Galaxy 949

[Ziploc]

So I’m picking up a galaxy 949 . I heard the 959 and a 929 on the airwaves wow AM Audio. That being said wonder how it is on Ssb? Thanks guys

 

[Big Kahuna]

Sounds great on SSB but it's a galaxy and they love to drift until they warm up and will still drift a bit after warm up. I don't unlock the clarifier on many radios but on the 949 it was a necessity for SSB operation.

 

[Ziploc]

Sounds great on SSB but it's a galaxy and they love to drift until they warm up and will still drift a bit after warm up. I don't unlock the clarifier on many radios but on the 949 it was a necessity for SSB operation.

Thank you . It’s a maylaysia made. Single final . You have an idea what final is in them

 

[Big Kahuna]

Thank you . It’s a maylaysia made. Single final . You have an idea what final is in them

Older would be 1969 and newer mosfet.

 

[sp5it]

On ssb it works just as any other CB since this old design is copied by every manufacturer with all its flaws. Do not expect miracles.

 

[binrat]

Had a 949, great radio overall. Loved it on SSB, great talker on AM.

 

[red97k1500]

If it was made at around 2010 or older it will have a Mitsubishi 1969 final. If made after 2010ish or later it will be mosfet. I have a galaxy 959 made in 2004 with a bipolar final. The only mode is an alignment, it is surprisingly stable after being turned on for about 45 minutes to an hour, And being used indoors in a climate controlled environment. If you were to use one mobile on Ssb, then unlocking the clarifier might be necessary. Especially in extreme temperatures, you jump in the truck it’s 100 degrees outside, or at or near freezing, it’s not going to perform well on ssb

 

[Eldorado828]

If it was made at around 2010 or older it will have a Mitsubishi 1969 final. If made after 2010ish or later it will be mosfet. I have a galaxy 959 made in 2004 with a bipolar final. The only mode is an alignment, it is surprisingly stable after being turned on for about 45 minutes to an hour, And being used indoors in a climate controlled environment. If you were to use one mobile on Ssb, then unlocking the clarifier might be necessary. Especially in extreme temperatures, you jump in the truck it’s 100 degrees outside, or at or near freezing, it’s not going to perform well on ssb

I believe it was even before 2010, maybe around 07 or 08 when the bipolar was switched to mosfets. It's when the 919,929,979 went to blue is how I remember it. Sure miss those pre-mosfet days with our 88hl or 99v's

Back to topic, despite how many knock the Ranger made ssb CB's many of us have worked many a stations with em.... Loved my old 959 or export 88hl and although many called them drift boxes they still did the job. Just don't hack your 949 and she'll do the job too.

 

[nomadradio]

ROHS rules in the european union caused the 1969 final and others to be discontinued took effect July 1, 2006. Radios started shipping with lead-free MOSFET finals around that time.

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