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From: parnass@ihu1h.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)
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Subject: Yaesu FRG9600 vhf/uhf rcvr: preliminary comments
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Date: Sat, 29-Jun-85 22:55:43 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 29 22:55:43 1985
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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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