ok, ya ready for a dumb question? : }

Does anyone have a used Icom R75 they're looking to sell?

On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:03:26 GMT, "Lisa Simpson"
wrote:

ok, ya ready for a dumb question? : }

Does anyone have a used Icom R75 they're looking to sell?


I'll sell you mine for $550.

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...rxvr/0175.html

I buy most of my radios over yonder at the Goodwill thrift store.I have
bought a lot of good old beat up old radios at thrift stores and
fleamarkets (which reminds me,I need to get on over to Washington Street
in Vicksburg,Mississippi again pretty soon and check out some of them
great old antique stores over there and flirt with them wimmins over
there too,,, did I ever tell y'all aboot that time when I was in
Vicksburg and that woman,,,, awww,skip it) and junk shops.I dont do yard
sales because I done got too fat and lazy to get up early in the mawnin.
cuhulin

"David" wrote in message
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On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:03:26 GMT, "Lisa Simpson"
wrote:

ok, ya ready for a dumb question? : }

Does anyone have a used Icom R75 they're looking to sell?


I'll sell you mine for $550.

You can buy a new one for $20 more!

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...rxvr/0175.html

Wait till one of them shows up in the Goodwill thrift store six tenths
of a mile South (South is always best) of my doggys couch and you can
buy it for two or three or four dollars,only pocket change.I have to
watch The Green Berets movie on Radio tv now.
cuhulin

In article ,
"Lisa Simpson" wrote:

ok, ya ready for a dumb question? : }

Does anyone have a used Icom R75 they're looking to sell?

As a novice listener I advise you to look for a different radio. The
controls are not intuitive and it would probably take me a while of
operating that radio to get the most from it. If you like tweaking the
radio then don't let this stop you. Some people like to play with the
controls and some don't.

If you spend more time listening to utility/ham/SSB than SW broadcast
then again you might consider the R75 but on the other hand if your
interests go the other way then consider another radio with better
sync, AGC and audio characteristics.

Importantly if you decide to get the R75 make sure it has all the
latest of the "mods" for the AGC, sync and audio. These "mods" either
fix or improve problems with that radios performance. Also this radio
has an optional DSP module. I would want that in the radio. If it has
all this stuff and is in good alignment and physical shape and your
listening interests support it then consider it.

One more thing, the speaker is small and poor sounding so expect to use
headphones or an inexpensive external bookshelf speaker with it.

Please post to the news group about what you get and how it works out
for you. Any table top radio will be a big step up from portable
performance with a outside antenna.

Good luck with your purchase and good listening to you.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Based on your comments, now I am less sure I want the R75. My listening
interest is purely SW. Based on that, what tabletop model would be the
best?

Lotsa opinions expected! : }

My calendar: http://calendar.yahoo.com/public/earlwphillipsjr
"Telamon" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Lisa Simpson" wrote:

ok, ya ready for a dumb question? : }

Does anyone have a used Icom R75 they're looking to sell?

As a novice listener I advise you to look for a different radio. The
controls are not intuitive and it would probably take me a while of
operating that radio to get the most from it. If you like tweaking the
radio then don't let this stop you. Some people like to play with the
controls and some don't.

If you spend more time listening to utility/ham/SSB than SW broadcast
then again you might consider the R75 but on the other hand if your
interests go the other way then consider another radio with better
sync, AGC and audio characteristics.

Importantly if you decide to get the R75 make sure it has all the
latest of the "mods" for the AGC, sync and audio. These "mods" either
fix or improve problems with that radios performance. Also this radio
has an optional DSP module. I would want that in the radio. If it has
all this stuff and is in good alignment and physical shape and your
listening interests support it then consider it.

One more thing, the speaker is small and poor sounding so expect to use
headphones or an inexpensive external bookshelf speaker with it.

Please post to the news group about what you get and how it works out
for you. Any table top radio will be a big step up from portable
performance with a outside antenna.

Good luck with your purchase and good listening to you.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

"Lisa Simpson" wrote in message
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Based on your comments, now I am less sure I want the R75. My listening
interest is purely SW. Based on that, what tabletop model would be the
best?

Lisa: How much do you want to spend? That will likely effect which radios
get recommended...

Jackie

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 02:12:14 GMT, "Lisa Simpson"
wrote:

Based on your comments, now I am less sure I want the R75. My listening
interest is purely SW. Based on that, what tabletop model would be the
best?

Lotsa opinions expected! : }


If you want to buy new then you are limited to:
AOR 7300
Icom R75
NRD-545
Ten-Tec RX-340
Ten-Tec RX-350
Palstar R30 and it's variants (dependent on the filter choice)
Yaesu FRG-100

Of these, the Icom, Palstar and Yaesu are in the same price class
around 600 dollars, the others range from 1200 - 1800 dollars except
the RX-340 which is a bit over 4000 dollars.

Having gone through this decision myself the first thing I did was to
think about how much of my budget I wanted to put into the hobby and
that left me looking at the 600 dollar range. Was looking at the
Yaesu and Icom and was hard pressed to decide which to buy - ended up
with the Icom as I was able to pick one up that had been traded in
when the owner bought the RX-340. For the less than the Yaesu the
Icom had the extra filters I wanted (at the time - would consider
replacing the narrow with a wider filter for program listening), the
KIWA mods were done and it had the voice synthesizer. I've been happy
with it and will also testify that Telamon's comments about it are
valid - had I not been aware of the audio issue I would've been
disappointed with the radio. The manual is not very well written in
terms of explaining how to use some of the menu items and controls;
there is a Yahoo Group for R75 users (and is open to all) and you can
find decent support from folks there to compensate for the manual.

If you are okay with buying used try to find a Drake R8 series, if
somebody is willing to sell one 8-} Perhaps a JRC 515, 525 or 535 -
perhaps somebody familiar with those could comment on which is the
best to look for.

Hope that helps.