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Galaxy 225 Amp

Sarasota Slim

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A buddy of mine offered to sell me a Galaxy 225 for $125.

The internet doesn't seem to have much to say about these things, though. I get the impression that this is an older amp.

What I have gathered (but can't verify the accuracy) is that, even though the logo on its blue face LOOKS like the Galaxy logo, Galaxy actually had nothing to do with its production or distribution. I also gather that it's a clone of the Palomar 225, which actually has nothing to do with the Palomar company.

Has anybody here got any experience with these things? If so, what can you tell me about them?

One specific question that I had; I did see something that suggested that this amp would automatically switch to SSB mode if you were operating SSB... any truth to that?

I haven't bought the thing, yet, but it is in my possession; my buddy said to try it out before I buy it. I have not hooked it up yet, though. Figured I'd ask about it, first, in case there was something that I should know about.

Thanks, in advance.
 

Cheapo 2 pill worth about 50 bucks if it works IMO.

Automatic ssb just means it delays unkeying the relay in both am and ssb instead of just in ssb.
LC
 
First amp I ever bought back in 1996. It had either mrf454 or 455's in it, can't remember. Not a bad little amp for the money. I would say 125 or more is E-Bay prices. Maybe 75 bucks if it's clean and works.
 
That one was built to work with a normal-power 40-channel radio with one final transistor, and NOT with any kind of Galaxy/RCI/Connex radios, with either one or two finals.

The drive power from those radios would usually blow out the expensive RF power transistors. Or, an antenna problem would, or a coax problem. The SWR doesn't need to be high for too long before it will fail from the overload it causes.

See it work on a wattmeter you trust before spending a dime on it. The odds that it's not blown out are not very good.

The price to repair it will be close to the price being asked, if not higher.

A broken amplifier you get for free might be worth only the hundred-plus bucks you'll spend to get it working. And if it has other problems as well, it could be cheaper to just keep looking for a working unit.

73
 
They are pretty basic and can work ok. You nailed it on the basic clone of the Palomar 225, there were lots of amps made that look like those.

https://www.google.com/search?q=gal...ZDWAhUF5GMKHbYFAYwQ_AUICygC&biw=1920&bih=1070

If it's the same as the one I had it does have three power levels and a pre amp but as with most amps with power levels I always just ran it on high.

$125 is a bit steep, under $100 or more like $80 is the right price for that amp especially considering you can get a KL203 new for $65.
 

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