We also added options: an FL-257 3.3 kHz/-6 dB SSB wide filter, the OPC-869 DC power cable, the UT-106 audio DSP unit, the RS-75 remote control Windows software and the UT-102 voice synthesizer unit. On December 31, 1999, we purchased an IC-R75, with the serial number 1442. Comments in the Internet newsgroups and mailing lists asked questions about how the IC-R75 stacked up to the Drake R8B and the IC-R71A and IC-R72. The price is less than its predecessors, and less than the Drake R8-series receiver. In 1999, ICOM filled the vacancy with the introduction of the IC-R75 communications receiver. (Lowe filled the US$600 price point with its popular HF-150 receiver.) In North America Drake was virtually alone at the near-US$1000 price point. Kenwood and Yaesu had also recently discontinued their general coverage tabletop receivers, and these two firms apparently have no intent of returning to the listening market. There was no tabletop communications receiver. More than a decade later, some owners still tout the receiver as “excellent.„ The IC-R72 (1990-1998) was not as a robust receiver as the R71A, but it had its share of followers.Īt the start of 1999, ICOM had a vacancy in its product lineup. The factory-supplied filters were of superior quality, but some users grumbled about “muffled„ audio quality. The durable ICOM IC-R71A (1984-1996) won many fans for being a workhorse receiver. The Medium Wave Circle and Radio Netherlands has no financial connection with Icom, the manufacturer of this receiver. Price US$600, CAN$1400, A$1440, £650, €999.Īccessories: OPC-689 12 vDC power cable US$20 UT-102 Speech Module US$55, UT-106 DSP Module US$140, choice of 10 additional filters US$75-170, RS-R75 remote control software US$60.Ĭoverage 30 kHz – 60 MHz (regional exceptions above 30 MHz, see text) Power 13.6 Volts DC (AC mains adapter or DC power cord supplied, depending upon receiver version)
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