Re: Digital Display for FRG-7
Yes, thats exactly how it was done, the input signal was mixed with a 3.455 MHz oscillator, a low pass filter used to remove the higher mixing product, the counter chip then? read the difference.
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Pentagrid
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Re: Digital Display for FRG-7
Hi Simon, Unfortunately I don't have the originals; the attachments are as I found (somewhere; too long ago to remember) the on the web. Re the schematic,? it is readable, albeit with some
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Steve Quigg (VK2TUM)
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Re: Digital Display for FRG-7
Hi Mark I would never spoil the radio. This kit sits in a box on top of the radio. cheers simon
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Simon Robinson
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Re: Digital Display for FRG-7
Thanks Steve, that¡¯s exactly what I need. Sadly the circuit diagram is a bit low res to read clearly. Would you mind scanning the DFC-7 pages for me, or if you don¡¯t have a scanner, could you take
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Simon Robinson
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Re: Digital Display for FRG-7
Don¡¯t fit the digital display gents, it looks terrible and completely ruins the whole feel visually of the radio. The whole beauty of this radio is its retro appeal and I urge you to not be tempted
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Mark Feltham
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Re: Digital Display for FRG-7
Hi Simon, Have attached a data sheet on the MSM5525 plus a couple of pics re the DFC-7. Enjoy
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Steve Quigg (VK2TUM)
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Digital Display for FRG-7
Hello I've just joined this group and have a mint FRG-7...it came with its box and other bits. A friend gave me an old digital display unit which turns out to be a Timestep Electronics DFC-7 from
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Simon Robinson
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Re: New FRG-7 owner
Yes It¡¯s an easy mod I had more trouble getting the radio out of the exterior case M 73
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Mark Feltham
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Re: New FRG-7 owner
That's roughly what I did. I'd have to take back apart to look. Was *very* minor.
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Reginald Beardsley
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Re: New FRG-7 owner
I found the fine tune capacitance on my particular radio ?operated nicely with a series cap of 6.8pf¡.as the mod¡. 73Mark Sent from the all-new AOL app for iOS
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Mark Feltham
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Re: New FRG-7 owner
Miguel, Most welcome. Be careful about who you buy a nanoVNA from as there are lots of bad copies. The H4 has the advantage you can load time-frequency FW to it, though not both at the same time. It
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Reginald Beardsley
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Re: New FRG-7 owner
Thanks Reg, I will get a NanoVNA as it seems very useful. Just one doubt: where can I see the limits of the signal we can inject in TP103? Don't we need an attenuator in the nano-VNA to protect the
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Miguel Frutos
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Re: New FRG-7 owner
Here is my H4 hooked up with CH0 connected to TP103 and TP102 and CH1 connected to TP104 and TP105 per the manual. SMA-M/BNC-F adapters and BNC-M to alligator clips. One can do rather better with a
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Reginald Beardsley
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Re: New FRG-7 owner
Miguel, At the time I used my HP 8560A spectrum analyzer which has a tracking generator as the nanoVNA didn't exist yet. The setup is very simple. There are test points at which you inject the signal
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Reginald Beardsley
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Re: New FRG-7 owner
Well if the red LED is extinguishing that means at TP110 you have enough signal. But it is a tad complex this radio. May I direct you to articles in Short wave magazine written by JL Linsley Hood.
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Mike Anthony
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Re: New FRG-7 owner
Reginald, I would be interested in learning how to do the alignment using a nanoVNA, if you are kind enough to share the process. I thought nanoVNA was only for antenna / filter testing; so you use it
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Miguel Frutos
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Re: New FRG-7 owner
Thanks Mike for the hints which were very helpful. I followed your procedure without success: the lock light would never go off (sometimes it would just dim a bit). After touching VR102 as per
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Miguel Frutos
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Re: New FRG-7 owner
Put Deoxit on the switch contacts and align it using a nanoVNA per the factory manual. . It's an easy radio to work on and a really neat design.It deserves its reputation. Have Fun! Reg
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Reginald Beardsley
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Re: New FRG-7 owner
If the radio has been in storage long, take a can of canned air and blow all the dust off all of the tuner caps. That might help you hear something. I have an FRG-7 that was in storage for maybe 10
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Chris Campbell
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Re: New FRG-7 owner
When you have access to a 3D printer,? you can print your own feet, rear lugs and switch covers. Have have 3D designed the switch covers (see :
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Lex PH2LB
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