I just get so angry at the industry for holding the hobby back and churning out cheap junk that is poorly designed for top dollar.
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- Thread starter Big Kahuna
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Just say no.....Turn it down and it will last for decades! Put an amp behind a cool running, clean reliable radio then laugh at the guys spinning their wheels and constly starting over with the "next big thing"!If it's rated at 120w then I bet some shops will get 250w out of it.
As someone with a graphic design background looking at that box makes me feel sick. The Chinese factory owner let his 5 year old nephew design the box.
GALAXY DX-99v2 + RM ITALY KL-7505v
$500 @ 265W
Greater width and more features.
GALAXY DX-86V + RM ITALY KL-7405
$350 @ 200W
Width-comparative
GALAXY 979 + RM ITALY KL-203
$250 @ 100W
Price bargain AM-SSB
979 + KL-7405
$360 @ 200W
Hits a triple.
My early-thread guesstimate was $360 for the Ranger.
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Well, . . . down New Mexico way there’s a tech who may disagree in a new vid.
I got a report last week that mine sounded better and had more swing than anything else that I have been using. All subjective, but nonetheless... interesting. I have a large number of radios.
No pride of ownership here though. Galaxy radios are mostly junk held together with more junk.
I turned on a 959 yesterday that has a few hours on it. I remember I had to fix the SWR bridge on it as it had a cold solder joint. Only the last 2 digits in the frequency counter lit. After about 30 minutes, all the digits came back.
I've got to say, aside from a little quality control follow up, I've owned many a Galaxy radios that have lived long useful lives. My first export was a Galaxy and that rig would talk the highways up really well. Since then had several and still own a few that come out of the box occasionally. I guess we all have an opinion from our own experiences
Yeah. My ol’ DX-99 with 7505 will out-talk his re-badged “Galaxy” in range & clarity. Plus has better ears (DSP filter + Bandpass). For $700 it oughter. (My cost).
For another $50 I could put the 500W KL-703 behind the ft450d, huh? (My cost).
Yada yada BS fun. Some things I bought before I knew much. Now that I know enough to state confidently that I really don’t know anything (except high speed use), some gear or combinations I wouldn’t purchase again (makes me unique, yeah).
I’d be happy to have the radio that’s the subject of this thread. Size power and brand new.
As to bashing other brands someone around here WILL prove me wrong. Just for the hell of it.
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