UHF in 2008 Prado

Hint. Do not get a radio with "all controls on the microphone". Its too easy to knock the buttons on the mike on a bumpy road and put it into a mode which you cannot get it out of until you get the book which of course is s afe at home.

Phil

Hi Phil
Not quite true. We have been on many very remote and corrugated roads and never had any problems at all. The GME units are very easy to use and user friendly and if the unit was mounted correctly, should not be in a position where it can be knocked, purely for safety reasons. If they were not reliable they would not make them that way and you should be aware, the major HF radio manufacturers have been making them like this for years, and after all in the rough and remote locations is where you use the HF Radio. Or another simple issue which I also do is keep the instruction book with my service book in the glove box, as you use the radio in the car, not sitting down inside the house. Any person that heads out into remote areas would be well aware of these issue and it is common sense to keep the instruction booklet with you for easy reference.


Cheers


Stephen

Hi Stephen.

Its nothing to do with GME. I didn't even mention a brand. I have an Icom 4700 from an ex ham's estate and it took ages to find the instructions to get it straightened out. It got stuck scanning the satellite repeaters. Its now in the car as a duo bander for 2 meters and 70 cm ops now.

Sorry but I find it hard to believe you have never dropped a microphone. I did thats why I set up a headset system that is switched to the required radio. No buttons on the headset either. Ziop, none, nill. All works on VOX.

You may carry the book but there are more dont's than do's and since watching this forum since about October I have come across plenty of posters asking how to reprogram their radiios so that they can just use them. I find the search option lousy and cannot give you a reference to them. If you can use it properly then you will find the threads.

It only has to happen once and you would feel like tossing it out the window. Bit of bad luck if you want help; hey!!

Anyway Dont want to be too contentious. It was just a hint for the originator of theis thread.

Have a good weekend. I'm off to the footy in Sydney tomorrow with my son and his wife. Parramatta gave me free reserved parking at ANZ and Parras home ground for the year. Its about time I had a win with this bloody cancer. (Chrissy present) Go Parra. And if you don't follow league may your team win also.

This is wahat I have to put up with

Phil

with the x3440 to enter any programming mode you must hold certain buttons in whilist turning the radio on and then to exit you simply turn the radio off. Easy to use with no chance of fat fingers or dropping it doing any harm. Cheers marn

Hi Marny

I think you would do better linking this response to the thread main. Its not me with the 3440.

I also do not use a microphone. All hands free through a lightweight headset to my own switch panel with integrated VOX and radio selection. I hate clutter and cables dangling all over the place. My system also means I can use any one of the radios from outside the car. Beats a separate portable.

Just need to make sure I leave the headset in the car and not dangling on a tree somewhere. There is one in the Kimberley somewhere. Luckily I carry a spare.

Phil

Yep sorry phil dropped it in the wrong spot:)

I to have the 3440 in a 2007 D4D
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Main unit is under steering wheel
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Works a treat .

Pedro