UHF Radios

Alan
Where's the hole in the wall ....the tunnel, The only ones i can think of and been in is Wombeyan Caves Rd / [Old Grafton Rd its not that ] and I went through one in the Kandos area years ago

Doug

It looks like Boolboonda Tunnel west of Bundaberg but I may be wrong.

Brett

Doug T

It is the tunnel on Wombeyan Caves Rd

Thanks Alan
I wasn't sure , been a loooooong time since I went through it , about 1975

Doug

Hi Mike
Don't think police channels are availabe in Adelaide. Apparently are all digital now and not available on scanners. But would love some follw up on this one if anybody knows.

Thanks Ally

Police channels in Queensland are digital and incripted in the SOuth east corner. The resst of the state is analog but I'm not sure that you can hear them

Ally, you can't receive the police anymore in Adelaide. I had my extra 10 receive channels removed from my radio as they are all but useless to me.

Same in Vic, also encrypted/digital. All emergency services are headed this way, so my advice is to not worry about scanners etc unless you like listening to other stuff, like railways, etc. Personally I find it very boring as I listen to the thing all day and night at work.

In terms of the UHF, they're all quite good, just get one with the features that you need....ie selcall/CTCSS/Scanning/ etc

Cheers,

Mark

".....I believe that the public have every right to know what is happenning where and when etc....."

You might think differently if you were at the other end of the stick with the police trying to locate someone who had just knocked off your 4by......

Mark

Oh Yeh. If the public were aware of the theft of the 4by, the make and colour, rego number, where and when stolen then there is a strong possibility that they could assist, with inforomation, in it's recovery. Same applies to Armed holdups, desc. of offenders and vehicle, public information (if they know about it in a timely way) can be vital in a quick clear-up, same goes for sex offences, house/shop breaks etc etc. Police constantly appeal for public assistance - after the event - sometimes days or weeks. Otherwise what's the point?

What about crims with police scanners? There's some very valid reasons for secure police communications!

DIO,

Not wanting to start an argument on this, but realistically, there would be so few members of the public with (or interested) in having access to police frequencies, that the reality of what you suggest is negligable. Whereas many offenders see scanners as simpy tools of the trade and use them to their advantage to avoid detection...particularly in the drug trade.

Yes, police appeal for public assistance in many types of crimes but there will always be a balance between what they give/allow the public to have and what they don't pass on....bit like the argument between the civil libertarians and those who fully support the police/authorities powers to investigate. Somewhere there is a balance and IMHO the need for secure communications far outweighs the benefits of having a few scanner buffs listening in.

In my job. I have had 'interested people' with scanners turn up at scenes and hinder my ability to do my job. I know this will now stop.

Sorry not to agree with you.

Cheers,

Mark

Rumour mongering Doug?

Or do you have facts?

Sand Man
Facts my boy FACTS, I don't know many times I've said this but on my Job I talk to Truckies all day and an occasional Caravanner, I get an answer from every Truckie even if it's just an OK but an OK is all I need to know he's using a Uniden , Ive put it to the test many times , after I hear his distorted reply I say to him ...You using a Uniden mate , I always get the same answer, YEH ....why so I tell him how his radio sounds like Crap, I have mentioned this to other drivers and of course they don't give it any thought, just thought thats how it suppose to be until they do the test too,
So I guess you must have a Uniden, trouble is the ones using them can't hear what it sounds like on the recieving end, and NO it;s not my CB or all recieved transmissions would be the same , I reackon 32 years of using and CBs teaches one a lot ,just the facts is what I go by, and by experience , so you going to dispute me on that too , go for it.

All the major truck companies (Mack,Kenworth,Volvo,Iveco etc) fit GME radios as standard.I drive trucks for a large fleet in Perth and all the trucks are fitted with GME's except for one, which is fitted with a Uniden UH 011. I always turn it off if I drive that vehicle,because when you are used to listening to a GME all day it's audio is atrocious by comparison.Also the controls are too small and fiddly to use while on the move.BTW, I don't own a GME myself,I own an Icom.

Steve
As a truckie you know the message i'm trying to get over , some are that damn thick it's unbelievable ,
I too have an Icom , takes a bit to learn how to use them re squelch settings but the recieved signal is like GME very good, I see in a post down lower on the page where someone thinks that saving $50 by getting a Uniden is a good deal. LMAO.

Doug

dont need to be a truckie . My work involes alot of radi use and on the odd occasion some penny pinching has been involved with using Uniden (hire vehicles etc) there have been clarity issues

Doug,

Yes, I happen to have a Uniden, but I'm not paranoid about it one way or the other.

In the 6 years I've had it, I've never been asked "what brand of radio do I have" when on the airwaves and have seldom been asked to repeat a transmission. From memory, I selected the Uniden UH-100 over the GME of the era, because I preferred the way it operated.
My mate however bought a GME. Personal choice.

By the way, most garbled transmissions are usually caused by holding the Mike too close to the mouth, but being in the Trucking business, I guess you would know that.

Sand Man
I'm not paranoid, just know the facts as i see/hear them

quote::By the way, most garbled transmissions are usually caused by holding the Mike too close to the mouth, but being in the Trucking business, I guess you would know that.
I hold mine close to the mouth and people hear ok , maybe that applies to Unidens.

Ah Dougy!

You keep trying mate.

Firstly, read my reply. I did not accuse you of being paranoid but merely said I'm not.

Oh and by the way, a mate of mine is one of the people who holds the mike too close (in front) of his mouth when speaking and guess what! He owns a GME.

Yeah!, maybe if I owned a GME as well, I would hear him more clearly. ROFLMAO!

Let's leave it at that hey:-)))

Yeh what ever . you can have the last say/comment

Mike

I have a UH015 installed behind the panel under, and to the left, of the steering wheel. The remote head is scewed up under the ash tray.

Other Prado owners to my knowledge have installed main units in the box between the front seats, on the side of the transmission tunnel, and in the slot inside the top of the glove box.

George_M

Mike
It won't give you any trouble , what the ptoblems is that they sound crap to listeners, people hearing your transmission, where as the GME and Icom have a nice clear readable signal, and that to me is one of the most important issues about radio, to be heard clearly with others always saying AYE !! what did you say , Nah can't read ya ,

Doug

Mike,

I have a TX 3400 mounted in the NM Pajero. There's two glove compartments - the remote head is mounted in the lower glove compartment, and the main unit with speaker under the dash on the passenger side.

The mike doesn't easily remove - it's doable, but a bit fiddly, and not something you would want to do on a daily or even weekly basis. The rubber dust boot needs to be prised away from the head unit to access the plastic tab that keeps the cord's connector in it's plug (the connector is an RJ-11 or similar, just like a Telstra phone cord).

The benefit of this mounting is that while the antenna is a giveaway that there's a UHF in the vehicle, no bugger can actually see the radio from outside the vehicle to plan a quick "smash and grab" theft. Can easily lean over, open the glove box and reach the controls/mike from the drivers seat.

cheers

Ben