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Why does my Galaxy dx-66v lose power for no reason ?

My radio will be working great and for no reason just shut off, or it will stop transmitting. I thought at first my mike was bad for the transmiiting but that was not it

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Could be a number of reasons but the one I think of is a capacitor on its way out. check for leaking electrilytic caps . Could also be diodes or transistors ,even resistors .

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  • Posted on Aug 15, 2007

SOURCE: Lost channels in a galaxy 66v cb radio

as far as the transmit frequency changing while you have the mic keyed this is normal, the transmit frequency is a little different than the receive, as far as the lost channels go you need to check the galaxy website and check to see if thier is any fixes listed. if none is listed then you can send the tech's a e-mail and tell them your problem and they will advise you on what to do.

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  • Posted on Jan 08, 2008

SOURCE: Galaxy dx99v cb radio

I see no one has responded to your question. The reason may be that the information is a bit vague. The are a lot of reasons a radio won't receive. In the Galaxy 99, the mic doesn't have to be connected to receive a signal so that illimates the mic possibilities. I have found that in some of the Galaxys I have worked on, that the if section ( thats the section near the pll chip, has cold solder joints ( broken solder connections to the pc board ). You may want to look real close at the pc side of the board with a magnifing glass and see if you can find any electronic components ( resistors, transistors. etc ) loose. Good Luck
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  • Posted on Mar 14, 2009

SOURCE: I HAVE A 2517 GALAXY RADIO IT IS MUFFELD ON TRANSMIT

What is the power output on a watt meter telling you? if it is up above an 8 watt dead key with the rf power turned all the way down, someone has turned up the radio inside and you will ned to turn it back inside to get about a 2 or 3 watt dead key with the rf power turned all the way down on the outside knob on the face of the radio. to do this, you will need to locate the VR18 pot for low power on am/fm and the VR14 pot for high power on am/fm and adjust accordingly, you are most likely overdriving the radio in some way and if you are not familiar doing this sort of thing, then my suggestion would be for you to take it to your nearest electronics repair tech and have them do it for you. It is not a costly procedure and you will be better off to have an experienced tech in there. Also if you are running a power mic on it, try turning it down some or going back to the stock mic to see if the problem persists. If it does while running the stock mic, then most likely it's internal issues like the one explained above.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 04, 2009

SOURCE: Powers up, recieves fine, breaksup on transmit Galaxy 949

Check the wiring on the mic plug sounds like you have a loose wire or one thats about to break off.Good luck.....Dan

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 23, 2009

SOURCE: galaxy dx 979

send it to me for repair. it has a bad soldr joint somewhere it is a common problem on all galaxy radios. 40.00 plus 10 return shipping. i have an internet cb shop so you can watch me fix it. email me at [email protected] if you want it fixed

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