Recent content by Darkbeer

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No backing up..;) I do know how the controls work. Using the same equipment my other 3 radio's are fine. A Cobra 29LX, Galaxy DX-959 and a Cobra 148 GTL made in phily. I'm not really worried about this, I'll get it worked out...just not with the seller. I just really wanted some input on the...

I can't say I tried that... should I ?

SWR is 1.2 I have the switch on power when reading power on my inline meter. Both the inline and radio's meters seem to read about the same.

Watt meter is in line. I have it hooked up to the antenna. Not sure of exact number on low side but it drops down to the bottom side when I turn the power knob down.

;) yep..

I'm not planning on sending anywhere at the present time, I was just wondering about the sellers statement that said "a cobra can be tuned to higher outputs then galaxy's". That was his reason for low levels on my Galaxy.

No amp. Straight out of the box. I have great swr and the radio sounds good. It just seems like the watt levels should be a bit higher. I have a Galaxy 959 I did some trading for that has some much higher levels, I think it may have been tinkered with a bit...:) Am I making too much out of...

I have a Radio Shack swr/watt meter. It reads the same as the meter on the new Galaxy so I am thinking it is right. Also the readings are much different on my Cobra LX.

Thanks, that's kinda what I thought from the research I have done. And thanks for the welcome..

Hello folks, I am new here...just been lurking and trying to learn a little. I drive a truck for a living. I just purchased a Galaxy DX-979 from Effingham Radio Repair on Ebay, the radio sounds great but I was wondering about the power levels. I paid to have it peaked and tuned but it shows a...