I had recently placed an order for an Icom IC-R75 and I was really psyched that it was scheduled to be delivered today...that is, until it actually arrived and I saw that the box had been dropped somewhere along the way.
The exterior box from the radio supplier was dented, and the top corner of the Icom box inside also had a slight dent. I hooked up the receiver to the power supply and an antenna, and set up the Icom for a basic scan through the entire frequency range. Basically, I just wanted to make sure everything was working.
I was able to pull in some stations and everything about the receiver's functions appear to be fine. The one thing I did notice, however, was that every time the receiver locked on to a station or some interference, it made an ever-so-slight clicking sound. This is the exact same sound that the receiver makes when powering up the unit. The click only occurs once when the scan stops immediately after a signal is found, and if the speaker was loud enough I probably wouldn't hear it. I would describe it as the sound of two pennies hitting each other in a jeans pocket.
Because this is my first shortwave receiver, and obviously, my first IC-R75, I thought I would ask the many IC-R75 users if the sound the receiver is producing is normal. I don't think the box was damaged enough to harm the unit, but given the price of the receiver, if the clicking sound is a sign of damage I'll want to contact the shipper and the radio supply company right away.
The exterior box from the radio supplier was dented, and the top corner of the Icom box inside also had a slight dent. I hooked up the receiver to the power supply and an antenna, and set up the Icom for a basic scan through the entire frequency range. Basically, I just wanted to make sure everything was working.
I was able to pull in some stations and everything about the receiver's functions appear to be fine. The one thing I did notice, however, was that every time the receiver locked on to a station or some interference, it made an ever-so-slight clicking sound. This is the exact same sound that the receiver makes when powering up the unit. The click only occurs once when the scan stops immediately after a signal is found, and if the speaker was loud enough I probably wouldn't hear it. I would describe it as the sound of two pennies hitting each other in a jeans pocket.
Because this is my first shortwave receiver, and obviously, my first IC-R75, I thought I would ask the many IC-R75 users if the sound the receiver is producing is normal. I don't think the box was damaged enough to harm the unit, but given the price of the receiver, if the clicking sound is a sign of damage I'll want to contact the shipper and the radio supply company right away.
