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Galaxy radios is dead

Eldorado828 said:
Those are old facts, most everyone here already knows what post #65 and #66 say. Radioddity doesn't make anything and the radio you're refer to is a clone of the q6 pro.
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Actually a less expensive clone.

On topic, Ranger doesn't seem dead. Despite all the negative comments they seem to sell out as fast as retailers can get them. Moreso than any other brand for sure. Keep in mind I don't own or use a Ranger. I currently use an Icom, Yaesu, Radioddity, Connex and a Stryker. Other than the Connex, they all offer more than enough power to get me out 40 plus miles regularly locally. If I needed or wanted more power without the hassle of an amp, I am not sure who could fill that need other than Ranger or Connex.
 
BigPapaPump said:
they seem to sell out as fast as retailers can get them.
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As B.T.Barnum of American Circus fame said "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public". There's a fool born every minute it seems, and when they grow up they all buy Ranger radios. There's no fixing stupid.

I'm certain that Anytone is outselling them, especially if you include all the rebranded Anytone radios as well. Nearly everyone I talk to on air these days seems to be running either an Anytone, an Anytone clone, an Icom 7300, or a vintage Cobra. Rarely hear anybody using a Ranger or Galaxy.
 
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BigPapaPump said:
, I am not sure who could fill that need other than Ranger or Connex.
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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
 
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BC Coyote said:
As B.T.Barnum of American Circus fame said "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public". There's a fool born every minute it seems, and when they grow up they all buy Ranger radios. There's no fixing stupid.

I'm certain that Anytone is outselling them, especially if you include all the rebranded Anytone radios as well. Nearly everyone I talk to on air these days seems to be running either an Anytone, an Anytone clone, an Icom 7300, or a vintage Cobra. Rarely hear anybody using a Ranger or Galaxy.
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Years ago Jim Peng, owner of RCI, visited a little CB shop in southern california with a couple of "engineers" from Ranger.
Bill Good was a RF technician working there and went over with, and explained several improvements for the 2950 DX radios that he developed for the chassis.
None of the changes were adopted.
As it was explained later, consumers were buying them as is and hand modifications to new radios was out of the question and they were not going to revise the board.
Comparing that to a company like QX that listens to customer feedback and writes and releases firmware updates for users and, well you know.

Years ago when the 2950 first hit the market, I was a fan.
CPU stable frequency display
It was a great radio.
Back then.

73
Jeff
 
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AudioShockwav said:
Years ago when the 2950 first hit the market, I was a fan.
CPU stable frequency display
It was a great radio.
Back then.
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Totally agree. Back over 25 years ago I had one and while it had a couple of quirks it was overall a great radio.

After a time I decided to sell it and upgrade to a 2970. Oooof...... That 2970 was the biggest turd ever made. Within a couple months of me owning it the problems started and they just went on and on and on. LSB mode would go in and out. No sound would come out of it until it had been turned on for at least 10 minutes. It drifted on sideband. People told me my transmit audio was always crunchy. Receive audio was nasty and shrill. The meter sometimes worked and sometimes just pegged at full.
And on and on... It was mostly down to cold solder joints and the fact that the circuit boards had been ever-so-slightly bent in order to make them line up with the holes in the chassis frame. And of course, poor design. Ugh. Eventually I tossed it in the parts bin and switched to a fully restored & tricked out TRC-458 with a nice Palomar amp. Never looked back and never bought another Ranger made radio since.
 
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
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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.
 

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