EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 21y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 30/10/06 09:04 AM Posted 30/10/06 09:04 AM Gary, what would you suggest is a good hand held one to get, good mix of quality and price? Hi Tim,I think Cro's suggestions make sense. In the uniden handheld range the UH-075 is the best you can get.5 Watts power, claimed 12km line of site, realistic conditions 4 - 5 kms.The UH-044 is the next one at 2 watts, claimed 8km line of site, realistic 2 - 3Then the 1watt uniden range, will get you about 1 - 2kms.The little 500mw units claim 3kms, but will only see you get a couple hundred meters.I recommend the 2watt unit, then move up if you require. I personally went for the 5W because I wanted the more powerful unit for cruises. Plus Dick Smith had them on sale at the time which was an added attraction. However, I paid retail for the mic and cig charger. I think you need the cig charger for the longer cruises as the battery can go flat easily if you're transmitting alot, especially at 5W (though you can reconfigure the UH-075 to be a 1W if you want to save on battery). The mic is good because it is easier to hold (less weight).
Cro Flower Power Legacy Donating Member 6,114 Member For: 23y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 30/10/06 11:02 AM Posted 30/10/06 11:02 AM Cro, what sort of prices for a full kit including attenae are you looking at for these - rough estimates are fine!←I'm still waiting on prices from Gary's supplier, but from my previous supplier I got a 5watt in-car unit with remote face for $380, 6db aerial for $80, aerial bracket for $30 and say $20 worth of wiring.I'm waiting on pricing from Gary's supplier on a 5watt handheld, speaker mic, car charger and external aerial adapter, so I'll let you know how much that was.
mickey_gee Member 593 Member For: 21y 11m 11d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle NSW Posted 30/10/06 11:16 AM Posted 30/10/06 11:16 AM I can get 4db flexible antennas for about $25
mickey_gee Member 593 Member For: 21y 11m 11d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle NSW Posted 30/10/06 11:23 AM Posted 30/10/06 11:23 AM Cro are you talking about a GME3200?
Cro Flower Power Legacy Donating Member 6,114 Member For: 23y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 30/10/06 11:40 AM Posted 30/10/06 11:40 AM nah, my incar is a uniden uh013 and I'll be getting a uniden uh075 handheld.
Cro Flower Power Legacy Donating Member 6,114 Member For: 23y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 31/10/06 06:06 AM Posted 31/10/06 06:06 AM Got a quote for the uh075 @ $363 Bit of a far cry from the $330 I used to buy them at..
mickey_gee Member 593 Member For: 21y 11m 11d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle NSW Posted 31/10/06 06:49 AM Posted 31/10/06 06:49 AM Cro I got lots of GM950 motorolas. Could you use them for anything worth while?
Cro Flower Power Legacy Donating Member 6,114 Member For: 23y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 31/10/06 07:05 AM Posted 31/10/06 07:05 AM Nah, they operate in the VHF range, UHF is what we use
mickey_gee Member 593 Member For: 21y 11m 11d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle NSW Posted 31/10/06 07:30 AM Posted 31/10/06 07:30 AM They are all h6 uhf. the only problem is that they only have 4 channels. All programable using a rib box
Felix Large Member Member 564 Member For: 19y 7m 21d Location: Brisvegas Posted 24/05/07 11:48 AM Posted 24/05/07 11:48 AM What do you guys think about this one?ClickyFelix
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