BDK wrote:
In article , says...
BDK wrote:
In article , says...
UU86 YAESU FRG- 7 RCVR COMM ANALOG
MAN,COLL.FILT,PHONES 469.95 GOOD


WOW, that price is a tad steep. I bought two 7700's over the years for
less than $300, and that was when they weren't 30 years old. No Collins
filter, but still...
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/979

The 7 was an ok receiver, in it's price range, but nothing all that
great.

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1808



That guy who said his FRG-7700 was better than his Kenwood TS-450 must
have had a very bad 450.
BDK.
Your right, on the 7700 and the 8800. they were nothing special,
unless your a collector. the frog-7 was was a good radio in it's
time. i have a high number 7 and the sears badged receiver in my
collection. the 7 is still a fun receiver. and if you read the yahoo
group, a bunch of them are still in use. our friend GH still uses
one as his number one receiver. these days most people want an
easy to use receiver- got to have a keypad and almost tune itself.
even some don't like the palstar which doesn't have a keypad, but
is still an up to date receiver. i'm not lazy, and tuning a good
receiver is still fun to me.


Drifter...