Icom IC-7300 Firmware Upgrade V1.40 (Feb 2021) 

Awesome, thank you for the feedback. I'm really glad that they are finding people and seem to be decently received. There are a lot of great big name ham radio content creators out there, so thank you for visiting my little corner. :)

Thanks Martin! I'm glad that it helped.

Thank you kindly! Glad it was helpful.

I appreciate the feedback, and I'm glad that the video was helpful! 73 AC3DS

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for the feedback.

@@transmittinguntilrobotsrep1045 I really wanted to update the firmware today, but the dx contest is this weekend, so, out of an abundance of caution, gonna wait till Monday....lol. It does look simple enough, but, 1. I'm not a computer person, and 2....that scary warning message that Icom throws at us. Would be nice if they would have something in place that might dummy proof this process. I suppose there is no such thing...lol

I’ve done dozens and dozens of firmware updates over the past twenty years, and bricking a piece of hardware is a very real possibility when the power is interrupted, SD card is bad, random buttons are pressed, and the operator is trying to multitask (yep, done that). That being said, you will do fine if you just take your time and let it complete the task. Of course, you are absolutely right to wait until after the contest - no sense in risking a weekend of fun! Good luck.

@@transmittinguntilrobotsrep1045, well, I took the plunge today and started the process. Went slicker than greased owl snot. The new options are awesome. Thanks again. You gave me the courage to soldier on through the process...lol. Appreciate the video a lot. Take care.

I'm really glad that it went so well, and thank you for the "slicker than greased owl snot" imagery - that one is going to stick with me for a while. Have fun! 73, AC3DS

Thanks, I hope it was helpful! 73- AC3DS

Awesome, glad it helped! Thanks for the feedback. 73 AC3DS

I'm glad that it was helpful! I hope you enjoy the new features.

You're very welcome, thanks for the feedback. Yes, she is a Vizsla, and she loves to be a part of recording ham radio videos. Many cameos to come.

My pleasure! Glad it was helpful for you. 73

Wow, sounds like you do a lot of experimenting. Is there someplace that you share what you've learned as you try and work with different radios? What is your primary use case? All is well here. We've been very busy this summer with a lot of new learning and experimentation. We've summited 5 mountains, backpacked with radios, installed a radio in the car, tested new antennas, and took a CW class. It has been busy! We'll start making videos again very soon to share our experiences and what we've learned. 73- AC3DS

@@transmittinguntilrobotsrep1045 - I wish I would have documented my many experiments...sorry. I retired a few years back and we just moved rom Florida to a newly built home in Tennessee in April 2021. Now it seems I have far less time than when I was working...lol! 73!

Thank you!

Excellent, glad it worked for you! This seems to be a stable firmware update. Hopefully we'll see more from Icom over the next few years.

Agreed - They did it with the 705, so a 100w version (bigger and heavier of course) would be a nice item. I like the all-in-one, but I also wouldn't be opposed to Icom dropping the price of the 9700 to match the 7300 and having them sit side-by-side.

@@transmittinguntilrobotsrep1045 Cool, one more guy what thinking like me.

I'm glad that the video helped and that there was something in this update that made it worth it for you. I'm still loving the Scroll, but just decided to give the Center a whirl for a while and see if I can enjoy a different way of looking at things. 73s!

That is definitely disappointing. I'm going to have to give that a full workup. I'm just starting to learn CW so it didn't dawn on me to try those functions in that way. Three steps forward, one step back is still progress I suppose. Thanks for sharing so that others can see this limitation.

You are very welcome. I hope it helped. 73 AC3DS

It depends on when it was manufactured. From other folks that I’ve heard from over the past few months, some have had updated firmware, and others have not.

You are absolutely right - the radio works fine without doing any firmware updates and the extras aren't necessary. I don't know for sure that you can go from 1.13 to current, but I would suspect it wouldn't be an issue. The release notes documentation, or the upgrade screen warning should say otherwise if that were the case.

Hi Mark, this video was about the February 2021 v. 1.40 firmware. I placed that info in the video description. There is a different video for the July firmware. 73!

That is a good perspective to bring to the discussion, and I really need to give it some more thought. I suppose that I've referred to it as an entry-level rig because it was where I entered the hobby, being my first HF radio. I've seen and briefly used an expensive ($3000+) radio, and I think that has been my internal comparison point. Upon some reflection now, I can see that while the 7300 might be where I started, it is not necessarily appropriate to compare it to the $3,000+ radio group as they may serve different purposes. This is definitely something for me to think about... Thank you! 73 - AC3DS

It's my first transceiver and it did not take me long to learn it. There are IC 7300 tutorials all over RU-vid now. We are up to Rev 1.41 now. 73 KO4KYI