I inherited a Yaesu FRG-7 receiver from my father. I have never used it. As
I get spun up for a "new" life as a live-aboarder I am contemplating the
stuff I will need and have been looking at the FRG-7. Is it a
reasonable/useful item to have aboard?

Any enlightenment will be appreciated.

TIA

Vic

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Yes. it is a useful HF receiver. Can be used to decode waether fax and listen
to marine SSB comms.

Sounds good to me. It goes in the boat pile!

Vic

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and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival."
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Dost thou not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed?
-Count Oxenstierna (ca 1620) to the young King Gustavus Adolphus

"BOEING377" wrote in message
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| Yes. it is a useful HF receiver. Can be used to decode waether fax and
listen
| to marine SSB comms.

FRG7 is a reasonably good receiver. It is worthwhile if you want to hear Long range HF communications from overseas or weatherfax etc.
"Vic Fraenckel" wrote in message ...
I inherited a Yaesu FRG-7 receiver from my father. I have never used it. As
I get spun up for a "new" life as a live-aboarder I am contemplating the
stuff I will need and have been looking at the FRG-7. Is it a
reasonable/useful item to have aboard?

Any enlightenment will be appreciated.

TIA

Vic

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__________________________________________________ ______

Victor Fraenckel - The Windman
vfraenc1 ATSIGN nycap DOT rr DOTcom
KC2GUI

Home of the WindReader Electronic Theodolite
Read the WIND

"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long
and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival."
- Winston [Leonard Spencer] Churchill (1874 - 1965)

Dost thou not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed?
-Count Oxenstierna (ca 1620) to the young King Gustavus Adolphus

Thanks for the replies to my FRG-7 query. I am putting it in the on-the-boat
pile of stuff.

Vic

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KC2GUI

Home of the WindReader Electronic Theodolite
Read the WIND

"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long
and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival."
- Winston [Leonard Spencer] Churchill (1874 - 1965)

Dost thou not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed?
-Count Oxenstierna (ca 1620) to the young King Gustavus Adolphus

Wow...retro memories! I had an FRG-7. Great little general coverage
receiver for its day. Thanks for the memories....



On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 18:53:15 GMT, "Vic Fraenckel"
wrote:

I inherited a Yaesu FRG-7 receiver from my father. I have never used it. As
I get spun up for a "new" life as a live-aboarder I am contemplating the
stuff I will need and have been looking at the FRG-7. Is it a
reasonable/useful item to have aboard?

Any enlightenment will be appreciated.

TIA

Vic

--
_________________________________________________ _______

Victor Fraenckel - The Windman
vfraenc1 ATSIGN nycap DOT rr DOTcom
KC2GUI

Home of the WindReader Electronic Theodolite
Read the WIND

"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long
and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival."
- Winston [Leonard Spencer] Churchill (1874 - 1965)

Dost thou not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed?
-Count Oxenstierna (ca 1620) to the young King Gustavus Adolphus

"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
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Wow...retro memories! I had an FRG-7. Great little general coverage
receiver for its day. Thanks for the memories....
Little is not an adjective I would use....

I have one here.. needs a new audio pot...
My TS50 is a quarter of the size and transmits as well...

Regards

Bob
GM4CAQ

On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 18:21:55 -0000, "Robert Miles"
wrote:


"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
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Wow...retro memories! I had an FRG-7. Great little general coverage
receiver for its day. Thanks for the memories....
Little is not an adjective I would use....

Well, perhaps my references are a bit off. Compared to an R-390A,
SP-600, or Collins receiver, it's tiny, indeed....(c;

Do they sell WD-40 in the UK? If they do, hit the audio pot with a
tiny squirt of WD-40 and see if that doesn't rejuvenate it. Give it
20 stop to stop cranks.

"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
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Snip

Do they sell WD-40 in the UK? If they do, hit the audio pot with a
tiny squirt of WD-40 and see if that doesn't rejuvenate it. Give it
20 stop to stop cranks.

Will seek some out.. always useful on the boat..

Regards

Bob

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 18:53:15 GMT, "Vic Fraenckel"
wrote:

I inherited a Yaesu FRG-7 receiver from my father. I have never used it. As
I get spun up for a "new" life as a live-aboarder I am contemplating the
stuff I will need and have been looking at the FRG-7. Is it a
reasonable/useful item to have aboard?

I have one sitting right in front of me as I type this.

It's a great little gneral coverage receiver.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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