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Beastly,

I think you're looking at a simple 12V supply with +ve and -ve and an antenna connector.

You could cut off the 12V plug (Isolate the battery or remove the fuse if there is one in that circuit. The original fuse could have gone with the old UHF) and install another to match whatever is on your new UHF.

The antenna connector won't match a Uniden, but it may match a GME or other good brand. If there's enough free cable you could cut that off too and install a connector to suit your new UHF if necessary.

Do you still have an external antenna mount wired up and ready to go?

Cheers

There might not be much point in seeking to exactly duplicate the radio again - if you are just after a basic UHF with the latest regulated configs, it won't cost the earth .... there are plenty of good makes and models to choose from#. Every time an installed UHF is replaced, renewal of wiring, connectors and fuses etc. (even the location of the power source) may be required - and that way, you know its all done properly. A warning though....if you have to put a new plug on the antenna coax cable, the soldering and checking of the finished work must be precise, or you can 'cook the innards' of the new UHF. If not into that, you may be able to buy a completed coax setup from end to end.....you just need to get the fat plug through the car's firewall (if routing that way :-)....good luck with the project.
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(*radio tech-speak :-)

Hi Beastly

From the picture that you have posted, I would say it was a Uniden UHF and the BNC fitting I am not sure.

GME use a completly different power lead and antenna fitting.

If it was me, I would test the power lead to make sure that it is live and has power. If so you can easily cut the end off and solder new fittings to the end.

Seeing that you do not have an antenna, I would disguard the coax and start from fresh with a new antenna and lead. If you can follow the old coax through the firewall, use that to pull your new coax through.

If you want to hide the head unit, there are a number of new UHS's that will do the job for you, leaving only the microphone visible.

If you are handy with a soldering iron, it is a dead easy job.



Cheers



Stephen

Gday
The red and black wire is only a power lead , the other is an ariel end that will push into and twist to fit.

Those 12v and aerial plugs go with a Motorola 338 radio and most likely a vhf unit, although you can get a uhf, looks like the vehicle was used for commercial work.

Their should be a fuse on the 12v cable as it is genuine motorola and as said you can change the the plug to suit the new rail and also the aerial connector.

The power cable is quite thick so it was most likely a commercial radio, not a standard 5 watt UHF.The fitting looks to be what Motorola use.The antenna connector, however, is BNC.Motorola usually use Mini-UHF.So not sure there.

G'day,
As others have said, probably a commercial set was installed previously.
No biggie, just chop off the power connector and fit the one that you wish to use with your new radio.
The co-ax fitting can be either used as is, my GME Tx3600's use a BNC fitting like that one, or you can get a BNC to PL259 adaptor to change it over to a standard UHF fitting.

HTH

As others have said, don't bother trying to get a radio that just plugs in ...... the power is power ..... make sure its fused at its source ...... hopefully its a feed straight from the battery.

As for the coax ....... I know you have a cable leading to the bullbar. but that is possibly the worst place you can mount an aerial.

If you can manage to get the aerial mounted high and clear, you will be doing ya self a big favour ....... if you buy a 3to4db gain rubber ducky ( that are nealy indeistructable, or a 6.5db elivated feed whip ( the best band for bucks areail arround) they will both come with a pre-terminated coax, at leat at the aerial end some will come pre-terminated both ends.

There is a real good argument for running a new coax.

Avoid the big white sticks ...... they are simply overpriced and underperforming and give you very little choice but to mount in the worst location ... the bullbar.

cheers