Icom IC-7610 vs IC-7300: Are Two Receivers Worth £3,199?
Icom IC-7610 in plain English: two direct sampling receivers, DPD, firmware 1.45, the screen issue, UK price in September 2026 and IC-7300MK2 comparison.
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Icom IC-7300 in 2026: Buy Used or Pay £1,359 for the MK2?
Icom IC-7300 in 2026: UK new and used prices, what the IC-7300MK2 changes, known faults after ten years, and the Linux, flrig and FT8 settings that work.
Icom IC-9700 Seven Years On: Contest Wins and a £33 Fix
Icom IC-9700 explained in plain English: 2m, 70cm and 23cm specs, UK price on 2 September 2026, the £33 fix for 23cm drift, firmware 1.50 and 15 FAQ.
Icom IC-7110: IC-7100 Successor, UK Price and Release Date
The Icom IC-7110 replaces the IC-7100 with a colour touchscreen, dualwatch and 4m on the UK model. Specs, £250 deposits, expected UK price, release date, FAQ.
Great opening to Japan on 10m
28.074 has been very active in the last weeks here in IO91. Many Japanese stations on 10m this morning. G7RDX using JTDX for FT8 on 10m
Fantastic 2m Tropospheric propagation on 19 October 2022
Tropospheric propagation on 2m Very good conditions and great activity in Europe. Early in the morning I heard some strong signals from Germany and surprisingly the Czech Republic came up on FT8. In the evening my Laptop decoded a signal from Hungary at 1544km but sadly I wasn’t in the shack to try to make … Read more