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Vic Fraenckel

Jan 1, 1970
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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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Vic Fraenckel

Jan 1, 1970
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Sounds good to me. It goes in the boat pile!

Vic

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Victor Fraenckel - The Windman
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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

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

Jan 1, 1970
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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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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
 
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Jack Burton

Jan 1, 1970
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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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Jim Pook

Jan 1, 1970
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Hi:

I still have my old "Frog-7" - it's sitting next to my bed. I've been
thinking of putting it on the boat as it is a great AM radio receiver that
will run on it's own batteries. No need to drain the starting battery!

Many years ago, I hooked it up to my C-Band satellite receiver to pick up
telephone transmissions off the satellites.

I'm wondering what type of antenna I could get that would work well on the
boat - somehow the 200' longwire does not seem practical ;-)

Jim Pook
Jim's Fishing Charters
Box 326
Tahsis, BC V0P 1X0
www.jimsfishing.com
[email protected]
1(888) 617-FISH (3474) Toll Free
(250) 934-7665 Local
 
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Robert Miles

Jan 1, 1970
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Larry W4CSC said:
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
 
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Robert Miles

Jan 1, 1970
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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
 
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