Just fitted a GME Electrophone TX3220

[RonMcGr]

Thanks to the guys in the "The problem is choice?", thread, I changed my mind about the Uniden and bought the GME from Prestige, as suggested.

Today I fitted the beast and it works like a rocket. I was listening to some truckies talking about a road accident holding up traffic at the notorious Brisbane Airport round-a-bout.

Not bad seeing the Disco was in the carport and the airport is at least 15km away.

Here is a pic of the fitting.
http://memweb.newsguy.com/~mcgrice/gme.jpg

Once again, thanks for the advice to RaZz0R, it certainly helped me as well :D

Gotta love this forum :)

Cheers

[Redback]

Exactly where mine is, although i have the TX3200, you won't be disappointed, they are a great little radio.

You'll probably start getting comments about how clear you sound, as long as you have a decent antenna of coarse;)

Baz.

[rovercare]

Exactly where mine is, although i have the TX3200, you won't be disappointed, they are a great little radio.

You'll probably start getting comments about how clear you sound, as long as you have a decent antenna of coarse;)

Baz.

3220 supercedes the 3200 as it doesn't have channel 22 and 23 as they're now for data transfer, I personally hate the auto squelch :mad:, but a tough unit none the less, you want to see what they go through here at work:eek:

[RonMcGr]

Exactly where mine is, although i have the TX3200, you won't be disappointed, they are a great little radio.

You'll probably start getting comments about how clear you sound, as long as you have a decent antenna of coarse;)

Baz.

Thanks Baz,

I bought a 6db UHF 477mhz and UHF CB Antenna base with 5m cable, from the Member has an eBay StoreCB Accessories Shop, on Evil Bay. Both look to be very well made.

Cheers

[Utemad]

That's just where I want relocate mine to. Mine is beside my left leg on the tunnel and was there when I bought the car (a Tx3200 btw). I'm always bumping the channel selector unknowingly and the radio mike gets tangled in the handbrake and gearsticks when the passenger wants to use it.

How did you get the wiring into the roof console from the radio? Drill any holes for it to pass through?
Also is there power wiring in the roof console already for the sunroof. Although I notice you have a power sunroof so of course yours will. Mine maybe not.

I also don't like the auto squelch but that's what you get for compactness. I had the Tx4400 in my Rodeo but it had a spare DIN spot.

[WedWon]

Good Work Ron

Looks like that is the favourite spot for a UHF

I mounted mine up there too, however I ran a mic extension lead down the drivers A-pillar to the right of the steering wheel and now the mic hooks up on the actual a-pillar
see here:


http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery/58122-where-mount-uhf-3.html

No cables dangling around my ears, and the passenger can't get involved in UHF conversations (he he he)

Cheers
Jason7001

[incisor]

that's where i had mine but i angled it towards me as i had trouble reading it when facing straight back like that.

nice units... will be selling mine soon as a friend is sending me an icom 400pro at the right price...

[rovercare]

I also don't like the auto squelch but that's what you get for compactness. .

The same size Uniden has adjustable squelch:)

[incisor]

and way more frequency drift.. ;)

[dullbird]

i got my uniden here

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/04/47.jpg

doesn't get in the way of anything....the actual unit as this is a remote head is mounted on the back of my centre consol boz and the wire from the remote head runs under the rubber under the window switch consol out through the vent on the back of the box and connects up:)

[RonMcGr]

Thanks Jason and Justin.

Justin, I removed the plastic cover that hides the screw in the centre of the back of the roof consul. It is actually behind the radio :D

There are a few spare leads up in the roof, I used the power and earth lead that goes to the rear sunroof (not fitted) :)
I left the wiring for the front sunroof alone.
The antenna lead runs up the passenger side front pillar and across to the centre. The screw actually fits through that hole!
I undid all the top screws on the passenger side and centre of the consul, to make it easier to push the cable in between roof lining and roof.

It was all quite easy.

Cheers,
Ron

[Utemad]

I decided to do this when I got home. Almost finished. Just need to put the plug back on the antenna cable, connect the power under the dash and mount the mike holder to the left of the radio.
I decided to use battery power as I do like to use it without the keys and the sunroof wires looked a little light. Assuming I was looking at the right wires.

I ran my wires up the passenger pillar as that is the side the antenna is on. The wires ran out of the roof console via the upside down cover that is now covered by the radio. I just drilled a big hole through the top of the radio bracket and left the plastic blank out of the console. Not sure if this is the same hole you said you used.
I didn't loosen the roof console screws. Just used force and a flexy claw thing. One of the best tools I've ever bought and probably the cheapest.

Radio is attached with double sided tape. I use this tape all the time and it does not loosen with heat/age. You could swing off it. So no holes drilled or cut anywhere.

I can see the front panel fine but I don't change channel on the run anyway. Will be good to see how it goes in practice.

[RonMcGr]

I decided to do this when I got home. Almost finished. Just need to put the plug back on the antenna cable, connect the power under the dash and mount the mike holder to the left of the radio.
I decided to use battery power as I do like to use it without the keys and the sunroof wires looked a little light. Assuming I was looking at the right wires.

I ran my wires up the passenger pillar as that is the side the antenna is on. The wires ran out of the roof console via the upside down cover that is now covered by the radio. I just drilled a big hole through the top of the radio bracket and left the plastic blank out of the console. Not sure if this is the same hole you said you used.
I didn't loosen the roof console screws. Just used force and a flexy claw thing. One of the best tools I've ever bought and probably the cheapest.

Radio is attached with double sided tape. I use this tape all the time and it does not loosen with heat/age. You could swing off it. So no holes drilled or cut anywhere.

I can see the front panel fine but I don't change channel on the run anyway. Will be good to see how it goes in practice.

Well done :D

[nzoliver]

Hiya all!:cool:

Mines 'ere..... :D

[Cookie]

3220 supercedes the 3200 as it doesn't have channel 22 and 23 as they're now for data transfer, I personally hate the auto squelch :mad:, but a tough unit none the less, you want to see what they go through here at work:eek:

It allso has 20 scan only channels (41 to 60) programed by dealer or computer wiz

[rover4life]

the new 3220 are a great radio but i have stepped up to the commercial radios now only got a 3200 and a 400 pro the rest are the comercial gear no thats clear and good recive..i programme my radios my self and you can get to transmit on 22 23 just a tick box in the programming software
Cheers Shaun