If Icom Releases A Firmware Update, How Would You Upload The Firmware To Your Ic-7610?

UPDATE 7/30/2018: Icom 7610 Firmware version 1.xi tin can exist institute on the Icom Japan website. Click here.

Icom has released new firmware for the Icom 7300 and Icom 7610. For the Icom 7610, if you utilise software spectrum monitors, ie. N1MM Logger+ Spectrum Monitor, y'all may want to hold off until Icom fixes the outcome that causes the USB CI-V telescopic waveform to finish working (see below). This is not an issue with the new Icom 7300 firmware.

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New Firmware Icom 7300

The Version i.thirty firmware will provide the following additional functions or changes to your IC-7300.

A SET MODE particular is added to expand the manual passband width for the SSB data style upward to "100 to 2900 Hz".
A Gear up Mode item is added to make the USB Ship/USB Keying function agile immediately after USB port connectedness. The Menu construction is changed accordingly.
Other functioning improvements and issues fixes

Refer to IC-7300 Firmware Update Information Ver.ane.30 for more details.

It's always a good idea to follow along in the manual.

New Firmware Icom 7610

(UPDATE 7/thirty/2018: Icom 7610 Firmware version 1.11 can be found on the Icom Japan website. It fixes version 1.x. Click here.)

Firmware update information— Ver. 1.10

RS-BA1 Version 2 is supported.
A SET MODE item is added to expand the transmission passband width for the SSB data mode up to "100 to 2900 Hz".
A SET MODE item is added to make the USB Send/USB Keying function active immediately after USB port connexion.
Output signal for an external brandish is improved.
Other functioning improvements and bug fixes

Refer to IC-7610 Firmware Update Information Ver.1.10 for more than details.

It'due south always a adept idea to follow along in the manual.

New Firmware Cautions

Save your settings before upgrading firmware in either radio.
Icom 7610 – To update from firmware version i.05 or older to ane.ten, the IC-7610 needs to accept firmware version 1.06 installed.
The new Icom 7610 firmware causes the USB CI-V scope waveform to stop working. The spectrum monitors in software such every bit N1MM Logger+ quit working basically. For that reason some users may want to wait until Icom sends out some other update.

Icom introduced an fault in the Cat responses that render the spectrum data via the USB port. In the Icom protocol, each response is supposed to be prefixed with X'FEFE'. They dropped those bytes with the latest firmware upgrade. This in plow acquired tertiary party programs post-obit the Cat spec to brandish spectrum data to fail. – Tom, N1MM

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UPDATE 7/30/2018: Icom 7610 Firmware version one.11 tin be found on the Icom Nihon website. Click hither.

Icom Firmware updates

Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ (From the IC-7300 and IC-7610 Groups.io forum)

Chen, W7AY (From the IC-7610 Groups.io forum)

Tom, N1MM (From the IC-7300 Groups.io forum)