ICOM IC-7300

{{short description|Amateur radio transceiver}}

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The ICOM IC-7300 is a multimode 6 meter, 4 meter (ITU Region 1 only) and HF base station amateur radio transceiver.{{cite magazine |last=Wilson |first=Mark |date=2016-08-01 |title=ICOM IC-7300 HF and 6 Meter Transceiver |url=https://www.classicinternational.eu/_clientfiles/info_extra/review-icom-ic-7300-qst-august%202016.pdf |magazine=QST |publisher=ARRL |access-date=2022-08-12 |editor=Steve Ford |archive-date=2022-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117181737/https://www.classicinternational.eu/_clientfiles/info_extra/review-icom-ic-7300-qst-august%202016.pdf |url-status=live }} The IC-7300 was announced to the public at the Japan Ham Fair in 2015.{{Cite web |last=DXZone |date=2015-08-24 |title=ICOM Announce new IC-7300 |url=https://www.dxzone.com/icom-ic-7300/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=The DXZone |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214054850/https://www.dxzone.com/icom-ic-7300/ |url-status=live }} The radio has 100 watts output on CW, SSB, and FM modulations and 25 watts of output in AM.{{Cite web |title=IC-7300 HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER - Specifications - Icom America |url=https://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/hf/7300/specifications.aspx |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=www.icomamerica.com |archive-date=2022-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215041110/https://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/hf/7300/specifications.aspx |url-status=live }} Although not the first software-defined radio on the market, the IC-7300 was the first mass-produced mainstream amateur radio to use SDR technology instead of the older PLL-based transceiver design.{{Cite web |date=2016-03-14 |title=Icom IC-7300 review |url=https://qrpblog.com/2016/03/icom-ic-7300-review/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=QRPblog |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722233150/https://qrpblog.com/2016/03/icom-ic-7300-review/ |url-status=live }} Designed to replace the older IC-746PRO the IC-7300 is smaller and significantly lighter than its predecessor.{{Cite web |last=KB6NU |first=Dan |date=2017-12-18 |title=My new ICOM IC-7300, part 3 |url=https://www.kb6nu.com/new-icom-ic-7300-part-3/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810141219/https://www.kb6nu.com/new-icom-ic-7300-part-3/ |url-status=live }} Like many other radios of its class the IC-7300 has an internal antenna tuner and contains an internal audio card accessible over USB. This allows the radio to be used for popular digital modes such as PSK31, Winlink, and FT8.{{Cite web |title=Amateur Radio Club at Kansas State University - ICOM IC-7300 Information |url=https://www.k-state.edu/ksuarc/IC-7300.html |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=www.k-state.edu |archive-date=2021-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305005536/https://www.k-state.edu/ksuarc/IC-7300.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=K0PIR |date=2017-12-22 |title=WSJT-X FT8 and the Icom 7300 the Easy Way! |url=https://www.k0pir.us/icom-7300-wsjt-x-ft8-easy-way/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=Ham Radio with K0PIR - Icom 7300 and 7610 SDR Transceivers |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110223152/https://www.k0pir.us/icom-7300-wsjt-x-ft8-easy-way/ |url-status=live }} The radio has received praise for its easy to use menus, large readable screen, and excellent audio processing.{{Cite web |last=Prepper |first=Ham Radio |date=2021-12-26 |title=ICOM IC-7300 Review: A Crystal Clear and Seriously Sensitive Rig |url=https://hamradioprepper.com/icom-ic-7300-review-a-crystal-clear-and-seriously-sensitive-rig/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=Ham Radio Prepper |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716025351/https://hamradioprepper.com/icom-ic-7300-review-a-crystal-clear-and-seriously-sensitive-rig/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Thomas |date=2016-05-15 |title=A review of the Icom IC-7300 direct RF sampling transceiver |url=https://swling.com/blog/2016/05/a-review-of-the-icom-ic-7300-direct-rf-sampling-transceiver/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=The SWLing Post |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716160555/https://swling.com/blog/2016/05/a-review-of-the-icom-ic-7300-direct-rf-sampling-transceiver/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=IC-7300 Notes {{!}} M0PZT |url=https://www.m0pzt.com/blog/ic7300-notes/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812234535/https://www.m0pzt.com/blog/ic7300-notes/ |url-status=live }}