Hand held UHF

[the evil twin]

Many of the cheep cheep chinee radios are fine to purchase and there are any amount being imported and retailed quite legally in Australia BUT there are also sets with the exact same model designation that are not legal...

The excerpt from ACMA above appears to be specifically directed at the frequency range of one radio specified in the reply and does not apply across all models. So, if you are buying on Ebay (esp from Overseas) check that they are the "Australian" compliance model and, for example, capped at 480 Mhz have CE etc etc. The various manuf have different firmware locking the freq's for the various markets around the world but don't bother to change the model designators.

Anyway, as Agronaught says not worth arguing over, just be aware that the differences between legal and illegal in the radios on the market can be very subtle indeed and any Q's should be directed straight to ACMA as was done above.

[P4trol]

Ok, a few words from the ground re the wouxun UDV1P. All ACMA 'It's legal/it's illegal conversations and electrical conformation aside.

Practical usage:

At UHFCB frequencies it outputs close to 4 watts. More than the cheap brands, and but less than the 5W

Tx/Rx they sound very clear. Battery life will last a long days drive. Cheap enough not to cry if one was dropped in the mud or fell off the roof.

Physically they feel the same as more expensive brands, but I did notice one battery clip didn't quite fit properly.

Charging isn't super fast, and 12v is slower still. If you were using the radio in a vehicle, I would buy a second battery. The charger cradle allows just the battery to be charged.


Programming is a pain. Half the settings have no effect when changed via pc. The UHFCB band is getting a few too many channels to me programming easy with their software.

I'd buy another.

[russ81]

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

Just for a heads up, it is illegal in Australia to operate a UHF radio with an output greater than 5 watts. I will post the relevant docs shortly for anyone that may be interested.


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[russ81]

User equipment designs are similar to commercial land mobile two-way radio. Except for repeater stations and stations using the data-only channel, the maximum legal output power is 5 Watts. External antennas are permitted and common commercially manufactured antennas have gain as high as 12dB. Handheld transceivers (walkie talkies) are permitted and have transmit power from 500 mW to 5W (full legal power) and are relatively cheap compared to full-sized transceivers.

Other similar personal radio services used in other countries do not share the same band plan, power output, channels etc. as UHF CB. It is usually illegal to use these systems in Australia and New Zealand because they will interfere with other licensed services. Care must be taken with radios imported from overseas to ensure they comply with local regulations.


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[Lowedoggy18]

you gotta stick with gme, THERE AUSSIE MADE.and there the best!

[P4trol]

And '00s of dollars!

[MEGOMONSTER]

Just bought the GME TX6100 hand held and speaker/mic.
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Finally had a chance to use this unit on my holiday and was pleased with the device. Loud enough, clear enough even at a hundred JD and window open.
Edit: Km not JD

[P4trol]

JD as in jack Daniels?

[MEGOMONSTER]

no that's JD as in kilometres

[healy]

Mego with the new measurement so how far is one JD? Lol