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Im4jc
New member
Username: Im4jc
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 6:17 am: | 
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Hey all. I've been reading this forum for a while, but this is my first post.
I've been running a Galaxy 95T for 11 hours a day/6 days a week now for about a year. It's been a love/hate relationship to say the least.
The love part is:
1) When I want to be heard, I'm heard. Plain and simple. This radio demands respect. I'm always asked what kind of raio I'm running.
2) Amazing sideband. And I love the RX/TX.OFF.TX switch. 'Ya gotta love it. I'm sure some of you have heard Mobile Unit 469 calling for a CQ/DX when the skip is rolling in.
The hate part is:
1) no RF gain for those strong skip days when I need to run straight AM rather than LSB
2) no external echo controls (yeah, I know...real radio-heads don't use echo, and I hate it too, but I drive an 18-wheeler in 48 states, and 'ya gotta fit in with the crowd, lol)
3) constant 190 watt PEP...you can't turn the amp off...arrgh. Sure, the power is nice when I need it, but when I ask for a bear report, I get 20 simultaneous responses from within a 20 mile radius, lol. To them, I sound close, but the terrible receiver in the 95T won't pull them out. Which brings up my next point:
4) Terrible receive. Period. Even after a complete alignment, 1.2 to 1 SWR, excellent ground, and a plethora of different antennas and antenna combinations including co-phase (just to try it) I have really grown tired of running with drivers who are right next to me who can hear someone that I can't. I've never had this problem with 11 meter radios before, and admittedly this is my first export radio, but c'mon folks, this is just plain ridiculous.
5) Also, when carrying on extended conversations, the heat-sink on the amp would get hot enough to fry an egg on. I was always worried about the longevity of this radio because of this.
*** Anyhoo, this brings me to the reason for this post. After reading what you all had to say about the S9, especially the hundreds of...ahem...vociferous acclimations from Patzerozero, lol, today I traded my 95T straight across for a Magnum S9 at a CB shop near Kansas City. I came to the conclusion that it is more blessed to recieve than to give; when it comes to RF anyways, lol. And holy c-r-a-p, what a receiver the S9 has. It's just plain wonderful. And those blue LED's...I'm stylin now!
But, after a day with my new S9, I love absolutely everything about it except for it's crappy Adjacent Channel Rejection. I am hoping that it is something that can be fixed, because it almost makes this radio unusable when there are conversations happening on other freq's. I can be listening to 27.185 MHz, and clearly hear what is being said on 26.965. It's not like a normal radio where you can hear bits and pieces and see your S-meter pegging backwards if someone is running with power 10 kHz away...you can actually hear what is being said on a 4 watt out-of-the-box transceiver to boot...just a regular old boring legal radio, lol.
Is this inherant in the s9's, or is it something that can be fixed? Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thx.
-SixBrix on AM
-469 mobile on 38 LSB
P.S. I know that true 11 meter radios are better than exports at ACR, and I am not intending to begin a discussion on CB vs exports or start a flame dogging this radio or that. This thread is about the Magnum S9 and ACR  |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 8409
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 7:04 am: |
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Im4jc,
Welcome to the Copper Forum!
I believe I have read where a Forum Member has added the 10.695 Channel Guard Filter to the S-9 and maybe they can post and Help.
I will also contact Lou and find out which filter he recommends for the "S" Series of Magnum Radios.
Hope this helps,
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
N9OSN |
Dd18
Member
Username: Dd18
Post Number: 65
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 9:16 am: |
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Something doesn't seem right here. My S-9 has better ACR than most CB's. I would get it checked or replaced. Don't add anything till you have found the problem.
Good luck and welcome to the S-9 fraternity! |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1919
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 1:36 pm: |
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my S9 has what i'd consider 'normal-to-better-then-normal' ACR. my EARLY model LOW serial # delta force was EXACTLY as you describe. that was fixed by magnum IMMEDIALTELY & a redesigned receiver in the next batch solved the problem. i have not seen that to be a problem with the S9's(on this OR other forums).
try hollowpoint's suggestion 1st, relatively close signals you ARE trying to hear should then be able to get through the bleedover to you.
of course, 1kw in front of you is gonna obliterate EVERYTHING anyway. my S9 does not hear ANY bleedover from the highway 1 mile north of me, unless they are running considerable power. trucks at the lumber yard less then 1/2 mile from me bleed more through my icom then my S9. |
Im4jc
New member
Username: Im4jc
Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 4:06 pm: |
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Tech808: Thanks!
1) I didn't try turning down the RF gain. But speaking of RF Gain, it seems that the potentiometer is full-on until it gets to about 25%, then is extremely touchy from there to zero.
2) The radio was not NIB, but there was no "peak" done to it (limiter still intact and no mod kit, etc). The tech was very good. I was impressed as I watched him do the full RX/TX/PLL alignment. He knew his stuff. The radio belonged to his boss who used it in his pickup truck as his personal radio.
Dd18: Thanks. That's very good to hear. This tells me that it is something that isn't inherant in S9's, but maybe an adjustment or something.
Thanks for all of the replies. I love this forum |
Im4jc
New member
Username: Im4jc
Post Number: 3
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 5:35 pm: |
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Patzerozero: I'll try turning down the RF Gain, but I still think that something is wrong if I get bleedover from a 4 watt radio 1/2 mile away that is strong enough to almost hear what they are saying on another channel. It's good to hear that your S9 has good ACR though...it just reinforces what everyone else is saying, that it must be my radio and isn't inherant in S9's.
Does anyone know if there is a pot adjustment for this? Bear in mind that I'm not a radio guru, and I am probably getting all of the terminology wrong, lol. After all, I'm just a scruffy ol' trucker. Man, I hope I can get this fixed, because I am in love with this radio. I would have taken it home with me and tucked it under my pillow just to keep my new-found love close to me while not on the road, but I couldn't bear the strange looks that my wife would be giving me. ;)
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Wildrat
Intermediate Member
Username: Wildrat
Post Number: 356
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 8:32 pm: |
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I have my S9 and I have not even thought about ACR. I am sure I am bleeding on others though. I guess they should get an S9 from Copper. Oh well back to my corner. You are right about the RF power control, it does not appear to do anything till it gets all the way to the CCW stop. I think it does more of controlling a DK than anything. I have not even ck'd it. I run it with the RF almost all the way down with the Top Gun Modulator off into my TStar DX500. The little round meter still swings up there and the 500 still does it's swing thing. So I'm happy with the radio, it RX/TX so it's fine.
Wildrat
CEF674 |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1925
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 9:35 pm: |
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the RF power control ONLY controls the dead key on AM. & yes, just set up SWR's on another today, & while checking power output, we saw another example of about 1/4 of the control actually doing any adjusting. as for lowering the swing, adjust the mic gain down to lower it. AM or SSB. actual transmit audio does not appear to decrease to nearby listeners til swing dips below 20 watts or so.
topgun off reduces the PEP swing a bit because you shut off the effects of the speech processor. |
Hatchet
Member
Username: Hatchet
Post Number: 59
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 9:49 pm: |
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Personally I would go get the 95T back.
1. What if you can have the same(or better) RX with the 95T as the S-9?? It can be done easily. 2. You can add External RF gain in about 10 minutes
3. You can add a switch to turn the amp off in about 10 minutes
4. You can add external echo controls if you want to. I prefer the internal ones because you never bump them off of your original setting. Do it once and be done with it.
5. They do get hot but they can take it with their huge heatsink. |
Im4jc
New member
Username: Im4jc
Post Number: 7
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2005 - 11:20 am: |
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Hatchet: Same or better RX with th 95T as the S9? Man, I had 3 different shops do the receiver alignment on the 95T and I still got a ton of white noise. I'm not doubting you, I'm just going by my own personal experience. Granted, I am at the whim of the tech that I take it to because I don't have an oscilliscope, a signal generator, or a decent set of meters. I'm just a user.
Yeah, I kept telling different techs that I don't see why you couldn't replace the 40 db pad resistor with a variable potentiometer and have an RF gain control, but every time they either gave me a blank look or said it couldn't be done.
Oh well, I'm going to give the S9 the ol' college try for awhile. I really do like the radio. |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1932
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2005 - 4:12 pm: |
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my point EXACTLY is, hatchet, why doesn't galaxy just DO IT???? or forget the toys & make the radio more useable & appealing to those looking for better quality in the RADIO. have seen GENERAL stonewall jackson & GENERAL grant, & if you match up boards(which ARE the same), you'll see vacant holes in the 2980/2517 & 95t that ARE filled on the generals. you'll see those parts are in both xmit & rcv sections.
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Im4jc
New member
Username: Im4jc
Post Number: 8
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2005 - 7:02 pm: |
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Just wondering if anyone has installed the 10.695 MHZ Channel Guard from copper on an S9 and had good results? |
Rebel_144
New member
Username: Rebel_144
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:14 pm: |
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i just got my s9 & i have a ton of white noise to & the frek counter dont workk ??? not happy with it!!!!!!! |
Im4jc
Junior Member
Username: Im4jc
Post Number: 11
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2005 - 11:30 pm: |
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Litte off topic there, Rebel_144, but make sure that your NB switch is in the NB position and not the NB+ position. NB+ turns off the freq counter. Man, white noise could be caused by tons of things that have nothing to do with your radio. If it's in a mobile environment, there are tons of threads in this forum that deal with reducing RF noise and alternator noise, etc. I can almost guarantee you that it's not the radio. Mine is quiet quiet quiet, and so is everyone else's that I have read about. |
Im4jc
Junior Member
Username: Im4jc
Post Number: 13
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 7:42 pm: |
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Well, I just got back from having my local tech check out the ACR problem. Bear with me, because I don't know all of the correct terminology, but I'll do my best.
He put different powered signals into the radio and switched to the next channel up and down. With a low power signal, it didn't even register on the S-meter one channel away. Even at high power (don't know what power), and one channel away, it only registered on the S-meter as 1 or 2 S units. At 2 channels away, it didn't show up at all. Then he did the same thing with a NIB S9 with the same results. Then he tried it with a President Grant (his base unit), a Cobra 29, and a Northstar, and mine was better than all of them.
Weird!!!! Man, in the real world, I can hear what's going on from 20 channels away. Maybe I was wrong, and the only signals that are bleeding over are the ones that are pushing major power. I must have been wrong. That's all I can figure out.
Anyways, thank you all for your help. It was greatly appreciated. |
Hatchet
Member
Username: Hatchet
Post Number: 60
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 12:01 am: |
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Your answer Pat is the same reason that Magnum uses the cheapest knobs they can find. They do it to save a dollar. |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1937
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 1:09 pm: |
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maybe that's true, hatchet, but 'bob' & 'chris' have told ME that with all the complaints of 'loose feeling' controls on the front of the S9's, they've NEVER had to replace 1 from failure. and yes, they DO feel flimsy to me too, but have never broken one either....
Im4jc, yeah maybe they WERE real close with TONS of power...talked to CEF108 on DX yesterday & big truck DIRECTLY behind me was keying every time i unkeyed & just CLOBBERING me with bleedover. when i pulled off the exit i saw a 'box' on his dash, don't know what, but small in size....anyway, maybe 1/2 mile away & bleed was pretty much gone. |
Therealporkchop
Intermediate Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 470
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 2:54 pm: |
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The only knob on my S-9 that feels 'sloppy' is the channel knob. I use that term loosely too, cause it's just more sensitive than a regular Galaxy style selector.
I personally like it over any others. You can tune through without actually turning it, just a slight bump will move it up or down.
Although I like Galaxy radios, I think the S-9 far exceeds the Galaxy. True the 95T has more power, but jeez we've beat that horse to death.
If you don't like the S-9, get rid of it. Go get the 95T back. If you like Galaxy radios, keep buying them. If you like the Magnum, buy that.
Some people like oranges, others just like orange juice...similiar but different. |
Wildrat
Intermediate Member
Username: Wildrat
Post Number: 368
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 7:03 pm: |
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My channel knob is funny too,I can be going along and it's like it skips the channel. The knob is wiggly also.
Wildrat |
Therealporkchop
Intermediate Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 472
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 12:47 am: |
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Yeah, mine acts like it skips channels too. But I guess maybe it's like analog and digital. I call it soft-touch... |
Moonraker
Member
Username: Moonraker
Post Number: 88
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 7:04 pm: |
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Since when do knobs make a radio perform better?
Wouldn't you rather have a radio with cheap knobs and quality internal parts?
C'mon, if you are going to knock a MAGNUM you need to do better than knobs. |
Hatchet
Member
Username: Hatchet
Post Number: 61
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 8:02 pm: |
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Ok how about the shoddy SSB out of the box, the hoax that is the Top Gun, I could go on and on. Magnum makes an alright radio but it is not perfect. Its hard to like a radio that wont stay on channel because of the cheap channel selector. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 8460
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 8:09 pm: |
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Call Sam direct at:
1-877-624-6869
If you are having problems it will be repaired under warranty.
Never heard of any shoddy SSB before from any users I know of.
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
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Mdiver
Intermediate Member
Username: Mdiver
Post Number: 334
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 8:26 pm: |
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Well
So far my S9 is working great just check my contacts on the CEF Connections for last Sunday..
NO AMP inline with my Magnum S9
Steve
CEF 252
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Moonraker
Member
Username: Moonraker
Post Number: 90
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 11:43 pm: |
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Hatchet, you say the s9 wont stay on channel because of the cheap knob? The channel selector has a "different" feel to it and has a loose feeling to it, but you turn the knob with your fingers not a hammer.
You say you can "go on and on" about the S9's problems, please tell us. I'm dying to hear this!
As for the "shoddy" SSB, Please feel free to post anything else you make up, I always enjoy a good laugh
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Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1941
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 12:16 pm: |
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the portion of the topgun that raises questions is the 'modulator' part of it...key 1 watt & swing 40? well, mine is set to key 10 & swing 40, it has NO trouble getting out & sounds fine. and that has NO EFFECT on SSB transmissions.
the 'speech processor' portion of the topgun is just NOT USED RIGHT, nor does everybody understand it. up close & local, sure it has a tendency to impart a 'scratchy sound' to the audio, AM or SSB. it is intended & IT DOES add more punch & talk power over long distance & dx communication. notice how EVERY SINGLE hf/amateur rig made has either a compressor or processor in it??? & if you read those instructions, it SPECIFICALLY tells you it is NOT FOR CLOSE UP COMMUNICATIONS! check it on the PEP meter on SSB, (even AM), & you'll see PEP decrease when you shut the topgun OFF, because it is shutting the processor off. whether the radio is used alone OR with an amplifier, it affects your output.
MAYBE, just maybe a knock on magnum is the poor explanation of how to use the 'topgun' function . if everybody would STOP asking their next door neighbor how it sounds & try it on DX or at 50 or 75 miles away, they'd see the increase in talkpower it provides.
& looking back at MY description of 'sloppy controls', i should have stated it a bit differently. the 'controls' feel just fine, the channel selector just 'feels' different then any other i've ever used. and, after 15+ months of ownership, it's still working just fine. |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1945
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 7:40 pm: |
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just received a ***used*** S9 i purchased because the owner wasn't happy with it. he confided in me that MOST signal reports were 'the audio was not too clear', 'the audio was real SCRATCHY', 'the channels weren't right', and 'received audio just sounded atrocious, bleedover from his neighbor made it impossible to hear anything'. he only used AM because he didn't know how to use SSB & everybody he hangs with said SSB is stupid(?). OK.
after turning it on, the 1st thing that needed to be done was add an external speaker. well, that took care of 'the atrocious received audio'. after peeling off the 'warranty' sticker, i found that the speaker jack was bent, somehow, & the factory speaker was blown. apparently his NEXT DOOR neighbor runs some high power & that may have contributed to blowing the speaker. that neighbor had also tried putting an external speaker on it, & somehow the inside of the jack was damaged, though not sure exactly how that happened. switching between this S9 & mine, i see no difference in bleedover-nothing from the highway, 25kw from a mile away is about the same on both radios as well. the channels 'not right' was either from 'flipping the selector too fast' OR whoever modded it 1st, customized the bands, putting CB on 'A', & other bands obviously in preferential (to them) order, skipping several bands. apparently, when his 'buddies' said to go to band XX, that was NOT the band on his S9. reprogram to 1st 8 bands & all is well. as for not too clear & scratchy audio....turns out his signal reports ALL came from his NEXT DOOR neighbor & truckers entering a yard on the OTHER side of his house. he got NO audio checks from much more then 1/4 mile away. put a dm452 on it & just talked to him, about 12+ miles from me-he says it sounds GREAT. 'what did i do to it that his neighbor couldn't do????' he likes the connex 3300 he's using right now, but the S9 sounds REAL good, though. maybe everybody was lying to him he now thinks....
one thing i DO have to look into, though, is changes that appear on the radios' wattmeter but NOT on an external. not exactly sure what that's all about. either way, i've made 10 DX contacts in the last hour with it on LSB38. |
Hatchet
Member
Username: Hatchet
Post Number: 63
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 8:05 pm: |
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I tried to post on the shoddy SSB last night but as normal any thing bad on a Magnum product isnt posted. While the continued bashing of other products is allowed. The SSB issue has been discussed here as well as other forums before. There have been many people complain about the low SSB power out of the box. And yes the S-9, with the slightest touch to the knob, changes channels. That, to me, is a problem. It sometimes changes 2 or 3 channels with one "click" of the knob. When you turn the knob it should change 1 channel and you should not have to fight the selector to find the channel. The rest of the knobs should have been adressed when they designed these radios. People have been complaining about the knobs on Magnum radios since the first release of the 257. Why continue to use the same manufacturer when the knobs are sloppy?? The top gun makes the radio overmodulate no matter if the person is 1 mile away or 100. The compressor does work the way it is supposed to and that is why Magnums have a unique sound. Yes they make a good radio and I like my S-9 and S-3 but it has alot of room for improvement. They are far from perfect as everyone seems to make them |
Mdiver
Intermediate Member
Username: Mdiver
Post Number: 336
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 10:22 pm: |
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Hatchet
Here are post on My Magnum S9
Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 8:43 pm:
Good Day out here in Northern California with my bare foot
Magnum S9-and with my 60 foot pine tree tower.. with the Imax 2000.
I hope I the numbers right
Am Contacts were
CEF-115-Gator.--Wayne City-- IA.
CEF- 303- Troublemaker---Lebanon ---OH.
CEF-155 -Saddletramp025 --Coffeeville--MS.
CEF- Pig040--TN--Good to here you heck we thought you blew away.
#143
LSB contacts
CEF--463 Shady---Bascom---FL.--On our last contact heard you loud and clear.
CEF--612 Tex46---Circleville--TX.
CEF--291 Dennis---Albany--OH.
CEF --MECH-TN. Loud LOUD thru the LSB Net.on my end great radio mech.
CEF--476 Starface--Mister Starman from Florida.
CEF--108 Scrapion --AR..--Good Station good audio same as last time Clean station Thanks for the qso.
CEF--375 Road Warrior -Tyrone-- PA. short qso but made the contact.
CEF 515 Tinker91--AR.
CEF-???336 Not sure if it was Trucker Don I hope it was.
CEF-???122-Not sure if it was That would be Clark514 TX.
#491
Hope I got all of you right and Thanks from my end.
Hope to here from a new Member out there CEF.689
on the Sunday Net. a Local out here.
AND YES YOUR RIGHT THERE Hatchet THERE ARE PROBLEM WITH THIS RADIO AND YOUR WELCOME FOR YOUR RESPONSES.
STEVE
Steve
CEF-252
Grass Valley California
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Moonraker
Member
Username: Moonraker
Post Number: 91
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 10:39 pm: |
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The channel selector knob will turn one and only one channel if you turn it one click, if you turn it just beyond the first click, yes it will skip that channel. If the SSB power is too low “out of the box” turn it up. Most radios come “out of the box” with low power output, does this mean they are junk?
“Why should you continue to use the same manufacturer when the knobs are sloppy?” You obviously “continued” with magnum, you say the knobs have been sloppy since the release of the 257, but you bought an S9 and an S3? I see no problem with these knobs, As I said before turn the channel selector with your fingers, not a hammer! (Screwdrivers, wrenches, etc... are not recommended either) And once again, I would rather have a radio with cheap knobs and quality internal parts.
Why would you choose to stay with a manufacturer (Galaxy) that cuts corners to save $$, and sells you a radio that could be a lot better. I do own galaxy radios, and like them, I’m not just trying to “bash” galaxy radios, but they are not built to the same standards as magnum radios.
You say your post did not get approved regarding the SSB problem, post it again and again until it makes it because I (and everyone else) would love to read it. |
Hatchet
Member
Username: Hatchet
Post Number: 65
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 5:57 am: |
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I never said they didnt work Steve. Not all of them have had problems on SSB but mine did and so did quite a few others. There are guys working alot more stations than that with a 1 watt QRP rig on a daily basis. My only point to this whole thing was in response to Pats question to me on Galaxy radios. RFlimited is just like any other manufacturer and is going to save a tenth of a cent where they can, hence the cheap quality knobs. Once again I have an S=9 and an S-3 and like them BUT they are far from a dream radio. |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1946
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 11:59 am: |
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ok, hatchet, for arguements sake, i'll say magnum is using 'cheap' knobs. what i was saying though, was galaxy has the SAME EXACT BOARD as the general, & magnum for that matter, but galaxy chooses to continue to build a product that is not up to par with the others. INCLUDING general, which, technically IS galaxy. or vice versa. PUT the rf gain in it, add the external echo controls, put the mic on the side so there's room for a few other controls up front, add a switch for the amp, etc. NO radio is perfect. my icom is far from perfect. i like my S9 & AR3500 much better for AM.
i was REALLY thinking of permanently putting 1 of my S9's into the truck, replacing my XL, so i could do with IT what i do with the uniden. HOWEVER, the kid i bought it from now wants to buy it back. i'm not really that mean. he may be sweating it out right now, as i think of a price, but, i am inclined to return it for what he paid & hope it was a lesson for him, not just about radios, but about life.
and if i can't come up with another for the right price, i'll just wait out the 175 watter
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Hatchet
Member
Username: Hatchet
Post Number: 67
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 12:22 pm: |
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I can go through the entire 40 channels without even turning the selector. Sometimes when I turn it it changes 2 or 3 channels at a time. I know I am not the only one with the problem either. You said to turn the ssb power up if its too low. Thats my whole point. I posted some things that would make the mans 95T scream and everyone said why should you have to do these things to a new radio?" Why should I have to do this to a Magnum??? Same deal man. Why does Magnum not offer a 2 year warranty if they are so great?? Galaxy does, no questions asked. My S-9 has been sent in to the warranty center for repair on the channel selector knob and was returned with a service report that said "problem not found" I have also had galaxy radios sent in to the warranty center and when they dont find the probelm their service sheet says "Problem not found. Replaced with a new radio, converted and aligned to factory specs" Magnum markets these radios as not needing a tune up. That is totally false when you need to turn up the ssb power. Im not "bashing" Magnum. I just cant believe that people think these are the perfect radio. They also have their faults |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1950
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 12:44 pm: |
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you can send me your magnum, in any condition, after you get your new galaxy .
i keep looking on the e*auctions for S9's, but they bid 'em up more for USED ones then new ones cost from copper! |
Moonraker
Member
Username: Moonraker
Post Number: 92
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 4:25 pm: |
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If you need to adjust the power on any new radio I dont see that as a problem, but when you have to change parts to make a radio talk the way it should (as you said about adding the external rf gain & on/off switch for the amp), then you have a problem. This isn’t just about the 95T, but all galaxy radios. A 95T and an S9 are not even in the same class as far as power output. My point is that Galaxy could make a much better radio if they had higher standards for their quality control. When I hear “cold solder joint” I automatically think of Galaxy. I have heard very few galaxy radios that sounded on sideband. I have only heard one 95T (skip,not local) I have to admit it was “blowin’ smoke”. As I said before I do own Galaxy radios, but rarely use them because of the poor SSB performance. |
Hatchet
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Username: Hatchet
Post Number: 71
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 6:50 pm: |
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Its a problem when they market them as not needing a tune up. The RFgain on the 95T is one of the highlights of the radio to me. It was meant to be an attenuator not an actual rfgain. Same for the amp. It was meant to be ran all the time and not turned off. Its just like adding a 10K switch to a cobra 148. They are mods that are user specific. If you are getting poor performance out of your galaxy maybe its time for an alignment with a qualified tech. I own 3 of them and get nothing but great reports out of them. All radios drift until they reach operating temperature, including your beloved S-9 |
Scoobydoo
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Username: Scoobydoo
Post Number: 41
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 8:22 pm: |
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I just bought a Galaxy 959 and now i'm going to have to put a bunch of money into to make it have decent receive. Oh well, live and learn, should have bought a Delta Force. |
Moonraker
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Username: Moonraker
Post Number: 93
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 1:50 am: |
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Hatchet, this could go on and on and I know we would never see eye to eye on this subject. If the 95T works for you, stick with it.
I may have completely lost my mind, but for some reason I think I know you. Do you, by chance, drive a red car with a fiberglass antenna? |
Hatchet
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Username: Hatchet
Post Number: 74
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 8:26 am: |
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Um, no fiberglass antennas here. My S-9 also works but its not a perfect radio. Scoobydoo if you dont like the RX on your 959 you definatly wouldnt like the RX of a Deltaforce. |
Moonraker
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Username: Moonraker
Post Number: 94
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 11:18 am: |
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Like I said, I've probably lost my mind, but I had to ask. |
Scoobydoo
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Username: Scoobydoo
Post Number: 44
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 4:08 pm: |
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If the RX on the DeltaForce is anything like my OmegaForce then I'll LOVE it! |
Hatchet
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Username: Hatchet
Post Number: 78
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 5:39 pm: |
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No the deltaforce is comparable to a 257 not the Omega or S series radios |
Scoobydoo
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Username: Scoobydoo
Post Number: 45
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 5:53 pm: |
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Well I guess I'll have to order another OmegaForce for the mobile. And get rid of the Galaxy 959? |
Patzerozero
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Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1955
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 7:33 pm: |
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the delta force is a noisy omega force  . sensitivity is good, white noise is...see hatchet, not all magnums are perfect. am awaiting the opportunity to replace my delta with a blue omega
STILL like my delta more then any galaxy i ever owned... |
Im4jc
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Username: Im4jc
Post Number: 15
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 7:49 pm: |
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Well, just got back from spending Thanksgiving with my son in Fort Knox, KY. He just graduated boot camp and is now an Army Cavalry Scout. Hooah!
Anyways, I came to read the latest posts, and, ROFL, look what I started with my innocent little post.
Glad to see it keeps getting bumped.
I've been away from my new S9 for a week now, but I'll be back on the road tomorrow to give it a work out now that it's all tuned up. Gonna be a blast! |
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