Wow, is a Galaxy DX-98VHP really worth this much?

Well said I am real tired of the "ham threats" They are not going to do ##### buy what you want nobody really cares . When you get past the threats buy a 6 pill and really upset the old bittys.

 

Redmans CB shop sells that same radio for 360 bucks.

 

i want to know how they are going to hunt me down. by the time they report me and someone comes out to take a report i am on the other side of the country....and screw the ham ops they have no problem coming on to the cb on 19 and blowing it up....the biggest move the fcc has ever done was to go after the pilot for selling radio that could go on to ham channels..but even than that fell through because there is no law that i can t by a ham radio just that i have to have a op lic....as for the radios in this thread most are good. i like my galaxy radio. the connex 3300 the general lee are all the same(older models not newer ones) as the galaxy 33...which was the best radio ever made IMO. mine is 25 years old i think according to galaxy it was one of the first made and could not believe it still worked. the 98 is a monster of a radio. big power just got to keep it cool...personaly though my 33 with my kicker does better. most days i can talk from smithton Pa to friends in allentown pa. would get them on 19 and drop to 15. they could not believe i was at the truck stop getting ready to go to ohio. they though i had ran a double that day and was with them...lol but the days of truckers and radios is over most people dont even own one those who do about 3/4 of them leave it off 10 percent of those with them on dont talk with you just say stupid stuff. 5 percent jsut dont say crap and trying to find the last 5 percent is like getting rich driving...lmao

 

there is not device that can pin point a radio freq you can use mutiple radio signal analizers in mutiple locations to try and get a general area. by general that is only good for about a 1/2 mile radius. as for what the pilot sell well they do sell the galaxy 959 and 979 which can be modded to run all the freq you want to.....and yes the ham guys use their call signs on the cb on 19 however they arent breaking the "law" as they are on a civilian channel and can still use their call sign. i skip talk with a guy in texas and a guy in calli ever thursday...but not going to rat them out for stupid bs.....point is you cant track us you can locate us only thing the fcc did was try and go after the sellers which did not work out and canvas the scales houses with a dot officer while doing inspections in hopes of seeing a radio or amp....which they found cost to much and was also a waste of time....

 

yea with a signal streght meters you can try and get a general location again best on a good day is 1/2 miles radius. now even if you track me to the flying j truck stop. there are lots of trucks with lots of people talking on their radio. you would spend hours upon hours trying to find the right truck 9 out of 10 times i will be in bed before you even get enough people to start the search for the general location....hence the reasoning for military or and person trying to get found using a radio gives grid or gps cordinates....even with a directional antenna with out knowing the radios power settings you wont know if he or she is 10 ft away or 10 miles away....the only ways to nail these radios is to do what the fcc has done a couple times will little success and thats to sit at the scale houses and look in the truck when you open the door to give the dot officer your paper work or if your stupid enough to have your amp and illegal radio sitting on the dash in the open. hence why my radio is in the cubby whole with computer fans pushing air in and out to keep it cool....the fcc tried the pilot and that did not work....after the case was dismissed pilot sold out all 10meter radios than quit selling them which was about a year later....

so the end story is while yes it is wrong and yes some make get mad. it wont stop...but people need to stop spread bs ncis abby specails claiming they can track you and get you fined or arrested. there is no way to do this with out a large group of people and many many hours with the person still talking on the radio in the same place. so by the time you report it to the fcc they get onsite setup a search grid team get it down to 1/2 mile radius than go truck by truck trying to single out the talker, a day has gone by and the talker is gone. as for the retired guys you will do it on their own and get your truck number and plate and give it to the fcc and than they will get you. its all hear say which does not hold any relivance in the courts so the fcc will not follow through with anything....my gallaxy has a sticker on it the states plainly that i must have an fcc license to operate. i got questioned by an ffc agent at the ohio scale back in 2006. told him i dont that radio. he point blank told me good thing i said that because he could not do anything with out me stating i used it.....so lets be real here

 

In the eyes of the FCC, possession equals use, read the FCC rules and regulations.Personally I don't care if someone freebands as I do it myself, just be respectful of legitimate users of whatever band you use.

 

Go ahead and believe that if you wish. I, however, know that I can be knocking on your door at the Smithton, PA Flying J in under 30 minutes... and 20 of those minutes would be spent driving there.