FRG-7 or Satellit 800
 

As a former FRG-7 owner, and as a borrower of a Satellit 800
for a few days, I still like the FRG-7 better. I agree with
one poster who did not like the looks of the 800. It was
just not pleasant to use.

I found no lack of sensitivity in the FRG-7. I was not able
to compare the radios side by side. The variable selectivity
on the 800 is a good thing, but not as good as in my now
22 year old Kenwood R-1000.

For a price of $150 to $175, which is what I have seen the
Yaesu receivers actually sell for at hamfests, I think it
is a very good deal.

--
Charter member of the Church of the Easily Amused
Robert (Bob) Davis Amateur Radio K0FPC

Robert Davis wrote:

As a former FRG-7 owner, and as a borrower of a Satellit 800
for a few days, I still like the FRG-7 better. I agree with
one poster who did not like the looks of the 800. It was
just not pleasant to use.

I found no lack of sensitivity in the FRG-7. I was not able
to compare the radios side by side. The variable selectivity
on the 800 is a good thing, but not as good as in my now
22 year old Kenwood R-1000.

For a price of $150 to $175, which is what I have seen the
Yaesu receivers actually sell for at hamfests, I think it
is a very good deal.

I guess the sync' detector on the '800' didn't impress you. I would
choose the '800' over the FRG-7 for that reason alone. However the FRG-7
is a good deal for a beginner.


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"starman" wrote in message
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Robert Davis wrote:

As a former FRG-7 owner, and as a borrower of a Satellit 800
for a few days, I still like the FRG-7 better. I agree with
one poster who did not like the looks of the 800. It was
just not pleasant to use.

I found no lack of sensitivity in the FRG-7. I was not able
to compare the radios side by side. The variable selectivity
on the 800 is a good thing, but not as good as in my now
22 year old Kenwood R-1000.

For a price of $150 to $175, which is what I have seen the
Yaesu receivers actually sell for at hamfests, I think it
is a very good deal.

I guess the sync' detector on the '800' didn't impress you. I would
choose the '800' over the FRG-7 for that reason alone. However the FRG-7
is a good deal for a beginner.

Didn't those old Yaesu's drift like crazy? I doubt if the SAT 800 would have
that problem. And yes, the sync detector is awsome on the SAT 800!
DeWayne



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Actually, DeWayne, the FRG-7 didn't drift at all -- the reason is
because it was based upon an auto-correcting Wadley loop circuit. If
you do a Google search on "Wadley loop" or "Barlow-Wadley" you'll find
quite a bit of information about that type of receiver. It was a
novel circuit, which afforded terrific accuracy (rare in analog dials
on consumer-grade shortwave radios) and zero drift.
Randy, WA4FJF

"DeWayne" wrote in message ...
Didn't those old Yaesu's drift like crazy? I doubt if the SAT 800 would have
that problem. And yes, the sync detector is awsome on the SAT 800!
DeWayne

"Randy Padawer" wrote in message
om...
Actually, DeWayne, the FRG-7 didn't drift at all -- the reason is
because it was based upon an auto-correcting Wadley loop circuit. If
you do a Google search on "Wadley loop" or "Barlow-Wadley" you'll find
quite a bit of information about that type of receiver. It was a
novel circuit, which afforded terrific accuracy (rare in analog dials
on consumer-grade shortwave radios) and zero drift.
Randy, WA4FJF

Thanks for the good news. I always avoided trying a FRG-7 for that reason. I
bought a new Panasonic RF-4900 from Gilfer. I could let it warm up for hours
and it would still drift nearly two kHz. I couldn't record anything without
babysitting. Other than that I loved the 4900. I'd take the SAT 800 over the
RF-4900 any day though.
DeWayne


"DeWayne" wrote in message
...
Didn't those old Yaesu's drift like crazy? I doubt if the SAT 800 would
have
that problem. And yes, the sync detector is awsome on the SAT 800!
DeWayne