Icom IC-R7100 VHF UHF FM Radio Receiver 25 MHz 1999 MHz PUBLIC SERVICE BANDS

  

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There are not many of these that come up for sale as those owners that have them tend to keep them. Having this one in our hands and operating it has been such a joy. Ergonomically it is easy to use and its sensitivity up and down its receiving range is amazing. The receiver covers a wide swath of frequencies ranging from 25 MHz to 1999 MHz and has only the cell band blocked due to government laws. You can imagine how many analog signals that this receiver can "hear" with the extremely wide receiving range.

There are some minor cosmetic marks on the unit and this is common with age and ownership. We ask that you please look at these HD pictures that we have provided so that you may understand what to expect when the receiver is sitting on the desk in front of you. The receiver has been tested, works well with great sensitivity, and is ready to provide you with many hours of enjoyment. There are no known issues or shortcomings to this unit operationally. Included with this sale are the IC-R7100 receiver, AC power cord and the following. Copy of the user manual. Copy of the service manual. Advertisement - EEB (Electronic Equipment Bank) 1994 catalog. Magazine sale advertisement copy - Grove Enterprises Dec 1995. The scanning advantage advertisement catalog page. Catalog page copy from Gilfer Shortwave 1993. Monitoring Times review April 1994.

CD containing all of the above documentation, additional promotional item copies, mods, etc, totaling 170 MB of documents. This receiver is capable of receiving virtual all the analog communications that exist between 25 MHz and 1999 MHz.

As such, this receiver is comprehensive and can receive analog signals of. Police and other emergency personnel. Security (as building, hotel, complex, stadium, or business).

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Service weather broadcasts. Ham radio bands above 25 MHz. TV analog audio channels 1 thru 69.

Air to ground telephone (not related to cell). GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service). FRS or family handheld units. We have not picked up satellite or NASA transmissions, but if you live in the vicinity and have the right antenna then this is another possibility for reception. It does not have the range as the IC-R7100, but with that we have picked up LifeFlight helicopters, Rockview State Prison chatter, Lock Haven University's Maintenance Dept. Penn State University's football stadium security, and even Air Force 1 in addition to all the typical communications. That's right, a few years ago, when Bill Clinton was in office, AF1 landed at Centre Community Airport on open channel and could be heard communicating with ground control.

Just before AF1 landed, all the bands went dead as everyone went silent for security reasons. Ground communications with the Secret Service were encrypted so we could not receive them. But soon after landing, the channels were all alive once again. That was on a tiny handheld unit that did not have the sophistication of this R7100 receiver. This Icom IC-R7100 can receive so many broadcasts that you will sit for hours and listen in to a world that you never knew existed in radio reception.

To give you an idea of what we have experienced using Icom's earlier model the R7000 that would work similarly to this R7100, we have sat in the office chair and gone from a NOAA weather broadcast on 162.400 in State College, PA, to TV channel 10 In Altoona at 197.750 to the local State College Ham 2 meter on 146.850. During snowstorms, we dial in the Penndot Penna Dept. Of Transportation road crews on 47.300 chatting about road clearing during the storm. A few minutes into our playing, the local fire whistle went off so we tuned into 154.070 to get information on the fire dept call out. We then punched in the frequencies for the local PBS station at 91.5 MHz to get the news.

The IC-R7100 is not only a receiver, but a scanner with 9 banks totaling 900 memory channels. You can spin the dial to get a frequency, direct dial with the keyboard, or access via memory. Since you can scan, you can locate unknown transmissions or enter known frequencies that you want to monitor by setting band parameters and scanning for signals. There is a priority channel that will come alive if you are listening elsewhere when a signal is transmitted, a noise blanker to reduce household generated static, AFC for drift free FM reception, an attenuator to reduce receiving signal strength, a dimmer to set the dial light for the available light conditions, a large and clear LCD display, an analog signal meter for easy reading during tuning, a multi-function 5 event timer, digital clock, squelch, dial lock, as-well-as many other typical scanner and receiver features.

We have tried to give a fairly complete overview of this IC-R7100. Here is a list of specs if you are interested in further evaluation.

25-2000 MHz (R7100-2 GOVT) Power................. 117 VAC or 13.8 VDC 1.9A Antenna Impedance..... 50 ohm unbalanced Selectivity (-6dB).... ±10 x 10-6 or better. 512 MHz 2nd 10.7 MHz 3rd 455 kHz Tuning Steps..........

0.1, 1, 5, 10, 12.5, 20, 25, 100 kHz and 1 MHz Antenna Jack.......... 2.0 Watts 4 - 8 Ohms. 9.5 x 3.7 x 9.4 inches (241 x 94 x 181mm) Weight...............