[net.ham-radio] replacement filters etc. for R70

RSHAPIRO@BBNA.ARPA (09/05/84)

From:  Richard Shapiro <RSHAPIRO@BBNA.ARPA>

I've just bought a (used) ICOM R-70 and would like to ask
others who own one (or an R71) about the optional filters
that places like EEB are offering.

The reviews I've seen imply that the narrower of the PBT
filters should be replaced. Two possible replacement filters
are generally mentioned (I forget the model numbers offhand).
Does anyone have opinions about the need for this replacement
and the relative merits of the two filters? I should
mention that I listen almost exclusively to AM broadcasts
but that I often listen "ECSS" for the increased selectivity
(I much prefer this to narrow AM -- I've never seriously
considered the narrow-AM mod that EEB offers; this based on
using both narrow AM and ECSS on my R-1000).

Thanks for the information,

Richard Shapiro
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