New UHF radio

Drew

I have no idea......is the short answer.

I just wanted to post this for you.



I have a copy of this old article because?....

My bro in law is named anDrew peacock!

Cheers

Erm, yes well, getting back to the question!

I just bought a GME as I beleive they are an Aussie company and the radios are MADE IN AUSTRALIA and that's good enough reason for me!

Cheers,

Muzz

Drew, google up prestige communications, they are in W.A. and have a beaut website and some pretty good pricing on UHF stuff.

Value for money I believe is GME equipment.

Drew,

I am yet to be convinced there is a lot of difference between the brands, but I am about to find out.

Have a Uniden UH100 in the Jack which has performed faultlessly for some 8 years or so.

I have recently purchased a new vehicle and one of the criteria I needed was a remote head unit. (There is no space to install the radio adjacent to the car radio as both din sockets are in use with the double din radio and display screen.)

I had the choice of another Uniden (UH015SX) or the GME 3420 both of which feature a remote (removable) head and with the GME being smaller overall.

I checked out both at Prestige Communications and chose the GME as it is an Australian product. (about $40 dearer than the Uniden)

I have yet to install the new set and will have to wait before I can give an answer on its performance, functionality and ease of use.

As far as antennas go it probably depends on where you intend mounting it.
(What is wrong with your existing one by the way?)

To start with, I intend mounting the antenna for the Colorado on the edge of the bonnet/mudguard area adjacent to the windscreen and for this reason I chose an RFI CD63-71-50 which is a black stainless steel 800mm sprung antenna giving as good performance as any antenna on the market, subject to where you mount it.
The best place is up on the roof gutter area but I am reluctant to remove the cover along the front windscreen column on my brand new vehicle so the location is a bit of a compromise.
I hate the idea of a big white "wank pole" mounted on the front bull bar. In fact I don't yet have a bull bar, so that isn't even an option.

The RFI antenna can also be fitted with a quarter wave "rubber ducky" aerial which is more than adequate in the metropolitan and near country areas and is onlt 100mm high.

Bill.

Hi Drew
Keep your hard earned dollars employing Aussies. Uniden are ALL 100% made and imported into Australia from China. All GME vehicle mounted UHF radios are 100% made and manufactured right here in Sydney Australia. GME have just raised the bar level with a couple of new models, making the smallest headset of all radios, no bigger than the microphone. All GME vehicle come with a full 3 year warranty.

From their range, you will find a radio in size and specifications to suit your needs, and yes the answer is I do have and own a GME TX 3440 Radio, the now smaller model is the TX 3340.

Cheers

Stephen

Hiya Drew

Look at the ICOM- 440 Pro It has a speaker in the mike plus a first class radio...

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I hav a GME TX3440. It get s a lot of work and in severe conditions - thick dust, heat, cold, severe corrugations etc etc.

I like the GMEs because I have never had a problem with them the work well and as an added bonus they are made here in Aus. Having said that I have never known or heard of anyone having any more or less problems than a GME with Uniden (a bit cheaper) or Icom (a bit more expensive).

Given all of that go for the one that seems the easiest to use / install and suits your budget. PS a lot of "features" are BS - e.g., I have never used and don't know of anyone who as ever used selcall on their UHF, one brand advertisers a "repeater sniffer" to find working repeaters in your area. Weil you quickly get to know these, can look them up (google tropinet repeater list) or check the channels - if someones talking theres a repeater, if not key your mike and listen for the "tail" (a short bit of static) which indicates a repeater is in range.

Good Luck!

What about the hand held 5watt type?
Do they give similar perfromance to the under dash models?
I would like also to get a uhf radio but as i travel in either of two vehicles I don't want to instal it. I will be wanting to move it from one vehicle to the other .
Thanks
Geoff