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Geedublya
30th May 2011, 12:42 PM
Going by the e-mail I got from the ACMA today it looks like they finally changed the standard to allow 12.5khz channel spacing on Friday.

ACMA - Equipment compliance & labelling (A–Tick/C–Tick) (http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD.PC/pc=PC_2754)

B92 8NW
30th May 2011, 01:09 PM
Uniden have released the unlocking procedure on their website for those of us who have 77 channel ready equipment too.

101RRS
30th May 2011, 01:15 PM
And my recently purchased ICOM 440 cannot be upgraded - :mad:

From ICOM Aust

"Hi Gary,
The IC-440 would have proved too costly to upgrade and Icom decided
not to offer the upgrade as we will be offering the upgrade for the
IC-400PRO and the IC-41S.
Please note that it will still be legal to operate the IC-440 for 5
years after the 80chanel spacing becomes legal and quite a few of our
customers are happy to continue purchasing the current model.

Thanks

Bernard de Robillard
Customer Service Representative
+61 (3) 9549 7500
bernardr@icom.net.au

Icom (Australia) Pty Ltd
Unit 1 / 103 Garden Road,
Clayton, Vic, 3168
Phone: + 61 (3) 9549 7500
Fax: + 61 (3) 9549 7505
Web: www.icom.net.au (http://www.icom.net.au/)

Hymie
30th May 2011, 01:45 PM
Nothing from GME yet on unlocking their radios.

B92 8NW
30th May 2011, 01:52 PM
Uniden have released the unlocking procedure on their website for those of us who have 77 channel ready equipment too.

Well, bugger me dead, it actually worked.

For anyone else: :: Uniden Australia :: (http://www.uniden.com.au/AUSTRALIA/cs_77_channel_acma.asp)

Bushwanderer
30th May 2011, 02:37 PM
Hi Hymie,
Not true!

See: News | GME (http://www.gme.net.au/news/2011/02/21/80-channel-proposed-plan/30)

Best Wishes,
Peter

Hymie
30th May 2011, 03:16 PM
Hi Hymie,
Not true!

See: News | GME (http://www.gme.net.au/news/2011/02/21/80-channel-proposed-plan/30)

Best Wishes,
Peter

Thanks anyway, I'd already seen it.
It tell me I can, but not how. That's what I'm after.

jik22
31st May 2011, 08:26 AM
The programming file for the iCom IC400Pro is up on the Yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ic400pro) too.

Bushwanderer
31st May 2011, 12:11 PM
Hi Hymie,
If all else fails, why not contact GME?

Best Wishes,
Peter

Hymie
31st May 2011, 12:58 PM
Hi Hymie,
If all else fails, why not contact GME?

Best Wishes,
Peter


Yep, done that. Waiting for them to get back to me........

Lotz-A-Landies
31st May 2011, 01:57 PM
Buggar, I have a GME Tx3440, but it's an earlier model than the November 2010 models. :BigCry:

I wonder if there would be a hardware upgrade offered instead of having to replace it?

wrinklearthur
31st May 2011, 03:17 PM
Hi All


I have been toying with the idea of buying myself another radio test set to do something useful with my time, (while I am under house arrest by my gp).


I could then be adapting the existing uhf cb's to narrow band / 77 channel use, but mind you not all uhf cb's will be economical to do so because of their age and the time taken to modify.

Are there any other radio tech's on this forum and are willing to give this idea a go?

Cheers Arthur

Utemad
31st May 2011, 03:37 PM
Just converted our new TX3540 I had installed in the work car last week. Pretty cool.

Hymie
1st June 2011, 10:30 AM
News | GME (http://www.gme.net.au/news/2011/05/31/80-channel-upgrade-instructions/32)

gps-au
2nd June 2011, 04:07 PM
And my recently purchased ICOM 440 cannot be upgraded - :mad:



Funny, I always thought ICOM was overpriced.

But I did buy a 440.

Seems it will be the LAST ICOM I will ever buy.

Thanks for the tip !!

101RRS
2nd June 2011, 05:22 PM
I don't think they are overpriced ($400) for the quality and robustness.

A very good radio.

Garry

jik22
2nd June 2011, 06:26 PM
I don't think they are overpriced ($400) for the quality and robustness.

A very good radio.

Garry

Me neither - especially given my 400 Pro (A much older model) was fully upgradeable. However, it's basically a commercial set, as is the handheld IC41S, whereas the 440 is specifically a UHF CB.