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    How to buy on Ebay and survive...

    Thought It might be good to share some advice re Amateur/CB buying/selling on Ebay. Here's some of mine for what its worth: Buying: 1. Read the listing and then again and again and maybe again! I find you can easily miss something with only a cursory look. For example right down at the bottom...
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    Magnum s9 Variable power?

    Yep. Great radio for sure. I also now have a 95T2 now recently acquired. Wow this is a beauty! Great TX and nice Rx Audio (With an ext speaker..The one in the radio is so small you would miss it without looking carefully!) Up to 150W PEP. Now on this radio I CAN turn back the Output power with...
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    Magnum s9 Variable power?

    Hey! Calm down friend! Point taken! Its never too late to learn you know! Found this interesting article; http://www.sm5bsz.com/dynrange/alc.htm worth a read All the best!
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    Magnum s9 Variable power?

    Interesting stuff! Think I can now see it from both angles. I remember on some of the older ham radios there were some mods that involved putting a 9V battery and a 5K pot in series and connecting it to the rear accessory socket. Some sockets had access to the ALC circuit which was intended for...
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    Magnum s9 Variable power?

    Have to disagree with you there. The ALC is not just a limiter but enables you to talk up the average peaks to give some gain without flat topping. Hence lots of Ham radios have an ALC meter to keep in the green or whatever. But you are right about the plastic radios. I have a lovely TS520S...
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    Magnum s9 Variable power?

    Yes thats the manufacturers "get out of Jail" excuse for not inc SSB power control. Turning the Mic gain doesnt achieve much unfortunately . It obviously will reduce the average output but you loose any punchy audio because the ALC isnt given the chance to Kick in. Might try increasing the...
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    Magnum s9 Variable power?

    My S9 is great but although the Variable power is good on AM/FM it doesn't work on SSB. 45W PEP at whatever setting. Is this normal for these? If so is there a mod I wonder? Pete
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    A board is a board right?

    Thanks Rob and others..quite an eye opener! Have really been temped by the Galaxy Range...Mainly because of the great looking Analogue Meter! But...I think Im going to stick to my S9..At least for the time being...Mind you that meter does look nice......
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    A board is a board right?

    That's really interesting! The S9 suits my needs...Nice Receiver with excellent RF gain range and good Transmit audio etc. So....if I was to import /use one of the Galaxys presumably its not likely to be any better?
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    A board is a board right?

    Hi Folks At one time I was an out and out Ham radio operator and never even thought about going on the CB let alone buying one. I am now an out and out convert! I love em! In the UK we are really restricted over here with both channels and legal radios that meet the required regs etc. One...
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    DX-949 or 959 10m mod?

    Now if only I knew a friendly customs officer......:sneaky:
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    DX-949 or 959 10m mod?

    Actually I do appreciate ALL input...As you rightly say..its a FORUM! Well I've been giving it thought and looking at the feedback and finally made a decision to buy a 10M Galaxy and be done with it. Thanks Folks for the advice/thoughts!
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    DX-949 or 959 10m mod?

    Hey! Not seen those boards...Look V good. Thanks.
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    DX-949 or 959 10m mod?

    Yes you are right about the manifests to UK. Will have a look at those radios....
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    Galaxy DX 949 / 959

    Transferred to the Ham Radio section. Thanks guys
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    DX-949 or 959 10m mod?

    Thanks for the input. I do realise and appreciate your comments regarding this. I have successfully converted and realigned many radios for 10m over the years and have had a lot of fun and also learnt quite a bit! So I have already owned and used both 10m and 11m converted and unconverted. Its...
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    Galaxy DX 949 / 959

    Hi Folks Can anyone tell me if these radios can be modded to use on 10m please? Many thanks! Pete
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    DX-949 or 959 10m mod?

    Hi Folks Can anyone tell me if the Galaxy radios above can be modded to work on 10m please? All the best! Pete
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    Stalker XX on 10m

    Well Ive sorted it! Put Pin10 Down to deck with a switch. PLL wouldnt lock at first so a quick twiddle PLL osc transformer and now works on all channels. Interesting. Can go up to 28.495 now.
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    Stalker XX on 10m

    Should I have put this in the Amateur radio thread?