FRG-7 swr needs repair...........
 

has a summerkamp label....wondering if there is anybody here in this
group that could recommend a
repair person to
go through a unit with the schematics/instruction manual in hand? i have

the schematic.... mine was near a lightning strike and won't play since.

i took it to a local radio shop and they kept it for months.....then
returned it and all it did was play local am stations and not very well
at that.......i'd like to get it back to working condition....would
appreciate knowlegeable suggestions.......am in southeastern usa.....

regards

It's impossible to give any "knowledgeable suggestions" without actually
seeing/testing the receiver.

At xxx $ (an hour) you could let a technician do the seeking/ solving/
fixing that would probably cost you more than getting another mint used
FRG-7 set ...

But it's a great radio well worth having! A tough and sturdy design from
what I have learnt. If your radio is defective , chances are it's a minor
(but fatal) flaw.

If it's a more serious flaw, (who knows?) it's a tough decision to take it
any further ....

From what I have learnt ,if it's defective (and you don't have the
"knowledge") - leave it for the spare parts...

Only my 2 Cents worth ......

Knut Otterbeck
Oslo - Norway

http://www.geocities.com/grundig_satellit
Grundig Satellit info & Radio links
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" wrote in message
...
has a summerkamp label....wondering if there is anybody here in this
group that could recommend a
repair person to
go through a unit with the schematics/instruction manual in hand? i have

the schematic.... mine was near a lightning strike and won't play since.

i took it to a local radio shop and they kept it for months.....then
returned it and all it did was play local am stations and not very well
at that.......i'd like to get it back to working condition....would
appreciate knowlegeable suggestions.......am in southeastern usa.....

regards

If it's a Yeasu (sp?) try talking with these guys...

http://www.radiolabs.com/repair/radiorepair.html

Mentioned in another thread about radio repairs ( Grundig repairs).

Dave


wrote in message
...
has a summerkamp label....wondering if there is anybody here in this
group that could recommend a
repair person to
go through a unit with the schematics/instruction manual in hand? i have

the schematic.... mine was near a lightning strike and won't play since.

i took it to a local radio shop and they kept it for months.....then
returned it and all it did was play local am stations and not very well
at that.......i'd like to get it back to working condition....would
appreciate knowlegeable suggestions.......am in southeastern usa.....

regards

If it has poor sensitivity on all of the preselector ranges, it is probably
a blown RF amplifier. I can't remember if it is a 3SK40 or a 3SK41. I've
bought a few of them from hamfests over the years, and it seems to be a
common problem. It could be an open coupling cap at the antenna input, if
you are lucky, but more likely, it is that dual gate MOSFET.

Pete

Dave wrote in message
...
If it's a Yeasu (sp?) try talking with these guys...

http://www.radiolabs.com/repair/radiorepair.html

Mentioned in another thread about radio repairs ( Grundig repairs).

Dave


wrote in message
...
has a summerkamp label....wondering if there is anybody here in this
group that could recommend a
repair person to
go through a unit with the schematics/instruction manual in hand? i have

the schematic.... mine was near a lightning strike and won't play since.

i took it to a local radio shop and they kept it for months.....then
returned it and all it did was play local am stations and not very well
at that.......i'd like to get it back to working condition....would
appreciate knowlegeable suggestions.......am in southeastern usa.....

regards

wrote in message
...
has a summerkamp label....wondering if there is anybody here in this
group that could recommend a
repair person to
go through a unit with the schematics/instruction manual in hand? i have

the schematic.... mine was near a lightning strike and won't play since.

i took it to a local radio shop and they kept it for months.....then
returned it and all it did was play local am stations and not very well
at that.......i'd like to get it back to working condition....would
appreciate knowlegeable suggestions.......am in southeastern usa.....

regards


I a gradually getting my electronics shop back together, and if you decide
not to have it fixed you could aways sell the corpse to me. I would love a
chance to ressurect a dead or semi-dead SW radio. Particularly an SR-7.

Just an idea, in case you are interested.

Dave Beane


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