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Oneway
| | Posted on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 7:43 pm: | 
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ok im going to open this can off worms again im in the market for my first base station radio im have narrowed it down to either the galaxy dx2517 or the rci 2995dx the differance in price honestly means nothing to me i want to know the pros and cons of the radios i will be useing the radio for cb mostly but will be geting my tech plus ticket with in the next year im interested in how the radios sound recive ease of adding the 11meter band ability to add a powerd mike probly the new replacement for the desk d104 ease of operation and reliability and any other things you think i should know about these radios this will also be my first ssb radio and my first true base radio the opinions i recive here will be the deciding factor i know i want either one of these radios so let me have it i can take it thank you for your time
oneway A.K.A. (ranger) |
Tech808
| | Posted on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 8:07 pm: |
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Oneway,
As this has been covered many time's in the last few month's & years, the easiest way to find the information you want is to go to the Search area to the left of this Post and and then Click on By Keyword and type in the names 2995DX or DX2517 or just 2995 or 2517.
You will have many hours of reading with probably over 300 post's on both or more and see everything everyone has posted about both Radio's.
Hope this help's.
Lon
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Topten
| | Posted on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 10:22 pm: |
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Oneway,
The RCI 2995-DX gets my vote, it's a great base station radio. It has a much better noise blanker, and frequency wise it is drift free on SSB compared to the Galaxy's. Just my 2 bits... |
ryan
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 - 1:23 am: |
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rci. im my opinion, galaxys are ripoffs |
mikefromms
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 - 11:48 am: |
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Oneway, I own the DX2517 and it is one fine radio. It is loud and has wonderful ears on it. It has some limitations. It doesn't cover much of the 10 meter band. Mine goes down into the 25.5mhz (or close) but only goes up to 28.315 on 10 meters. If you are getting into ham that will factor in. Morse code is about all you hear in the early portion of the 10 meter band and that's what it is assigned for. Also, while the 2517 tunes up well, it is still under 50 watts of power or swing. Oh, I don't think you would need a powermike with the 2517.
I love the 2517, but if I were making the decision again, I would go with the RCI 2995 because it has the extra power and may (I don't know) cover more of the 10 meter band. If you look closely at the case on these radios you can readily see they are in the same family. Maybe even come out of the same factory with different names. Anyway, if money is not a matter (and the RCI 2595 is not that much more expensive) I'd buy the sucker with the mods and add the fan kit and have the extra power already build right in.
Just my thoughts,
mikefromms |
Tech808
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 - 6:31 pm: |
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Ok, While I am still awake today I will throw this in.
I Own and use the 2995DX and the 2970DX Mobile as well as the Galaxy Saturn Turbo (Christmas Gift) They ALL Perform VERY WELL.
I have never owned or used any other Galaxy base except the Saturn Turbo so I Honestly cannot give any opinion about the other Galaxy Base Radios.
The 2995DX & 2970DX (Hooked to 50 AMP Power Supply) both have 10-11-12 Meter's which is nice.
I also enjoy the many Standard Feature's that they have to offer.
PS: Tech307 has performed his wonder's on both the 2970DX as well as the Saturn Turbo. 
My Recommendation Ranger RCI 2995DX  Click on Link Below:
http://www.copperelectronics.com/cgi-bin/checkitout/checkitout.cgi?catalogSTORE:CKIE:prodR10-10120+
Just my 2 cent's worth.
Lon
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Highlander
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 - 7:40 pm: |
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The 2985 and '95 can actually pass as ham radios, whereas the 2517 is clearly a bootleg CB, and that is why I like it. I like the analog setup and the layout and controls and overall "feel" of the rig. When a good tech has tuned up a 2517, it is the ultimate CB experience. I have had mine for 4 yrs now, and it is in perfect working order, no problems.
The thing I really don't like about the 2985/95 radios is that they look like a 2950 shoved into a big box, they still have that double row of buttons that have no business in that case, IMO. The difference in the RF sectons between the RCI's and the Galaxy's is minimal, the RF sections are nearly identical in their design. So it really boils down to user preference, they both have great performance.
I also prefer a barefoot radio and an amp rather than the radios with built in amps. Again, just personal preference. |
Tech8541
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 - 10:01 pm: |
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theory and circuitry wise, the rci and galaxy radios are almost identical. both are clones of older uniden radios. rci makes the galaxy radios for galaxy, so there is no difference quality wise.
the only real difference is that the rci radios use smt. i know, i know...you have read here many times that smt radios are junk. they are so junky that they have the best stability frequency wise of any export radio on the market(or cb radio for that matter). the rx sensitivity is also as good as the much higher priced 'true' ham rigs like icom, yaesu, etc.
i really don't think that you will see any difference between the radios you listed performance wise(besides the power difference). since these are base radios, they will both work very well for you. |
Oneway
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 7:46 pm: |
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wow thank you all for you comments its been a great help i think im going to lean toward the rci simply for the power and the wider freq range thanks alot |
Cm3885
| | Posted on Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 12:01 am: |
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IM pretty much RCI fan myself but i have had a few galaxys that were pretty good. I guess its fair to say in 50% RCI and 50% Galaxy!!!! I must say the new radios are nicer that they now use the ealsier on the eyes green lcd readout. But for a guy that likes to tinker and exp on his radios the older RCI stuff is a better choice... |
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