UHF Radio: GME TX3400 OR Uniden UH015

**DiscoTDI** · 21st October 2006, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by DannyH

i too just installed a uniden uho15 in my disco - the police band is good to listen in on and was the reason i chose it over the GME. That and i got a good price on the uniden.

I installed the remote face up on the overhead console and the unit under the drivers seat. Nice and tidy!

Have you got a pic?

**incisor** · 21st October 2006, 04:44 PM

i just ordered a gme 3200 from prestige, and intend putting it on the overhead console... or beside the seat.

**Bush65** · 21st October 2006, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK

is this constant 25w......
i heard a bit of talk that it starts transmitting at 25w to get over everything/everyone to access the repeater.....
then drops the power back to 5w.....
im just curious if this is true or not.....
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The 400 pro can be programmed to 25W, 5W or 1W.

If programmed to 25W, one of the front panel buttons can be programmed to toggle between 25W, 5W and 1W.

If programmed to 5W, you can then use the button to toggle between 5W and 1W.

However, the 1st bank is set to the UHF cb frequencies. You can re-program the power on any of these frequencies to 25W. But if you use a front button to toggle the power to 5W or 1W, it will no longer toggle back to 25W, and will only toggle between 5W and 1W.

The usual way around this is to program another bank to the uhf cb frequencies with 25W.

lokka · 22nd October 2006, 12:25 AM

Originally Posted by Bush65

The 400 pro can be programmed to 25W, 5W or 1W.

If programmed to 25W, one of the front panel buttons can be programmed to toggle between 25W, 5W and 1W.

If programmed to 5W, you can then use the button to toggle between 5W and 1W.

However, the 1st bank is set to the UHF cb frequencies. You can re-program the power on any of these frequencies to 25W. But if you use a front button to toggle the power to 5W or 1W, it will no longer toggle back to 25W, and will only toggle between 5W and 1W.

The usual way around this is to program another bank to the uhf cb frequencies with 25W.

best thing 2 do is have it set at max power and leave it my old mans 400 is set at 25w my bros is set at 35 w and they both work fine myself i run a phillips fm900 with 120 channels 32w out and have done so 4 the last 7 years would pefer it over any other set cause it is indstructable and water proof its mounted 2 the back of my center console and the kids give it hell ie drinks get spilt on it kids use it as a step and it dosent miss a beat even the mic has gone for a swim i took it apart and blew it dry and it still works i run an ext speaker and a 3dbi rfi mopole antane and it works great i also have a few 4 spares just incase any thing goes a miss and i have 3 other units with remote heads the best uhf by far i also run a 9 dbi laser antane when im stationary and it works unreal the mobile base station can sit on a certain hill and access repeaters up to 300 plus km away with perfect clarity

**incisor** · 24th October 2006, 06:50 PM

my birthday present, a GME TX3200 installed in the overhead console of my disco.

down facing speaker, crystal clear and easy to hear....

took about an hour all up to install along with my new 75ah deep cycle battery under the bonnet.

**DannyH** · 24th October 2006, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by DiscoTDI

Have you got a pic?

yeah mate, i'll take one for you tomorrow!

**DannyH** · 25th October 2006, 05:16 PM

here's my setup. like i said, the main unit is under the driver's seat. i'm tossing up whether to install a separate speaker. You can hear fine when its under the seat, but you have to turn it up full volume. dunno if this is bad for it or not?

LoadedDisco · 4th November 2006, 03:56 PM

You could move the main unit to under the steering wheel where the fuses are behind the cover. I have a GME 3400 and it is Velcroed in position there and I can here the speaker ok even if driving down the Hwy with the window open.

Or the seprate speraker would be the way to go.

**dmdigital** · 4th November 2006, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by LoadedDisco

You could move the main unit to under the steering wheel where the fuses are behind the cover. I have a GME 3400 and it is Velcroed in position there and I can here the speaker ok even if driving down the Hwy with the window open.

Or the seprate speraker would be the way to go.

I have the same and the head unit is under the cup holder. I have used black silastic to afix the mic clip to the transmission tunnel and the main unit's bracket is alsostuck this way to the the inside of the fuse panel. On the old Disco I did the same but used double sided tap in the fuse panel.

**islandmarty** · 31st May 2009, 12:08 AM

Did someone mention FM900 yummo I have stacks of those laying around here.

Now just so no one rushes out and gets burnt buying a dinosaur FM900 looking for all the goodies mentioned earlier i will share a tiny bit of wisdom.

ok for starters FM 900's are actualey broken down into specific models and each does different things.

For instance the standard FM92 only has 99 channels and can even reach up and over 40watts but will last a very short time. i think the fastest one i had that died was one week they are designed for 25watt operation.

Now the FM 91 was the pride of the fleet sporting the crazy push button remote head and the 120channels and even came with a very nice amp on the back end. this amp would allow to the 91 to run upto 50watts and even hold it. even today radio techs still pull the amp out for projects and throw out the rest of the radio.

Now this water proof claim is a little bit of active imagination because there was only ever one model of FM900 made water resistant and that i think was the FM93 which was a remote head and custom order for the police motor bikes. they are rare as hens teeth because they were destroyed when taken out of police service which left almost none floating around the markets.

I have serviced and reprogrammed many FM900 specialy cheap ex mines radios and if the bull dust can get in and destroy all the volume and squelch pots then water can definatley get in.

But they are built tough I also use an old FM92 in the pajero for SES and it sits right under the kids feet because it cant fit under the suspension seats. I have scraped the mud and beach sand off it on many occasions and it has run faultless for many years now.

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