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Reviews For: FA-AS Automatic Antenna Switch for the IC-7300

Category: Antenna Switching, Phasing, Controllers

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Review Summary For : FA-AS Automatic Antenna Switch for the IC-7300
Reviews: 2MSRP: 100
Description:
This is NOT a Heathkit! It is EXCELLENT!
Product is in production
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KB9JJA Rating: 2021-11-13
Great addition to my IC-7300 Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I ordered this from Germany it arrived in the US in about 3 weeks.
I spent a pleasant 2 evenings building this kit. The kits is all through hole parts and even a novice kit builder with a few other kits under their belt will have no problem putting this together. The case is heavy steal and all the components are first class. The kit came with the instructions in German, but a English version of the documentation can be found on-line. The kit went together vary well. The only thing I found odd was that the numbering and color on the mini did cable did not match. The numbers were backwards and the colors referenced in the documentation did not match. Follow the diagram in the docs for the pin numbers and ohm out the cable to get the correct colors and you will be good to go. Once tested and set up this thing works like a dream. You change bands it selects the antenna that you want. I have all 4 of my antenna slots full. It even has an option if you are using a receive antenna, as well as a transverter option which I have not tried. I am using with my Icom IC-7300 which lives in my shack which is in the basement. I have been operating some remote operations from my office and this solved the problems of switching between my dipole, HWEF and 6 and 10 meter verticals.

Highly recommended!

N4UE Rating: 2018-10-10
A well kept secret? Time Owned: more than 12 months.
OK, this is another review of this almost unknown accessory for the 7300. 4 antenna selections and transverter functions also!!!!
Switch from 20M to 6M on the 7300 and the FA-AS does it instantly. No SWR issues even on 50 MHz.

The reason for this additional 'review' is just to alert all the new 7300 owners out there that this is an EXCELLENT accessory for the 7300.

The seller (in Germany) seems to not care about sales here in NA.

However, as stated in my previous review, the quality is EXCELLENT, NO SM parts, the exact width and color of the 7300 and when you change bands, the 7300 commands tell the FA-AS where to go. ha ha.

It looks exactly like it was designed and built by Icom…

I still can't understand why someone doesn't import and build 100s of these and sell them.

I would, but I'm retired and would rather ride my Harley.

It almost seems like the Germans are keeping these a 'secret'. Why, I have NO idea,

I love mine..... sigh

ron
N4UE

BTW, I always go to the 7300 before turning on the 7610...…..


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Earlier 5-star review posted by N4UE on 2017-05-27

The 7300 has been criticized for having only one antenna connector. Boo Hoo.
In all honesty, to cover all the positive and negative aspects of this unit would take too much time, here.
I'm mentioned a few things on the Yahoo 7300 Group and will be putting together a full 'review' in the future. Format TBD.
Icom haters need not apply.
The Value and Quality of this unit is stellar. Instructions in German may be OK, but English, not so much.


ron
N4UE