I own and use a model PW 8R15 Brickwall surge filter.
www.brickwall.com www.pricewheeler.com They are made in good old
U.S.A.and they carry a lifetime gurrantee.
cuhulin

The Yaesu's didn't even have RF gain. Pathetic!

"running dogg" wrote
I have an FRG-8800, and my only complaint is that power surges or
fluctuations (such as can happen during a power outage) can scramble the
microprocessors. I remedy this by keeping it plugged into a surge
protector that I turn off when the radio is not in use. Other than that,
it is wonderful for 20 year old technology.


You ought to think about plugging it into a small UPS then, as surge
protection normally clamps at 330v and provide no power conditioning
(voltage regulation) whatsoever.

Jack

m II wrote:

Eric F. Richards wrote:

Funny... if I look inside my '8500 I see a cast aluminum,
compartmentalized, shielded chassis.

Much as I like my Yaesu gear, their last great receiver was the
FRG-100.


I wanted one. They were probably way underrated. I'd like to find a
good comparison between it, FRG 7 and FRG 9600

I had a '-100 and a '-7. Both nice radios. The '100 suffered from
chugging and other synthesizer noise, but behaved well, otherwise. It
was underrated, and the need for a keypad was overstated -- it had a
number of aids to allow you to get to any arbitrary place on the
spectrum in a hurry without direct frequency entry.

The '7 was built like a tank. Just a different generation of design
and construction standards. A fun radio to operate, but in these days
of 1 Hz resolution probably not considered "practical." I would have
killed for one back in its day, though.

--
Eric F. Richards,
"Nature abhors a vacuum tube." -- J. R. Pierce, Bell Labs, c. 1940

Sue the hell out of them.Maybe y'all have seen them ads on tv about them
miserable kevin LAGGARD mizuhara msntv2 new set top boxes.Them boxes
aren't worth a S..T!!!! I was knocking them miserable kevin LAGGARD
(that Miserable piece of S..T!!! kevin mizuhara,,Mserable marketing
mananger S.O.B.at msntv SUCKS!!!!!! *******!!! had the audacity to call
us webbys,LAGGARDS) msntv2 boxes before they ever hit the
marketlace.There are some NG rooms behind msntv's firewall and I can
tell y'all plenty of folks who bought them stupid ass kevin Miserable
LAGGARD mizuhara *******!!! msntv2 boxes are more than upset with them
boxes! NO self respecting person would Ever waste their money on them
boxes!!!
cuhulin

I personally would choose a stock R75 over an 800 in a heartbeat, not
because I'm an R75 fan but because I'm not so impressed with the 800
(for reasons that can obviously be subjective and idiosyncratic). While
I can't assign exact percentages to overall performance, I'm surprised
by your comparison of the 800's performance with that of the R8B's. I
think there's a big, immediately noticeable difference in their
performance. I've sold a couple of 800s simply because I didn't like
them. I'd never sell my Drake or even my Sony SW77.

But maybe I just have unusual preferences. There are lots of folks
whose opinions I respect who love the 800. Variety is the spice of
life, I guess.

Steve

wrote:

I personally would choose a stock R75 over an 800 in a heartbeat, not
because I'm an R75 fan but because I'm not so impressed with the 800
(for reasons that can obviously be subjective and idiosyncratic). While
I can't assign exact percentages to overall performance, I'm surprised
by your comparison of the 800's performance with that of the R8B's. I
think there's a big, immediately noticeable difference in their
performance. I've sold a couple of 800s simply because I didn't like
them. I'd never sell my Drake or even my Sony SW77.

But maybe I just have unusual preferences. There are lots of folks
whose opinions I respect who love the 800. Variety is the spice of
life, I guess.

If I had the hard choice of an '800 and an R75 I too would choose the R75.

:-)

dxAce
Michigan
USA

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Um Jiu Jiu - Phil.
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In article Uaezd.23368$7p.18435@lakeread02, says...

"running dogg" wrote
I have an FRG-8800, and my only complaint is that power surges or
fluctuations (such as can happen during a power outage) can scramble the
microprocessors. I remedy this by keeping it plugged into a surge
protector that I turn off when the radio is not in use. Other than that,
it is wonderful for 20 year old technology.


You ought to think about plugging it into a small UPS then, as surge
protection normally clamps at 330v and provide no power conditioning
(voltage regulation) whatsoever.

Jack




My 8800 used to "wig out" just by touching it after walking across the
room. It was very touchy, but other than that, it worked pretty well. It
sure did need a better narrow filter though..

BDK

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


wrote:

I personally would choose a stock R75 over an 800 in a heartbeat,
not
because I'm an R75 fan but because I'm not so impressed with the
800
(for reasons that can obviously be subjective and idiosyncratic).
While
I can't assign exact percentages to overall performance, I'm
surprised
by your comparison of the 800's performance with that of the
R8B's. I
think there's a big, immediately noticeable difference in their
performance. I've sold a couple of 800s simply because I didn't
like
them. I'd never sell my Drake or even my Sony SW77.

But maybe I just have unusual preferences. There are lots of folks
whose opinions I respect who love the 800. Variety is the spice of
life, I guess.

If I had the hard choice of an '800 and an R75 I too would choose
the R75.

Not I. Oh, wait. I did just that (choose an 800 over an
R75) 4 years ago. Considering that my inclinations
currently run toward program listening rather than
DXing, that's not a great surprise.

For me, the next thing to think about in the next year
or two is: R75 vs. R8 vs. R8B vs. HQ-180. Okay, I
really would like a boat anchor regardless, so maybe
it's just: R75 vs. R71A vs. R8 vs. R8B.

--Mike L.