C B radios

Should have 520 Dual Mosfet unless it's older it will have the 1969 finals.

 

Yes this is the old connex 3300. So it should have 1969. Which one's are better?

 

Hard Drive behind the TA in Amarillo TX has all the proper equipment and the know how to utilize it. There are a few more scattered around the US.. Google CB Shop White list... the guys on there are all supposed to be the real deal.

 

Heck of a question to answer. It's like Ford or Chevy? Both have their fans, good points and bad.
Nice setup.

 

Check the rear...if it has a heak sink it probably has dual 1969's. Otherwise it's probably a single 1969.

Regarding your post, when you say "clipped", most people presume you mean "hacked". Going inside of a radio and clipping, or snipping = removing the modulation limiter = making you sound like pure #### over the air + your signal is spread all over the band instead of soley into just one frequency which = not getting out quite as much as you think you are.

NOW....to convert an export radio such as yours to cover the CB frequencies typically does not mean you have to clip anything....in fact it's usually either moving a jumper around, or unsoldering/resoldering a connection, etc.

I beleive you are correct they dont make this model anymore. I know of a guy that has one. It sounds ok on AM but sounds like #### on SSB. FM isn't much better.

Also just a heads up, your radio really isn't a true amateur radio. Yes I know it says that, but that's done to bypass the FCC's rule of 4 watts/40 frequencies, otherwise Galaxy couldn't sell them. So they make them work on 10 meters, with the intention that you plan to have the conversion done to work on 11 meters. They're better known as export radios. Ask Gadfly about them and "tham thar extree channels".

Anyways if not already sold best of luck in selling. You might want to try ebay....I've seen CB's on there go for more than you can get them elsewhere.

 

First off I am trying to help you out, not chastize you. It has nothing to do with being a ham or not. There's a reason why most CB shops are considered "snip n clip shops, ran by hacknicians".

As far as the 10 meter thing, true 10 meter amateur radios have what is called a "full variable frequency oscillator", meaning it's not channelized, and you can go anywhere on the band. On the exports such as your Galaxy, it's channelized in 10 kHz increments. Could it be used on 10 M? Sure as long as you are licensed, and as long as you want to work someone on say 28.305, 28.355, etc...but if he moves to say 28.377, it might post a little bit of a problem getting to him.

Also most (but not all) 10 meter rigs are set up to do CW. (Morse code)

The reason it's labeled as 10 meters is because by law CB is regulated to 4 watts and 40 channels. For some, they want more watts (due to running inadequate antennas due to height restrictions) and want more channels....so to feed this market, radio comapnies started catering, but there's no way they could sell it legally to you with more than 4 watts of power and more than 40 channels IF it were a CB. So to get around it, the companies made them work on 10 meters, and sold it as a 10 meter (because the rules on 10 meter amateur radio are less stringent than CB), with the intention either you or your favorite CB tech was going to "convert" the radio for 11 meter CB use.

Hopefully this clears up the confusion some.

 

Rays cb shop in West Memhis is great. He has been doing i fort over 31 years and uses the proper equipment a radio man should use.