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title = 'Icom IC-7300'
date = '2019-12-07'
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The first shortwave transceiver that I bought. I got told this has
one of the best receivers and filter techniques on the beginner segment.
Unfortunately this radio is a bit chunky and heavy to transport in a
rucksack so I haven't really used it that much so far---I do not have
a station set up at my QTH yet.

The date of this article is calculated back when I made the first video using
this radio, because I couldn't tell when I bought it/got it delivered exactly.

## Built-in soundcard and CAT control

The radio can be connected to a computer with one single USB cable
which provides a virtual soundcard aswell as a CAT control interface.
This makes operating digital modes dead easy.

## Big touch screen

Maybe the first thing that you might see on that radio is the big
screen. It is clear and very easy to read; you can interact with your
finger aswell.

## Twin filters

To separate a signal is also a very easy thing to do. Use the twin
filters to narrow down the used bandwith. Long press the filter
button to clear and reset those filters.