OK, so I'm running the Galaxy 99v2 (35 PEP AM 40 PEP SSB) to drive a DonkeyStomper 1X4 (all 2879s) and it's fully biased, even the driver section. On SSB, upper & lower, with the mic gain and RF Power turned all the way down, I'm getting a .5 (1/2) watt PEP dead key. When I first key, it'll shoot up to maybe 5-7 watts then drop back down to the 1/2 watt, it doesn't do that on AM. Now normally this wouldn't bother me much BUT when running the amp, when I key it's giving me about a 400+ watt dead key for a second or so then back to the 100 watt dead key, yes a 100 watt dead key on SSB. I've replaced the same transistor twice in about 6 months (I did replace the other one in the bank so they'd be balanced) and sending it back to Chad this week for him to go through it again, as I have no blown 10 ohm but it's only doing 200 PEP (so I'm guessing it's another blown transistor). Now the questions....
Is it normal for a Galaxy to have a small carrier on SSB or for it to act this way in general?
If not, what needs to be done that I can do without scopes and the such?
I just purchased a 959B from CB Radios Pronto, tuned, aligned, and receive enhanced. I'm hoping this will fix the issue.
Is it normal for a Galaxy to have a small carrier on SSB or for it to act this way in general?
If not, what needs to be done that I can do without scopes and the such?
I just purchased a 959B from CB Radios Pronto, tuned, aligned, and receive enhanced. I'm hoping this will fix the issue.