radios microphones
Submitted: Monday, Aug 05, 2002 at 00:00
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tim
it may sound silly but why do am and uhf have to have bulky hand held microphones, if my mobile phone can have a reciving speaker only 25 mmx10mm and hands free why cant cb radios have the same. just curious , any ideas???
Reply By: Fred - Monday, Aug 05, 2002 at 00:00
Monday, Aug 05, 2002 at 00:00
Tim - just one thought .... I feel comparing cb radios and mobile phones is similar to comparing a Pentium3 and an abacus - technologically far apart!
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Reply By: Member - Nigel - Tuesday, Aug 06, 2002 at 00:00
Tuesday, Aug 06, 2002 at 00:00
You can buy UHF handhelds that are just as small as mobile phones and you can also handsfree kits for them.
But you won't get any decent range. Mobile phone's rely on the towers being in high locations to give them range. UHFs have to be able to send a signal direct to another
UHF radio at ground level, so they need more power (except when using a repeater).
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Reply By: tim - Tuesday, Aug 06, 2002 at 00:00
Tuesday, Aug 06, 2002 at 00:00
Thankyou for your replies,just to clarify i was only trying to replace the bulky hand held mic and lead with a miniature mic and no visible lead to make installation neater and safer to use while travelling,keep both hands on the wheel etc.
happy trails,tim.
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Follow Up By: Member - Nigel - Tuesday, Aug 06, 2002 at 00:00
Tuesday, Aug 06, 2002 at 00:00
You mean a hands free setup, or just a smaller handheld mic?
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Reply By: Mike - Tuesday, Aug 06, 2002 at 00:00
Tuesday, Aug 06, 2002 at 00:00
Hi Tim.I have a UHF Uniden UH089 which I bought in a kit from Electric Bug in
Adelaide with a hands free microphone/ear piece that sits over your ear (Uniden's "VOX Headset"). It's not entirely comfortable but works quite
well. I saw them advertised recently in (I think) a DickSmith catalog for around $60-$90. Seems a little pricey to me for what it is, but there you have it. You have the choice of using it totally hands free (ie voice actuated) or by pressing a transmit button on the cord when you want to talk. Cheers, Mike.
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Follow Up By: Raining - Tuesday, Aug 06, 2002 at 00:00
Tuesday, Aug 06, 2002 at 00:00
Hi there Mike...I never heard of a voice 'actuated' mechanism before...is that a South Australian thing? I guess you use it in a Paj too....my advice...get a real 4wd that doesn't get stuck in sand!
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Reply By: BAZZA - Wednesday, Aug 07, 2002 at 00:00
Wednesday, Aug 07, 2002 at 00:00
g'day tim - marvellous aint it - theres always has to be a smart a---
(raining) somewhere ...Bazza
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