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Goodbye Galaxy?
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slowmover
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About the only way to “modernize” one of the few NOS Galaxies is to internally add a WEST MOUNTAIN RADIO DSP Noise Reduction Processor ($100/part + labor) unless the choice is the $225/Speaker which I ran for ten years.
Depending on which model, adding an amp may be needed.
Agreed that the classic layout as design guideline plus modern circuitry would be best (if that’s what you’re indicating).
STRYKER now owns that customer base: audio punch plus familiar faceplate. The 955-HPC is everything they desire.
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It's still just the same song, different verse.
If RCI would put QT-60/80 specs in a 2950/70 chassis, they'd have my attention again. Bonus points for a Tx audio switch to change from DSP to good-old over-modulated 2950 honk.
If RCI would put QT-60/80 specs in a 2950/70 chassis, they'd have my attention again. Bonus points for a Tx audio switch to change from DSP to good-old over-modulated 2950 honk.
I heard the one guy say he was about 30 miles how far were the other stations you worked, or were they skip? Also just out of curiosity is that "just the 55HP" or did it have help?
niceguy71
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that YouTube Channel is the BEST one on You Tube!!!
I've never seen that video before... I don't know how I missed it, I'll watch it later.
glad to see you posting on Radio Reference.... if you like that 55-HP then it's got to be a good one.
To the guys that didn't want SSB or echo, I sold a lot of the original Galaxy 55V's thru the shop. They were great talkers and honestly a lot of guys liked those big meters. I ran one myself for a while but, I missed not having SSB on the thing but I wanted to run one personally prior to ever recommending it. Frankly it talked and received as good as well as the rest of the radios from that era pretty much. I was glad to see some guys are still running that type of unit and putting videos out about it.
If you can find that board I know they've been out of them for some time now. As I mentioned in another post I parted with my West Mountain speaker in favor of the Timewave DSP 599ZX so I could run whatever speaker I wanted to on various equipment in different situations. I do wish however that processor would become available again, that was a pretty good add on to the older stuff.
slowmover
Active Member
On use:
“Getting the Most Out of the CLRdsp and CLRspkr”
by: Sholto Fisher, K7TMG
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I never tried the CLR Dsp, after I got the time wave I pretty much stopped there. I'll have to get my time wave back from my son and do some testing with it again. He's had it for several years now as I don't use it with DSP built in to the last two HF radios I have, which Is what I mostly run. I am still eying the QT-60 I may have an 5555 N2 come here in a week or two from a buddy that has one that states "its' not working right"....I honestly think the radio is fine but he's having antenna issues. We'll see I guess.
This was all local talk....I can give it help but it didnt this night, most of these guys were 30-45 miles away....the 55hp puts out over 50 watts on its on so no extra help is needed for that distance .
Nice, thanks for the response. I've not seen the HP version of that but, if it's doing 50 PEP that's eh, ~15 or so more than the original did give or take a little bit. They were always good talkers. That was a great video, thanks.
