Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
  • You can now help support WorldwideDX when you shop on Amazon at no additional cost to you! Simply follow this Shop on Amazon link first and a portion of any purchase is sent to WorldwideDX to help with site costs.

Galaxy radios is dead

AudioShockwav said:
Connex is Ranger
Ranger builds Connex, Texas Ranger, RCI, many Super Star clones, all of the Galaxy radios and the list goes on and on.

The thing about Ranger is that they have not moved forward in decades when others have.
Still producing drifty versions of the 12 band radios with nothing in the way of noise reduction or filtering.
Ok if you just use AM, not so much for SSB.
And then the progressive building of bigger and bigger PA's strapped on the bottom of said radios doesn't help with temp stability.
Along with design that is running on the verge of meltdown in some of the multiple mosfet amps right out of the box.
The whole thing is that Ranger "could" do better than that.

They just haven't.

73
Jeff
Click to expand...
Out of all the radios I own the Connex does have the worse noise filtering. I just like how it looks more than anything. People 40 miles out I can hear clearly with the QT80 or Stryker, with the Connex I get enough extra noise that I just can't make them out. It's a shame. They can hear me clearly but we can't have a one way conversation.

Locally everyone that has a good sounding radio is using a Anytone, older Cobra, Stryker or President. The best sounding radio I have though is a Yaesu FT-891. So much so that I am thinking of selling my Icom IC-7300.
 
SuperLid said:
Your opinion is, just that. I am stating more facts, than opinion here. Have you passed the Advanced written exam?

Buying a dipole in a baggie, is not how things were done in the past. The rite of passage, was to make your first antenna. I am licensed over 50 years now. How about you? I also built my first transceiver, the Heathkit HW-101. I know how things were, and how things are now. Things have changed, dramatically, since I started in this hobby. That is a fact.
Click to expand...
Again, I disagree.....your facts may be factual to you, but not factual....
And yes, all the way up to Extra class.....
Rite of passage, BS, it was just what was needed because out of the box was not as prevalent then as things are today.....
Things have changed, that is the point..... And for the better ......
 
  • Like
Reactions: BigPapaPump
This bickering about who had to go through what to get here, what purpose does it serve?

We are all here because we enjoy radio and newcomers are simply following the steps required of them. They don't know your struggle, nor do they want to hear how they don't belong based on the standards that you were held to.

Having been granted an FCC license doesn't mean the license holder stops learning, it simply means that person can learn easier with hands-on experience.

When the advanced written exam was a thing, so were components that didn't require a microscope to see. Imagine being a total newcomer and having someone point at a board full of surface mount stuff and tell you to "go learn that first". Gone are the days where electronics labs were Christmas presents. Look in a radio now, half of it is not even repairable with obscured chip IDs, pre-written roms/micro code, and parts so small that even the self-proclaimed experts here won't touch.

With that in mind, how long do you expect general electronics knowledge to be a license prerequisite? Keeping up with current electronics and technology will create a clear barrier to entry that will inevitably end this hobby. Yes, the tests are too easy, but look where we are headed technologically.

We are here to share knowledge, not criticize based on a lack of it. All we can do is help others learn electronics because it is going to get nothing but harder for the newcomer with each year.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Shadetree Mechanic, Greg T, Cable Guy and 4 others
  • Like
Reactions: Shadetree Mechanic, AmericanEagle575, Greg T and 2 others
Ranch55 said:
Again, I disagree.....your facts may be factual to you, but not factual....
And yes, all the way up to Extra class.....
Rite of passage, BS, it was just what was needed because out of the box was not as prevalent then as things are today.....
Things have changed, that is the point..... And for the better ......
Click to expand...
Not BS. You are clueless, because you weren't there. That's fact.

Better for you perhaps, not better. That's opinion.

73,

SL
 
BC Coyote said:
Ouch! Stuff like that is why I am very happy on 11 meters and have zero interest in getting my ham ticket. It's not the ham hobby, it's some of the people in it that are the big turn off for me.......especially the self appointed "band police" and the chest thumping "ancient elmers". It's enough to send anyone running for the hills.
Click to expand...
That is exactly why I haven't gotten one. Too many think they are some kind of cop also. The information is freely available and a license puts you in a government database. The example some with a license set here is pretty telling also. That said I am still debating a Galaxy radio. Knowing the same people make Connex makes me think the negative talk about Galaxy might be a bit overblown.
 
SuperLid said:
Your opinion is, just that. I am stating more facts, than opinion here. Have you passed the Advanced written exam?

Buying a dipole in a baggie, is not how things were done in the past. The rite of passage, was to make your first antenna. I am licensed over 50 years now. How about you? I also built my first transceiver, the Heathkit HW-101. I know how things were, and how things are now. Things have changed, dramatically, since I started in this hobby. That is a fact.
Click to expand...
Last I knew the Advanced exam went away years ago. Time to move on, the past is the past...
 
  • Like
Reactions: Greg T, Ranch55 and murdog
rogodee said:
Last I knew the Advanced exam went away years ago. Time to move on, the past is the past...
Click to expand...
It did. You are missing the point, which is what I would expect in this thread.

The most significant point is, that none of this has anything to do with the demise of Galaxy Radios, so I am done with it.

73,

SL
 
I am sorry I am so bitter on this topic. I want the bestand I want great bang for buck. I am 52 years old and have been in Aviation, Automiotive and Manufacturing since 1998. I also did heavy salvage and electronic repair.

I know what is commercialy viable and whatit cost to manufacture goods.

Realisticly not 950's pie in the sky self cleaning kithens and flying cars the best Ham radio that retails for $14,000 USD should cost people about $400 to $600 retail seriously. That is leaving plenty of meat ont he bone for all the middle men in the supply chain.

If we priced Cars and Trucks or Rifles or other appliances like we do 2 way radio's you would not be able to get a car for less than $100,000,000 and a TV would cost you $12,000 USD.

In 2007 a strut for a Buick LeSaber cost General Motors on the consumer replacment parts side $9 and sold to Dealerships for $99 and sold customer for just over $200. This was not the production part rather the OEM replacement part the "Serverice Part". From GMSPO and the production part was far cheaper than that.

I am bitter because the hobby has in large part stood still while prices have climbed and units made cheaper and cheaper. I blame 70% of the people on this forum becuase they do not demand more and they will pay what ever people want for the junk we see in the market place. 70% to 75% of the people on site according to the Asch Conformity Study/Experiment are my enemy and the reasosn we pay top dollar for garbage! 70%+ are the reason this hobby is so full of trash.

You could say the same thing with amplifiers. Prices should be stupidly low and the level of protection should be insanely high.

Read the ASCH Conformity Study and understand why everything wrong with any hobby and any political problem is doomed. Why we can not have anything good let alone good and affordable. Greed is an issue, inflation is an issue, power and control are issues but not compared to conformity. Once you understand that you have to decide do you want to be part of the problem or part of the solution?

Cheer's!
 
Onelasttime said:
I am sorry I am so bitter on this topic. I want the bestand I want great bang for buck. I am 52 years old and have been in Aviation, Automiotive and Manufacturing since 1998. I also did heavy salvage and electronic repair.

I know what is commercialy viable and whatit cost to manufacture goods.

Realisticly not 950's pie in the sky self cleaning kithens and flying cars the best Ham radio that retails for $14,000 USD should cost people about $400 to $600 retail seriously. That is leaving plenty of meat ont he bone for all the middle men in the supply chain.

If we priced Cars and Trucks or Rifles or other appliances like we do 2 way radio's you would not be able to get a car for less than $100,000,000 and a TV would cost you $12,000 USD.

In 2007 a strut for a Buick LeSaber cost General Motors on the consumer replacment parts side $9 and sold to Dealerships for $99 and sold customer for just over $200. This was not the production part rather the OEM replacement part the "Serverice Part". From GMSPO and the production part was far cheaper than that.

I am bitter because the hobby has in large part stood still while prices have climbed and units made cheaper and cheaper. I blame 70% of the people on this forum becuase they do not demand more and they will pay what ever people want for the junk we see in the market place. 70% to 75% of the people on site according to the Asch Conformity Study/Experiment are my enemy and the reasosn we pay top dollar for garbage! 70%+ are the reason this hobby is so full of trash.

You could say the same thing with amplifiers. Prices should be stupidly low and the level of protection should be insanely high.

Read the ASCH Conformity Study and understand why everything wrong with any hobby and any political problem is doomed. Why we can not have anything good let alone good and affordable. Greed is an issue, inflation is an issue, power and control are issues but not compared to conformity. Once you understand that you have to decide do you want to be part of the problem or part of the solution?

Cheer's!
Click to expand...
I would say we are to blame in other ways.

1. Things that aren't simply a Cobra 29 and a foot warmer are a recent hobby for me. I fortunate in that I work for myself and can afford to pursue the hobbies I want with very few limits. In a short time I have installed and tested radios from President, Stryker, Icom, Yaesu, Connex and Radioddity. I have bought, built and experimented with countless antenna setups both base and mobile. If people really cared about some of the things they decry here they would be using a QT80/Quad 6 or a Stryker. Period.
2. One of the many careers I have had in my life involved prototyping parts for 2 major automotive OEMS. I was there for the big push to move as fast as possible first to Mexico and in a short time to China. I was there for contracts that allowed Ford bean counters access into company books and the subsequent push for price over quality. I was there for the instant switch from saving factories in our country to simplifying production to the point a company could leverage unlimited and cheap labor in China. It was all driven by greed. I won't say from who as you probably know that jumps deeply into the realm of politics.
3. Investors. Like many others I want to see a monthly and yearly return that allows me to live a certain lifestyle. More than once I have chastised a broker when a monthly earnings statement didn't meet my expectations. That is my (along with many others) part in this.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Greg T

dxChat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
  • @ Hambones amps:
    Does anyone know if you can replace the 2290 in a galaxy dx 93t twin turbine with a 2sc2879 red dot? If so, what would have to be tuned?
  • @ BayouRadioAmplifier:
    hello
  • @ ShadowDelaware:
    Hambones the entire amp section would have to be retuned, and the rf transformers re wrapped.
  • @ BJ radionut:


      Top Bottom