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Offline East Troy Don

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Re: ICOM IC R-75 external speaker
« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2019, 1514 UTC »
Ok, this strikes me as a bit strange:   I had pretty much settled on the Yaesu SP-10 but thought I would chat with Gigaparts and confirm that the SP10 External speaker would interface with the  R75.   To my amazement, the chat guy told he he was "not certain this would work as it was only designed for Yaesu tranceivers".     I thought maybe someone here could confirm this is a match before I drop $149 .
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Re: ICOM IC R-75 external speaker
« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2019, 1854 UTC »
Just a guess, but most transcievers and receivers in the last 40 years or so seem to have been made with a 8 ohm external speaker connector, and expect an 8 ohm speaker to be connected to that jack. Any 8 ohm speaker will do. As I said before, do not expect hi fidelity from a HAM external speaker.
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Re: ICOM IC R-75 external speaker
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2019, 0132 UTC »
Don,

Just noticed you have a Satellit 750.  It has a fairly decent speaker.  Have you considered using the 750 line-in?
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Re: ICOM IC R-75 external speaker
« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2019, 0330 UTC »
No I hadn't but a great idea - going out to get the patch cord tomorrow.   And you're right ,  the 750 is one helluva good speaker for a mid-range economic SWL radio .     Thank you, Sir !
Primary: Yaesu FRG-7700  Secondary: ICOM R75 Tertiary: Grundig  750. Tecsun PL-990X, Tecsun PL-880 . Malahit DSP SDR V3,  Alpha Delta  SWL Sloper antenna. : Also, 1940 Mantola am/sw tube. CountyComm GP-5/SSB hand held, Tecsun PL-380 ,et al.  QTH: EAST TROY WI  USA.  Sea Level: + 320 meters .  75 miles (but not far enough) NNW of Chicago

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Re: ICOM IC R-75 external speaker
« Reply #19 on: May 23, 2019, 1450 UTC »
And the patch to the 750 works wonderfully.   Mucho Appreciado!
Primary: Yaesu FRG-7700  Secondary: ICOM R75 Tertiary: Grundig  750. Tecsun PL-990X, Tecsun PL-880 . Malahit DSP SDR V3,  Alpha Delta  SWL Sloper antenna. : Also, 1940 Mantola am/sw tube. CountyComm GP-5/SSB hand held, Tecsun PL-380 ,et al.  QTH: EAST TROY WI  USA.  Sea Level: + 320 meters .  75 miles (but not far enough) NNW of Chicago

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Re: ICOM IC R-75 external speaker
« Reply #20 on: May 23, 2019, 1734 UTC »
And the patch to the 750 works wonderfully.   Mucho Appreciado!

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