Cruising and Walkie Talkies/ UHF...

[NismoGirl]

We have decided to upgrade from the $99 one too a $400 one which I'm not too happy about but I seem to have no choice.

The one we are getting has a scanner in it too so that might come in handy. I just didn't wanna have the arial sticking off the roof and the radio sitting just anywhere in the car.

I think it makes it look untidy. But oh well

[two40]

Originally posted by BY BY

George: we must decide on a channel to use when cruisng....

channel 23 is my norm.... sound ok?

sounds good to me. 23 it is

[JiMb0]

You can stick the area anywhere you like, I'm going to hide mine behind the kit ... you could hide yours inside the bumper. Who made the executive descision to upgrade ?

[NismoGirl]

Obviously not me!!

Andrew did.. but on the other hand its got a scanner as well... so the $99 dickie smith special will still come in handy!!

[JiMb0]

Exactly ... think on the positive side

[MYGTST]

ill se what i can do on the $99 ones

i can get them at abetter price ill se what i can do and let you know tonight

i think i got mine for about $85 or so

[ninjadust]

is this the model every1 is gonna get??

Uniden UH-089 Mobile UHF CB

[two40]

i got this one. cheap and effective

http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefro...duct/View/D1748

[ninjadust]

this one looks like its alright....... its the same size as the DIN so u can neatly put it in the center console and just plug the hand mic on/off....and its not as expensive!!!

[JiMb0]

It's really a personal choice thing I guess, buy something you'll be happy using.

[two40]

affirmative jimbo

over and out khhhsscchhh

[NismoGirl]

OR you could be like us and have TWO FOR SOME STUPID REASON!!

But we might have two cars soon.. so the scanner/uhf will stay in my car and the handheld in the mini

But also we could have it on the scanner while talking on the dicky smith special!!

[ninjadust]

it might be a stupid question but..... is there a certain frequency range u need to make sure of before buying these things, or is it as simple as selecting channel 23???

[two40]

they all have 40 channels and you just select 23. easy

[ninjadust]

thanks moit!!

[JiMb0]

Nismogirl, this may sound like a stupid question but am I to assume the scanner/uhf combo model you have allows you to listen to crap eg. Police, Emeregency, GRN, etc ?

If this is the case then this is the model I will get also as it will be good to have a scanner around for activities such as the Peats Ridge playground ....

[XrSiSt]

Originally posted by JiMb0

Nismogirl, this may sound like a stupid question but am I to assume the scanner/uhf combo model you have allows you to listen to crap eg. Police, Emeregency, GRN, etc ?

If this is the case then this is the model I will get also as it will be good to have a scanner around for activities such as the Peats Ridge playground ....

I was thinking exactly the same thing....:confused:

[NismoGirl]

Originally posted by JiMb0

Nismogirl, this may sound like a stupid question but am I to assume the scanner/uhf combo model you have allows you to listen to crap eg. Police, Emeregency, GRN, etc ?

If this is the case then this is the model I will get also as it will be good to have a scanner around for activities such as the Peats Ridge playground ....

It is.. But you can't listen the UHF and the scanner at the one time. Its basically got 60 channels. 40 for normal UHF and the other 20 are being programmed for police on sunny coast/gold coast/brisbane. Not sure about other emergency services though. Not that you really need to worry about ambulance and fire pulling you over and taking your car off you!!

The price that we have got ours for is $440 programmed. They are usually around $479 mark (RRP) but we are getting it cheaper through a friend of a friend (plus its gonna be programmed which costs $$ too) Its a GME TX4400 i think. Its a DIN size so it can still go in the dash.

http://www.gme.net.au/land/tx4400_main.html

There the info. Looks pretty swarve. AND to cater for my needs (cause i dont want a dirty big ugly arial sticking off the side of the car) we are gonna get a glass mount one like the coppers have. I think it will look better than off the roof or the front quarters.

[JiMb0]

The main reason for emergency services is for steering clear of accidents etc. Nothing worse than being stuck in traffic on the way to work, having the option of taking an exit ramp, but not due to not knowing the extent of the accident. I just like to be informed

[NOZILR]

before any 1 spends heaps of $$$$ on a scanner the police are going over to digital this year parrammata already have so if u are having problems gettin there that is why