73 M0AZE Mike

[@watersstanton]

Glad you enjoyed it. 73 Peter

[@PiotrBagniewski]

IC 73, double O - 7. Must a British thing. Lovely explainer video. Thanks.

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks!

[@g3rcq108]

Another great video Peter thanks Dave rcq

[@watersstanton]

Glad you enjoyed it 73 Peter

[@teddean7763]

Thanks Peter for the excellent video on reducing your noise floor, i am looking to sitting up an EME STATION that is one thing I am worried about is a very high noise level since in EME weak signal you don't want alot of noise level it a nice that someone like your self to post a video on how to reduce your noise floor in your radio. Ted dean KD2ARD in the U.S.

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful!

[@norbertstepien9185]

Excellent! Thank you Peter.

[@watersstanton]

Very welcome

[@charliebrown5611]

Great video. It would be nice to see what you use for CW filtering. Iwish the lower prieced Icoms had Memory keyers built in.

[@watersstanton]

Noted

[@Bruceg1950]

Great video, good information, thanks.

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JamesOrcutt]

Great info on the 7300 cheers

[@watersstanton]

No problem 👍 73 Peter

[@drjtgill]

Thank you for the videos! Still learning the 7300. What filter bandwidths do you like for CW? (I still enjoy the aircraft pictures on the wall!)

[@watersstanton]

For CW i tend to use 500Hz but it is a personal choice. 73 Peter

[@johnforte3466]

Perfect presentation. Icom should put a link to your videos.

[@j3xk72r9]

Very interesting. I must play with the audio LPF & HPF on mine. Two points I would make; I thought the purpose of the twin PBT was to mitigate adjacent channel interference. Secondly, if you bring up the audio scope screen, the audio waterfall will show the audio bandwidth and noise level very well.

[@watersstanton]

You are correct about PBT. However, adjacent channel problems can be noise as well and any narrowing or movement also has a direct affect on noise. That's why when operating CW in a narrow bandwidth, the noise level drops. Thanks for watching. 73 Peter.

[@dennisthrush2835]

An excellent video, I learned a lot. One question, how would you set up the filters for ft8, ft4, or other digital modes? 73s Thank you, N5DHT

[@watersstanton]

Sorry I have only used ft8 a little and on 2mm. I simply set it to the widest position to capture more signals. Others on this channel may offer you advice.

[@samjones-ou3bn]

first class sir very enjoyble 73

[@penzman]

There was a recent firmware update. You can also use N1MM to have the waterfall on an external monitor.

[@ae1tpa92gwtom2]

Hi Peter Just made a purchase from yr shop, first time, cheers,.. shipping to Bulgaria,.. 73

[@watersstanton]

Oh many thanks indeed. 73 Peter

[@curtkolovson9531]

Great video!! Thanks very much.

[@watersstanton]

Glad you liked it! 73 Peter

[@billsob]

Good video!

[@Charlee2015]

Very helpful video

[@Dednny]

Thanks Peter, this is the best tutorial for the IC 7300. This has improved my reception of RTTY signals. Would you recommend adjusting the High Pass and low Pass filters further on RTTY modes? Best wishes. D.

[@kbell101]

Lots of good info here. I found it advantageous to set the playback speed to 1.5.

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tombaffa9374]

Very useful. Thanks Peter

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful! 73 Peter

[@jimmack6744]

Excellent video.

[@watersstanton]

Thank you very much!

[@jamesk0ua]

You did a very good job on what you covered. 73 James K0UA

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks. 73 Peter

[@johndrees830]

Peter. When I press the twin PBT button for 1 second it does not pull up the filter modification screen. Is there some setting that needs to be set to allow that?

[@bruceweight7319]

Very good class.

[@watersstanton]

Glad you think so!

[@zamkhirah6963]

I think you've introduced the best to me as well to public but If we have talked about noise reduction then how about the many electronic clambs circuits that can make a big defferance😁

[@timbacchus]

Just love my BHI DSP Speaker it got rid of all noise and left only speech . Made the radio sound like FM instead of SSB I use my IF shift to get rid of QRM

[@tonypoloney8721]

Hi, would be able to make a vid covering the mfj artificial counterpoise ground unit? Many thanks

[@TheOutdoorFun]

Thanks for the video!

[@watersstanton]

You're welcome! 73 Peter

[@imaflatpicker3066]

That was a great video!

[@watersstanton]

Glad you liked it!

[@imaflatpicker3066]

@@watersstanton videos like that inspire me to spend more time with my radio.

[@CampervanCookout]

came in handy for the 705 too thanks

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks 73 Peter

[@tedmendenhall507]

Most informative, TNX & 73

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful!

[@richardcorfield9926]

On a direct conversion SDR like the KX3, does changing the IF bandwidth (mine is now set to 0.25 to 2.0 kHz reflecting your audio bandwidth) result in the same result as changing the AF bandwidth anyway? I guess using the IF instead of AF to reduce bandwidth of the entire system has the advantage that the AGC loop also benefits. KX3 has AF equaliser.

[@watersstanton]

Thanks foi the info. 73 Peter

[@CamilleCullen-ow6qj]

Great video!!! I wish I lived in England so I could buy radios from you!!! Robert K5TPC

[@watersstanton]

Wow, thanks

[@DVDBURN]

Very informative. Thanks you.

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DL6KA]

excellent video tnx 73's

[@timgoad5750]

Keep up the good work.

[@watersstanton]

Thanks, will do!

[@tedfrisk4730]

Thanks Sir for utterly god explanation on this Icom 7300, 73 de Ted SM4PDP

[@watersstanton]

Glad you liked it

[@mattuk8749]

Good video, relevant too my Icom R8600

[@watersstanton]

Good to hear!

[@MrDbone75]

Good morning to you sir from wellington Somerset

[@watersstanton]

Hi David.

[@lhuchison]

Thank you, very informative

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful!

[@af4od02]

Thanks excellent video.

[@watersstanton]

Glad you enjoyed it! 73 Peter