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i'm a gme man my self to put my two cents worth in about weather or not you need the new 80ch set's the older 40ch sets are wideband the new 80ch set's are narrow band they are planning to phase out the wide band set's over the next five years but i'll belive it when i see it, some 40ch units can be upgraded some only need to be reprogrammed to narrowband and have the other channels put in but that only my two cent
So at least I'll be right with the 40.Quote:
Originally Posted by megatexture
I'm gonna try to get an aerial put in before Qld trip but I'm not hopeful.
What is realistic range of these units normal terrain.
And with an aerial range will lengthen substantially. Any suggestions to what aerial. Is it the thicker the better.
Never argue with an idiot, cos he'll bring you down to his level, then beat you with experience. Y2K
The spastic couriers sent my parcel back to sender, so who knows if I'll get it before Friday.
Never argue with an idiot, cos he'll bring you down to his level, then beat you with experience. Y2K
I got a pair of Oricom handhelds with my winch and they are great.
Antenna the bigger the Db the better UHF are line of sight outback NSW roads with a nice thick 6Db antenna would see you right for touring.
In high country areas the shorter 600mm antenna would work better as they will bounce [skip] signal better than a 1800mm job, and good chance you won't break it either. I've a brand new 80 channel sitting in shed, was on my camper as a homebase radio, but plenty of handhelds for that
I bought a Baufang UV-5R UHF/VHF radio for $50, and its awesome for the price.
Saw those and a mate was telling me of some 30 watt jobs you can get at a great price, might have to get more info off him 30 watts would work well
I've seen up to 50 watt but why would you want every one hearing your conversation lol
Was thinking more of a distance thing. you saw 50 watts wow,, Everyone can hear you on VHF whats to hide there is protocol to follow
Still haven't delivered my GME TX6100
Never argue with an idiot, cos he'll bring you down to his level, then beat you with experience. Y2K