![]() I had it recently restored to spec and is in mint condition! Even after 31 years, this is still a sentimental favorite. A childhood dream to own one, I saved up, and bought one of the last new ones made when I was a teen. I’ve owned the venerable Icom IC-751A since 1991. The Icom Ic-751A remains a timeless, and relevant performer even in the modern era of transceivers. Was it a penny pinching measure or simply a way to generate repair revenues later on? To add insult to injury - Icom no longer stocks these particular parts. Ya gotta ask yourself why in the bloody blue blazes did those 'clever' Icom ever design these radios with PLASTIC trimmer capacitors when a proper CERAMIC unit cost but a few cents more? Icom engineers had to have known that these parts would eventually fail. ![]() So, I bit the bullet and replaced 4 of them with ceramic units that I had in my junk box from precious trimmer upgrades (2 - IC-735's and an IC-745). As the rig warmed up CW signals would start to become a bit raspy which worsened over time. It was pristine - no scratches or flaws whatsoever - EXCEPT - for the old plastic trimmer problem. This is my second IC-751A - sold the other unit in a fit of stupidity. ![]() NIce Solid Old Rig - Still Relevant Today ![]()
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