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Freebird
Advanced Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 508
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - 8:56 pm: | 
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does anyone have a galaxy 95 T? iM THINKING OF BUYING one from copper but want to know how you like yours first and what if any problems you have had with it if any?im wondering if the meter on the 95 t is like the 99v's meter is very tight on sideband.also what the frequency span of this radio once converted?thanks |
Im4jc
Intermediate Member
Username: Im4jc
Post Number: 217
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 5:59 am: |
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After conversion, the 95T2 goes from 25.165 to 28.755.
I had an original 95T (not T2), and frankly, I loved it. You can expect the same in the receive department as you get from any of the other 10 meter Galaxys, and of course it has that awesome loud audio that made Galaxy famous.
Sideband performance is comparable to any other Galaxy 10 meter model.
One downfall (if you are an echo lover, which I am not), is that there is no external echo adjustments. They are done on internal pots on the echo board. However, you can mod it to have external echo adjustments if you don't mind drilling holes in your radio.
My opinion is that if you spend most of your time on AM, and are just a casual sidebander, this is an awesome radio to consider.
One problem I had is that the heatsink would get hot enough to fry an egg on, but this happens on any of the similar models (95T/4600 Turbo/6900F150/6300F150/2970DX). Hopefully they fixed this when they increased the fan speed in the T2. |
Freebird
Advanced Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 513
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 12:56 pm: |
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ok thanks for the info. |
Mikefromms
Advanced Member
Username: Mikefromms
Post Number: 981
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 1:24 pm: |
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Freebird, I believe you will be hard pressed to find a better talking am radio than the Galaxy 95T. However, having owned Magnum radios and a Galaxy 95T (still own both) and the fact that a 175 watt version of the Magnum S-9 is in production, I'd advise you wait and get the high powered S-9. The Magnums are just better SSB/ radios overall than the Galaxies...and the galaxies, well, they're great performers.
Mikefromms
Moderator Note!
The Magnum S-9-175 is Not in production yet. |
Freebird
Advanced Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 517
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 1:47 am: |
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I was waiting for the 175 watt S 9 but i can never get an anwser as to when it will come out.
Moderator Note!
To read the latest UPDATES direct from Sam Lewis all you have to do is go to the area in the Copper Forum here titled:
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» RF Limited
» MAGNUM RADIO UPDATES 12/23/2006
Any time that MAGNUM UPDATES are received they will be posted there.
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Sonny
Intermediate Member
Username: Sonny
Post Number: 148
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 4:22 pm: |
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Mike, is there any truth to the 95T doing 300 watts on sideband a friend of mine claims his does 300 on SSB |
Im4jc
Intermediate Member
Username: Im4jc
Post Number: 220
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 09, 2007 - 2:51 am: |
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Not a chance. Even 220 is too much...unless your stove is broken and you need to use the radio's heatsink as a cooking surface.
Most likely he was sold a line of goods by a "tech" using a rigged meter to make the sale.
If he's seeing that on his own meter, it's time to send the meter off for calibration. |
Mrclean
Member
Username: Mrclean
Post Number: 60
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 7:45 pm: |
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I run my 95T for a base and have it rasied up about 3 inches with four 3/4 in round springs with rubber caps on each end. Run a small Lasko cage fan behind it and it runs oh so cool.Mine is very stable on SSB and drives my Heathkit amp great with the varable turned down low. I have the DK at 10 on low and 40 watts on high. Pep on high is about 200. Pep on low about 160 or so. |
Im4jc
Intermediate Member
Username: Im4jc
Post Number: 224
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 10:31 pm: |
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For mobile use, I velcro'd a 12 volt 4 inch brushless computer chassis fan to the bottom of the heatsink on both my 95T and my 2970 DX. This works great for keeping it cool during extended conversations. Without it, however, the heatsink gets VERY hot. |
Freebird
Advanced Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 529
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 12:14 pm: |
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i gotta ask im4jc what radio he likes better on sideband the 95 T or the 2970?and what power output your getting on am and ssb fromthe both of them most of the time.i also want to know if the 95 T has a tight meter on sideband like my 99 does. |
Im4jc
Intermediate Member
Username: Im4jc
Post Number: 225
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 1:08 pm: |
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Freebird: I was trying to be diplomatic with my answers above about the 95T, but you've backed me into a corner, lol. When I said "Sideband performance is comparable to any other Galaxy 10 meter model", I wasn't lying. It will be very similar to your 99 for sideband. Drifts more then the 2970dx does and has a slight warble. I don't know if warble is the right word, but whenever I talk to someone who has a Galaxy 10 meter model, it doesn't sound "clean" on SSB like the 2950/2970 or the HR 2510/2600 or the Magnum S9/Omega Force/257.
If you are primarily an AM talker, you just have to have built-in echo, you only casually use SSB, and you are more comfortable with a traditional layout and controls and like a channelized display, then by all means go with the 95T2.
But if you are shopping for a radio that has awesome sideband, and your choices are between the 95T2 and the 2970DX, then you need to get the 2970DX. You'll get more flowers on SSB with this radio then you will know what to do with. (Poor grammar, I know, but I like how it sounds) If you are like me, you will quickly get used to the non-traditional layout. I've grown to love it. You'll also appreciate the some of the other features found on the 2970DX, like the frequency scan and especially the preset memories. Another very cool feature that you'll never want to be without once you get used to it is the VFO with selectible resolution from 1 MHz all the way down to 100Hz. You can change the frequence in one of 3 ways: the rotary knob, the up/down buttons on the radio, or the up/down buttons on the mic. (you can mod aftermarket mics with the buttons too)
For AM, the 2970DX sounds excellent, loud and clear with a good power mic like a DM-452, an Astatic 575 M6 or a D104 M6.
As to your power question...they both have the same dual 2290's, so they can both produce the same power. Mine is set up for about 180 on AM and about 200 on SSB. Like I said above, whichever radio you choose, get a good external fan to keep that heatsink cool.
As for your question about the meter being tight, I'm not sure what you mean by that. |
Freebird
Advanced Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 536
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 3:12 am: |
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you get 200 watts from a 2970 dx?how do you get it to do that much power?..galaxy meters are tight on sideband meaning no one will give you much of a signal as they do on other radios.so i guess the 95 t is a no go for me then since im on sideband more of the time.the 2970 dx does split channels also doesnt it? |
Mikefromms
Advanced Member
Username: Mikefromms
Post Number: 986
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 8:26 pm: |
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Freebird, IM4jc gave you accurate information.
The only things I want to add is, you can go in and adjust the meter reading on the signal meter. I've got mine very free now. I don't like tight meters either. Also, if you bought a 2970dx, you could purchase and external needle meter and wire it to it. I would have bought a Ranger 2950 or 2970 long ago if they had the large needle meters like galaxy. Knowing what I know now I'd go with the Ranger or the Magnum for Cb uses on am and ssb. Buy a cheap mMagnum 257 to get a taste of Magnum quality and wait on the Magnum 175 S-9 to come out. I wish they would have made an Omega Force 175 watt version. It has more features than the S-9. There's lots of good high powered choices out there now. Study hard and be patient.
Mikefromms
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Freebird
Advanced Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 544
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - 10:48 pm: |
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Yeah I know what you mean I dont like those meters on the rci's also.It reminds me of my hr 2510.and the magnum s9 175 watter I dont think it will ever come out its just talk. |
Fordpsd
Junior Member
Username: Fordpsd
Post Number: 18
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 11:28 pm: |
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I just realized that you can't attach a post in my post to respond to. But as for as the radios running hot you can install a fan to the Galaxy's and others.
"T-bone"
CH 34
Atlantic City
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Chrisdey
Member
Username: Chrisdey
Post Number: 50
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 - 11:19 am: |
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I called Galaxy and told them both of my 95-T's run hot and drift and they are not "whack-packed" or anything like it. They refused to hear it and insisted the fan that comes with it is more than adequate. I put a small fan on it anyway as heat and radios are not a good combination in my book. A cool radio, or at least one that is not hot to the touch is going to live longer and talk better. |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 4125
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 9:19 am: |
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look for 'GRTS' on this forum & contact him. he has been quite helpful with galaxy issues....and i don't even LIKE galaxy radios  . |
Chrisdey
Member
Username: Chrisdey
Post Number: 52
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 7:24 pm: |
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Galaxy tech in San Diego was the second person I contacted after the store I bought them from. According to "GRTS's" profile he is Galaxy tech in San Diego so no sense in calling him twice. We dissagree and he is the factory rep, not me, I am a carpenter. Galaxy tech told me emphatically that one fan is enough and they are the best people to make that determination not me or anyone else. I think that is baloney but they are the pros. But two factory authorized service and sales centers that I am aware of routinely offer the 95-T and 2970 with secondary fan kits at additional cost. This must be by customer demand. And after reading some of the threads relating to 95-T's here, apparently some of the readership of this forum has taken to doing the same. |
Canal_digger
New member
Username: Canal_digger
Post Number: 2
Registered: 1-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, February 02, 2008 - 11:32 am: |
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Love my 95T (not T2). Had Modulation tweaked up, power tuned to 150AM and about 200SSB. FYI, that brought Amp pull up from 17 to about 27 amps or so. Haven't had drift or heat issues (but not doing long key downs) and it's very LOUD. Fan supposedly kicks on when needed, but haven't caught it yet. Solid performer and I'm satisfied with it. One comment, S needle a little tight on closer stations, but still responds to distant ones better than other radios I've had...strange. |
Mrclean
Intermediate Member
Username: Mrclean
Post Number: 110
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, December 07, 2008 - 11:57 pm: |
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I backed my 95T down to where it only does about 120 pep. DK is 15 to 30 watts. !00 watts SSB. It runs much cooler this way and drives my Heathkit just right! |
Canal_digger
Junior Member
Username: Canal_digger
Post Number: 47
Registered: 1-2008
| | Posted on Monday, December 08, 2008 - 1:02 pm: |
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I finally caught the fan kicking in, and that made the power draw come up a few more amps. Using a Pyramid PS-36KX and when 95T wide open, the little red warning light and beep come on. I might back down as you did. Probably no need to push that much power w/ it...120 PEP should be plenty. |
