uhf portable

Greg,

The hand held UHF are usually dearer than the in vehicle unit.

You can get some cheap hand held units but they are only 1 watt and you have a range of about as far as you can throw them.

I don't think that there is a combine marine band UHF combo. Might try a marine shop.

UHF are available form 4wd shops or paces like Dick Smith.

I have had a good run with the GME range but the other brands out there are also good.

Wayne

They don't make a special UHF for marine use but i will stand corrected on this but I'm sure you can buy a cover for them for use in boats so they don't get wet . other than that you will just have to adapt ie do the same wiring and antennae installations in each craft/car

waterproof

G'day gregr, We recently bought two handhelds, GME Electrophone TX610's. We live in the lower mountains of North East, Vic and have no trouble within a 5km radius, and that's in the hills and through bush. Out in the open we can get 10 to 20 km apart.
If you want these particular UHF's go direct to the GME Electrophone web site, we paid $96 each included were batteries(rechargeable), car charger, wall charger. They are 1 watt.
Hope this helps
andy

Uniden make a marine version. UHF are excellent, don't believe those that say otherwise, the fact is you get what you pay for. A lot of the very cheap ones are only 1/4 watt. I did have a 5 watt portable but now use a smaller 2 watt and an in vehicle 5 watt.

Range is limited to about 5 km when line of sight or unlimited if close to a chain of repeaters.

Greg, Have a look at the Icom 40s handheld, superb unit made to military specs,made to last! Got high and low power 1/2w and 5w output and aerial unscrews for adapting to external type. I've had mine 5 years now and just had to buy new battery pack. but otherwise faultless. I have tx3200 in the cruiser but always take the handheld too. Only down side bit pricey, but hey you get what you pay for.
Brian
wa

For what it is worth Greg, I've just a bought a GMETX6200 hand held UHF. Of the 5 watt handhelds commonly available in Oz, this has the best list of features. Beats the revered Icom range too. Quite sophisiticated in its capability - very sensitive on scan - hears everything going down in the region - transmission will be a bit of a compromise with the standard short antenna, but a longer one is available for extra $. I intend to use mine for bushwalking, or back to the in-car UHF when only one of us is out walking the bush. I don't recall seeing any Marine/UHF combos marketed. Seems Prestige Communications in Perth have the best consistent pricing in Oz (on-line shop) - I bought mine here in Adelaide at the camping show - they had the same price as prestige but included a fast charger system too.

Forgot to say - plastic Zip bags (Glad) from the supermarket make provide effective and cheap waterproofing for any hand held devices - you can see, speak and hear through them no worries.

Dick Smith Powerhouse will have a special (16 to 26 March ) on combination 1 watt UHF CB Handheld plus GPS with Redlight, Speed and Blackspot warning - GP205.

If you have friend with a similar unit or an Incar GPS105, the screen will show the distance and direction to the other unit.

They're normally around $300 - on special for $217. Cat No = D2761

Mike