ICOM IC-7300 / WSJT-X FT8 Latest 2021 Setup Guide V1.4 or Higher
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- Опубліковано 7 бер 2021
- Walkthrough how to setup WSJTX with the Firmware Version 1.4 or higher.
alternative method to tuning ALC is to enable transmit and call CQ instead of tune
Links:
Icom Manual - icomuk.co.uk/files/icom/PDF/p...
Icom Drivers : www.icomjapan.com/lineup/prod...
WSJTX - physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/...
Written Guide - (not 1.4 but still has information relevant to this) - k5tmt.com/2019/09/07/wsjt-x-s... - Розваги
On the IC7300 once you have completed settings and have a fully working rig. Save the settings onto a dedicated SD card. When you have problems you can revert using the saved option.
Great advice. Saves a lot of future reconfiguring
@@HAMRADIODUDE thx om best instructions going. 73 G4PEY
that why I love the IC 7300, you can save all your settings.
The power setting is not control by the multi button on the ic7300?
Dude! Finally no BS! I've been fighting this for over a week! Couldn't get my Yaesu FT-817 w/Signalink USB to work. Wanted to wait and get a Digirig to try with my Xiegu G90 but ended up getting an ICOM 7300! I ran into exactly the same problems with it, Hamlib Errors! Well I found your video late last night, but was too tired and aggravated to mess with it! So this morning, I started off praying that I would get help from above!!! I followed your guidance and it came up and ran perfectly on the first attempt ! The Lord is my Shepherd, Amen and thank you for your help! None of the other gurus even mentioned that the 7300 came with preset FT8 if after version 1.40! I actually have version 1.41, plus I still had to download the ICOM USB Drivers... Thank you so much! I'm gonna subscribe!!!
THis was one of the best. Others just run through configs and even jumps some bits. Thanks a lot!!
Thank You so much for the information. I had struggled for weeks trying to get FT8/wsjtx to work on my Icom IC-7300. Your information and guidance had got me going in less than an hour! Kudos to You, "HAM RADIO DUDE!" I'm on the air with FT8! :-D
Thank you - I’ve looked at 6 different tutorials but yours was the best. It’s up and running - now I have to figure out what to do with it. Might use it for some POTA. Thanks for taking the time.
I'm really happy this was useful to you! Thanks. Enjoy POTA. It's getting to be a little colder here.. I'm hoping to get a few POTA's in this week, but we'll see.
I'm a new IC-7300 owner, this was outstanding - a full and complete explanation of FT8 setup. Worked perfectly. 73, K4GE
Thank you so much for sharing an information to help fresh ham radio operators to setting up FT8 on Icom7300. You describes every steps are cleared.
Thanks! Nice walkthrough, helped me put the final tweaks on my ic-7100. All the best HRD!
Awesome video! It sorted out my problems and it works great! Like others have mentioned remember to set the settings on the radio with a unique name on the SD card.
One of the best guides I’ve ever seen. Thanks!
Thank You so much for the information. I had struggled for 3 days trying to get FT8/wsjtx to work on my Icom IC-7300. Your information and guidance had got me going in less than an hour! Kudos to You, "HAM RADIO DUDE!" I'm on the air with FT8! W7TG
Nicely done! Thorough and presented easy enough for even me to follow.
Wow thanks for the effort it took to produce this tutorial. Very informative.
Very nice video -- especially timely after the Icom firmware update. I just noted a few additional items that should be considered. 1) It is important that your computer's clock be accurate and using some type of clock synchronizer would be helpful. 2) the Icom drivers must be installed BEFORE connecting the radio to the computer per Icom. 3) it is unclear if these settings are now part of the FT8 preset in the radio and how to return to the mode the radio was in prior to the setup.
Thank you very much! your explanation can definitely help me to setup F8 on the Icom IC7300
Just landed here after the replacements stream replay, fresh sub here and hope to grow along with you.
Thanks! I watch this every time I get a new computer.
Thank you, I really appreciate it and glad it helps!
Thanks for the excellent video. My WSJT-X just quit communicating fully with my 7300. I did the usual D/L everything new and updated including firmware, and you got me back on line, my friend! Great job and thanks again. Bravo Zulu!! K1LHJ
Great to hear! Thank You!
Good stuff and way more helpful than the time I spent in my bosses office for my corrective interview. 😉
Nice setup presentation. One of the best I've seen! Thanks
Wow, thanks! I really appreciate that!
Awesome video! I've had my Extra ticket for a while, but haven't done anything with it until now. I bought the IC-7300 and put up a end fed 71' random wire antenna (not very high). I've been trying on voice to make a contact, but have been unsuccessful. So, I thought I'd give FT8 a try with your video. Instantly, I had a contact 1,558 mi (2508 km) away. Great job.
That's AWESOME! Contrats!
Thank you for a very concise video that covers everything.
Thank you, just one of the best explanations I have seen on youtube.. right on the money.. Thank you again
Wow, thanks!
I had no idea about a lot of those adjustments. Thanks.
Great video just got a 7300 and with your help am loving it....Love the sarcasm at the end if I didn't know you were from the USA I would think you were a Brit like me....Keep up the good work 73
Great tutorial and video! This is the exact setup I have, really appreciate the help!
No matter what the subject material, there are so many time wasters on UA-cam. Within five minutes I could see that this is great, no nonsense informative video, without any waffle**. I've been a radio ham for fifty years, and although I've been a Radio Pro and kept up with IT, I've only just got back into the hobby. After watching many UA-cam videos, I decided to treat myself to an IC-7300 and so far (five days) I think I made the right decision. I just wish I'd come across this video sooner. Subscribed and clicked the bell. Happy New Year.
**Brit for BS.
Thank You. I wish all my videos could be this way... but hearing this helps me understand which videos are, so that I can adapt. Cheers.
you are a good man, thank you for your help. best regards from the UK.
Great job. I've watched four or five similar videos on setting up FT8 on the Icom IC-7300, but never been able to make it all work. Could always receive FT8 signals, but never able to transmit--until today. Thank you for making it very easy to follow. Had my first FT8 contact, and now on my way to many more. Again, cannot thank you enough. I owe you a cold adult beverage. 73, DE Les N1LF
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
Good job dude! Nice explanation of how the ALC witchcraft works.
Thanks Jim. It was a last minute video to put into the lineup, but I feel its going to be helpful. Thanks again.
Great video. Finally got on FT8 with your suggested settings. Thanks. 73
Excellent! Glad it's up and running!
This video was very helpful. I'm on the air. Much appreciated.
Glad it was helpful!
Your videos were instrumental in me solving my FT8 problems and getting on the air. Actually made an FT8 contact with you earlier. Thanks W5EZR
Today? I'm not home to check my logs, but if you made contact with me today, I was operating only one or five Watts!
@@HAMRADIODUDE It was at 11:42 UTC. Had you at -06.
@@jamesneal6885 that would be 1w. Just checked my logs
@@HAMRADIODUDE Pretty efficient !
Great video and, because of your great instructions, I've decided to buy the 7300. All that info on the sound car setup is priceless.
Thanks! If you have any updated videos of the IC 7300 that you think I should watch, please suggest.
You did a great job, thanks for your help.
Hi there from the UK,
Just what I wanted, now up and running.
Great video, just subscribed, be coming back for more!!!
Regards
Great to hear! Thanks so much!
#MNHR
#TeamReplay for the win!
Rock on Dude! Very very helpful!
Thank you for the information! I did not find the way to slow it down. But I didn't need it, I know how to back it up 5 sec.
Thank you for taking the time to explain the WSJTX software and the upgrade 1.40 the Icom 7300
Ευχαριστώ ....73 de #SV2ROC
Glad it was helpful!
Great video, very simple to understand. I’m gonna try this later today 73s
you put this over very well thank you.
Awesome job ! I updated firmware recently, and this was the perfect video for step by step set up and getting back on the air with FT8 - Thank you ! -KE8OTO- 73
Glad it helped!
Thanks for an excellent explanation of FT8. Hope be on this mode soon.
73's W2WC
Thank you, excellent job!!
Thanks Dude, this was very very helpful. Thanks for the walkthru 👍
Glad it was a help!
Thanks Dude, I made my first FT8 contact
Glad everything worked out!
Thanks! Good stuff & a lot of help.
I followed up along with my rig and found some settings to change on my IC-7300 and I needed to update WSJT-X.
Much appreciated!
73 de N2NLQ
Great video. Thanks!
Thanks Very Much! Nice Guide! .So Step By Step, I,m also Connected. This Is Seoul Korea 73!
Thanks!
Been a while since I played with ft8 and needed a refresher course on settings.
World is full of critics now days. Anonymous most of them.
Great Video, very comprehensive and helpful.
Can I just clarify something, when you say to set the power level for zero ALC, do you mean zero Blue points or zero Red Points?
Very helpful presentation. Thank you! One question follows: When I am NOT conducting WSPR testing and instead using SSB, do I need to go back to the presets and choose “Normal”? I’d like to be able to switch between normal mode and ft8 mode and would like to do so in a way that requires the fewest configuration changes possible. Now, about that tilted desk…. 😂
73 - Jim (KK7CSC)
Thanks mate, sorted first time
Thanks Dude, great info…..I’ve just coming back into the hobby after a 3 year break and need to setup my 7300 for JT 8 so, much appreciate your advice
Cheers Mick VK4NGW.
Glad I could help!
Brand new to WSJT-X many thanks for your guide 👍 73's M1BZH
Thank you for such a well-laid out video. Do you have an idea when Icom will release the same firmware update for the IC-7610? (it's only 1.3 for my 7610)
It really is amazing what people will find to complain about it the comments.
Okay, I have audio on the screen, I can see my signal, my power is at 40%, and my rig and external wattmeter show zero power out into my dummy load. I think that my rig is set up correctly, and most likely wsjt-x is also. When I switch to SSB I get power out. So that leaves my PC. Any suggestions?
Thanks Dude. For years I have had WSJTx PWR slider control ALC exclusivly. I set power output only in the 7300 and use the PWR slider to adjust ALC to 1 bar. Suddenly this morning the PWR slider started adjusting the power output of my 7300 instead of only changing ALC. I watched your instructions carefully this morning but find no answer to my problem. Do you have any idea why this would change from adjusting ALC to adjusting power output.?
I've got a friends 7300 and have WSJT-X set up correctly as I can see but no power output no matter what power level. The USB codec is set as output correctly, it's copying signals great, etc. But can't get any PO. It's much more complex than my TS-890s to set up which was simple. It's driving me crazy why there is no power output. Any thoughts?
Also, noted you didn't suggest people use something like Dimension4 to sync the clock in Win 10. Thanks, W1AST
Great Video. The only issue is that you loose the laptop audio output when you change to Speakers (USB Audio Output). You work around this by watching the video on your iPad or iPhone. I had it working fine four a couple of years and then let my younger brother (Rick - N9DAZ) fiddle with it and I lost all connectivity :). Mom always like him best :)
Thanks for the video, I had it setup before but reset the radio. About 17:46 I'm trying to transmit CQ and not getting any ALC level at all, at least I know that I'm not getting anything out, ha. Now I can troubleshoot.
Got it, but one thing on the WSJT settings, under Split Operation (Radio tab in WSJT) I had it set to Rig. My radio kept going into a split freq mode (which wasn't selected). When I toggled it manually it kept going back after a transmissions. I had to set it to None and I'm good.
@@Dennis_Heaton I am so glad I read your post Dennis. It helped. Thanks.
Fantastic video. Thx .
Thanks for the help but how do i keep it on Fil1? Every time i put it to fil1 but then transmit it changes to fil2?
Good info! Now subbed!
Thanks for the great tutorial...Everyone else's tutorials always left something out, getting me nowhere. This got my 7300 to actually key up the xmtr...but...while I don't get any reading on the ALC I am not getting any power output. I have my RF set to 22% and MIC gain at 49%. The PWR slider bar is at about 60%. What am I missing?
In Program WSJT-X go to settings. when you get to the last place you tick a circle, tick "none" or "fake it". There is some sort of step missing in programing the radio. That's why I didn't tick "rig". You do not have to work split. I will figure out what step it is but haven't the time lately.
When I'm done with FT8, do I go back to the Preset and select Normal for regular radio use?
Awesome video, thanks for much for doning it.
Though overall I'm still unable to transmit. I've gone over this video about half a dozen times and confirmed I have anything set correctly, and have the drives, and see that I can control the radio by changing bands etc. I can do the test CAT and it's green, I can test the PTT and I can see that the radio is going into transmit mode.
I can decode things coming in but when I enable Tx.. everything blows up. I get error opening sound card type errors, can't control the rig, want to go into configuraation again messages, etc. my IC7300 is stuck in transmit mode, I have to hit the tranmit button to get it to stop transmitting.
I've reset the radio, rerun though setting changes, unplugged and plugged in the usb cable. rebooted windows countless times. it seems that all I can do is listen and see the list of call signs, I'm unable to transmit.
Also addition if I hit the tune botton, either I can't get any ALC at all no matter where I put the PWR slider, or again I get the errors of unable to control rig, revisit the configuration again, which yet again the transmit is stuck open.
v2.5.4 of the software... anyone else run into this?
Is there different software thank WSJT-X for FT8?
If I am reading this correctly, it sounds like the radio can be detected in CAT and starts to go into transmit mode, THEN pops up that the radio is having troubles communicating.
My best guess is you have an issue with RFI in line. I would suggest using quality cables between your radio and your computer, maybe throwing some T240-43 Toroids in line to catch some of that RFI and finally, adjust your Icom ic7300 sound card volume down by using a combination of the Windows sound properties and then the PWR adjustment bar on the right, in WSJTX.
I know you mentioned some of this you have already tried, but I would maybe try some toroids.
Which antenna are you running?
As far as other software, I'm not sure. I think I've heard about JTDX, but that may be based off WSJTX as well.
Good luck!
"I know I talk fast"... me, playing at 2x speed... nah man you're good :)
Thanks for the great video! Looking forward to getting into FT8
Awesome! Let me know how it goes! Thanks for watching!
The FT8 presets available when using firmware version 1.4 appear to set the modulation to USB-D. This seems fine for the higher frequency bands but it seems that for a lower frequency band like the 40 meter band the mode should be LSB-D. I’ve seen numerous youtube videos showing use of USB-D modulation in the 40 meter band. If I’m correct, it seems that Icom’s FT8 presets only apply to higher frequency bands. Your thoughts on this matter will be appreciated. To deal with this on my radio, I’ve configured two additional presets, one I named FT8-USB and a second called FT8-LSB, but I’m not sure that my new presets are necessary. - Thanks! (KK7CSC)
Thanks dude.
Good vid 👍🏻
What was the master TX set to (in Multi-knob) before you made all the other adjustments? 100 Watts, 50 watts etc. I must that missed that.
I don't recall to be honest. I no longer have that radio. I have run ft8 at 90 watts on the 7300, but prefer to run around 30.
Thank you for the helpful and excellent video. I do have a couple questions though. So, for example, I noticed that when I was 'listening' on the 20m band, the vfo is set to 14.074, however, when I went to transmit, the transmitter keyed up and switched to 14.0735. Then it goes back to 14.074 when the transmission cycle ends. Also, if I switch bands, say, I go from 20m to 40m, the 'other' (split) vfo does not change too. It stays at the 20m freq. Is this supposed to happen?
Hello, I dont' have the radio in front of me at the moment, but it's probably a WSJTX setting like "Use split operations" Unfortunately I cannot say for sure though, without looking at the radio. If you have Discord, there is a TOADS discord server where many people may be able to assist - discord.gg/TvfxGJ6q Best wishes. Otherwise, when I get the IC7300 hooked back up, I can try to answer this for you.
Dobrý den, je to fregvence na kterou jste třeba šel za jinou stanicí. Je to narmální, protože tolik stanic co tam je, se nevejde. Standa .
thanks so much N4LDL
Thanks dude
Great video thanks
Can i upgrade old firmware from v 1.13 to the newest???? The radio works fine now without the extras.
great presentation. subscribe worthy!
thanks
Thank You!
A nice detailed series of steps. It would be helpful if you had an inset video of the alc metering while you were making power adjustments on the FT8 software. One more thing... I think you missed the time sync step in the computer -> 4th Dimension... Everything else is great! 73 KK6RSL
Great suggestion! Next time I will put the ALC on the video. Additionally, thanks for opointing out the time sync. Anyone reading this, you need a time sync program for WSJTX to work correctly, otherwise you are missing out on contacts. WSJTX recommends NTP - www.satsignal.eu/ntp/setup.html
A ll was well until the WSJT-X reset. All I get now is a rig control error. Help!
I r, ently an IC-7300 and have been trying to figure out to load the data driver, I did as you suggested downloading from the Icom site,but, it doesn't seem to have worked as I can't find the Silicon Lab notation in my device driver .g If you could help me, I'd appreciate it. My club is buying 2 of these for the local EOC site and I'd like to direct them to your site. Thanks MIke
What version of windows do you have?
Everything worked great ,,,,,,,,except when I rename my Microphone Icom7300 no signals were sent to WJST and the was no ICOM7300 listed in the WJST settings, rebooted and still did not see the new mic name, renamed mic back to Microphone and all is well again.
If after installing the driver what if you don’t have a com port?
will the USB cable need RF chokes?
did you ever get the parts for the 49:1 winder and make a video as you said you would?
I've made so many videos for EFHW antennas.
Great Video! I did all the settings as set forth in your video and had Ft8 going great for about a year. A month ago, my laptop went down and I purchased a new laptop with Windows 11. I did all the settings as before. This time evrything came up fine on the screen and the the receive looks good. However it will not transmit. I have tried everything to get it to do so. Is there something different with windows 11 that I am missing? Have you heard any stories such as this? If so, it may be a good time to update the video if something is different with Windows 11. Thanks for your good work. Really enjoy your videos.
Hello, and thank you. I no longer have the ic7300. I sold it in order to fund more radios. I did however take a look online and do remember briefly having a similar issue (not sure I mentioned it in this video). There is a possibility of the issue having to do with Windows audio enhancement as outlined at ham.stackexchange.com/questions/20729/wsjt-x-problems-with-windows-11 . If this doesn't work, what error do you see when you try to transmit? Thanks!
@@HAMRADIODUDE Thank you for the prompt reply. I had already discovered the link you referenced and made that change in Windows audio. I don’t really receive an error message of any kind when trying to transmit. Basically, there is no reading on the 7300 power meter or on the tuner when I attempt to transmit. All of the receive functions appear to be working well. Just nothing shows up when I transmit and no one answers the cq.
I am further ahead than I was a few hours ago, I need to deal with the ALC I think still, but I am getting real close.
Execllent. Did you get the ALC adjusted?
Just subbed 😀👍💪
Thanks for the excellent video on setting up FT8, just got my 7300 this week all the menus and settings have me a little nuts. I do have a question, how do I get it out of data mode? And does 7300 default to working split in data mode or do I have a setting wrong? Thanks again for the great video.
Hey there! To get out of data mode you could just switch the mode on the radio by hitting data and then there should be an option for lower side band or upper side band. However, I got rid of the 7300 so I can't reference it myself. I'll tell you what I can do, if you're still having troubles with this let me know and I'll pull out my ic705 which I think is about the same graphical interface
@@HAMRADIODUDE thanks for the reply, I got the issue resolved, my first Hf rig with so many bells and whistles. You really did excellent job with this video, walked me right through and worked the first time, which stunned me, lol. Thanks for making easy to follow video
Some of those hand close ups are on point! You ever think about hand modeling?
Some guy tried hiring me for it once, but I wasn't a fan of the office
at 6:12 if you are using an external tuner you would leave the PTT to Off, correct? At least that is what I do. Thanks for the video! 73, K8JLW
It may depend on the tuner. When I get home, I'll double check
Hi, great video! I have just got the IC 7300 and covered your suggestion, but I have a issue. Nothing on the meter on the bottom left of the screen, and nothing on the waterfall. the audio setup is on USB audio codec. I read that other guys have similar issue.....someone fixed it? '73 Stefano
Fixed! check your COM speed setup
I had everything working, then, everything went to poo. I watched your video, set everything up, and it works!!! One thing, the "Split" keeps lighting up. Why is this, and what does it mean when using FT-8? I know what split does, but why is it on? Can I turn it off in the wsjt-x setting? It wasn't on before. Thanks again!
split means your transmit has moved to optimum for filters if you are not transmitting between 1500 and 2000 htz.
I wish I could see the ALC on your radio when you are making those adjustments.
Sorry about that
just upgraded to full windows 11 do the 7300 icom drivers support 11 yet ? and great video by the way :D
Unfortunately, I no longer have the 7300, so I cannot answer that. However, I haven't had any other conflicts with my 705 (different radio, but seems promising for the 7300)
Complete nube question(s)..... I've never worked digital modes before so this is a bit confusing to me. Please bare with me. So is your FT8 tx/rx frequency completely control by the FT8 software? Or do you still need to use the vfo on the radio? Is the radio "mode" controlled by the software as well? When I wanna go back to SSB voice, do I need to go through the radio menu and select all the previous settings? I try digital modes but I might be in over my head here! My head is spinning! LOL!
Hey Hey Thor, sorry for the delay. So in WSJTX there are two options, to use the Radio to change the VFO or have WSJTX "Fake It". Regardless, these are both done automatically after setup and they don't need to be changed between TX and RX. When you want to go back to SSB, you will have the ability to hit a botton to turn off the ft8 preset. Let me know if you have any questions and i'll do my best to help.
@@HAMRADIODUDE thanks Dude!
Hello Dear Om
First of all I use the French English translator from Google because I'm not very good in English. LOL. But I hope you will understand anyway.
I have a problem with my ICOM 7300 connected with WSJT-X- and I did exactly as described in your video. Everything works fine but!!! There is a problem. On my ICOM 7300 when I set the RF POWER button on the ICOM 7300 to 25% it tells me 50 w and +. So even adjusting very gently with the RF POWER button is either barely 3 w or so above 50w. The ALC and the rest is good. Is this a misinterpretation of the ICOM 7300? if indeed it tells me the real output power that is not good for the power transistors of the transceiver. Otherwise I don't know how to fix it. Do you have an idea.
See you soon. Kind regards 73. Joel/F8MGW
Hello ! I am sorry for the delay. One thing you may adjust is your audio settings from the computer to the radio. I believe I understand the question correctly. A few things to check: 1. is the slider bar in WSJT (on the right, labeled PWR) adjusted properly? Also, is the output audio volume on the computer too low? Maybe adjusting the volume slightly will produce better results? I hope I was able to help!
why does my radio show split and its a different than mane freq