$20 HandHeld UHF - New

[HangOver]

Hi All

Just in case you don’t get junk mail Tandy have a special offer on those little 40 channel handheld UHF radios. $20 yes $20 how cheap is that !

Anyhow if you want one find a Tandy and get one before Monday, (offer from thursday to Sunday - might be WA only ???)

I asked in Dick Smith yesterday and they said as long as I have the flyer they would honour the price as they have the same parent company.

Stevan

[dungarover]

Cheap, but are they any good :?:

The small ones are only .5 watts, not 1 watt and don't carry as far. Great for recovery work, etc.. on trips (especially mine https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ ) but don't carry must past a km in thick scrub and that's if your lucky.

My 1 watt Uniden works okay but only carries about 2-3kms in good open country and about a km in thick bush or in gullies. Must get a vehicle mounted job one day :x

Trav

[HangOver]

For $20 I still think it's a bargain and I just bought it, they even chucked in a set of batteries!

It'll be good for passengers to direct me over tough obstacles and it can be a spare for me and ok for an occasional trip with friends who don’t have a uhf.
Also I’ve found it necessary to walk a track with someone following in a 4x4 to check the track, it’ll be better than running back or waving.

Your going to find it hard to beat a vehicle mounted UHF (5W) and a good Ariel with any handheld

[dungarover]

I've used my 1 watt Uniden for about 5 years and it's still going strong, but I agree you can't beat a 5 watt car mounted UHF.

I've always gotten away with it but it's now becoming a PIA on trips that I lead I don't have a decent UHF radio :x :x :x

Trav

[rangieman]

i have one i bought from super cheap a year ago , it works well good for car to car if someone on a trip doesnt have a radio

mine lives in the car and has,nt missed a beat in 12 months

[dungarover]

Originally posted by rangieman
i have one i bought from super cheap a year ago , it works well good for car to car if someone on a trip doesnt have a radio

mine lives in the car and has,nt missed a beat in 12 months

Didn't know you had Supa crap in Vic. Thought it was a QLD retailer, excuse my ingorance :oops:

Trav

[Captain_Rightfoot]

Can you buy them individually, or do you have to buy 4?

good tip though... for close convoy they are good https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[rangieman]

thats ok , victoria aint no hick state any more not that it was ever https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[rangieman]

mine was $19.99 for one or more https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[HangOver]

they were sold single $20ea, but if you want x4 u can get x4 uniden for $99

[dungarover]

Originally posted by rangieman
thats ok , victoria aint no hick state any more not that it was ever https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

I know, I was born in Vic.

I would think that QLD would be the hick state, I thought so when I moved up here 12 years ago, but I wouldn't go back to Vic if you paid me. Do miss the 'real' footy though, but foxtel takes care of that https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Trav

[George130]

I bought one for that last trip up to Ace's. Found out why it didn't work on that trip to. I've used it a couple of times and they are fine for convoy's. Mine lasted 13 1/2 hours on recharables.
Would be great for recovery as well.