icer Banned 2,335 Member For: 14y 9m 10d Gender: Male Location: Aspendale, Vic. Posted 16/01/11 01:12 PM Share Posted 16/01/11 01:12 PM So me and a few guys want to get some CBs, but all these ones of EBAY that are 15kn+ range, have no AUSTRALIAN programs and cant be programmed for them (apparently). Now I dont know much about these things so just wondering if anyone can guide me on what is decent.Something that can be used with Aussie channels and a 15+km range (flat surface) (so looking at a 5w?). Need a few for car cruises but want to also program the aussie channels into. Must be hand held not car mounted ones.Dont tell me you cant get handheld ones with 15km+ cause on ebay, apparently you can. And I have emailed people who have these 15km ones and say they work fine but cant tune into aussie channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy Massive Tool Donating Members 567 Member For: 15y 7m 15d Gender: Male Posted 16/01/11 09:51 PM Share Posted 16/01/11 09:51 PM I have one of these UHFI'm mot sure if you would get 15km range out of it though, however I havent really tested it much yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonator Donating Members 108 Member For: 13y 4m 3d Gender: Male Posted 16/01/11 11:00 PM Share Posted 16/01/11 11:00 PM If you're looking for the best, then the GME Electrophone TX6200 is the one to get. Costs around $400. Radio waves are transmitted over "line of sight". Hills, trees, buildings, etc., will cut down on the range. I doubt that you will ever transmit and receive over a distance of 15k under normal conditions. Normal channels have a range of 3-5k on the highway and duplex (repeater) channels around 10-12k. Some days you may have just the right atmospheric conditions and get out a bit further. Anyone advertising a range of 15k is just pulling your leg.If you know any "truckies" then they're the ones to ask about UHF radios since they use them everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 21y 5m 13d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 17/01/11 12:25 AM Share Posted 17/01/11 12:25 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze_dk I am dissatisfied with my current employment situation Donating Members 8,610 Member For: 17y 6m 30d Gender: Male Posted 17/01/11 12:34 AM Share Posted 17/01/11 12:34 AM that chick looks like the hoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_John_ Member 287 Member For: 13y 6m 6d Gender: Male Posted 17/01/11 06:10 AM Share Posted 17/01/11 06:10 AM (edited) I`d go GME.. I`ve had Uniden, got a 5 watt car / truck one with scanner ( works a bit around here ) and until it got washed away in the flood I had a Uniden 5 watt hand held with a speaker phone at work. The micro phone thread stuffed up and Uniden just ginned me around for so god damned long ( 3 or 4 months ) my local Dick Smith just bought a new microphone. Pity I`d already bought one meself.So, Uniden have no back-up and frankly we have a mix of GME`s and Unidens in the machines at work, the GME`s work better.lolz at Hoff Chick.. Edited 17/01/11 06:11 AM by _John_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockatansky Member 591 Member For: 14y 16d Gender: Male Posted 22/01/11 01:23 AM Share Posted 22/01/11 01:23 AM (edited) I'm a few days away from purchasing either:$119 ORICOM UHF2100$174 GME TX670$247 UNIDEN 720SXWhich one should I get? Edited 22/01/11 01:25 AM by Rockatansky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icer Banned 2,335 Member For: 14y 9m 10d Gender: Male Location: Aspendale, Vic. Posted 22/01/11 01:33 AM Share Posted 22/01/11 01:33 AM im going to get the uniden uh076sxnothing but good reviews from other forums and people I ask who go 4wd'ing. ~$250. url here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman The Cleaning Dudes Ute Silver Donating Members 1,308 Member For: 18y 15d Gender: Male Location: Bentleigh, Vic, Australia Posted 22/01/11 01:56 AM Share Posted 22/01/11 01:56 AM Yeh I bought those unident ones a couple years ago now.Personally I think a cb radio is a cb radio... meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icer Banned 2,335 Member For: 14y 9m 10d Gender: Male Location: Aspendale, Vic. Posted 22/01/11 02:00 AM Share Posted 22/01/11 02:00 AM review Jman?distance? They still get all the aussie emergency/trucky etc stations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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