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Radio Wrangler · 13th Jan 2018, 9:59 pm

I suspect the FT707 topband mod article may have been by Ian, G3ROO. He was very active on FT707 stuff in that period.... He also modded FRG-7 receivers into transceivers!

The FT77 and FT707 were quite decent radios, and were a lot cleaner on receive than the FT757 which replaced them.

The impact of not having topband depends on whether you have room for an antenna capable of being tuned-up on that band.

David

13th Jan 2018, 9:59 pm	#32
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 22,896	Re: What’s a relatively decent (old) transceiver for my needs? I suspect the FT707 topband mod article may have been by Ian, G3ROO. He was very active on FT707 stuff in that period.... He also modded FRG-7 receivers into transceivers! The FT77 and FT707 were quite decent radios, and were a lot cleaner on receive than the FT757 which replaced them. The impact of not having topband depends on whether you have room for an antenna capable of being tuned-up on that band. David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done