The ICOM IC-7300 is a multimode 6 meter, 4 meter (ITU Region 1 only) and HF base station amateur radio transceiver. [1] The IC-7300 was announced to the public at the Japan Ham Fair in 2015. [2] The radio has 100 watts output on CW, SSB, and FM modulations and 25 watts of output in AM. [3] 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. [4] Designed to replace the older IC-746PRO the IC-7300 is smaller and significantly lighter than its predecessor. [5] Like many other radios of its class the IC-7300 has an internal antenna tuner and contains an internal audio card accessible over USB. [1] [5] This allows the radio to be used for popular digital modes such as PSK31, Winlink, and FT8. [6] [7] The radio has received praise for its easy to use menus, large readable screen, and excellent audio processing. [1] [8] [9] [10]
