UHF UNIT

I have an older GME which has served me well
also consider Icom

al and mrs al bought an absalute little rippa.
wait till mrs al comes on and reads this then you might find out some more.

Hi Gunbud

we have an ICOM IC 40S - with the ability to hook into external aerial, it has pretty good range without the aeiral, but if you need a greater distance you can hook it into the aerial..Al has the aerial cord in the glovebox and you can just plug it in. It also can be run via the external battery or plugged in through the 12volt, and Al has built a special bracket for it to sit on in the car along with the GPS.

cheers

Lyn

Doesn't GME have a in car kit to mount one of their model handhelds into the car with external antenna and speaker etc ?

I'm sure I saw one a while ago in somebodys 100 series looked like a useful / flexable unit.

I have a Uniden UH040. Cost $99 and does all I want from a handheld. You can also get accessories like handheld mic etc. Got it at Dick Smiths.

I wouldn't go ICOM etc as they are just too expensive for what I needed. If you have a car CB then the range of a handheld isn't that important. Our kids use the handheld for talking car to car and it keeps the other channels free for proper CB use - like jokes and taking the bleep out of each other!.

Look at www.prestigecom.net.au they have a good website. I bought my UH090 AM/FM from them and they had reasonable backup for questions.

Gunny,

We use both Icom and GME, for mustering, and while the Icoms rarely break down, they don't "hear" as well as the GME's. If you want some communication, then you will want to hear the other party. Go the GME.

Hooroo...

I use GME TX6000 handhelds and a GME TX4400 vehicle unit and couldn't be happier with them.

John Wright
Oodnadatta

I have sold both GME and Icom, never had any complaints about either. But I personally would avoid Uniden as independant reviews have shown them to be unable to cover the same distance as GME. Also, remember that GME is an Australian owned company, employs over 200 Aussies, manufacture products to International quality, have in the past few years produced some superb UHF radios and having toured their factory in Sydney, realised that not only do they design their radios they build them here as well. Apart from going pro Aussie as a reason to buy GME, the other reason is it is priced mid range and you get as good quality to that of the Icom. An incar kit is available for the TX6000 and TX7000 series. The TX6200 is different. Contact GME in your state for further info on that. The TX6200 is also a better unit than the TX6000 in terms of ruggedness and yet is cheaper than when the TX6000 was still available. This is most likley due to the single solid aluminium alloy casting as opposed to the hollow version in the TX6000. GME even ran over the TX6200 to prove the ruggedness of the TX6200 and I could not see one scratch. To note, the antenna on a mobile UHF may be used with an adapter cable if available.