Handheld UHF's

[Jack_Lives_Here]

Looking to upgrade the old radios and been looking about and only managed to confuse myself. Mainly used in remote hunting situations so charging issues come into factor with some on the market. For a little insight, what's being used and why that choice?

[Blackened]

G'day
I have a set of GME tx610's. Just for close range situations when in the boats or up the beach/camping. Price was right and quality unit.
Dave

[2rods]

It depends on what distance you wish to use it over, I have a GME hand held that is a full 5watts tx. most of the small cheap brands are 0.5 - 1.5 watts tx.

The GME, kenwood and Icom are all we use at work for both UHF and VHF but they are around the $400-$500 mark for UHF and $800-$900 for VHF.

it all comes down to money..as per normal

cheers

2rods

[Jack_Lives_Here]

Thanks fellas. Had a look at some Unidens that are 2watt max out put, might be my best option - compact and lightweight is important, so will keep looking.

[rebelone]

Forget anything that is not capable of 5 watts tx. Remember that uhf is so called line of site, given this you would think that they would perform at their best out at sea, this is not necessarily the case. We have been useing a couple of the Uniden 0.5 & 1 watts for communications between runabouts (doreys) on our annual Swains reef charter and are lucky to get coms. 1.5 to 2kms appart and you can't get much more line of site than that. Last year we gave up and purchased a couple of VHF marine portables and they performed much better but still only 3 or 4 kms on high power - all to do with the length of arial.

[Jack_Lives_Here]

Yep understand the VHF stuff - have a unit in my boat. My dilema is the 5watt handhelds are bulky and heavy, when you are already maxxed out on the backpack. It's the extended periods away from the vehicle in remote country stuff I'm looking at, mainly person to person in the same group.

[Rhetly]

I have Uniden UHO36sx's. $99 for 4 but only have a range of about 800m in broken ground, (or up to 3km line of sight but have never tested them on this), which is absolutely fine for any application that have needed them for. Come with a belt clip and are very compact and they use AAA battereies so recharging is not an issue. I have AAA rechargable batteries in them normally and then carry 3 spare AAA's justin'

They don't make a cover for them so they can get knocked around a bit but I am trying to see if I get another models' cover to work as well.

[ShaneJ]

If your interested in a GME radio let me know as I am doing an order this week. I would reccomend the GME TX630 which I can do for about $182.

[Punkin]

Bought a pair of UHF075's for work last year. They're 1-5 watt switchable, waterproof (so we can use em in the canoes).
Last at least overnight on highpower with light use, can charge on 12 volt too though. Not light, but can use remote mic/speaker which is or VOX headset. That means clip em on your belt, inyour pocket ect, and the little lightweight remote clipped to your collar, or vox headset on your noggin.
Just an allround top unit. Not cheap though

http://www.uniden.com.au/AUSTRALIA/p_uh075_index.asp

Can reccomend em

[Jack_Lives_Here]

Yeh they've sparked my interest Punkin.