Which UHF Radio
Submitted: Thursday, May 05, 2005 at 23:55
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Bitsumishin - Mike (WA)
I currently have a Uniden UH090 radio which is an AM/UHF built into one unit. They are smaller than standard DIN size & the speaker is not on the front of the unit. They are currently worth around $370-. I have never even hooked an arial up to the AM part so its a bit of a waste having a dual unit. I am installing a Mobile phone kit in the car & need some space & would like to get a standard DIN
UHF radio with the speaker in the front (I can then use my external speaker to hook up to the phone. there's an identical one on ebay for $270- still with a few days to go & 31 bids so there seems to be a market. Question is at around $300-, can I get a good quality
UHF radio as detailed above & what would people recommend. I use the UHF for club trips & the convoys can stretch out so I'm not interested in handhelds.
Reply By: BenSpoon - Friday, May 06, 2005 at 00:55
Friday, May 06, 2005 at 00:55
I'd say get one off ebay. I picked up a GME 4400 for $220 and its sweet- mounts tidily in a single DIN in the dash- it almost looks factory. big clear screen, the sound is crystal clear too in comarison to the UH090 I run as
well. I have an external speaker still in its packaging, but have had no need to wire it up- the GME is loud and clear enough as is.
For the ease of installation and for running data over the phone whilst using UHF, I put in another speaker for the car kit. With the $200+ I saved instead of buying the radio from a
shop i got a good aerial and managed to get 35km out of it last time i tested it at the top of a
hill.
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Reply By: Utemad - Friday, May 06, 2005 at 15:01
Friday, May 06, 2005 at 15:01
I've got a GME Tx4400. Bought it 3 1/2 years ago and no probs with it. Has the speaker on the front and is about DIN size.
Mine is held into a DIN slot in my Rodeo with about 6 zip ties.
Very clear sound and has a big screen too. Plenty of features I don't use.
We have the smaller 3200 GMEs in our work utes and the 4400 does have better sound quality as the 3200 speakers rattle at higher volume (can be fixed easily). You can get DIN cradles for these units but the speaker is on the bottom.
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