Sunday, Jun 22, 2014 at 12:28
there is another reputable brand that is afforadable and that is ICOM.....still too rich for my money but plenty prepared to pay for the quality.
Personally Id go for the GME.
as for the aerials.
The best bang for bucks UHF aerial on the market is the gme AE4017K2....or a similar unit from another manufacturer......they all make one...there is a very good reason so many aerial companies make this aerial.
Get it mounted high and clear and it will outperform many aerials costing far more....particularly if they are mounted in a poor location like the bullbar.
forget mounting anything on the bulbar it is possibly one of the worst
places to mount an aerial.
Forget big white sticks.....they perform no better and cost a hell of a lot more
get it up on the rack with a knockdown mount.
as for wire aerials breaking off.....this is an over stated problem.....my nephew has one on the bullbar ( worst place for vibration) of his navara ute and it has been there for over a decade..besides a replacement wire mast is cheap as chips.
If you realy are dead against a wire mast buy the exact same aerial built as a fiberglass whip...in GME that is an AE4018K1...other make a similar aerial.
There is a plethora of slighty different aerials that are electrically identical.
black, silver, wire mast, fibreglass mast, slightly lighter, slightly heavier, with and without spring lighter and heavier springs......but this elivated feed 6.5dbi aerial form remains the best bang for bucks and possibly THE most popular UHF aerial ever...for good reason.
regardless of the radio you buy..an extension speaker of decent size is worth the trouble and expense.....the speakers in the radios are pissy and do the sound and your ears no favours.
cheers
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Follow Up By: PGU - Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014 at 12:19
Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014 at 12:19
So if I would go for a bullbar mount then it would be the
GME AE4018K1
and if I somehow find a good way to mount it onto my Rhino roofrack with a foldable solution then it would be best to choose
AE4017K2
is that correct?
Cheers
Philipp
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Follow Up By: The Bantam - Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014 at 12:26
Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014 at 12:26
more or less.
the folding solution is pretty simple.. a couple of angle brabnkets, a nut & bolt and a few washers.
Another solution is one of the 2dbi rubber dickies.....nowhere near the gain of the elivated feed units but very hard to kill.....very popular in earth moving.
mobile one , axis and oricom sell them.
cheers
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