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I have a Galaxy 44 that on the low end Dead keys @ a hair over 2 watts it was recently tuned by a reputable tech that also sold me the amp, when I followed this recommendation from another forum;
Copper Talk: Texas Star DX 500V
My Dosy 3001 is showing a shade under 200 watts?

It is getting plenty of juice, I have the supply line feeding off the batteries of a Mack tractor.

are you getting 200 watts deadkey or 200 watts pep ?
if its 200 watts pep turn the variable up till it does no more than 500 watts pep . a 125 watt deadkey from it will be optimal .

Thanks, I guess I wasn't very clear...

200 watts PEP is all that I am getting with the variable on the radio turned all the way up.... I am off work through next Thursday, so I won't be able to look at it till then.

I'm thinking that the Texas Star amps model is their rated input power. I have a DX-250 HDV I use with an HTX-100 and am seeing 125 - 150 watts pep out with 13 watts pep drive which is about right. You'll probably see 200 - 250 out on the 500v.

I have a t/s 500v with a galaxy 949 I have my d/k set @ 50-100 watts depending on how much noise is on the channel and it swings to 250-275 on my tc-1000 dosy in my 01 ford f150 stock alt. and batt. when I put it on the deck wide open d/k is 200 watts and swings 450-475 I'm pretty happy with hope this gives you some help.

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Can you post what the radio alone is doing both dead key and modulated?
That will tell you drive going into the amp.
Also, is this with "only" the red power button depressed?


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Jeff

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Thanks for the input guys, I appreciate it!


Barely over 2 watts, swings to 15



Red and Green on, as I understand the green "Dial a watt" button activates the variable output when it is on.


With the Amp on (Green and red on) it DK's 75, swings to 150

Red button only, DK's 140, swings to 175


FWIW, my Galaxy 44 just received Mosfet finals as an upgrade when I sent it in for a realignment... and had some cold solder repaired...

The readings were taken with a Dosy 3001...

Something is amiss
15 watts in if it is not hungry for power should make more than 175 out.
New Amp?
They used to be good about the warranty on the T/S amps.
What are you transmitting into?
This is in the truck hooked to a whip or ??
Make sure you are not getting voltage drop at the Amp, it only takes one troublesome connection to make it sag.


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Jeff

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there is no dark side in the moon, really. As a matter of fact it's all dark