[Lowfer] Icom R-75 Specs

[w1tag at charter.net]

Peter,

I read the article quickly yesterday. I won't argue with his data at this point, but any conclusion that the receiver is a poor choice for LF work is way off the mark. I have two of these receivers, and use them exclusively at LF/MF. They have produced some nice miracles under difficult conditions at 73, 137 and 185 kHz, and I have no hesitation in recommending the model for this application. 

For the price, the construction is quite reasonable. The only repair issues have been with electrolytic capacitors. Since I run the radios 24/7 for frequency stability reasons, I'm not surprised.

John, W1TAG

---- Peter Barick <pbarick at niu.edu> wrote: 
> Hi fellows but esp. R-75 rx users on LF...
> 
> Latest LOWDOWN has John Reeds' "performance Test of the R-75." It's brief but of importance he highlights the internal noise generated and claimed due to modern automated assembly means. He says that may explain the "internally generated spurs" that make it "poor" for use below 200KHz.
> 
> "Not a good choice" due to "substandard" reception below 200KHz -- hmm?
> 
> Wonder if other R-75 users here (there are a few) would comment about that particular aspect.
> 
> Just a thought -- Peter
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