Greetings and welcome, Wolf! Fire away. We don't stand on ceremony all that much.
For sure, you have selected the number 1 choice for 'shack-in-a-box'. It does everything and is insanely popular. It is likely the most popular unit in the club as well. Looking at the 10 bands (!), you see full coverage from the one unit. Antennas, not so much. It is much harder to get lots of bands in a single antenna. It will also much rather be outside and very high in the air. Do you have access to the 'outside'?. The issue with a Hustler or a Ham Stick is going to first be the scale. They are large and would be a challenge to use indoors. The first 'go to' may very well be an End Fed Half Wave, if you can get outside. By their nature, they are much more 'single band'. They are also very long. Antennas are often very application-specific. I look forward to hearing what the 7300 owners have to say! 73 Dan KJ5IZK On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 8:47 AM Lone Wolf via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all: > I’m one of the latest additions (joined Saturday) to BVARC. > Name: Wolfgang (Wolf) > Sign: KJ5NPH > > I hope I don’t violate etiquette by posting this. If so, please let me > know. > > I just received a transceiver I ordered. An ICOM 7300 Mark II. I also > ordered a mic and a power supply. However, at a minimum I’ll need an > antenna, maybe more. > > If you know that model or its predecessor ICOM 7300, could you recommend > antennas? I’m in a townhouse and want to use it inside my room if possible, > not on the roof. Also, I’m not made of gold bars so a budget solution is > preferred. > > If I get one, I think I need to do a station evaluation. Can someone tell > me what I need to do and what equipment I need (meters etc.)? > > Thanks in advance for any feedback. My preferred stores are Amazon and > GigaParts. Ideally, I want to find the exact suggestion you may make so I > don’t fry my transceiver on Day 1. > > Let’s see how this adventure goes. I thought the tests were the hard part, > but it’s not getting easier after those. :) > > Regards, > Wolfgang > > Sent from my iPhone > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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