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Receive quality in a different radio 'X' is a crap shoot. Which radio did you have in mind? Be specific.

Matching the amp to the radio isn't just as simple as plugging in a piece of coax. There are other considerations. For example, is the amp a high-drive amp or a low-drive amp? That is; does the input requirements of the amp able to handle up to ~25 watts peak 'swing' power? A low drive amp would be the wrong choice for the Galaxy 99V. A low-drive amp usually cannot take more than 8 watts peak 'swing' power.

The other consideration is a possible impedance mismatch between the amp and the radio. Example: it the antenna is seeing a SWR of 1.2 with the amp off and a 2.8 SWR with it on; then either the antenna is in a poor location or the amps input impedance is wrong.

<blockquote data-quote="Robb" data-source="post: 364246" data-attributes="member: 8446">Receive quality in a different radio &#039;X&#039; is a crap shoot.&nbsp; Which radio did you have in mind?&nbsp; Be specific.Matching the amp to the radio isn&#039;t just as simple as plugging in a piece of coax.&nbsp; There are other considerations.&nbsp; For example, is the amp a high-drive amp or a low-drive amp?&nbsp; That is; does the input requirements of the amp able to handle up to ~25 watts peak &#039;swing&#039; power?&nbsp; A low drive amp would be the wrong choice for the Galaxy 99V.&nbsp; A low-drive amp usually cannot take more than 8 watts peak &#039;swing&#039; power.The other consideration is a possible impedance mismatch between the amp and the radio.&nbsp; Example: it the antenna is seeing a SWR of 1.2 with the amp off and a 2.8 SWR with it on; then either the antenna is in a poor location or the amps input impedance is wrong.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Robb, post: 364246, member: 8446"] Receive quality in a different radio 'X' is a crap shoot. Which radio did you have in mind? Be specific. Matching the amp to the radio isn't just as simple as plugging in a piece of coax. There are other considerations. For example, is the amp a high-drive amp or a low-drive amp? That is; does the input requirements of the amp able to handle up to ~25 watts peak 'swing' power? A low drive amp would be the wrong choice for the Galaxy 99V. A low-drive amp usually cannot take more than 8 watts peak 'swing' power. The other consideration is a possible impedance mismatch between the amp and the radio. Example: it the antenna is seeing a SWR of 1.2 with the amp off and a 2.8 SWR with it on; then either the antenna is in a poor location or the amps input impedance is wrong. [/QUOTE]

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