Display lights on DX959

[HomerBB]

What would cause the display lights to go out on my dx959?
There are no front end lights whatsoever, no freq counter, no channel lights, no meter lights, except the rx/tx indicator light on the panel. The radio works fine otherwise.

Thanks,
HomerBB

 

[HomerBB]

Fixed already. Amazing what can be done with the on/off switch in the dimmer knob...

 

[C2]

I forget if the channel and meter lights go out too, but one of the knobs is a push button to turn the lights off.

 

[C2]

you beat me to it!

 

[FLYSWATTER]

lol good job i got all excited when i read it i actually had input to post lol but ya beat me to it oh well

 

[619 Cheshire Cat]

Fixed already. Amazing what can be done with the on/off switch in the dimmer knob...

I've done that a few hundred times!

 

[HomerBB]

Sure makes a fellow question his IQ...

what a deal.

 

[K5ARK]

Let me add to this, I JUST received one yesterday that I won on auction on ebay, eagerly hooked it up and... no lights, no display!! And no sound!! (Squelch was turned up... who uses squelch anyway!) Fiddled around with it in panic mode (no instruction manual came with it) for 5 minutes before I pushed the "right" button and the lights came on.

BUT... the meter light is still out. I reckon it was out beforehand and the auctioner conveniently forgot to tell me.

But what a cool radio!!!

 

[Red Ranger]

How many watts does a DX959 put out stock, and after a peak?

pawn shops are selling used Galaxy DX959's for $149 dollars, used in like new condition.

 

[C2]

A stock CB is limited to 4W AM carrier and 12W PEP SSB.

The factory comes fairly close to this, but is a wee bit conservative.

You can get them to swing up to about 28W max, but around 20W is a more realistic number.

 

[HomerBB]

He's right. That's a good description of my radio's wattage.

I get good reports on the audio - clear and loud.

 

[619 Cheshire Cat]

He's right. That's a good description of my radio's wattage.

I get good reports on the audio - clear and loud.

The 959 does tend to have loud audio...I've always gotten good reports!

 

[Red Ranger]

How about the Galaxy DX 949?

Someone is asking $150 for this radio locally. What is the difference between the 949 and the 959?

 

[HomerBB]

As I understand it, the 949 lacks SSB.

 

[Mongoose]

Make sure you didn't hit the dimmer switch. I have done this on my DX 959 by mistake and thought I screwed something up.