parnass@ihu1h.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) (06/30/85)
x YAESU FRG9600 VHF/UHF SCANNING RECEIVER: PRELIMINARY COMMENTS A friend of a friend (of a friend) tried the new Yaesu 60 - 905 MHz scanning receiver, with these comments: - Apparently good sensitivity on all ranges, but noti- ceable intermod in the 150 - 160 MHz range. - Only 10 of the 100 channels can be scanned. - There is no way to lock out a channel from the scan list. - The tuning knob makes a "clicking" sound as it is rota- ted, and it takes several turns to tune even a small band segment. - Relatively slow scan and search rates. - Scanning algorithm pauses on an active channel for at most 7 seconds, then resumes scanning abruptly, causing interrupted transmissions. - Scanning fails to stop sometimes, even on strong sig- nals. The reviewer assessed the FRG9600 "a failure as a scanner", although it is ok as an SWL receiver for higher frequencies. -- =============================================================================== Bob Parnass, Bell Telephone Laboratories - ihnp4!ihu1h!parnass - (312)979-5414