Thread: UHF Advice please...

Just to put the reliability into perspective , I have had a uniden UH11 for 20years with no problems.

Like the Engel of UHF Cbs.

Regards Philip A

I have used gme for the last 20 years or so and never had any issues with reliability. Having said that I am changing to icom for my D3 as I wanted a unit with everything including the speaker in the mic.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Just to put the reliability into perspective , I have had a uniden UH11 for 20years with no problems.

Like the Engel of UHF Cbs.

Regards Philip A

Every uniden I have owned has been returned with faults - more like a Waeco !

Originally Posted by garrycol

I recently bought a IC 440 after looking at both the Icom and GME. As mentioned the ICOm has the speaker in the handset the GME does not. As my 101 is very noisy I have set up the Icom with an external speaker as well. This does not disable the handset speaker which means I have no problem hearing.

The Icom cradle is great - allows the radio to simply unclip for use in other vehicles (I bought a second cradle for my other car.

I have a 6.5/9.5 db GME aerial combo and it works great.

Radio was $410 and aerial $79 from Prestige.

The only down side is that you need to carry the manual with you to use the Icom for its fullest functionality but basic functions such as search, vol, squelch and change channels are easy to use - however I think the GME is the same.

I think the main advantage of the Icom over the GME is the speaker in the handset - works well even in my 101 so you really do not need to worry about an additional speaker. I could have got a GME on Ebay for about $375 delivered.

Garry

GME are currently advertising a package complete with antenna through trade sites, at $385.00 plus GST. The model advertised has a speaker in the handset/mike.

Originally Posted by ADMIRAL

GME are currently advertising a package complete with antenna through trade sites, at $385.00 plus GST. The model advertised has a speaker in the handset/mike.

I would be surprised as the relevant models are the GME Tx 3340 and Tx 3440 and neither has the speaker in the handset. Some models that do not have the radio controls on the handset may have a speaker in the handset so maybe it is one of these that were advertised.

Garry

I have been following this thread with some interest as I am in the market for a UHF. What is not clear to me is why people want a speaker in the handset (which I suspect would be generally smaller and inferior to the alternate) and why people want 'all' the controls in the handset. Any explanations fellas?

Cheers
KarlB

Originally Posted by KarlB

I have been following this thread with some interest as I am in the market for a UHF. What is not clear to me is why people want a speaker in the handset (which I suspect would be generally smaller and inferior to the alternate) and why people want 'all' the controls in the handset. Any explanations fellas?

Cheers
KarlB

I'll explain why I chose the Icom IC-440:

I have a Puma Defender and there are not many places to put a unit so that the display and controls can be seen easily. I could have installed an overhead console but for the money spent on that and a "traditional" CB unit the cost of the Icom was much less. The Icom had the features I wanted plus some.

The main unit sits neatly and out of the way mounted to the side of the centre cubby box. This location was easy with regards to getting the power and aerial to the unit.

I'm still working on the best position for the handset when travelling, for the moment it sits in a cradle suction cupped to the windscreen.

The speaker in the hand set works well, I haven't had any difficulty either with volume or sound quality.

Karl - depends on the layout and of your vehicle - some are noisy so having the speaker in the handset which is up near your face when communicating is a bonus (you can still have a remote speaker as well). Some do not have the space for a radio so it has to be mounted remotely or out of sight so have all the controls on the handset. Those with a remote face still have to have it mounted somewhere, as well as the main unit.

If I could mount a radio within reach, still hear it and it was easy to move from vehicle to vehicle I would have bought a basic layout radio. I find it convenient to have everything in the one spot - works great for me.

Garry