Galaxy DX939

I am a amateur extra class. This radio is a legal Cb. 4 watts. Walmart. Com sells them. N5cwf

 

This thread is hilarious.

 

Talk about a thread that took a left turn right out of the gate, and after 9 years the original question still has not been answered! hahaha!

Greenskyy87, if your still out there, and haven't made up your mind yet on the Galaxy 939...It's a OK radio, I had one a few years after this thread originally started, and the radio right out of the box had a "hum" in the receive...After contacting Galaxy, they informed me the hum was coming from a ribbon cable that powered the back light on the face plate...The ribbon is tied down with plastic pull straps along with wires going to the Mic Jack. What I had to do was cut the plastic tie straps, and wiggle the ribbon cable away from the wires going to the Mic Jack, then using new tie straps, tie the ribbon cable down so it was away from the other wires...no more hum.

Other than that, IMO I think the 939 is a little over-priced for what it is, but a decent radio...

Now, the other part of your question had to do with the antenna...Back when this post first appeared you were considering the Wilson 5000...At that time my answer would have been, "Yes, the Wilson 5000 should work just fine"...However, things have changed in the past 9 Years, so now I would say to stay away from the Wilson, and go with a Sirio 5000...

Geeeee.......

 

The 939 is old hat. If you want a Galaxy these days, get a DX 979F.

 

The large chasis radios are getting phased out, just look at the new smaller Stryker and the Unidens. Get a BC 980 ( $99.00 at Pilot) take it to Q5 and enjoy.

 

My Q5-tuned PC122 does good. 8-10 miles. Not bad for a 102 in a wannabe "dipole" configuration tossed on the mirror arm of a Cascadia with no other improvements. Have to remember that your range is often only as good as that of the guy on the other end.

 

Im still waiting for Cobra to introduce a new 148 ssb rig with surface mount technology and the same size as the BC 980. I cant believe they are letting Uniden have all the sales, those two companies are like Chevy and Ford and the pickup truck competition.

 

Cobra is marketing their mobile CBs (non-handheld) almost exclusively to truckers now.

Most truckers don't care about sideband. Many of the new-breed types would probably look at the switch and think "USB? I don't see a USB port anywhere on this thing! And... the hell does LSB mean?"

 

Coming back to this... there are so few CB users these days, period... whether they are using stock radios or big power linears... that noise and interference from said users is almost a non-issue.

The power grid has expanded vastly. There are more cars on the road. Cell phones and towers. Computers. Hybrid/electric cars. All kinds of technology has spawned since those days... all of which spews varying levels of RFI in all directions. Have you driven by an LED message/fuel price sign, or a digital billboard, or a Variable Message Sign on the highway while activated, with your squelch all the way down and your RF gain wide open? Just pull under a fuel island with LED lights that are turned on. This stuff accounts for the vast majority of the increased noise level almost everywhere, and is justification for the power limit to be raised. How much? I'd be content to let the FCC figure that out.

But it is outdated, and needs to change.

 

If thats the case they should eliminate the delta tune and make it a dimmer like on the NW model, they should include a variable rf control, they should start using the 520 mosfet final, and finally go back to the stronger audio chip that they used before switching to a cheaper one in 2008.