ICOM IC-R75 SHORTWAVE RADIO RECEIVER WITH UT-106 OPTIONAL MODULE *GREAT DX UNIT*

Description

ICOM IC-R75 SHORTWAVE RADIO RECIEVER WITH UT-106 OPTIONAL MODULE **GREAT DX UNIT. Condition is "Used".
*PLUS* ICOM SP-21 EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS SPEAKER **SUPPER
MINT CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL BOX**
ICOM has a nice history of providing receivers for the amateur and shortwave listening market.  Without going into the full history, for the sake of the shortwave listening community out there, the receivers in the general receiving range were introduced in 1982 with the highly regarded R*70 receiver.  This receiver introduced shortwave listeners to the high-quality production standards and state-of-the-art communications products that amateur radio operators discovered with ICOM came to America in October of 1979.
The R*70 was followed by the even more highly acclaimed R*71 in 1984 and this receiver was manufactured and sold until 1996 and was an excellent DX unit and still highly sought after today.  The R*72 was introduced in 1990 and actually overlapped the selling of the R*71, but the R*72 never achieved the same popularity of the earlier R*70 and R*71 units.
In 1999, ICOM introduced the R75 with much interest and a large following and this unit ran in production until 2005 when it discontinued making this product.  Then something interesting happened.  While the discontinuance of a great product usually brings about some grief among followers, this usually is among a small group of loyal enthusiasts whose words and urgings to continue production fall on closed ears.  However, with the R-75, the outcry was immense and to their credit, the folks at ICOM listened.  Thus, the R75 was again placed back into production and remained so for several years, but ICOM once again discontinued the unit in March of 2016 so that the receiver is now once again only available on the used market.
If you are shopping for a nice shortwave or amateur receiver, you would need to search awhile to find a better value in this ICOM IC-R75 unit.  This does not offer all the bells and whistles of units over ,000, but again, it is priced lower and offers some great features for the money.  Cosmetically, this R75 looks to be in beautiful overall condition showing only minor signs of prior ownership.  Please review our HD pictures designed to enable you to get a proper grasp of cosmetics.  Operationally, the receiver performs beautifully with excellent sensitivity and with no operational issues.
The unit comes with the UT-106 DSP installed and this is most helpful when controlling noise and in using the notch.  This module can make a huge difference when operating on noisy bands or in high noise environments. The notch filter is great for ridding the signal of those nasty heterodynes that whine within the signal during reception.
In purchasing this R75, the buyer will receive:
120 VAC adapter
copy of the user manual
copy of the service manual
Here are some of the features of the R75:
Full coverage from 30 KHz to 60 MHz allows coverage on longwave, AM broadcast, shortwave, amateur, and amateur 6-meter bands.
Twin passband tuning to allow you to really move away from those offensive interfering signals & narrow bandwidth
2 level preamp to help boost those weak signals
99 alphanumeric memories for storing those favorite stations and frequencies
4 scan modes
Computer controllable (once you supply the cable & software)
Tuning down to 1 Hz for complete tuning precision (especially good for SSB use on amateur bands)
Front facing speaker for best sound when placed on a surface and you are in the operator's position
Both Hi-z and Lo-z antenna inputs (to use with either coaxial cable or a plain longwire and realizing minimum signal loss
Noise Blanker
Selectable AGC
Timer to turn receiver on or off for absent recording of programs or for shutting off to go to sleep
Can support a whole host of accessories like extra filters, external speaker, voice synthesizer, DSP module, high stability crystal oscillator, mounting bracket for mobile use, carry bag for travel, and power supplies to connect to 12 volts DC or to support international AC power