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Old 2nd Mar 2021, 3:13 pm   #1
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https://www.nevadaradio.co.uk/product/icom-ic-r6/

Looking at one of these possibly to purchase anyone had any experience as to there use and quality etc?
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Old 2nd Mar 2021, 5:14 pm   #2
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Had an IC-R5, the predecessor, for some years. It's always been fine.

Not much warning the batteries are about to go flat but as they are only 2xAA it's not a big deal. My only criticism I think.
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Old 3rd Mar 2021, 11:10 am   #3
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Many thanks for the heads up on my post the advice and feedback is very much appreciated. Yes I found this Radio to be quite a piece of kit at the price and rather than pay say 1/2 the cost and end up with something of half the performance I'm seriously getting sold on this fantastic radio with so many things to apply to so will not be long now before I settle down and decide to go for it, but its in serious considerations indeed.
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Okay so now have Icom IC-R6 a tad smaller than I thought but great little radio all the same. But the user guide is some what involved in terms of programming and wondered if the Cloning software disc or some thing similar would be a quicker way to get the full operating system into play for frequency searching etc? At least that way everything can be handled in a wider screen area and a lot quickest than all the pushes and taps required to make this operational reasonably quickly. Also an adaptor and advices on connection to maybe longer telescopic or small external Aerial for mobile operations and alike.
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I have an R5 and it's excellent, and the R6 is almost identical. But remember there's not much analogue stuff to eavesdrop on these days. I think I wrote a review of the R6 for a mag. I'll see if I can find it.
EDIT. It's Radio User April 2010, but it doesn't seem to be available on our favourite magazine site. If you want a copy I can send you one via e-mail. Just drop me a PM.
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Many thanks Andrew PM just posted
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Super stuff Andrew - all noted and PM replied too alls good and great Article many thanks.
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Had an IC-R5, the predecessor, for some years. It's always been fine.
Same here.
Annoying that it is not possible to pick up the audio from TV channels any more, that was a nice feature.
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Old 8th Mar 2021, 12:52 pm   #10
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Update for PC program for IC-R6 as provided link from the superb Tim at Nevada Radio UK
https://www.butel.nl/products/arc6/arc6.html

I have downloaded and see how i get on but if anyone else wants to take a look and use give it a try if it helps
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