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Funny I was re reading this and there's a 10-10 contest going on right now.....
Changes aren't permanent
But change is
73
Jeff
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Galaxy radios is dead
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Funny I was re reading this and there's a 10-10 contest going on right now.....
Changes aren't permanent
But change is
73
Jeff
I am sure it's part of it, I know that there's still a segment of the market that likes the Galaxy style of radios.
But.
I think Stryker pulled a good chunk of it away, and the QX radios are now eating a good chunk of sales too.
And QX still remains competitive in price regardless of tariffs.
Ranger seems so stuck in a rut , I mean every thing else now features nrc on tx/rx and is stable.
When they come out with a new radio with the GNF on the front it's
It's a throwback not a step forward.
Maybe the guys at Galaxy did want more features and ranger simply said this is what we have because they want to exhaust the remaining parts inventory?
The 2627 shows that ranger removed one of the finals to make it a single final radio so originally it was assembled for some other radio and got repurposed for this one.
Limited edition ranger 99 built on nos boards with obsolete IC's came from storage somewhere.
I don't know what's up with Ranger or at least the Jim Peng Ranger Malaysia part of it.
You guess is as good as any at this point.
73
Jeff
hey - BC Coyote
I can tell lots of "sea stories" stories.
after I drink some beers, talking with the guys at the
sports bar. lots of stories. I can tell. one after another!
it was a blast. being a Merchant Marine back then.
with one company, 1986 (Crowley) I had good living conditions on a medium sized container ship. we travelled from Florida, down to
Venezuela, several ports in Brazil, then on to Montevideo, Uruguay.
then on to Buenos Aires, Argentina, then back to several ports in Brazil
again on the way home. Maybe hit Venezuela, Columbia, Puerto Rico. then back to homeport Jacksonville Florida.
the main job was monitoring 500 kHz Morse code for 8 hours
while at sea. keeping a log book.... daily tests of radio gear
and batteries.
the GMDSS replaced all that. no monitoring 500 kHz CW,
I would listen to SW radio BBC and Radio Australia for news.
lots of troubles in South America. for example, we would be headed
to Buenos Aires, then on the BBC it was announced that
Argentina was now under "state of siege" due to all the riots.
(inflation, jobs, etc.)
damn! that meant that we could only party till maybe 10 at night,
and had to get back to our ship.
I can tell lots of "sea stories" stories.
after I drink some beers, talking with the guys at the
sports bar. lots of stories. I can tell. one after another!
it was a blast. being a Merchant Marine back then.
with one company, 1986 (Crowley) I had good living conditions on a medium sized container ship. we travelled from Florida, down to
Venezuela, several ports in Brazil, then on to Montevideo, Uruguay.
then on to Buenos Aires, Argentina, then back to several ports in Brazil
again on the way home. Maybe hit Venezuela, Columbia, Puerto Rico. then back to homeport Jacksonville Florida.
the main job was monitoring 500 kHz Morse code for 8 hours
while at sea. keeping a log book.... daily tests of radio gear
and batteries.
the GMDSS replaced all that. no monitoring 500 kHz CW,
I would listen to SW radio BBC and Radio Australia for news.
lots of troubles in South America. for example, we would be headed
to Buenos Aires, then on the BBC it was announced that
Argentina was now under "state of siege" due to all the riots.
(inflation, jobs, etc.)
damn! that meant that we could only party till maybe 10 at night,
and had to get back to our ship.
I'm sure it wasn't Galaxy's customer service that hurt them. What impressed me the most other than the large meters, was a call to Galaxy, John, would result in someone answering the phone, and getting some real help. Cathy (If I remember correctly) was always pleasant on the phone and always offering to make things right and always seemed genuine about finding solutions. If a message was left, John would call back. I have had quite a few sessions with John, test equipment hooked up and personal instruction of what to look for and where, resulting in a "CB Repair Telecall", that always ended well. That's why I have so many Galaxy radios. I remember one time calling John about a Texas Ranger Freedom One, and getting the same stellar service. He didn't have to, and I'm sure was a busy man....but that's what Galaxy used to be, at least in my view.
Agree
John always returned calls, he was always straight up about anything I asked him, both on the Galaxy and Texas Star side, same with Mike.
I remember when I first met Mike and invited him to join the forum.
I really think Ranger is a large part of the equation.
If whoever is left at Galaxy would open a dialogue with QX....
We know that they are capable of building something along the lines of the Aries II
73
Jeff
I paid over $400 from HRO in 1991 for my RCI2950 I remeber that by 1993 once non-Ham radio outlets started to carry them and I do not mean the refurbished units either price dropped down to $249. That was the direction the industry should have followed.
The owners of Galaxya nd Ranger should havebeen kicked inthe testicles like the Gym Coach from Bevis and Butt-Head on MTV for their greed over time.
The idea of having 12 AM only radio's and 1-3 SSB units or vis/versais likewise stupid thinking! Tossing stupid garbage like reverb, echo, robot voice was stupid and they should have given more serious tech like NPC, Aysemetric Modulatio, DSP, eSSB, better SSB stability. Instead of more bands give us continious tunning, dual VFO's, better adjacent channel rejections, built in EQ on RX and TX. Instead of giving up a 4 transistor bipolar amp bolted to the bottom they should have given us better price point, quality control, bandwidth, digital mode compatability and seperate amp's at a better price point. Digitaly controlled amps that would not let you blow them up! LDMOS amplifiers.
I wanted to give them my money Galaxy and Ranger but they refused to build anything I wanted. I am glad their gone. I would rather every single 2 way radio company fail and disapear from existance than continue to have them build and push garabge I do not want at a price point that is not worth it. I do not care if John the Baptist ran the company if they wont build what I want I do not care how good the people are at the company or that they are Christians or Americans. First they have to build something I want then they have to sell it at a price point I think is inline with what is for offer and then they have to listen to me the customer and constantly improve the product. By improve I do not mean find ways to produce it for less either that fine as long as quality does not suffer and durability does not suffer. Even better would be for it to be built in the USA. The Price for some of these units would make sense if they where American made and used quality componets and had actual quality control!
It would be great if the FCC allowed a digital mode for CB for data, txt and voice that allowed for some encryption standard. This would increase range, reduce noise, improve coverage, improve signal rejection. This is not 1970's with so few people using it the audio bandwidth on the analog CB should be much wider to improve fiedelity. IF they are not going to give us some digital modes might as well expand the audio bandwidth to improve sound quality.
There is so much that the industry could do though that they did not do that they deserve to fail at this point. Why should I care about Texas Star if they are just going to churn out more garbage? I can purchase their old garbage on auction sites or pay a builder to build me garbage just like Texas Star. I do not want anymore trash I want new designs, new technology, at better price point compared to the past garbage that came before! Texas Starneeds to make an LDMOS base amp for me that hits legal limit at a decent price. Not some POS that is using garbage transistors and $1 per watt or higher price point along with all chinese parts inside!
The owners of Galaxya nd Ranger should havebeen kicked inthe testicles like the Gym Coach from Bevis and Butt-Head on MTV for their greed over time.
The idea of having 12 AM only radio's and 1-3 SSB units or vis/versais likewise stupid thinking! Tossing stupid garbage like reverb, echo, robot voice was stupid and they should have given more serious tech like NPC, Aysemetric Modulatio, DSP, eSSB, better SSB stability. Instead of more bands give us continious tunning, dual VFO's, better adjacent channel rejections, built in EQ on RX and TX. Instead of giving up a 4 transistor bipolar amp bolted to the bottom they should have given us better price point, quality control, bandwidth, digital mode compatability and seperate amp's at a better price point. Digitaly controlled amps that would not let you blow them up! LDMOS amplifiers.
I wanted to give them my money Galaxy and Ranger but they refused to build anything I wanted. I am glad their gone. I would rather every single 2 way radio company fail and disapear from existance than continue to have them build and push garabge I do not want at a price point that is not worth it. I do not care if John the Baptist ran the company if they wont build what I want I do not care how good the people are at the company or that they are Christians or Americans. First they have to build something I want then they have to sell it at a price point I think is inline with what is for offer and then they have to listen to me the customer and constantly improve the product. By improve I do not mean find ways to produce it for less either that fine as long as quality does not suffer and durability does not suffer. Even better would be for it to be built in the USA. The Price for some of these units would make sense if they where American made and used quality componets and had actual quality control!
It would be great if the FCC allowed a digital mode for CB for data, txt and voice that allowed for some encryption standard. This would increase range, reduce noise, improve coverage, improve signal rejection. This is not 1970's with so few people using it the audio bandwidth on the analog CB should be much wider to improve fiedelity. IF they are not going to give us some digital modes might as well expand the audio bandwidth to improve sound quality.
There is so much that the industry could do though that they did not do that they deserve to fail at this point. Why should I care about Texas Star if they are just going to churn out more garbage? I can purchase their old garbage on auction sites or pay a builder to build me garbage just like Texas Star. I do not want anymore trash I want new designs, new technology, at better price point compared to the past garbage that came before! Texas Starneeds to make an LDMOS base amp for me that hits legal limit at a decent price. Not some POS that is using garbage transistors and $1 per watt or higher price point along with all chinese parts inside!