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Very glad that I bought mine 18 mos ago from Gigaparts - I absolutely love
this radio. Now that it is being discoed, I don't think I will ever sell it. Replaced an FRG100 with it and am very pleased with the performance right out of the box. IMO, best shortwave out there for its price... |
I just called Universal radio and they said they just ordered 250 and
they know NOTHING about it being discontinued. |
called grove enterprises and they know nothing aboutthe R75 or the R8B
being discontinued. hard to believe two of the top SW receiver vendors in this country can't keep a grip on two of their most important products !!! |
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The order taker must not have a clue. Their wesbite is explicit:
"Availability Note: Icom has discontinued the R75. No replacement is currently planned. Universal Radio obtained a quantity of this model before it was discontinued. We are pleased to be able continue to offer this excellent radio." |
My question is...the R75 seems to still be a very popular receiver. Why
would they discontinue it at this point? It's not all that old even, is it? Someone earlier asked about the Yaesu FRG-100...I believe that one is discontinued as well. Passport 2005 mentions that. |
Invader3K wrote: My question is...the R75 seems to still be a very popular receiver. Why would they discontinue it at this point? It's not all that old even, is it? Someone earlier asked about the Yaesu FRG-100...I believe that one is discontinued as well. Passport 2005 mentions that. There is no indication at present on the Universal site of The FRG-100 being discontinued. dxAce Michigan USA |
I would like to hope that Icom will announce another high performing
receiver, but I think they are discontinuing it because of lack of demand. Kenwood departed from the SWL market a decade ago after producing one of the finest receivers ever to hit the amateur market - the R5000. If Taesu is gone (I don't know that) I guess this leaves AOR and Japan Radio as makers of high performance shortwave receivers. Invader3K wrote: My question is...the R75 seems to still be a very popular receiver. Why would they discontinue it at this point? It's not all that old even, is it? Someone earlier asked about the Yaesu FRG-100...I believe that one is discontinued as well. Passport 2005 mentions that. |
Recently,the Drake R8B's and now the Icom R75's.I wonder which will be
next? True,we can't expect them to be continued forever. cuhulin |
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