I purchased a new Icom R-75 about 3 weeks ago, and noticed that there is no
clear plastic window covering the LCD panel. Touching the LCD panel causes
the blurring or distortion effect on the digits that you would normally see.

After checking the Yahoo newsgroup one other person responded that his R75
does not have the window either. This surprises me, since even my $5 desk
calculator has a protective window for the LCD panel.

So now I'm wondering if it was left off some radios during manufacture, or
if this is actually a design flaw.

Could owners of R-75's please reply to this post whether or not their
receiver has a clear protective window over the LCD panel?