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Icom shows new IC-R15 at Tokyo Ham Fair
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Nice! I'm really glad Butel will be there. Solid buy from me.
palmerjrusa
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Have the Butel software for my IC-R30s, will be picking up their software for the IC-R15...
Looks like Moonraker in the U.K has the IC-R15 in stock.
And now, it is Out of stock.
Starting to wonder if Icom decided to skip the USA with the R15. I know someone posted about the FCC approval.
I received the IC-R15 today, still learning how to use it, much more features than the IC-A25C
Nice! What was the shipping time for you?
Shipped from Italy on Friday, received it today, Monday, 4/22
Much smaller than my A25C, lots of features meaning lots of reading. glad I got it, $505 total, with shipping & foreign transaction fee. The owner of the online store said that Icom Italy got only one from Icom, they got it, and now I have it.
Much smaller than my A25C, lots of features meaning lots of reading. glad I got it, $505 total, with shipping & foreign transaction fee. The owner of the online store said that Icom Italy got only one from Icom, they got it, and now I have it.
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What antenna are you going to use with it?
Usually, I don't even take the supplied antenna out its protective cover.
I am using the supplied antenna, actually, I ordered the Signal Stuff antenna on your recommendation as well as the BNC to SMA adapter. It shipped from Utah today, I will try that antenna as well as my Taco D-5076 antenna and report back in a few days
The million dollar question is how's the sensitivity on it? How are the nws channels booming in compared to another radio?
As for the sensitivity...I want to try another antenna on it, still waiting on my SMA to BNC adapter, no NWS channel since it is the Euro version.
EURO version...no NWS, also, FM is from 76 to 108 instead of US 88 to 108 FM broadcast.
I am impressed with the noise suppression, this little unit costs a lot, you can get a Yaesu transceiver like the 550 for half the price.
EURO version...no NWS, also, FM is from 76 to 108 instead of US 88 to 108 FM broadcast.
I am impressed with the noise suppression, this little unit costs a lot, you can get a Yaesu transceiver like the 550 for half the price.
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I believe the supplied antenna is the FA-S270C so will be pretty decent for 2 m and 70 cm but likely not great elsewhere. That said, that antenna is pretty inefficient at 2m.
I should get hold of an R15 in the next couple of weeks so I can put it on the test bench.
I should get hold of an R15 in the next couple of weeks so I can put it on the test bench.
Can you tune it to 162.400 to 162.550 MHz?
Should be able to pick up the NWS 162.xxx MHZ frequencies.
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Of course.
I am also thinking that the Icom supplied antenna really falls short, I am getting an SMA to BNC antenna adapter tomorrow and I can compare it to the various other BNC antennas I have at home. In contrast, my Icom A25C transceiver does amazingly well with the supplied antenna it comes with. The only thing that improves the performance is the Taco D-5076 ATC style antenna.
No, it does not tune USA WX. channels, I really don't use WX channels.....with all the great iOS apps on the iphone, no reason to listen to that voice on WX 162.55
No, it does not tune USA WX. channels, I really don't use WX channels.....with all the great iOS apps on the iphone, no reason to listen to that voice on WX 162.55
I guess what what we're trying to get at is tuning to some of the weaker NWS stations is a good indicator to see how this radio compares against the others. I listen to the railroad bands at 160/161 mhz and use NWS as a indicator to see how well it performs within that range.
Quite odd that it does not tune to nws 162.xxx frequencies?
eorange
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Not to digress the thread, but I rely on the NOAA Wx freqs. When I can hear Weather Radio Canada in the summer...I know there's a good chance for VHF prop.
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