Galaxy radios

Turbo you are correct. I own a 959 and yes the RF Power knob does adjust the output Power from 3/4 watt DK to? And the knob for RF Gain adjust RF Gain.

 

http://www.cbradiomagazine.com/Radio Reviews/Galaxy DX 44V/Galaxy DX 44V.htm

The 44 is a good radio. If that one is clean and hasn't been butchered, I would buy it. Like someone else said; you need to have it checked to see where the RF output is if you are going to run a amp. All mine that have a variable knob like this one are set as follows: knob turned down = 2 watts, knob at 12 o'clock = I forget but that is where you run it w/o amp. knob turned all the way up = running to hot for long transmissions but good for trying to get a break in noisy conditions or short convos on the edges of your range. This is the way the tech that does my radios sets all the galaxy type radios up. Mine have run this way for years. Some of the Galaxy radios have a "low-medium-high" or a "low-high" switch. These can be set up the same way. Makes it good if you are running a box, just don't forget to turn it down when the box is on. FWIW

 

The Galaxy DX 48T is far and away the best CB radio i've ever owned. Superior build quality, superior transmission/reception, and a great platform to build on. I had mine peeked/tuned to 160w and that was plenty. I could easily talk (at nite) to a base station in Ohio while driving thru Wyoming, running a Wilson 2000 antenna, 18ft of Wilson coax, and an Astatic mic.

Re. three digit radios. I had a 949 before going with the 48T, and the build quality was just not the same. Knobs kept falling off and I had to have an internal connection resoldered because it came loose due to road vibration. It was an OK radio otherwise, but the 48T dwarfs it in every aspect. My 949 was an early production model so maybe they've improved it since then.

 

Since when is it a CB radio ?

 

Alrighty then, it's a 10 Meter Mobile Radio.

 

I only picking on you because I like you .....

Most HAMS din;t like the "10 meter" name because few of these radios are realy 10 meter radios They are EXPORT sets what ever that meens ......

My 10 meter station at the moment ..... The HTs are lisseng to local nets.

 

Just purchased a Galaxy DX 949. I've always felt that Galaxy, any of them, have always been good quality radios. I found on another forum, where this model has a big problem with the knobs staying on. Is this correct? I'll be putting it in my truck, a 386 Pete, so it will be subject to vibration. I'm thinking about getting some rubber bushings to use as cushion in the mounting.

So what's the scoop on the 949's knobs?

 

That 48T is a great radio. It's a shame Galaxy stopped making them.

 

For a straight "CB" radio, you can't beat the 979. The large meter, the Starlit backlighting display, SSB, a front-mounted mic, all in a mid-sized frame. This radio will get out and recieve well too. None of the fancy, smanchy ######### items like roger beeps or tweety-birds either.

 

All of mine, Mirage 9900, Galaxy DX88, Connex 3300HP are CB RADIOS........
because I don't talk on 10 meters!!!!!! Like it or not, the so called "export" radios, or illegal CBs, are generically referred to as CB RADIOS because that is what they were made for and are used for. It is just what us heathens (non ham types) call them!!!