Hi All,
I am looking at getting a couple of handheld radio's to take out hunting to keep in touch with mates and I am wondering
what we are all using?
what's to be avoided?
and anything good / bad about what you are using now
Cheers
Hi All,
I am looking at getting a couple of handheld radio's to take out hunting to keep in touch with mates and I am wondering
what we are all using?
what's to be avoided?
and anything good / bad about what you are using now
Cheers
"Such is life..." - Ned Kelly
Used uniden I think UHO76, they were the 5w model, like these Uniden UH076SX-NB UHF CB 1PK | Dick Smith Online Shopping
Used them on a big farm and they worked to about 5kms
If its guns, tits or tyres it's going to cost you lots of money
Use the little .5 watt unidens had no problems so far
yup, get the unidens. twin pack with charger. (take AA batteries as backups)
I have the 2W unidens.... have had some issues but mostly OK, Now have a Rihno and mates still use the Unedin... not done that much radio work with the Rihno apart from a 4x4 run that we were spread all over a 70K track.... sometimes didn't keep up with all the talk in the gullies but blown away at how far away some where that we picked up when we were on the tops...
Fishing ... Hunting its all good
We had a pair of the 5 watt Unidens. Found them fairly average as far as range went compared to what they were supposed to be capable of, but the worst part was the battery life was shit, they only lasted about 6 hours on standby and way less when talking a bit.
Ive got a set of 5watt Midland GTX radios. Work very well in the bush, awesome on the tops. Quite cheap if you bring them in yourself too.
I have 3 uniden UHF 1 watt handheld units & they are good for 1-2 km's at best, but that's enough for most of my hunting ATM. Really good standby time & clear sound too. Cost stuff all over here
Just keep in mind that any uhf is at its best in a line of sight situation. Therefore, once you put ridges and gullys and lots of bush in the way, the coverage is going to be dramatically reduced not matter what model you have. I am going to experiment with an extended ariel on my 5 watt as I know it makes a huge difference on VHF.
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