[Icom] ;R 71A

[Oceana Radio]

Bill, fight for your money back on that one. I have purchased three radios
(incl both of my HF sets) thru Ebay and been very happy with them all. The
R71A is a gem as far as I'm concerned, with the service-noted loose
regulator board the only problem I've had. Pulls in things my buds get
with only their best equip and high towers.  Jack

Diamond William wrote:
> 
> Hi Gang,
> 
> I have a question. In a very weal moment, I picked up a "almost mint" Icom R 71 A from Epay to use in my shop as I did not want to put my new R 75A out there.
> 
> Well, I got it today and granted it was cheap but this thing is the most deaf & howling receiver I have ever heard. The volume has to be almost al the way up to hear audio and then it howls.  What signals it does hear ( when they are really 40 over) are distorted and raspy. Even AM is a joke.
> 
> Before I decide to more or less trash it, has anyone ran into this before?

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Virginia Beach	Virginia
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BC-895XLT       log periodic beam w/9913 feed, scan*star-d
Pro-2005,2045   scantenna discone w/9913 feed     
Icom-R71A,R-72  high wires, scancat-g-se