UHF CB Rental

Hi Steve, your location in Oz would be helpful. Cheers

I hired one of these types
UHF

many years ago for about $20 a day for a long weekend.

that hirer is out of business.

For Perth to Cairns trip would be cheaper to buy new and you can always sell it at the end and get some money back.

or look for secondhand when you get here. Sure to be some on our sales site Gumtree.

Prestige Communications have excellent reputation

Cheers

Hand helds will keep you in touch with traffic around you, and can be purchased cheaply. I suggest purchasing a pair when you arrive in Australia. The can be purchased from many sources, discount auto stores, hardware stores, and probably electronic stores. I was looking at a catalogue last night and hand held cold be purchased as low as $30 odd for a pair. Like mine, these took three AAA batteries. I find that batter than rechargeable built in batteries, because you can take spare batteries, particularly useful if using them on walks.

This is a 'specials' catalogue from Repco stores this month - look at the top left hand units. Look half way down page 12 on the left. Repco page 12

My 1 watt Unidens use the batteries up quite fast if being used for conversation all the time, but for occasional communication they last for ages.

Thanks for all the info everyone. Didn't realize they were so inexpensive, I'll look into buying one in Perth once I arrive.