[FedCom] WARNING about new ICOM receivers.

[Stephen M. Parker, WR9A]

Not to answer directly for Bob (W0NXN), but I find new info all the time at Universal
Radio's web site. Here's the spec page for the Icom R1500:
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/widerxvr/1500spec.html

There are similar pages for the PC version, as well as the R2500. Just check out the
wideband receiver section of the main web site, then browse to the radio you're looking
for, and select specifications at the top of the page. They usually have info and specs
on new models of radios before anyone else that I've found (other than the Japanese web
sites).
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Stephen, WR9A   -   Lafayette, Indiana
Email:  shortwave (AT) verizon -DOT- net 
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-----Original Message-----
From: fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
Of Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 8:17 AM
To: fedcom at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [FedCom] WARNING about new ICOM receivers.


To Bob, w0nxn:
Where did you see those freq gaps listed? If you were looking on the Icom 
Japan website then you were not looking at a US version of the radios. There 
are several nuisances of these radios (UK,  France, Japan, US etc). Unless 
you were looking at the US spec, you were not looking at the correct 
information for the unit released here.

I went up to the OET website to see what the FCC  authorized for sale here 
in the US. According to the test reports filed with the FCC, the 2500 series 
covers 495 kHz to 3299.9999 MHz continuous (excluding two cell bands). I 
examined the US version of the 1500 series receiver manual and the freq 
coverage is 10 kHz to 3299.9999 MHz (less cellular). So Bob I think you were 
looking at an overseas version of these two radios. That is why I check the 
FCC OET website for equipment cert. They have to tell the FCC what is in the 
box being sold in the US. ;-)))