Icom R-75, MW DXing Sample

just a small clip of the r75 doing distant DX on AM broadcast band
the stations with good copy are:
660-KTNN Window Rock, Az. at 745miles(country music) fighting with KWVE Oildale, Ca. at 250miles(religious song)
1120-KPNW Eugene, Or. at 429miles
1150-KTLK L.A., Ca at 358miles
1160-KSL Sal Lake, Ut at 590miles
1190-KEX Portland, Or. at 529miles
1200-KYAA Santa Cruz, Ca at 90miles and 10,000 watts

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• r75
• mwdx
• radio
• shortwave
• meduium
• wave
• ham
• receiver

[pesnyaozemle]

Oh, nice to see R75 works great. Of course, I'm a owner of this RX and I can operate this one in the total dark.

[globalswgetter]

@pesnyaozemle great to know you have one right there in Japan Taka-it just further solidfies the r75's good name!

[senderjaeger]

Nice MW DXing video... I remember having received KSL 1160 myself during a holiday trip to the Western US (including California) in August 1999.

[globalswgetter]

@senderjaeger thanks Matthias-they do have a huge signal that rivals many stations within my own state-I made this video mainly for a guy in a forum who is "on the fence" about the r75 and its MW ability and was under the impression the r75 was very limited in MW.

[senderjaeger]

@globalswgetter I hope you managed to convince him that the R75 is a great receiver. If I hadn't got so many radios I'd certainly consider the Icom...

[globalswgetter]

@senderjaeger he says he has decided to get an r75 now so that is good-such a great rig and so many happy owners-he cannot go wrong with this one!

[globalswgetter]

Thanks r75 brothers Mark and Sal! Mark those antennas sound very interesting I will google them or check here for some-I do have my eye on a Welbrook loop as some directional action is welcome. Sal in my opinion you are going to really enjoy that radio on lowbands DX. LW is fun too-I sometimes chase beacons down there and have scored some in Canada at over 1000 miles.

[biggun45acp]

nice catches...im starting to really like my R-75..I had a Drake R8B which was a nice reciever but the Icom is hotter....the Kenwood R-5000 was hot but to much front end overlaod....I havent done any DX AM with it yet...but there is always tonight!

[MARKGM20877]

The R75 is performs well on MW from my own observations when I owned one I was able to get many Trans Atlantic stations here in Scotland...one useful function was the preamp especially when using SSB...you should try a flag or pennant antenna on your roof with your other antennas and point it west for some Trans Pacific Dxing :) cheers and beers Mark