Which UHF?

Thanks Voxson, much appreciated. Still gutter mount even if the antenna is ground independent?
K&J

Yes.. A ground independant is perfect for the gutter mount on the gutter of the roof....(buy a folding style so you dont have to take it off every time you go under a carport)....
I am no expert on late model uhf's but all i am hearing is that the ctcss and the selcall units are the way to go...
I use a motorola industrial strength uhf which is a few years old.... All of the operations are on the mike so the base part goes under the seat and the only thing in view is the mike....

Voxson, i'm doing the same as K&J, my old CB is a Ferris 5000 i have been told that my original coax is still alright for uhf is this true ? but i have a problem no gutter on roof, i have the mount between the guard and bonnet up close to the windscreen.

Baz.

Hi Baz........ I have used old 27meg cable and it has worked fine... I think i am even using it at the moment.....

As far as mounting the antenna at the bonnet height, well that will work ok and plenty of people will say the same thing because it is true but the truth of the matter is that the higher the uhf antenna the better it will work....

Uhf is such a radical wave 470-odd meg with such weak power the signal can only travel so far before it runs out of steam and when you mount an antenna on the bullbar the tip can still be lower than your own roofline and your own car can sort of be a restriction if the signal is coming from that direction....(weak power = 5watts)

Yes i am being pedantic but if i was doing a fresh installation i would definately get the antenna high in the air, but if you havent got gutters not much you can do about it.....

27meg cb's have a cruisier wave so with the fact that they transmit 12watts of power and rely on weather conditions (ionsphere) *spelling* it is not so important where their antenna goes....

I hope no-one argues with these comments too much....

Regards Grant.........

Hey Grant, where on earth did you get the "radical" and "cruiser" terminology from. In 27 years of playing radio I have never heard these terms before but hey it sounds cool and I'm all for it. What the hell do they mean though.

Heya Mad Dog... I am just trying to explain in the most laid back way i could with a possible easy understanding..... (Radical as in >> Harshly up and down, large waves,,low power but good clarity...etc.... and Crusier as in >> Slow flowing, easy going, depends on weather conditions...etc...)

I am actually reading my post in hind sight thinking what a dumb way of puting it... hehehehe...........

Can i take it all back......????? Can we forget i said it?????

No way man, can't beat thinking for yourself. Wish I'd thought of it :)

Hi again
All depends on where you are at the time , and how high you are remember its line of site, on 4.5db Boronia to Seaford, Boronia to Bolte Bridge, Bulleen to Youyangs, Bulleen to Wombat Forest, & Bulleen to Hume/ring road...I have a window of about 200 metres.
If you look at these its a long distance but its high area to high area,
on the flat in convoy have got at least 10k.
I'm currently using a 150mm long (stubby) 2.1db & its fine but not sure about the range. Hope this is some help.

try www.gme.net.au for info

Cheers

Thanks Bernie, I've heard GME is a reputable brand, I'll check it out. Do you find range is reasonable with the bullbar mounted antenna?
Regards

G'day Neil,
Very handy to know it can go under the seat as I was hoping that could be the spot.
Cheers..Keith

Perth.
Under seat not a good idea, as 99.9% of cars leak, and if you go thru a creek, and get stuck, or takes a while to get thru, you will fry your radio.

just sold my 3400 good unit.

Truckster, thats a very logical point! I sure dont want to find out when its too late. Thanks

I have my 3400 (main unit) mounted under centre console (GU)..
cradle is screwed to underside of storage bin (between seats), & I cut out an "access opening" at bottom of rear panel below ashtray (rear seat footwell), so the unit can be removed in the case of any "doubtful" water crossings etc...

Head unit is mounted directly beneath heater/aircon controls, extn. speaker in front of T'fer lever, & mike above spkr...
All very neat, & nothing gets in the way of anything else...
Very happy with set-up..
Regards, Ed. C.