icom: IC-R71 Variants / with or without PBT

The Icom IC-R71 has been sold in different variants:
Icom IC-R71 A: for Amateur Radio use
Icom IC-R71 E: for the international market
Icom IC-R71 D: German version: restricted coverage 0,15 - 26,1 MHz, FTZ number
Icom IC-R71 A/E without PBT / Passbandtuning: units produced after March 1989
     due to a patent dispute, Icom omitted the very efficient Passband Tuning / PBT circuitry
     (which in fact was a variable IF bandwidth) in receivers produced after March 1989 without
     a change in price or model designation: there are plenty of sets with integrated PBT on the market,
     so be very careful when buying a used set or do expect a substantial reduction of price in sets
     without PBT.
Kind regards Martin Boesch

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