UHF radio, 40 channel
Submitted: Monday, Jun 09, 2003 at 19:28
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Member - Leigh
I'm off again on another desert trip in August for four weeks. One of the vehicles that intending to travelling with us does not have a
UHF radio and will not be coming without one if you get my drift!!
I was wondering if anyone has an old 40 channel UHF for sale or perhaps is interested in a trade of a 40 channel AM/SSB? (Super Panther) Basically I'm only trying to achieve communication between vehicles so it doesn't need to be a late model unit, just basic functionality is all that is required. A hand held unit is not a desired option.
I am in the
Melbourne area and if you have an old unit no longer required can you send me your email address and I will contact you. Thanks in anticipation.
Reply By: Bob Y. - Qld - Monday, Jun 09, 2003 at 20:47
Monday, Jun 09, 2003 at 20:47
Leigh,
Handheods are a pain in the bum, in a vehicle. GME TX3200 are less than $300, and are quite adequate. Can always sell it after the trip, though I doubt he would, after seeing how veratile they are.
Weather is magic up here at present, enjoy
the desert. Going to be -2 in the Alice tomorrow!!! Hooroo...
PS I don't want to sell my old set, we've had it over 20 years. Like one of the family...
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Reply By: Member - Martyn (WA) - Monday, Jun 09, 2003 at 20:58
Monday, Jun 09, 2003 at 20:58
Leigh,
Two bits of bad news I'm in
Perth and I don't have a spare UHF, sorry. I got my first
UHF radio from Cash Convertors, you get a bit of a warranty and you can pick them up really cheap, a bit of bargaining also works wonders. We have a local paper here in the West called the Quokka paper here, free to advertise you must have something similar in
Melbourne, usually something in there, again cheap.Keep the shiny side up
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Reply By: Voxson (Adelaide) - Monday, Jun 09, 2003 at 21:29
Monday, Jun 09, 2003 at 21:29
I know one of my mates has an older radio for sale which was working just fine before he took it out to put in a radio which i sold him....
I sold him a motorola industrial radio because it hides under the
seat with just the mike exposed which has all the controls on it... (just thought i would say all that so you can see why he took it out)...
The radio for sale is a Uniden Sundowner... I dont know if they are good or bad,,, maybe someone here can clarify and he wants $120 for it..._____________________________________________
Countin the days till July 4th. *
Cape York Trip*
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Follow Up By: Kev - (Cairns,QLD) - Monday, Jun 09, 2003 at 21:48
Monday, Jun 09, 2003 at 21:48
I would'nt say its as good as the GME for range and clear sound but for around $100 it would be ok, new are about $240 i think.
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Follow Up By: Voxson (Adelaide) - Monday, Jun 09, 2003 at 21:53
Monday, Jun 09, 2003 at 21:53
Cheers Kev..._____________________________________________
Countin the days till July 4th. *
Cape York Trip*
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Reply By: relaxed (Fraser Coast-QLD) - Monday, Jun 09, 2003 at 21:55
Monday, Jun 09, 2003 at 21:55
Leigh,
I'd just like to back up what Bob Y wrote about buying one and then selling it after the trip. Prestige Communications are the cheapest supplier of uhf in Aust. I've only just recently bought a gme tx3200 from these people with 6db uniden aerial for $358 delivered to my door in 48hrs of ordering. I've been down the road of trying to buy 2nd hand from
places like e-bay but by the end of auction they are not that much cheaper than new. To give you an idea, I bid on a uniden uho13 with aerial, these units can be bought for around $409, the sucessful bidder paid $371 + $15 postage and handling + no guarntee. So a tx3200 package would surely get around the $280 and therefore costing your mate about $70. You won't buy 2nd hand for that.
Just my thought
Relaxed.
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