I guess I should have explained why I made this post as peoples responses
have not been in tune with what I was trying to accomplish.

Too many people have been pushing the FRG7 as this fantastic can't go wrong
receiver and people new to the hobby or those not knowing what to get, end
up getting an FRG-7 overpaying, and thinking it is this fantastic receiver,
the best since Armstrong invented the superhet. Well they are mistaken,
having been mislead as to what the best receiver for them would be. A
newcomer should not start off with an FRG-7, as simple as that. I want
inexperienced people not to think the 7 is the best they could do.
A newcomer should not have to cope with analog readout and fair selectivity
(among other shortcomings) in their main receiver when for a few dollars
more they can get a used satellit 800 (fairly easy to get for $300 to $320,
tested with warranty) that is an awesome receiver for most people. It is one
of my TWO main receivers (+Lowe HF-225).







"mike maghakian" wrote in message
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I thought I would dig up some numbers to back up what I have said for
years, the FRG-7 is grossly over rated.
These stats are measured in the lab of the great Ranier Lichte in his
awesome book "radio receiver, chance or choice" the best review book ever
written in the history of shortwave radio. In fact I just modified one of
my copies to make it easy to scan reviews to mail to people for proof of
what I say.

FRG-7 FRG-7700 FRG-8800
SW sens (uV) 2.1 2.1 1.1
3rd order ICP (dBm) -25 -10 +3
selectivity (-6/60) 3.2/8.8 *1 3/7 + 7/18

*1 Wide 11/26 Norm 5.2/13.5 Narr 2.6/8.2

In every category of these most important specs, the FRG-7 loses. In fact
the 3rd order ICP is pretty BAD !!!!!!

The facts speak for themselves, the reputation of the FRG-7 is not based
on reality but fantasy.

I am not crazy about the selectivity of the stock units of any of the
FRG's so my FRG-7 and my FRG-7700 both have mechanical filters and the
7700 has an upgraded ceramic as well. But the 7 selectivity is way too
limited for the real world !

And the 7700 and 8800 both sound really NICE !!!!