{"id":45378,"date":"2020-09-17T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=45378"},"modified":"2020-09-17T08:05:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T12:05:46","slug":"disabling-transmit-on-the-icom-ic-7300-or-kenwood-ts-590-series-transceivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/disabling-transmit-on-the-icom-ic-7300-or-kenwood-ts-590-series-transceivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Disabling transmit on the Icom IC-7300 or Kenwood TS-590 series transceivers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Muthu, who writes with the following inquiry after reading our Xiegu G90 review<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Very nice review. I have a question.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m preparing for a restricted ham license in Hong Kong and may try transmitting for a couple of months. However, in the long run I plan to use the rig just as a receiver mainly for shortwave broadcast listening once I return back to India next year.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m considering Icom IC-7300 or an almost new Kenwood TS 590-S[…].<\/p>\n

You said that there is no way to completely disable the transmitter on the Xiegu G90. Is there a way to completely disable transmit on the Icom IC-7300 or Kenwood TS-590?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thank you for your question, Muthu. My hope is that SWLing Post<\/em> readers who own the IC-7300 and\/or TS-590 series transceivers can confirm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I only had the IC-7300 on loan a few weeks during my evaluation\/review period<\/a>. While I feel like I recall the ability to disable transmit (or perhaps lower the output power to 0 watts), I’m not sure if that also applies to the internal ATU. I have no clue if this is possible with the TS-590S as I’ve never spent meaningful time with this fine transceiver.<\/p>\n

Post<\/em> readers:<\/strong> If you own either of these transceivers and can you confirm if transmit can be disabled on the IC-7300 or TS-590? Please feel free to comment!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Muthu, who writes with the following inquiry after reading our Xiegu G90 review: Very nice review. I have a question. I\u2019m preparing for a restricted ham license in Hong Kong and may try transmitting for a couple of months. However, in the long run I plan to use the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,3,43],"tags":[3276,4158,2971,8575],"class_list":["post-45378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-general-coverage-transceivers","tag-icom-ic-7300","tag-kenwood-ts-590s","tag-xiegu-g90"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-bNU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44581,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/which-would-you-choose-as-a-first-radio-the-icom-ic-7300-or-xiegu-g90\/","url_meta":{"origin":45378,"position":0},"title":"Which would you choose as a first radio–the Icom IC-7300 or Xiegu G90?","author":"Thomas","date":"August 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul, who writes: This came to me from a friend; he is curious about choosing between the Xiegu G90 and the Icom IC-7300 for his first rig. 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