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CH 18 IS CH 19

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by 12 ga, Mar 8, 2020.

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  1. Mar 8, 2020 #1
    12 ga

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    A couple weeks ago I noticed that my Galaxy's digital channel readout indicated 18 yet I was actually on CH 19.

    Any ideas what has caused this and will it hurt the radio to use it like that.
     
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  3. Mar 9, 2020 #2
    TripleSix

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    Does your frequency meter say 27.185?
     
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  4. Mar 9, 2020 #3
    12 ga

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    Doesn't have a frequency meter.
     
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  5. Mar 9, 2020 #4
    Night Stalker10

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    Maybe you can give us more to go on. Like model of radio you have. Is it in a mobile environment or is it being used as a base station. Has it been working fine for a long time and then it started acting up? Are you on rough roads regularly? Also, have you checked the power for around 14 volts dc going into the radio? Low power can cause some weird problems with a radio.
     
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  7. Mar 10, 2020 #5
    Timin770

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    Did you see a similar offset on other channels, ie 17 is 18, 16 is 17 etc?
     
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  8. Mar 10, 2020 #6
    12 ga

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    Don't know, only use 19.
     
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  9. Mar 10, 2020 #7
    12 ga

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    I believe the problem has been diagnosed by the shop that set it up for me.
     
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  10. Mar 11, 2020 #8
    mike5511

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    Cold solder joints most likely. I've had them do that more than once. Now if the frequency is drifting, it could be something else. Which I've also had happen before, but I'm not a tech and can't tell you how to fix it.
     
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  11. Mar 11, 2020 #9
    12 ga

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    It goes back in the truck Monday so I'll know for sure.
     
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  12. Mar 14, 2020 #10
    jessejamesdallas

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    Turn the 10KHz switch back off....
     
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