I am new to this hobby and have acquired a beautifully cared for
FRG-7. It is externally stock but has the Gilfer MOD-1 kit and a
Collins 2.1 kHz mechanical filter installed and documented
professionally.

Question 1: Inside the internal battery bay is a slide switch with a
couple large resistors (15 & 5.6 ohm) on it. What might this be used
for? It looks original to me but I suppose it could be from one of the
mods. BTW, this radio has never had a battery in it.

Question 2: Does anyone know where I should tap into with my Tek freq
counter to look at a digital output that would correspond to the dial
readings on the front? I have downloaded the schematic but am not very
radio savvy yet.

A little background: I've just retired from 20+ years as an avionics
technician, but, unfortunately, most of my expertise is in radar.
Waveguides in place of wires. I've run many aircraft radios across
test stations but that didn't help me much (some though) with the
theory behind them.

I am in full-bore research mode right now concerning radios and have
so much to learn (I've been mostly lost in all the different antennas
out there). I'm pretty anal and have been spoiled by mil spec so who
knows where this will take me.

Is this the best newsgroup for this type of posting or am I off base
here? I know the FRG-7 doesn't have tubes but it is analog. What
determines a boatanchor?

Best regards,

Arlen