UHF hand held radios
Submitted: Wednesday, Jul 09, 2014 at 11:13
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Ted R2
Hello everyone,
i have been doing some research aout buying a pair of UHF hand held radios. I intend to use them for tag alongs and reversing the camper trailer.Uniden gets mixed reviews and now I am lookimg at GME.I would appreciate a few words of advice.Cheers.
Reply By: rocco2010 - Wednesday, Jul 09, 2014 at 11:43
Wednesday, Jul 09, 2014 at 11:43
Gidday ted
If you do a search you will find lots of threads on the merits of various handheld UHF radios.
In your situation, for convoy stuff, I would go for a fixed installation. You always know where the radio is, one less thing rattling around in the cabin, no worries about batteries and chargers and better performance.
Costs a few dollars more but a handheld that it is out of range is not much value.
I have a GME. Works fine for me.
Cheers
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Reply By: Robin Miller - Wednesday, Jul 09, 2014 at 12:28
Wednesday, Jul 09, 2014 at 12:28
There are 3 ranges of radios TED
Dirt cheap items like Supercheap are selling for $30 a pair these are ok for your reversing.
Then there are mid range items often around $199 a pair from Uniden etc and these have better but limited performance and have issues with reliability after being dropped etc.
Then there are top range items whose receiver matches the transmitters performance and will do your whole job but realistically you can't count on much more than a km car to car.
This is probably the best one, it can also be got without external mike, and can fit external antenna (with adaptor)
(Note there is also UH078 delux model with model with 2 batteries and a couple of extra features)
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/UNIDEN-UH076SX-NB-UHF-HANDHELD-5W-RADIO-CK078-CAR-CHARGER-PACK-3-YR-WTY-NEW-/231274841431?pt=AU_Electronics_Radio_Equipment&hash=item35d90e0557#ht_2973wt_1091
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Follow Up By: Member - bbuzz (NSW) - Wednesday, Jul 09, 2014 at 15:28
Wednesday, Jul 09, 2014 at 15:28
I have the Supercheap ones for reversing and we also tested them between
Cobar and Dubbo,. The signal broke up when we were about a km apart.
They use AAA of which I buy a bulk pack.
I have a 5 watt unit installed in the car I lost signal about 2 km away. They could hear me but I couldn't hear them.
Horses for courses. If you decide to get an in-car model your handhelds will still have a use.
bill
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Reply By: garrycol - Wednesday, Jul 09, 2014 at 19:22
Wednesday, Jul 09, 2014 at 19:22
I bought two of these radios off ebay 5 years ago when they were 40 channel at the time.
Cheap UHF Radios
Since then I have upgraded them to 80 channel.
They were cheap but their performance is more than a match of the high priced competition. They are 5w, external aerials can be connected, remote speaker microphones and power supplies that replace the battery are also available.
I often used them as my sole radio when 4wding and are a great radio - as I said I have had these for 5 years and are still going strong and equal high priced radios.
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Follow Up By: olcoolone - Thursday, Jul 10, 2014 at 08:47
Thursday, Jul 10, 2014 at 08:47
Have they got a C Tick approval, if not then they are illegal for Australia.
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Reply By: The Bantam - Wednesday, Jul 09, 2014 at 22:34
Wednesday, Jul 09, 2014 at 22:34
I have a pair of GME TX670s.
I use em for short distance communication for work.
They are a 2 watt unit and seem to be a pretty fair thing.
They come with rechargable batteries fitted but when you run out of charge you can load them up with normal AA batteries.
they can be baught as singles or as a pair with a duel drop in charger.
They will take a speaker mic or a head set.
There will always be limitations in range with hand helds regardless.
These are a good compromise on cost, performance and quality...we cant all afford ICOM or Motorola.
cheers
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