Galaxy DX-959G yeah G... not B (odd)

[Eldorado828]

Another odd offering from the folks at galaxy.

Just as some of us are thinking that they're close to shutting her down.... then they released an odd one.. Why the strange mix of colors? Why the G designation?

 

[DoctorAudio]

959Gangsta?

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

The orange digits were on sale?

I was going to say that there is a high pitched noise coming from the video. It's the radio......

 

[Eldorado828]

The orange digits were on sale?

I was going to say that there is a high pitched noise coming from the video. It's the radio......

That high pitch noise has been common to the Starlite display for years. Many folk unplug the ribbon cable and it's gone but so is the backlighting. Like he mentioned in the video, old school tech in a much more advanced world.

Could have been better looking in all orange displays imo

 

[brandon7861]

I think orange would be a great choice. It is easier on the eyes at night and not as depressing as red

 

[brandon7861]

Being electroluminescent displays take such little current, why cant someone make a quieter voltage booster? Does it have to switch with ns rise time at 15kHz?

 

[AudioShockwav]

Ranger is dropping the ball, they must have a shipping container full of EL displays that need to be sold, and as long as people pony up the coins they will just keep pumping them out with all of the known faults.

73
Jeff

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

The only thing Galaxy has going for it is that the boards still use through hole parts, and all of the old school mods apply. So there is still fun to be had. For instance, you can unlock the clarifier. (But you kind of have to in order to be able to operate in varying temperature.) And you can twiddle the cans to get the transmit and receive on the same frequency. ( But you almost have to because out of the box, it ain't happening.)

So basically, if you don't tinker with radios, this radio is not for you. Unless you want to pay a tech to fix a brand new radio......

Anytone is putting nails in Galaxy's coffin. Galaxy has to jump on the band wagon in my opinion, and have Anytone make them some radios.