On Feb 13, 8:04*am, dave wrote:
bpnjensen wrote:
On Feb 12, 8:29 am, "D. Peter
wrote:
On 2/12/10 10:13 , bpnjensen wrote:

Pyramids are not especially popular with the Amateur Radio crowd:

http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/20

So I have noticed! *But the Astrons, in general, have a loyal
following.

* * I did some research into the Pyramid supplies. As I said earlier,
they were not built for continuous service. Apparently, at any load.
Shame, too. With modification, they can be a pretty decent supply.

* * Apparently Pyramid has been taking design tips for ICOM.

* *

My Icom R75 has been working flawlessly for many years :-)

Mine runs constantly. *I had it "restored" at ICOM USA a couple years
back. *They replaced something in the first mixer I think, (involved
taking shielded circuitry apart-very messy). *Today the radio serves as
my 24/7 30 meter autospotter.

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Icom is one of very few manufacturers left that are serious as far
as RF design goes. R-75 was not their most sucessful, but it is worth
the money. I believe it is still available at this time. It won't be
produced for much longer.