Thread: uhf questions - remote mic etc

I would never get one with the contorls on the unit, they are fiddly, get bumped and are expensive when you break the remote...

I have a split unit in the disco, UHF is bolted to the transmission tunnel, head unit (display) is scewed underneatht eh drinks tray and the handset hooks onto the dash, a similar set up would work well with a deefer (my radio came out of a deefer).

The advantage of the big traditional units is you can tune the channels to certain frequencies... like the police channel... but mine you can't

Cheers
Will

Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.

I would never get one with the contorls on the unit, they are fiddly, get bumped and are expensive when you break the remote...

X2, the ones with the control on the unit are bloody expensive, and pretty fragile from what I've heard.

Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.

I have a split unit in the disco, UHF is bolted to the transmission tunnel, head unit (display) is scewed underneatht eh drinks tray and the handset hooks onto the dash, a similar set up would work well with a deefer (my radio came out of a deefer).

X2 again, I've got mine set up like that except the main unit is wired in underneath the steering column, tucked up in the fuse section.
Piccy

Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.

The advantage of the big traditional units is you can tune the channels to certain frequencies... like the police channel... but mine you can't

Not an issue these days as the coppers run HF
IF you have a Bearcat scanner on the other hand.....

I don't have the GME unit I bought the iCOM 440 UHF with the remote handset. I have the unit sitting out of sight behind the panel under the steering wheel and the remote mic on its holder attached to the coin tray just to the left of my leg; so easy to access. Plus where the remote is sitting it doesn't get bumped or knocked about.

I like the remote handset...it's not fiddly...very easy to use...easy to hear plus the main body is not taking up any room in the cabin. Mine also has the option, as I guess GME would as well, of having a separate remote speaker if needed.

Cheers

Yeah, the main issue with mine is its a PITA to use if you have the drinks tray open.
Deffs go GME or ICOM, they are the two best brands IMHO.

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

X2, the ones with the control on the unit are bloody expensive, and pretty fragile from what I've heard.



X2 again, I've got mine set up like that except the main unit is wired in underneath the steering column, tucked up in the fuse section.
Piccy





Not an issue these days as the coppers run HF
IF you have a Bearcat scanner on the other hand.....

Mine is mounted just above yours on the dash part as opposed to the console, you can see where the moulding is concave, its screwed to the vertical(ish) bit. My unit would have gone under there, but it was a temporary install that stayed permanantely :/ i was supposed to the selling the car for my aunty and bought it after driving from Wagga to Grenfell and back to Sydney, i loved it!!!

I know a bloke with his set to a police channel... they must use UHF for some things, you find out where the radars are etc.... not that i ever listen when i'm driving his ute...

Cheers
Will

From what I know, the HP cars might monitor the truckie channel, and apparently they use UHF for certain areas e.g the mount panorama one is supposedly 26....
I have an iPod app that acts as a scanner, and I just use that...
The truckies always mention where they are on CH 40 too...

I've got the icom 440 remote mic, what I like most is the speaker is in the mic as well which makes it much easier to hear... but maybe that's because I drive a Defender!

N

I have no doubt the HP police montor the UHF - its in their best interests also. They'll also know when its time to move.

I've got a split unit and its great. Installed the same as Disco Muppets. If I did it again I would buy the handset with the controls on the handset to get the unit right out of the way and minimise the junk on the dash - I like it looking standard. Yeah, it might potentially break, but so might everything else and then again it might also not break. My GME must be over 10 years old now and it has been pretty robust. I've done 1 bush repair to the speaker when the speaker cone wire fatigued (fixed in a desert camping ground with a sheet metal soldering iron) and when an almost dry joint off the circuit board gave up (fixed on my kitchen bench with an electronics soldering iron).