parnass@ihu1h.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) (06/30/85)
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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.
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