On Aug 29, 10:29 pm, BDK wrote:
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Jackson wrote:

"Mike Terry" wrote in news:i_Odnb-5r-
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I am considering buying one - any suggestions as to what would be a
reasonable second-hand price please?

I've seen a handful listed recently on QTH.COM in the $300-350 range.

At around that price, or just a wee bit more, a Drake R8 can be had these
days.

Much rather have the used R8 if it was in good shape. Even better, spend a
bit more and get a new R75.

Michael

Either of them are much better than the FRG-100B.

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I had an FRG-100"B"for awhile, and its main problem IMO was that the
base response in the audio was strong, and the treble weak. This made
even clear stations sound quite muddy, and harder stations were nearly
impossible. An external speaker helped, but not much. There was a
tech fix for this, but I never attempted it.

Also the filters left a bit to be desired, especially when the audio
was already poor.

Otherwise, it was fairly nice receiver, easy to use, but as others
have pointed out, no keypad. Changing Freqs was not hard, however.
It was certainly sensitive and selective enough, and seemed to have no
particular trouble with intermod products or overloading from strong
local stations (with which I am plagued).

I have enjoyed the R75 much more, even though it has taken the Kiwa
mods to bring it up to a reasonble par.

Bruce Jensen