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But Icom don't do a remote head ??

Why ????

95% of Uniden radios have very poor audio transmit, they are muffled and distorted.

You can always pick a Uniden for this reason.

Why do you think anyone who needs a radio for work like earthmoving always stipulate;at or buys GME.

Another thing if you ever get the chance have a look inside a Uniden and compare it to a GME or Icom.

Well you learn something everyday.
Thanks for that info olcoolone thats my new learnt bit today.

Olcoolone is spot on.Most Unidens have distinctive muffled / hollow transmit audio.Some also seem to amplify any background noise instead of cancelling it out.I work for a company with a fleet of 60 trucks and you can pick the ones with Unidens straight away.

I've heard the same complaints about squelch from people with other GME's as well....but as I need a remote head ( no room to mount a normal size ), there are only 2 choices...the Uniden or the GME.....

I rang GME about the squelch adjustment and the reply was...why do you need to adjust it for, it already comes with it adjusted to the best position .......?????

Gronk!! It is adjusted to a setting of 2 I think,, out of 10.. so after a while of driving along with the squelch breaking in and out all the time, you simply turn it of because of the noise. If you set it too high, you hear nothing until you can see others coming. Its a pain but ther GME 3420 is very compact, i have the main unit which is very small, mounted under the dash on the passengers side. Many people say the output is clearer than the Unidens but I cannot say from experience. Michael