[TenTec] Help with Receiver

[Walt Amos]

I think Yeasu rigs had a dial lamp in series with the receive antenna as a 
FUSE and it may be open if it was exposed to excessive RF at one time?

Walt K8CV Royal Oak, MI.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <knoxcol at aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 3:52 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Help with Receiver


>
> Dear Ten Ten Folks:
>
> I know this is a bit off the focus of the group so I won't take up much 
> bandwidth.
>
> I picked up a Yaesu FRG-7700 receiver several years ago and shipped it 
> direct from the seller to my son serving in Iraq.
>
> He said it wouldn't pick up anything.   I thought he was just unfamiliar 
> with its operation.
>
> Just had the opportunity to play with it myself and it is indeed almost 
> deaf.
>
> If anyone in the group has experience with this rig, would you please 
> contact me direct?
>
> Thanks and 73!
>
> de KD4BRL  Dick
> KnoxCOL at aol.com
>
>
>
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