add power in a galaxy dx 919
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efrain garza jr.
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add power in a galaxy dx 919
Hello everybody!I'm a new member and i,m waving from laredo, tx. southwest texas.I just want in this time to know something about how to increase a little power in my radio.(screwdriver only), because my radio only has 3 watts of out power.If somebody can to help me, i'll aprecciate it.Regards.
Re: add power in a galaxy dx 919
First thing to do is know what you are doing - a search of this site will give you all the details:
1) You are going to have to increase it by a factor of 10 (to 30 watts) to make noticeable difference. If you increase it to 4 or 6 watts, it will make NO difference to your signal and range.
2) How are you measuring this "3 watts"? You need a good (i.e. Bird) or reasonable (i.e Welz, Revex) power meter, the cheapie ones are good for measuring SWR only, and NOT power or modulation.
3) Even with a quality meter, you can only get an accurate reading when it is used with a dummy load, NOT an antenna. And I'm talking about a proper one (has black fins on it), not one of those cheap light bulb loads.
It's completely impractical / uneconomic to mod an AM set for 30 watts plus. Either buy an amplifier (illegal for CB) or a "10 meter" SSB unit converted to CB (also illegal for CB) if you want more range. If you want to do it legally, get your ham ticket.
Sue
1) You are going to have to increase it by a factor of 10 (to 30 watts) to make noticeable difference. If you increase it to 4 or 6 watts, it will make NO difference to your signal and range.
2) How are you measuring this "3 watts"? You need a good (i.e. Bird) or reasonable (i.e Welz, Revex) power meter, the cheapie ones are good for measuring SWR only, and NOT power or modulation.
3) Even with a quality meter, you can only get an accurate reading when it is used with a dummy load, NOT an antenna. And I'm talking about a proper one (has black fins on it), not one of those cheap light bulb loads.
It's completely impractical / uneconomic to mod an AM set for 30 watts plus. Either buy an amplifier (illegal for CB) or a "10 meter" SSB unit converted to CB (also illegal for CB) if you want more range. If you want to do it legally, get your ham ticket.
Sue