new to me 66v

[jcordle]

Hello all.
I just got my Connex 3300 replaced by a galaxy 66v.
How does the 66v stack up to the 3300?

 

[jcordle]

OK I bought the Connex from a local shop. it was pushing
75 watts. I PAID $150 for it.
Since I bought it. It kept screwing up. the guy at the shop kept fixing it until he broke the board. then he told me he would" make it right" and a week later I got this galaxy 66v. I just want to make sure this 66v is at least as good
As the Connex was?
Oh yeah the 66 only pushes 40 watts and I think it only
Has 1 final where the 3300 had 2?

 

[4ZERO99]

I can't speak for the Connex, but I can say that the 66v is a good solid AM/FM radio and I still have one from my truck driving days, that with a 250 fet will talk pretty good, it all depends on your antenna.

 

[jcordle]

Thank you

 

[9C1Driver]

OK I bought the Connex from a local shop. it was pushing
75 watts. I PAID $150 for it.
Since I bought it. It kept screwing up. the guy at the shop kept fixing it until he broke the board. then he told me he would" make it right" and a week later I got this galaxy 66v. I just want to make sure this 66v is at least as good
As the Connex was?
Oh yeah the 66 only pushes 40 watts and I think it only
Has 1 final where the 3300 had 2?

I think you need a new watt meter, a new cb tech, or both. The old school single 1969 final 3300 & 66v radio's were good for an honest clean 25 watts. The dual 1969 final radio's would do 30-35 on the average and you might really work one to 40 watts. 75 watts just is not gonna happen unless they used one of those feel good watt meters.

 

[hotrod]

its been many yars since ive played with either. but as i remember
the galaxy had 1 final and got around 20-25 clean watts out
the connex 3300 has 2 finals and could do 30-40 clean watts.
as i remember the connex always had the BEST audio.
the galaxy seems to overmodulate or sounded muddy if tunned
to much where the connex remained clean.also seems that i remember
the general lee being about as good as the connex maybe too close to call

 

[9C1Driver]

There ya go hotrod, you are spot on. Only thing I will add is when Magnum came out with the FIRST all mode variable talk back on a radio they were way ahead of the game.

 

[codeman]

These guys are right my old Connex 3300 hp dual final radio only put out 35 watts max...that's about all you are going to see from them. It's a good radio though.

 

[jcordle]

Well I just had the galaxy in another shop. had them
Check it over. about all it will do is 5 watts. They said
That the final is going out. it might last a day might last
A year. I'm slightly pissed to be honest!

 

[jcordle]

Well I took the galaxy to "the radio shop" in Ontario Ca. Was going to get the dual MOSFET
Final conversion done. they said it would be $75 or I could get the rfx75 for $100
And double the output to around 100 watts. and they went through the radio and tuned
It right. on a scope. I have been talking skip every morning this last week! From Canada
To Hawaii. it is working awesomely!!!!!! They also tuned my ant! And reran my coax!