Galaxy DX-11B/Satrun

[Smoke check]

To the knowledgeable bunch, I have a,galaxy dx11b that suffers from low output in FM,AM & USB modes, oddly enough LSB has good peak output around 25 or so watts, modulation seems pretty good in all modes, I've changed finals with known good transistors, and replace the. bias pots with good ones, forget and the high power pot, I forget the values right off, but whatever was listed in the parts breakdown I used, I'd sure appreciate some input from those smarter than myself..


--always learning

thanks

 

[nomadradio]

Two possibilities. Since one mode is okay, this takes a lot of things off the hook. The carrier oscillator gets adjusted to 10.695 MHz for AM, 10.6925 for USB and 10.6975 for LSB.

There is a slug-tuned trimmer coil for each mode, to set those three frequencies. If they are off, the radio's crystal filter will block the signal for the mode that's set wrong.

And if those three frequencies check okay, the crystal filter can fail and block frequencies that it should let pass through.

Just sounds like one or the other, wrong carrier oscillator setting, or wrong performance from the crystal filter.

73

 

[Smoke check]

Two possibilities. Since one mode is okay, this takes a lot of things off the hook. The carrier oscillator gets adjusted to 10.695 MHz for AM, 10.6925 for USB and 10.6975 for LSB.

There is a slug-tuned trimmer coil for each mode, to set those three frequencies. If they are off, the radio's crystal filter will block the signal for the mode that's set wrong.

And if those three frequencies check okay, the crystal filter can fail and block frequencies that it should let pass through.

Just sounds like one or the other, wrong carrier oscillator setting, or wrong performance from the crystal filter.

73

Thanks for your reply, I did see the thread where someone replaced his filter and fixed bis problem, I'll check those offsets and go from there, and post an update.

I appreciate the reply that I can make sense of, this radio was a. wreck when I got it, resistors cut, wires cut, a few parts removed for unknown reasons, I was excited to have a almost fully functional radio,output and squelch are my last two known issues at this time..


thanks again, talk soon

 

[Smoke check]

Two possibilities. Since one mode is okay, this takes a lot of things off the hook. The carrier oscillator gets adjusted to 10.695 MHz for AM, 10.6925 for USB and 10.6975 for LSB.

There is a slug-tuned trimmer coil for each mode, to set those three frequencies. If they are off, the radio's crystal filter will block the signal for the mode that's set wrong.

And if those three frequencies check okay, the crystal filter can fail and block frequencies that it should let pass through.

Just sounds like one or the other, wrong carrier oscillator setting, or wrong performance from the crystal filter.

73

I like the "73" few people "73" usually "73's" , anyhow, finally replaced filter, side both sideband modes are fine now, am still lacks output and apparently modulation, I'm assuming the low modulation is related to the low output issue, hard to modulate without wattage I'm thinking..

Anyhow, Im going to look at it again today, at least sideband is working now..

Thanks
Russ

 

[Cable Guy]

Off topic, hey Smoke check, are you around Memphis, TN?

 

[Smoke check]

Off topic, hey Smoke check, are you around Memphis, TN?

Busted..

Do you go by cable guy on the radio? I'm pretty sure there's only one Smoke Check...

 

[Cable Guy]

I do, and I spoke to you briefly while I was commuting from a job Thursday. Hello again!

 

[Smoke check]

I do, and I spoke to you briefly while I was commuting from a job Thursday. Hello again!

10-4 I thought that name sounded familiar, You'll hear me better now, I finally climbed up there and replaced my antenna, I'll be listening for ya.

 

[Cable Guy]

10-4 I thought that name sounded familiar, You'll hear me better now, I finally climbed up there and replaced my antenna, I'll be listening for ya.

That's awesome! I intend to put my beam on the vertical side soon. Then maybe I can reach you from the home 20. I find it difficult to work Memphis from home, but I'll try for you again next trip in the mobile for sure. 73s!

 

[Smoke check]

That's awesome! I intend to put my beam on the vertical side soon. Then maybe I can reach you from the home 20. I find it difficult to work Memphis from home, but I'll try for you again next trip in the mobile for sure. 73s!

I forget where you said you were located, but yeah non of us that you hear regularly on 19 are running flat side as everyone refers to it, Butterfly is on a beam but keeps a dead corner to anything kind of east, northeast of her for reasons you may already understand..

There's only two people that stir the pot, the rest of the bunch, which there's a lot of operators here,all get along, there's only a handful that will stick it out through the mess, it shouldn't be like that but one can't control human nature,let alone understand it at times.. if you can't point that beam straight down 40W or slightly to the right of 40/Sam Cooper you should hear a good bunch of us..


We'll be listening..
Cheers


Okay sorry for all that off topic, I'm ready to break radios.

*Fix radios

Russ