Just interested to hear from those that have a UHF, what brand it is and why you chose it. We have two Oricom handhelds which we chose because of the deal on offer and theyve been great and we have a car mounted Uniden which we chose because just about everyone we knew had Uniden and its been excellent.
Ozzie_Traveller said
07:58 PM Sep 9, 2019
G'day mate
The uniden I tried once had its mic exiting pointing outwards and it always got in the road of the gear lever - so out it went within 30 minutes of being tried [16 yrs ago]
Our GME is now 16 yrs old - it is the split-system version with the control box separate from the front face panel ... chosen as the dash has no space for a full sized radio box able to be fitted anywhere across the dashboard. We also have an extension speaker plugged into the earfone socket and the speaker is located on top of the dashboard pointing at the driver - it makes things much easier to hear too
We also selected GME for 2 other reasons ... a) being Aussie made it can be repaired -if needed- by almost any reputable workshop across Oz, and b) a small design aspect, where the microphone cable exits the panel sideways and does not interfere with my knees!! which are closest to the radio mic's installation spot.
During these 16 yrs the GME has been attended to twice - each for a $50 service fee ... once when it lost send capacity, the other time I can't remember, but it also was an easy 1/2-hour swap of a component. I believe that if the radio had been an imported one, it would have been yet another chuck-and-replace the unit situation - so it has been $100 versus $1000. Says a lot for AUssie made and easily repairable
Phil
Greystone said
08:10 PM Sep 9, 2019
I have a pair of hand held Unidens for on the farm and a GME mounted in the vehicle. Happy with both.
Greg 1 said
10:02 PM Sep 9, 2019
Have an Oricom with the controls on the handset. Really happy with it. Good range and clarity. Came as a kit complete with antenna. Oricom are an Australian company too.
Ger08 said
10:57 PM Sep 9, 2019
Thanks for the responses. Interesting about GME, I had heard that hey had off loaded some manufacturing to Asia. I hope thats not the case.
denmonkey said
12:03 PM Sep 10, 2019
I've also gotta give a thumbs up to GME. They sent me out one of their new XRS radios some time back for a review youtu.be/TyBIs_BUsHM Whilst being very happy with the radio itself from a build and quality perspective, their responses to my questions and feedback was brilliant I must say. When I had to trouble shoot stuff, I was put in touch with the actual guys who worked on the gear and as such it was sorted very quickly. Basically, I just liked them as a company and being Aussie was bloody good too.
I don't have a lot of CB radios but have had a butt load of various amatuer radio gear and the little GME rig gets the thumbs up from me. great screen on it too
cheers Brett
-- Edited by denmonkey on Wednesday 11th of September 2019 10:07:38 AM
sandgrooper1 said
01:01 PM Sep 10, 2019
Another vote for GME.
My GME 3200 radio recently lost its night light and then the digital readout re channel selection partly failed but enough for me to have no idea what channel the radio was on.
I contacted GME and the radio was repaired in NSW(I am in WA) promptly and cost less than 100 dollars including postage.
The radio is about 7 years old and I thought I was probably up for a new one but this was about 6 months ago and everything is still working perfectly now.
AL
Dougwe said
03:34 PM Sep 10, 2019
GME here. Three different vehicles over 9 years and still good. Light on screen no good at night but don't do much night driving anyway. It is on all the time when car is turned on.
Craig1 said
05:08 PM Sep 10, 2019
GME for me, remote handpiece is excellent, give a much better speaker than super compact previous one.
Ozzie_Traveller said
07:45 PM Sep 10, 2019
Craig1 wrote:
GME for me, remote handpiece is excellent, give a much better speaker than super compact previous one.
Yeah Craig... the compact speaker is not very exciting :(
This was why I invested $2 for an ex-computer speaker, via the local recycling place ... now the speaker resides on the dashboard
Definitely GME XRS, have two cars and an xrs in both.
fwdoz said
11:03 PM Sep 11, 2019
+1 for GME.
Have had them in both of my vehicles & the clarity has always been superb. Range is excellent as well as I only use decent antennas, none of the cheap stuff as they fall apart on rough roads
TheHeaths said
08:02 PM Sep 12, 2019
Have a cheap mini size Oricom that came as a kit from Repco for about $170 on special with antenna.
Have had it in the Cruiser for 4 years, and works well for what we do, and communicates with trickiest ok when needed. Very happy with performance and price. In fact got same unit for the son and mounted that in his Ute.
Just interested to hear from those that have a UHF, what brand it is and why you chose it. We have two Oricom handhelds which we chose because of the deal on offer and theyve been great and we have a car mounted Uniden which we chose because just about everyone we knew had Uniden and its been excellent.
The uniden I tried once had its mic exiting pointing outwards and it always got in the road of the gear lever - so out it went within 30 minutes of being tried [16 yrs ago]
Our GME is now 16 yrs old - it is the split-system version with the control box separate from the front face panel ... chosen as the dash has no space for a full sized radio box able to be fitted anywhere across the dashboard. We also have an extension speaker plugged into the earfone socket and the speaker is located on top of the dashboard pointing at the driver - it makes things much easier to hear too
We also selected GME for 2 other reasons ... a) being Aussie made it can be repaired -if needed- by almost any reputable workshop across Oz, and b) a small design aspect, where the microphone cable exits the panel sideways and does not interfere with my knees!! which are closest to the radio mic's installation spot.
During these 16 yrs the GME has been attended to twice - each for a $50 service fee ... once when it lost send capacity, the other time I can't remember, but it also was an easy 1/2-hour swap of a component. I believe that if the radio had been an imported one, it would have been yet another chuck-and-replace the unit situation - so it has been $100 versus $1000. Says a lot for AUssie made and easily repairable
Phil
I've also gotta give a thumbs up to GME.
They sent me out one of their new XRS radios some time back for a review youtu.be/TyBIs_BUsHM
Whilst being very happy with the radio itself from a build and quality perspective, their responses to my questions and feedback was brilliant I must say.
When I had to trouble shoot stuff, I was put in touch with the actual guys who worked on the gear and as such it was sorted very quickly.
Basically, I just liked them as a company and being Aussie was bloody good too.
I don't have a lot of CB radios but have had a butt load of various amatuer radio gear and the little GME rig gets the thumbs up from me. great screen on it too
cheers Brett
-- Edited by denmonkey on Wednesday 11th of September 2019 10:07:38 AM
Another vote for GME.
My GME 3200 radio recently lost its night light and then the digital readout re channel selection partly failed but enough for me to have no idea what channel the radio was on.
I contacted GME and the radio was repaired in NSW(I am in WA) promptly and cost less than 100 dollars including postage.
The radio is about 7 years old and I thought I was probably up for a new one but this was about 6 months ago and everything is still working perfectly now.
AL
Yeah Craig... the compact speaker is not very exciting :(
This was why I invested $2 for an ex-computer speaker, via the local recycling place ... now the speaker resides on the dashboard
Phil
+1 for GME.
Have had them in both of my vehicles & the clarity has always been superb. Range is excellent as well as I only use decent antennas, none of the cheap stuff as they fall apart on rough roads
Have had it in the Cruiser for 4 years, and works well for what we do, and communicates with trickiest ok when needed. Very happy with performance and price. In fact got same unit for the son and mounted that in his Ute.