Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Icom IC-7300 ham radio transceiver is probably the most popular rig in the world to date. It is the first fully SDR radio gear really affordable for massive use at the budget price. I own it for almost two years now and am very pleased with its work in my home shack. It's a second transceiver sitting on my operation desk , alongside with the Elecraft K3 as a main rig. I mostly use it for my digital operations in FT8 mode. I like the nice color touch screen display and the general performance in other modes too.
I also operate a lot from outdoors taking part in the WWFF Flora-Fauna reserves and parks activation events. I have Elecraft KX2 and YAESU FT-891 transceivers as my main portable equipment. But recently I've come to an idea that it could be quite interesting also to take the IC-7300 out into the fields. It might be a little too bulky a radio to carry it on you while hiking for instance, but I saw no problems taking it with me into my Radio Van!
I asked myself: "would it be any good of it in the field? Do I really need a color touch screen with the waterfall if I mostly call CQ in order other people who chasing the parks on the air could hear me? Would this radio be power -hungry on my battery?" And I give some answers at least for myself in this video.
This is not a professional review of the radio. It's just my personal impressions from taking IC-7300 outdoors and operating in nature surroundings for a few hours. My general conclusions are quite positive, I will surely take it with me to some of my next nature reserves activation trips.
I was using my home-made "Seitenschneider" antenna during this activation/radio test. It's a shortened, open-wire-line fed dipole. I will tell more about it in one of my coming videos. This might be a good reason to consider subscribing to my channel and learn why such a name and how is it working on multiple bands! 73! 44! Linas LY2H
Icom IC-7300 ham radio transceiver is probably the most popular rig in the world to date. It is the first fully SDR radio gear really affordable for massive use at the budget price. I own it for almost two years now and am very pleased with its work in my home shack. It's a second transceiver sitting on my operation desk , alongside with the Elecraft K3 as a main rig. I mostly use it for my digital operations in FT8 mode. I like the nice color touch screen display and the general performance in other modes too.
I also operate a lot from outdoors taking part in the WWFF Flora-Fauna reserves and parks activation events. I have Elecraft KX2 and YAESU FT-891 transceivers as my main portable equipment. But recently I've come to an idea that it could be quite interesting also to take the IC-7300 out into the fields. It might be a little too bulky a radio to carry it on you while hiking for instance, but I saw no problems taking it with me into my Radio Van!
I asked myself: "would it be any good of it in the field? Do I really need a color touch screen with the waterfall if I mostly call CQ in order other people who chasing the parks on the air could hear me? Would this radio be power -hungry on my battery?" And I give some answers at least for myself in this video.
This is not a professional review of the radio. It's just my personal impressions from taking IC-7300 outdoors and operating in nature surroundings for a few hours. My general conclusions are quite positive, I will surely take it with me to some of my next nature reserves activation trips.
I was using my home-made "Seitenschneider" antenna during this activation/radio test. It's a shortened, open-wire-line fed dipole. I will tell more about it in one of my coming videos. This might be a good reason to consider subscribing to my channel and learn why such a name and how is it working on multiple bands! 73! 44! Linas LY2H
