shamil
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Anybody have an opinion of Galaxy's cb radios?
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Yeah, but you won't like my answer.
shamil
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As suspected! Thanks!
:lol: classic!
shamil
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radio recommendation
What is the best CB w/ssb for around $150?
What is the best CB w/ssb for around $150?
K9WG
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The legal ones or the illegal ones..... :twisted:
shamil
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Legal or Illegal
Always Legal, but just out of curisosity, I'd like to hear both recommendations.
Always Legal, but just out of curisosity, I'd like to hear both recommendations.
Galaxy is a garage science experiment gone bad! I'd stay away from that poorly designed crap.
Here's what you asked for with SSB and only $100,
Midland CB 79-290 - RadioReference Classifieds
Probably far better and legal too.
73,
n9zas
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I had success with a used (early 2000s) 959 I owned earlier this year - lots of complements on audio clarity. I think I spent $100 on it with an Astatic 636CL mic.
I had success with a used (early 2000s) 959 I owned earlier this year - lots of complements on audio clarity. I think I spent $100 on it with an Astatic 636CL mic.
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I have a Galaxy DX-959 in the car and love it.
can these be used on a CB Radio?
Does anyone know if a Plantronics Starset headset can be wired to a 4-pin connector and used on a CD radio? How about a Motorola desk mic model # TMN1005A? Thank you
Does anyone know if a Plantronics Starset headset can be wired to a 4-pin connector and used on a CD radio? How about a Motorola desk mic model # TMN1005A? Thank you
Galaxy CB's
I just purchased a new Galaxy DX2547 base and it works great. It's been peaked and aligned with other mods done. There are very few actual base stations being made now. Most are mobile radio's with a 12V power supply. (yes, I know the DX2547 is almost the same main board as it's mobile cousin, but hey, it works)
I just purchased a new Galaxy DX2547 base and it works great. It's been peaked and aligned with other mods done. There are very few actual base stations being made now. Most are mobile radio's with a 12V power supply. (yes, I know the DX2547 is almost the same main board as it's mobile cousin, but hey, it works)
VA3JWO
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anybody ever try the dx98vhp for skip shooting?
K9WG
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No, never tried skip shooting but did shoot a dx98vhp once. Decided it was a waste of good ammunition.
Good thing too, I don't think Skip would like it much.
K9WG
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sdeeter19555
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I have a DX959 that I use daily...I wouldn't call it junk, but its not top of the line either. Its definitely not as quality as either of my Uniden Grants. They definitely drift around until they get warmed up...
I bought this 959 new (it was one of the first mosfet versions), hooked it up and used it until I could get it peaked and tuned. Turns out, there were several bad sections (at least one biasing section was cooked), it was way off frequency, and not really set up from the factory. It took the Galaxy factory tech over an hour to take it apart and do all the repair and alignment (part of the alignment requires disassembly of the radio). He made the statement that Galaxy QA isn't what it used to be (that was better than five years ago). Its been in three cars/trucks since being fixed, and never missed a beat.
I wouldn't consider a Midland even in the same category as a Galaxy, maybe at one time; but Midland is junk IMHO.
I bought this 959 new (it was one of the first mosfet versions), hooked it up and used it until I could get it peaked and tuned. Turns out, there were several bad sections (at least one biasing section was cooked), it was way off frequency, and not really set up from the factory. It took the Galaxy factory tech over an hour to take it apart and do all the repair and alignment (part of the alignment requires disassembly of the radio). He made the statement that Galaxy QA isn't what it used to be (that was better than five years ago). Its been in three cars/trucks since being fixed, and never missed a beat.
I wouldn't consider a Midland even in the same category as a Galaxy, maybe at one time; but Midland is junk IMHO.
It required alignment, sounds typical of poor design and worse, poor assembly practices. It's been a long time since anything was factory aligned, for a few decades inductors and transformers have been tuned before assembly and if proper procedures are followed all works out well. Without going into boring detail these components MUST be given time between winding and tuning for the windings to relax. If they're tuned too soon they'll relax after tuning and when placed in circuit they'll be all out of whack. Something tells me Galaxy rushes production and the result is a crappy product.
"They definitely drift around until they get warmed up."
That's another thing, they don't emply temperature compensated components in frequency determining circuits beginning with high quality master oscillator crystals. This is where cheap makes cheep, Galaxy is for the birds.
"They definitely drift around until they get warmed up."
That's another thing, they don't emply temperature compensated components in frequency determining circuits beginning with high quality master oscillator crystals. This is where cheap makes cheep, Galaxy is for the birds.
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