Opinion on Galaxy 77 CB

the only part about this one that bothers me is the noise toy those things are aggravating as the devil. The modded 10 mtr radio is fine just stay where your supoed to be in the CB band and they are fine. They only cause problems when the operator is out of the CB band.

 

For $100, go for it. I personally don't like a Galaxy, I'm a Connex guy.

 

Don't galaxy and connex share a lot of parts? I have a guy here with a 3300hp and he only wants like 80$ for it. He said the meter is loose inside the radio, and that sounds like an easy enough problem to fix. How much do they go for new?

 

I think they go for about $180-$210. I've always heard Connex's were more solidly built and I just like there echo board better.

 

You'd probably be better off with an antenna on each mirror, but that firestick will probably do. As far as the 10k switch, don't turn it on. Find out which band is the cb bands and stay on them, don't talk on the 10 meter band or the hams will come looking. I think it should be on AM and D for the cb bands. Be sure to get an external SWR meter to tune those antennas. Never trust the factory meter, that was one of the first lessons I learned on this site. I think the fine coarse switch is like a clarifier for ssb. Just be careful, like I said before the fines are stiff. By the way, Mack185, the guy dropped the price on that 3300 to $75. I told him as long as I could test it I would take it.

 

im sure there are wacker's out there, but in a city like las vegas, there are people talking on these channels 24 hrs. aday. and i here some of the same people for the last 15 years! some are big power base stations talking skip. just too many people for all the wackers in the country to track down. never gonna happen!

 

The HML is probably power settings or tone quality of the out put speaker. the E tone is part of the echo board and adjust the tone and the reverb adjust the other part. The 10 Khz switch will put you between channels there is usually 20 khz between channels except for a few and this will put you between channels so take the advise and don't use it. Other than that stay on the CB bands and enjoy and make sure no one has done one of those mods to the fine and course controls it should only work the recieve but soem folks mod them to do recieve and transmit if they have you can get off freq pretty easy and sound bad to every one around you.

 

Most of the guys from around here run those 10-meters and as long as you stay on CB you should be good to go. I am even looking into getting one this week. Some fellows around here go on the other freqs. as well and as far as I know no one has bothered them. Even if I get this one tommorow, I wont venture outside the CB 40.