On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 01:31:27 -0600, Fox's Mercantile
wrote:

On 1/12/18 11:38 PM, Lucifer wrote:
I suppose an amateur radio group would be better but they
are very quiet.

The mechanical tuning dial works as it should but the radio
won't tune above .783 in each band. I haven't had the cover
off yet but I'm thinking the VFO variable capacitor is being
prevented from full movement.


There isn't a VFO capacitor. The radio uses phase locked loops.

Thank you for your reply and the manual links, however you are
wrong about the VFO capacitor.
It uses the PLL to select the band and the VFO to tune within the
band. The Kenwood R-1000 works the same way.

Operating manual:
http://www.radiomanual.info/schemi/YAESU_RX/FRG-7700_user.pdf
Service manual:
http://www.radiomanual.info/schemi/YAESU_RX/FRG-7700_serv.pdf