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Shadowdrac
New member
Username: Shadowdrac
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 10:37 pm: | 
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I have a Mirage 88 that drifts off frequency after its been on for awhile, anybody had any experience with this problem? |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1961
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 10:18 am: |
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Duck246
Intermediate Member
Username: Duck246
Post Number: 102
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 12:07 pm: |
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Its basicly a galaxy. Galaxy is well known for this. |
Moonraker
Member
Username: Moonraker
Post Number: 99
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 8:12 pm: |
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IT'S A GALAXY THING |
Therealporkchop
Intermediate Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 483
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 11:26 pm: |
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Man...that ain't even right.
Start off with bad solder joints. Get yourself a good magnifying glass and start looking. Once you've given up on that, move on to the freq board. It's probably bad. If so far this hasn't cured your problem, I would start checking cyrstals and capacitors...
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Shadowdrac
New member
Username: Shadowdrac
Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 9:45 am: |
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Thanks guys...i'll start with the cold solder joints and go from there |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1973
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 12:47 pm: |
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who you talkin' 'bout, chop? |
Therealporkchop
Intermediate Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 487
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 3:39 pm: |
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You know the man is asking for serious help, and you with stickin' and what have ya.
My cheesy little buddy!
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Jon666
Intermediate Member
Username: Jon666
Post Number: 373
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 2:43 pm: |
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i have a mirage 88
mine dont have that problem
after warmup its right on freq.
so sorry i cant help.
jon |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1980
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 3:46 pm: |
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, yes, his EXACT question was 'anybody had any experience with this problem?' in truth, i could HONESTLY have replied 'YES'. to resolve THAT & my OTHER galaxy issues at the time, i THREW IT OUT THE WINDOW at 60 mph....i don't think that was the answer he was looking to hear, so i backed off to allow calmer heads to prevail. at least duck246 & moonraker were calmer then me....
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Therealporkchop
Intermediate Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 491
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 11:23 pm: |
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Well, from now on, send all your Galaxy radios to me. I'll be glad to take them... |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1993
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 02, 2005 - 4:30 pm: |
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TRUST ME it'll be a LONG time before i ever OWN a galaxy long enough to send it to ya 
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<!!!
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Therealporkchop
Intermediate Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 497
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, December 02, 2005 - 10:40 pm: |
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Hmmmm...funny...I don't remember leaving rolling faces and cheesy faces at you when you started at me about a S-9.
You need to play pretty with all the other children...or go home!!
You're just mad because I didn't take my S-9 and send it to you. |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 2004
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 03, 2005 - 10:43 am: |
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actually, i'm hopin' ya still got it cuz ya still like it!
like the 1 i almost added to my fleet last week. once the owner that sold it to me heard it working correctly, he wanted to buy it back. yeah, i sold it back for the same price i gave him for it. no repair charges either  .
see, i really am a nice person. 
maybe i should change my screen name to mr wonderful |
Hatchet
Member
Username: Hatchet
Post Number: 83
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 03, 2005 - 12:39 pm: |
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That is NOT a common problem with a Galaxy. They do drift untill they get warmed up as do all radios. Id have a good tech check it out |
Hollowpoint445
Advanced Member
Username: Hollowpoint445
Post Number: 939
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 03, 2005 - 5:33 pm: |
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All of the Galaxy radios I've chatted with on SSB drift even when warm. I'll admit that those radios were older Galaxy radios, so I don't know if the new ones are better, but the older design drifted when they were cold, warm, hot and everywhere in between.
I've heard folks attribute it to poor voltage regulation for the oscillator circuit, poor design, and cheap components, so I don't know exactly why, but it's a given that they drift and drift a lot. |
Therealporkchop
Advanced Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 500
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, December 03, 2005 - 11:27 pm: |
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Mr Wonderful? I hear ya buddy... |
Twowatt
Member
Username: Twowatt
Post Number: 70
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 9:39 pm: |
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shoot; that's nothing, my old 88 freq counter blinks off and on for about 30 seconds or so, depending on temp - it's a good thing i was never in a hurry to talk |
