The Orange markers show sites heard on my ICOM 730 TRANSCEIVER beginning 7/9/2011
after getting it overhauled by Mike Alexander NØBXE, at Affordable Radio Repair

The overhauled ICOM clearly has better distance reception,
with sites spanning from Korea to Maine.
Even before the "hot" Maine and Korea day,
the Minnesota, Illinois, Indianna and a New Mexico site were all further than almost all previous locations heard.