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Recent content by bainmike

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    galaxy 959

    ok i`ll try that and thanks.i will let you know results.
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    galaxy 959

    does it as soon as i flip switch to either up or low ssb.still receives and transmittes good on ssb.this started last weekend when we got a cold snap.got in car and flipped radio on and noticed it got quite on am,saw meter pegged out and turned it off thinking i had mic keyed,but wasn`t.turned...
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    galaxy 959

    ok i`ll ck vr2 again,i did notice jp14 got about 1 volt across it when i switch to ssb,same on upper and lower but drops to nothing in am.
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    galaxy 959

    ok guys,got a 959 that has a meter that slams to full scale once you go to ssb mode.shows 1/2 vote to meter in ssb mode only,am is good.still receives and transmittes great in both modes,just meter messed up in ssb only.cbtricks is still under construction on cures for galaxy radio,someone said...
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    galaxy 2547 issues

    well took it to a guy near home that everyone has work on their radios and amps,he replaced the pll chip and a tuning pot and aligned it and unlocked the clairifyer and tuned it up.did the channel mod and it rocks.very reasonable on cost and every one says it sounds great on am and ssb.now he`s...
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    galaxy 2547 issues

    thanks guys,for all the input,got a chip and 10.240 crystal ordered,will keep you posted
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    galaxy 2547 issues

    I guess its possible when it shorted out that It could have taken the chip and crystal,is that possible .
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    galaxy 2547 issues

    well I talked to the owner and he said a soder strip not ball of soder fell out while he was doing a channel mod.didn`t say where about it came from, like you said got to start checking caps and possible diodes that are bad.
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    galaxy 2547 issues

    well got less than .50 v on tp2 and no frequency reading at all on pin 8 of chip.adjusted l 14 and not change of v on tp2.does not look good.
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    galaxy 2547 issues

    not anything that can be checked like voltage to pll or osc or something along that line
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    galaxy 2547 issues

    well hope someone has some ideas,got a galaxy 2547 in trade and the frequency counter was running up and would not stop when turned on.no transmitte or receive,no output at all and meter or transmitte lite would not indicate any change when keyed up.got the frequency counter to stop running...