Galaxy DX-73V Owner's Manual

Full featured am/fm mobile transceiver

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WARRANTY
This radio is covered by a two
year limited parts and labor
warranty.
"Limited" means that we will repair problems caused by factory defects or
normal use at no charge.
Before returning a radio to us for warranty service, please call our Service
Department for a Repair Authorization Number (RAN). This RAN must be
written below your return address on the outside of the shipping box. Boxes,
which arrive without a RAN, will be refused, and the shipping company will
return the unopened box to you. Be sure to have a pen and paper ready along
with the serial number of your radio before calling. We will give you the RAN
and our shipping address over the phone. The telephone number of the Service
Department is (760) 480-8800, and we suggest calling between 10:00 AM and
4:00 PM Pacific Time.
Please include a note with a detailed description of the symptoms. This is
important because it will help the technician who works on your radio to locate
your problem. Intermittent problems are easily overlooked, so be sure to give as
much detail as possible in your note. Also, please include your telephone number
in case our technicians have any additional questions.
Do not send your power cord or microphone unless we ask for these items during
our telephone conversation.
You are responsible for getting the radio safely to us. (We suggest using United
Parcel Service.) You must pay to ship the radio to us, and we will pay to ship the
radio back to you. Since we use UPS and they do not ship to Post Offices boxes,
please provide us with a street address for the return of your radio.
We will repair and return your radio as soon as we can. We appreciate your
choosing a Galaxy radio and we want you to be on the air as much as possible!
Be sure to visit our web site at
www.GalaxyRadios.com
Printed In Malaysia
AT2101013T
PD000901
DX−73V
FULL FEATURED
AM/FM MOBILE TRANSCEIVER
OWNER'S MANUAL

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  • Page 1 • We will repair and return your radio as soon as we can. We appreciate your choosing a Galaxy radio and we want you to be on the air as much as possible! AM/FM MOBILE TRANSCEIVER Be sure to visit our web site at www.GalaxyRadios.com...
  • Page 2: Specifications

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Specifications Page GENERAL Specification ........Frequency Range 28.315 ~ 28.755 MHz Channels...
  • Page 3: Installation

    IGNITION NOISE INTERFERENCE Installation Use of a mobile receiver at low signal levels is normally limited by the presence of electrical noise. The primary source of noise in automobile LOCATION installations is from the generator and ignition system in the vehicle. Under Plan the location of the transceiver and microphone bracket before most operating conditions, when signal level is adequate, the background starting the installation.
  • Page 4: External Speaker

    TUNNING THE ANTENNA FOR OPTIMUM SWR C. Check your coaxial cable routing (it may be pinched when routed Since there is such a wide variety of base and mobile antennas, this into the car). section will strictly concern itself to the various types of mobile adjustable D.
  • Page 5: Operation

    DUAL WATCH: This circuit will “Watch” for activity on any one of the Operation three fixed channels (6,19 or 21) while you are operating on your normal frequency. The radio cycles back and forth between the two frequencies and it will stop cycling as soon as a signal is detected on the channel you are CONTROL FUNCTIONS “watching”.
  • Page 6: Rear Panel

    10. CHANNEL SELECTOR: This control is used to select a desired 21. ANT/DW LED: This LED lights green when the dual-watch circuit is transmit and receive channel. ON. It lights red when your SWR is higher than about 3:1. This is not an exact indicator of 3:1 SWR, but it is an indication that you should check 11.
  • Page 7: Procedure To Receive

    OPERATING MEMO A. MICROPHONE The receiver and transmitter are controlled by the press-to-talk switch on the microphone. Press the switch and the transmitter is activated, release switch to receive. When transmitting, hold the microphone two inches from the mouth and speak clearly in a normal “voice”. The radios come complete with low-impedance (500 ohm) dynamic microphone.
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