Thread: the best uhf cb radio?

I have a GME in one car and a Uniden in the other. Both are very good, robust units that seem to transmit and receive about the same - should be expected though, I have identical aerials on each. I have an additional low gain antenna I can plug into the GME which I have found useful at times when in the bush and it is hilly.

The Uniden is in the L322 and is a UH7760NB as all the controls are on the hand piece and there was no room to mount a traditional unit. It is an 80 channel unit. The GME is an older 40 channel that I bought second hand from a mate. That is fitted in the RRC.

I couldn't recommend one over the other - very happy with both units.

Don't know much about the Tait units apart from that they seem to be more expensive - does this make them better? No idea...

Cheers - Gav

I have a tait in 1 car at the moment not a cb though prob 20 years old and going strong but we are upgrading all radios (cb and work) to icom 400 pro no problems with them and we can programme them ourselves

I've just replaced my old GME with an Icom IC400pro 80ch set. We've been using the 40 ch ones (about 60 units) at work for around 10 years without a single failure.

We also use a lot of Tait TM9154 as well as Simoco SRM9022 (UHF and VHF) but I'd say you are in a totally different price bracket with them.


Martyn

Not sure that there really is a best.

I've just sourced a GME TX3500 (80 channel) through BCF for $199, to replace my older GME 40 channel. Have never had a problem with the old one either.

We currently have Tait UHF's fitted to all of our vehicles Aus wide and Icom VHF's. Same brands in portables as well and rarely have any problems.

Picked up a slightly used GME TX3100 at cashies.
Although it only cost $80 I was disappointed when I powered it up and it only had 40 ch. Then I discovered the user upgrade to full 80ch.

Tait>Icom/GME>Uniden

Have used Tait quite a lot in minesite vehicles. They're not a bad unit, but nothing about them stands out as being any better than the others.

I have both GME and Uniden - both seem to do the job exactly the same - but in the models with the controls in the handpiece, I'd take the Uniden any day of the week. The GME handpiece is crap by comparison.

just found out our work vehicles have tait digital uhf radios, which appear to be good, but doesn't really help my choosing as I can't play with it or program it...