Courier Galaxy V info needed. Photos attached.

[Dart]

Howdy everyone. I just picked up a Courier Galaxy V, mainly because I had never seen one before. It is kind of a cool radio. Can anyone tell me about this radio? Is the board from a Cobra 148?

My last question is whether anyone can tell if this radio has been modified in any way? Stock? I've posted pictures of the board, and I'm hoping someone can give me the scoop. The radio seems to dead key about 3 watts and swings 10 watts. The receive is either not working, or is extremely quiet, I can't quite tell as of yet.

Thanks for my info!

 

[Robb]

What are the numbers on the PLL chip?
MB8719 or LC7130 / LC7131?

Looks sorta like a Galaxy 959 chassis to me . . .

 

[Yeti Communications Ltd]

lc7131
ground pin 20 of PLL to shift up 455khz (ch1 27.420 > ch40 27.860)

slide the clarifier to get back to the frequency's ending in 5 khz
about the easiest way

info on cb tricks google "courier galaxy V mods '

 

[BBB]

I always assumed any board with an EPT prefix is a Ranger, RCI, Galaxy variant.

 

[gabyxv]

need better pics of tath mod dam slider mod its not working like supose to

 

[nomadradio]

RCI bought the Taiwan factory from Fanon-Courier, so the story goes. The "Courier" name came with it. And so did the name "Excalibur". The first 40-channel radios from that plant looked like clones of the Uniden-made Cobra 146. This radio was designed after RCI took it over. Pretty sure that's when the pc-board numbers first acquired the "EPT" prefix. Never have learned what three words "EPT" is supposed to represent.

73

 

[AudioShockwav]

"EPT" is supposed to represent.

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73
Jeff