Category Archives: Transceivers
Repeater CSV Files for Icom Radios
One of the most useful features of modern Icom radios is the ability to find local repeaters using the built-in GPS receiver, but programming those repeaters can be onerous since few sources include the all-important LAT and LON coordinates.
Kudos to Mark M0LXQ whose CSV generator covers a range of formats and even allows you to insert a column containing distance from your own QTH, so you can manually sort the and limit the entries by distance from a given locator before importing the file into the radio.
If you’re new to this it’s worth mentioning that on the ID-52 / ID-50 (possibly others) you need to import the files into the repeaters list, not the regular memory in order to use the GPS function.
Wide-Banding / MARS Mod for ID-52
The last time I took my Icom ID-52E with me to North America I wasn’t able to access any repeaters due to the US having different amateur frequency allocations on 2m and 70 cm, which my European spec radio couldn’t transmit on. Schoolboy error.
Continue readingIcom IC-7300 Battery Replacement
With my 7300 now over 2 years old the internal battery was well and truly knackered, failing to keep the clock powered for more than a few minutes off the power supply. Time to put on my Big Girl Pants and dig out that soldering iron.
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