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    and it's the 477mhz antennas that I'm needing to look at isnt it?

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    there is a dual antenna package for sale here:
    https://www.gadgetcity.com.au/gme-xr...6fc5c33e2a1ad7

    Thoughts??

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    Quote Originally Posted by timbo2410 View Post
    Thats interesting .. so stay away from the heavy broomstick antennas that seem so popular. As I was intending on mounting it centrally on the roof rack, the ones you indicated would be a lot better.
    IMHO, Broomsticks are only better than elevated feed whips for really high gain stuff (9dB or more) or Commodore Utes with Jet Pilot logos and Bundy Rum Stickers (sarcasm intended).

    I have run Broomsticks in the past when I was into remote touring but they are a bit of a PIA anywhere else so I reckon unless you are operating outback or plains country or broad acre farming I would go with a whip
    Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.

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    If was buying today and wanted a 370 I would buy this https://www.prestigecom.net.au/gme-x...-at880-antenna

    IMHO that antenna or the RFI I put up prev are the bees knees for general 4x4 use

    If I was wary of the 370 Units due to poor reviews then Prestige have 330 for about $75 cheaper
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    Quote Originally Posted by the evil twin View Post

    For recreational users I rate the manuf as follows
    Icom
    GME
    Uniden
    Oricom
    Had an old GME 40 channel unit in our bus - solid unit, never a problem.

    Put a Uniden (can't recall the model) unit in the Patrol but it didn't last. The display failed making it useless after a couple of years & *very* little, mainly on-road use. 99% of the time it was never switched on. When I did use it it was horrible. Having the gain knob mounted concentrically on the same shaft as the volume control was crap. I wont buy Uniden again

    When I was replacing it I posted here & ET said the same then as he has now (quoted above). He has the experience & I trusted his judgement & bought an Icom. It is head & shoulders above the previous Uniden unit & have used it a fair bit during our travels over the past year couple of years. It's a good 'built to last' unit which I trust & am happy to recommend it. An Icom IC-450. A small unit easy to fit in the dash or elsewhere as the display is in the handpiece.

    FWIW I still have the Uniden 6.5 db whip antenna, spring mounted, on the bullbar, & have never felt the need to change it. It does all I want of it. Bloke at the CB shop, when I told him where I was planning to take it, told me that outback corrugated roads & tracks would not take long to destroy it. I reckoned I'd have to buy another antenna when that happened. Well we have now done 1000's of corrugated kms, some of the worst I reckon, & the antenna is still as good as the day we left home. It's actually a great 'corrugation meter'. A quick look at the antenna confirms whether we are on mild, medium bad or horrendous corrugations - not that we cant feel them of course , but sometimes it helps in a "These are worse than on XYZ track" "No they're not" conversations.
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    I have the Icom IC440, model before Cuppa’s and is great. Is 8yo now.

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    There is quite a price difference between icom and GME ... ??

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    G`day guys.
    I run a GME electriphone 40 channel set which I bought a little while ago 1993 , never had a problem and those who know me know its been in some pretty bad country. I also have an old ,(yes every thing I`ve got is old ) ex Trelstra, Philips set as it runs all 80 channels. Reason for the two was one could be used by the passenger for chit chat (club stuff ) and the other was more driver road stuff. Both units still going strong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by timbo2410 View Post
    There is quite a price difference between icom and GME ... ??
    That is because Icom is sort of a "crossover" between reccy and amatuer/commercial equipment so Icom is a next step up in quality again and is essentially a derated commercial set.
    Icom sell a gazillion more commercial comms and amatuer band units than reccy.

    Most commercial brands (Motorola etc) don't market UHF CB for a variety of reasons.
    Commercial or licenced bands if you prefer have a higher allowable power output for example (25 watts usually).
    Because of that a lot of manuf make programming dongles for commercial sets harder to obtain so CB dudes have trouble hacking their freq's/power.
    That is also the reason why so many of the Chinee sets are illegal in Oz, they can all typically be reprog'd by the owner to transmit on higher than allowable power so don't pass our regs for CB use.
    Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.

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    Right i get it ... so its basically a choice between a heavy duty build quality .. the icom .. and something a with a few more features like to gme .. i dont think i would use the gme features but the extra speaker would be good .. hmmm decisions

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