[Boatanchors] Galaxy V Mk 2 - All Opinions Welcome !!!

[Jim Wilhite]

Bill I had a V Mk 3 one time back in the early 70's.  It provided yeoman's 
service and only gave two problems over about 6 years.

One of those problems was transmitting into a bad antenna that caused a 
mismatch which melted the solder in the stator of the neutralizing cap.  It 
shorted to the rotor and blew the fuse.  The other problem was the driver 
tube went soft and a replacement fixed it.

I used it a lot, but keep in mind it does not have a lot of the bells and 
whistles the modern stuff has, passband tuning, filters, etc.  I liked mine 
and the next radio was a Yaesu FT 301D some years later.  I did not like the 
301D in comparison to the Galaxy.

Pretty straightforward radio but the sweep tubes can cost a buck or two. 
That's why I don't own any radio with them as finals.

As for price, I don't know.  I won't pay a lot for any gear so I am not sure 
what the financial situation is for you.  Having the power supply with it 
will help, so probably around $75 would be my max.  But keep in mind my 
latest acquisition was a nice 75A2 for about 100 dollars.  It needed some 
minor work but it looked good.  Price is always objective.

73  Jim
W5JO

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Pancake" <bpancake at mindspring.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 6:56 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Galaxy V Mk 2 - All Opinions Welcome !!!


> I'm on the verge of buying a Galaxy V Mk 2 boatanchor as a winter 
> restoration project. Aside from looking at the manual on BAMA I know 
> pretty much nothing about its history, reliability, inherent problems, 
> etc.
>
> The owner says it's in pretty good cosmetic shape inside & out and was 
> recently serviced/aligned. Claims it has good output and transmit audio 
> too.
>
> Before I make a potentially classic mistake, I'd appreciate opinions on 
> whether this rig is viewed as "generally" a diamond-in-the-rough or a 
> piece of expensive junk. Would also REALLY appreciate a rough estimate of 
> what this rig is worth $$$. Tnx, Bill, wd0x
>
>