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?

Well, the one I own doesn't. I don't think that any of them do.

-Brian

My R-75 didn't come with any friggin' Saran Wrap patches stuck to it.
Usually it is the sync detector the people complain about.

Just kiss it up to god and hope for the best...

:-)

"Brian" wrote in message
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Well, the one I own doesn't. I don't think that any of them do.

-Brian

No cover on mine. My notebook does the same thing. Don't poke at it...



"DesignGuy" wrote in message
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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?

"DesignGuy" wrote in message
news:wdeld.400099$D%.45601@attbi_s51...
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?







I just got mine like a month ago and it has no cover I can detect. Hmm,
perhaps like one poster said the lens might distort the LCD but someone I
just can't see how. This is good question to ask Icom support about.

Usually these things are resource based decisions. I guess they felt it was
unneccessary and not worth adding. I would have never noticed it till you
pointed it. Now I have to think of this and you every time I look at the
display

Hey wait, look at large LCD TV screens and some monitors. They have no
protective plate at all. I guess for visual quality. Might apply here too.

Lucky

DesignGuy wrote:

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?


Adding things like the protective window would add to the cost of the
radio, and it's probably not the sort of feature people think about when
shopping.

Another radio without protection for the LCD's is the Racal 6790 - and
this may be one reason why there's a regular market for replacements.

"Mark S. Holden" wrote in message
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DesignGuy wrote:

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?


Adding things like the protective window would add to the cost of the
radio, and it's probably not the sort of feature people think about when
shopping.

Another radio without protection for the LCD's is the Racal 6790 - and
this may be one reason why there's a regular market for replacements.









Mark,
do you use the sideband feature using the 9Mhz 2.4 filter? I've been
testing it and it works pretty well. I'm surprised Icom doesn't advertise
this as a feature.

Lucky

Lucky wrote:

Mark,
do you use the sideband feature using the 9Mhz 2.4 filter? I've been
testing it and it works pretty well. I'm surprised Icom doesn't advertise
this as a feature.

Lucky



The only consumer HF radio I currently use is the aor 7030+ I run as my
"portable". The others are rack mounts.

On the 7030+, my favorite sideband filter is a crystal one marked
3.24khz. The radio reads it as 2.9khz. (the 7030 calibrates itself
for filters by sweeping them.) The shape factor of that filter is 1.33
It was made for a Racal 6790/gm or a 6830.

The Icom FL80 filter has a pretty good shape factor - 1.5 - but I'd
expect the audio to be somewhat muffled for my taste.

The specs I've seen for wider Icom brand filters for sideband imply the
skirts aren't particularly steep. You might be able to compensate for
this with the twin pbt.

I don't know how much room you've got in the case, but you don't have to
buy your filters from Icom.

Besides milspec filters, you might check into what Kiwa is offering.

= = = "DesignGuy" wrote in message
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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?


DG - Gee Wow ! You Are Right )

I just 'touched' the LCD and you are right the Numbers do seem to
change ever so slightly; when a finger is place on them :-{

Note: The LCD is rather 'deeply' Recessed from the other Front
Panel Surface Areas of the Radio.

But maybe its me, my stubby old fingers have a tendancy to move
about the Radio 'touching' the Knobs and Buttons ;-}

It is my Eyes that are 'focused' on the LCD Screen :]

I scanned the Icom IC-R75 Manual and could not find any reference
to the 'fact' that it had a "Touch-Screen" Feature 8-)


jftfoi ~ RHF
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DG - Gee Wow ! You Are Right )

I just 'touched' the LCD and you are right the Numbers do seem to
change ever so slightly; when a finger is place on them :-{

Note: The LCD is rather 'deeply' Recessed from the other Front
Panel Surface Areas of the Radio.

But maybe its me, my stubby old fingers have a tendancy to move
about the Radio 'touching' the Knobs and Buttons ;-}

It is my Eyes that are 'focused' on the LCD Screen :]

I scanned the Icom IC-R75 Manual and could not find any reference
to the 'fact' that it had a "Touch-Screen" Feature 8-)


Heh, that's what it is - a touch screen! 'Course it won't actually control
anything - that will be included in the R75-A