Yaesu FRG7

[LyntonP]

Is there anyone on the forum who could carry out an alignment on my FRG 7?
I do not have the test equipment to carry this out.
I live in between Liverpool and Manchester (close to Golborne).
Please advise
Regards
Lynton

[PerdioPal]

Does it really need re-alignment unless the hapless fantom twiddler has been in action?

[Mike Watterson]

The minimum is a cheap signal generator (or a ham TX on low power with tapped dummy load) and a DMM. If you have a 2nd known good RX with PLL & digital display you can use off air signals, using the "good" RX to know the frequency. Two points on each band at least 1/2 the band apart. Avoid last 5%
of HF end of a band as the tuning cap value can rise slightly as it's fully open.

It shouldn't need re-aligned unless it's been fiddled.

Otherwise if you're passing Limerick. I've looked at one and I owned a later FRG7700 and they aren't stellar. The FRG7 is more a display piece.

I resold the FRG7700 after a couple of weeks as it was poorer than the FT101ZD MkIII and much poorer than the FT817ND.

[PerdioPal]

A really cheap sig gen can be built with an Arduino and a DDS card such as https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006221365470.html