phantomchic Just because it is, doesn't mean it should be..... Lifetime Members 14,092 Member For: 20y 2m 19d Gender: Female Location: Noosa QLD Posted 22/09/05 02:05 PM Share Posted 22/09/05 02:05 PM Cro when do you want to put this order in ? shazzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximum_velocity Lemming No #5 Member 1,991 Member For: 20y 7d Gender: Male Location: Endeavour Hills, Victoria Posted 22/09/05 03:28 PM Share Posted 22/09/05 03:28 PM [quote name='xr6t ute' date='Sep 22 2005, 11:27 PM']In my experience, buy the best one you can afford people. Ive got a hand held 5 watt unit and it works well, and if you like you can add an external aerial to increase the range. Shane [right][post="297379"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] how much for the 5 watt hand held? EDIT: Disregard i got the link working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cro Flower Power Lifetime Members 6,114 Member For: 22y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 22/09/05 10:27 PM Author Share Posted 22/09/05 10:27 PM [quote name='Lumpen Proletariat' date='Sep 22 2005, 10:06 PM']As a matter of interest, with the big one be possible to rig up an external under-dash kind of set-up cradle with all needed plugs and wire running to it so that it could be swapped easily between cars with just a few click-on and offs? Or do these need to be hardwired??? Lumpy [right][post="297348"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] Hardwired mate. That is where the 5watt hand held comes in handy. The in-car is only a 5watt as well. 5watts are the legal limit for amateur users Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cro Flower Power Lifetime Members 6,114 Member For: 22y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 22/09/05 10:28 PM Author Share Posted 22/09/05 10:28 PM [quote name='V8_FRD' date='Sep 22 2005, 10:16 PM']This is probably a stupid question (shut up before you start) but ill ask anyway.. Those hand held $140 jobbies. Does the price include 1 unit or 2? [right][post="297350"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] Just the one, those that come in packs of 2 are useless half a watt jobs which will start pissing you off about 30 seconds into a cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cro Flower Power Lifetime Members 6,114 Member For: 22y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 22/09/05 10:28 PM Author Share Posted 22/09/05 10:28 PM [quote name='phantomchic' date='Sep 23 2005, 12:05 AM']Cro when do you want to put this order in ? shazzy [right][post="297392"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] In about a month mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cro Flower Power Lifetime Members 6,114 Member For: 22y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 22/09/05 10:29 PM Author Share Posted 22/09/05 10:29 PM [quote name='V8_FRD' date='Sep 23 2005, 01:28 AM'][quote name='xr6t ute' date='Sep 22 2005, 11:27 PM']In my experience, buy the best one you can afford people. Ive got a hand held 5 watt unit and it works well, and if you like you can add an external aerial to increase the range. Shane [right][post="297379"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] how much for the 5 watt hand held? EDIT: Disregard i got the link working [right][post="297408"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right] [/quote] $330 at the moment, don't go of the Dick Smith prices, they are rip offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellionXR6T I'm Back!! Thats right, long over due! :) Lifetime Members 4,348 Member For: 22y 27d Gender: Male Location: West Brisbane Posted 22/09/05 11:09 PM Share Posted 22/09/05 11:09 PM The Uniden UH-075 5watt sounds good. How bad is the Uniden UH-044XR 2watt? It would still be more superior to those cheap and nasty ones surely. lol, has the right initials though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cro Flower Power Lifetime Members 6,114 Member For: 22y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 22/09/05 11:20 PM Author Share Posted 22/09/05 11:20 PM 4 times better than the cheap nasty half a watt ones.. 0.5watts x 4 = 2 watts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellionXR6T I'm Back!! Thats right, long over due! :) Lifetime Members 4,348 Member For: 22y 27d Gender: Male Location: West Brisbane Posted 22/09/05 11:48 PM Share Posted 22/09/05 11:48 PM Thanks for the maths lesson Ivan With the cheaper unit, obviously it's not going to be as strong as the 5 watt'er but how badly does your voice come across? People can still clearly hear you or is it static city, therefore don't bother and get the 5 watt'er? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cro Flower Power Lifetime Members 6,114 Member For: 22y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 23/09/05 12:56 AM Author Share Posted 23/09/05 12:56 AM Your voice will sound fine on the 2watt, will be louder and clearer on the 5watt though. The problem is range, when you get a km distance you'll loose contact with the rest of the pack. You will still hear transmissions from someone who has a 5watt radio, but they won't be able to hear you. Mind you, in some of the terrain we've been through, I've lost contact many times even under 500 meters with my 5watt radio and external aerial... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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