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Shadowdrac
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Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 10:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have a Mirage 88 that drifts off frequency after its been on for awhile, anybody had any experience with this problem?
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Patzerozero
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Post Number: 1961
Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 10:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Duck246
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Registered: 8-2004
Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 12:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Its basicly a galaxy. Galaxy is well known for this.
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Moonraker
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Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 8:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

IT'S A GALAXY THING
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Therealporkchop
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Post Number: 483
Registered: 11-2002


Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 11:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Man...that ain't even right.

Start off with bad solder joints. Get yourself a good magnifying glass and start looking. Once you've given up on that, move on to the freq board. It's probably bad. If so far this hasn't cured your problem, I would start checking cyrstals and capacitors...
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Shadowdrac
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Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 9:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks guys...i'll start with the cold solder joints and go from there
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Patzerozero
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Post Number: 1973
Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 12:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

who you talkin' 'bout, chop?
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Therealporkchop
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Post Number: 487
Registered: 11-2002


Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 3:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

You know the man is asking for serious help, and you with stickin' and what have ya.

My cheesy little buddy!
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Jon666
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Post Number: 373
Registered: 11-2003


Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 2:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i have a mirage 88
mine dont have that problem
after warmup its right on freq.
so sorry i cant help.
jon
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Patzerozero
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Post Number: 1980
Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 3:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

, yes, his EXACT question was 'anybody had any experience with this problem?' in truth, i could HONESTLY have replied 'YES'. to resolve THAT & my OTHER galaxy issues at the time, i THREW IT OUT THE WINDOW at 60 mph....i don't think that was the answer he was looking to hear, so i backed off to allow calmer heads to prevail. at least duck246 & moonraker were calmer then me....
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Therealporkchop
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Post Number: 491
Registered: 11-2002


Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 11:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Well, from now on, send all your Galaxy radios to me. I'll be glad to take them...
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Patzerozero
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Post Number: 1993
Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Friday, December 02, 2005 - 4:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

TRUST ME it'll be a LONG time before i ever OWN a galaxy long enough to send it to ya








<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<!!!
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Therealporkchop
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Username: Therealporkchop

Post Number: 497
Registered: 11-2002


Posted on Friday, December 02, 2005 - 10:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hmmmm...funny...I don't remember leaving rolling faces and cheesy faces at you when you started at me about a S-9.

You need to play pretty with all the other children...or go home!!

You're just mad because I didn't take my S-9 and send it to you.
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Patzerozero
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Post Number: 2004
Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Saturday, December 03, 2005 - 10:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


actually, i'm hopin' ya still got it cuz ya still like it!

like the 1 i almost added to my fleet last week. once the owner that sold it to me heard it working correctly, he wanted to buy it back. yeah, i sold it back for the same price i gave him for it. no repair charges either .

see, i really am a nice person.

maybe i should change my screen name to mr wonderful
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Hatchet
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Post Number: 83
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, December 03, 2005 - 12:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That is NOT a common problem with a Galaxy. They do drift untill they get warmed up as do all radios. Id have a good tech check it out
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Hollowpoint445
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Username: Hollowpoint445

Post Number: 939
Registered: 6-2004
Posted on Saturday, December 03, 2005 - 5:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

All of the Galaxy radios I've chatted with on SSB drift even when warm. I'll admit that those radios were older Galaxy radios, so I don't know if the new ones are better, but the older design drifted when they were cold, warm, hot and everywhere in between.

I've heard folks attribute it to poor voltage regulation for the oscillator circuit, poor design, and cheap components, so I don't know exactly why, but it's a given that they drift and drift a lot.
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Therealporkchop
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Username: Therealporkchop

Post Number: 500
Registered: 11-2002


Posted on Saturday, December 03, 2005 - 11:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Mr Wonderful? I hear ya buddy...
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Twowatt
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Post Number: 70
Registered: 7-2005
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 9:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

shoot; that's nothing, my old 88 freq counter blinks off and on for about 30 seconds or so, depending on temp - it's a good thing i was never in a hurry to talk :-)

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