Comment: VR-1200 5W UHF Radio

Hi Equinox.
Bought the same Radio recently from ExplorOz site. Pretty pleased with it. Yes, it does have a 12v Charger for use from vehicles cigarette lighter.

First you have to find out if it is pre programmed by VMS for the CBRS.

Any 5 watt UHF handheld will work much the same as any other brand 5 watt UHF and if programmed with the CBRS 80 channel allocation it will be compatible to the older 40 channel CBRS UHF radios.

Range will vary considerable from maybe 1km to 15km...... the biggest deciding factor is antenna, on handhelds you have a few options with antennas..... the standard little rubber duck or one about 300mm long; then of course the vehicle mounted ones.

Can't tell you much about the VR-1200 but I would expect dealer support would be very limited and nearly non existent in most areas, as for spare parts you would probably have to source from the importer..... by far GME would have the biggest dealer network in Australia followed by Icom then Uniden.

Hi Alan

Re hand held UHF.

I've had a Wouxun KG-UVD1P for over twelve months and its been fantastic. The cost was around $120 AUD. Since that purchase over a dozen have been bought by friends and mates, some have fitted them as in car UHF's which shows how many accessories you can get for them.

As for the range, the in vehicle set has the same range as GME and Unidens. The being variable factors being terrain, antennas etc.

Charging is from both 12v and 240v; it has a Li-on battery so charging is only thru a battery charger, not just plug in.

Check them out here
Wouxun

regards

Yes it has the 12v charger - take a look at the other files/images tab on the item page in the shop and you'll see it shown. David has bought one. And yes it'll be compatible with your other UHF.

Cheers for all the replies, I will consider over the weekend and probably purchase next week.

Hi Equinox,

I sent your questions to VMS, and have received a response from them this morning:

"Yes the VR1200 comes with a 12V charger.

Yes it is compatible with the GME and comes with 40 extra channels (80 channels in total).

The range of the VR1200 is 5-7 kms line of site."

Just let me know if you require any further information at all.