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Submitted: Thursday, Nov 28, 2019 at 15:58
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Member - Barry P (VIC)
have a 5watt gme 40 channel hand held radio, is it worth upgrading to a 80 channel? thanks for future answers
Reply By: Member - Rod N (QLD) - Thursday, Nov 28, 2019 at 16:09
Thursday, Nov 28, 2019 at 16:09
Only if you need to converse on channels 41 to 80.
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Reply By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Thursday, Nov 28, 2019 at 16:11
Thursday, Nov 28, 2019 at 16:11
Hi Barry
If it’s working fine, then NO
The 40 channels are quite legal, plus they perform better that the 80 channel
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Boobook - Thursday, Nov 28, 2019 at 20:53
Thursday, Nov 28, 2019 at 20:53
To be exact Stephen, they perform better than an 80 channel when receiving a transmission from another 40 channel unit. But not when receiving from another 80 channel unit. They may be a bit quiet in that case.
Apart from that, there is no downside if the unit can be upgraded, and GME still does it for free.
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Reply By: Alan D14 - Friday, Nov 29, 2019 at 01:59
Friday, Nov 29, 2019 at 01:59
If you regularly listen to the radio, you should update to 80 channels, which will give you more choices to listen to. Just as you can hear more new things.
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