Re: [IRCA] good portable receiver

[Bob Young <bobyoung53@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd like to thank everyone for their help, I'm now trying to decide between the IC-2010 and the R-70 (although you never know),

Bob Young 
Millbury, Ma
KB1OKL

Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:37:09 -0400
From: bobgale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: am@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] good portable receiver


  
    
  
  
    Bob,

      

      I had an Icom R-70 in the 80's and it worked very well on MW, even
      better if you're away from locals. Not because of overload, but
      you have only the passband filter to attack slop from a local.
      (That's in a stock R-70.) I suppose you could use ecss on MW, too.
      There's a very easy mod (clipping one wire) which activates the
      preamp on MW. Sensitivity was very good to excellent on MW with
      that mod. Plus, since it's a higher end communications rig, it
      easily handles external antennas.

      

      Hope this helps.

      

      Bob Galerstein WB2VGD

      Monroe, NY 

      

      On 8/20/2013 4:16 PM, Bob Young wrote:

    
    
      
      I'm actually thinking more of a SS communications
        receiver now, I was only worried about what would fit in a
        suitcase and never even thought of regular receivers, anyone
        here familiar with an ICOM IC-70 general coverage receiver? I
        think I can probably pick one up for about 200-300 bucks and
        they get very good reviews on ham.net. even for MW reception.
        Are Kiwi filters still available for something like this? If not
        this receiver can anyone here recommend a good older receiver
        like this which also won't break the bank?

        

        Bob Young

        Millbury, Ms

        KB1OKL

      
      

    
    

  


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