Cb Radios Your Recommendations

[ABuSD]

Well im in for the group buy, seems like u guys wanna go for the good stuff.

1km distance is more than enough i think, if yas get too far away or really get lost i suppose u can always whip out ur mobile.

As long as the clarity is good, then ill be a happy camper.

[dezz]

only prob with the above 1's, in a group buy situation...it'd be good to get those, but they come in 2's with the single charging dock...so you cant even get a set of 2, and give 1 to each paying member in the group buy if you know what i mean....

might just be easier to go with the 1's shan was talking about that come individually

[funkymonkey]

what kind of accessories? is a cig ligher plug one of em? if they are PM me ill probably be in.

accessories available are:

VOX headset (so it broadcasts automatically when you speak) The CB is capable of VOX

Cigarette charger

Mains Charger

Protective case/belt clip

THe CB itself is 1.5W so its broadcast and reception quality is very good compared to the 0.5 and 1.0 watters. On the Mt Macedon cruise I was using one, and I was getting the rantings of Ash in the group of cars before ours (we went in groups maybe 2 to 3km apart). The others in my group couldn't get him.

[West]

accessories available are:

VOX headset (so it broadcasts automatically when you speak) The CB is capable of VOX

Cigarette charger

Mains Charger

Protective case/belt clip

THe CB itself is 1.5W so its broadcast and reception quality is very good compared to the 0.5 and 1.0 watters. On the Mt Macedon cruise I was using one, and I was getting the rantings of Ash in the group of cars before ours (we went in groups maybe 2 to 3km apart). The others in my group couldn't get him.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sound good Shane, lets get the ball rolling.

[ABuSD]

Yeah im keen so we lookingat about $65? Put me down for 1 definately, im hoping to order 3.

[dezz]

are you talkin about the 1's from the other thread funky posted abusd? or the double uniden pack in this thread?

[ABuSD]

the singles in the other, my bad i 4got theres another thread

[dezz]

haha nah, i think that thread is old as anyway isnt it?

if its going ahead, whoever is organising it, can you post a link to the new group buy thread in here?

[ABuSD]

u gonna get 1 too dezz? even if it is the singles?

If we get 10+ do we get them even cheaper?

[dezz]

yeah im interested in the single 1 from the thread that funky posted...the previous group buy....

dont get confused man, thats not a current group buy i dont think....but it may be do-able again if funky is interested...

although the dual unidens posted above look cool, they come as doubles with a single dock charger, so we cant really buy em and split them up between the paying members....

these things are cool on cruises though, so im interestd

[West]

Anything that work well in a decent range, like 5 to 10km or whatever you guys recomend, i'm down for THREE.

[dezz]

ok, well lets start listing interest in here, so that if funky is gonna help us out, he can see that the interest is there

1. Abusd

2. Dezz

3. West

4. West

5. West

6. Ferni

7. Mavric

8. Saff_cossie

we're doin alright!

Edited November 22, 2005 by dezz

[inark]

could be in unless i can get them cheaper from ebay...

[dezz]

yeah but that ebay 1 doesnt look like it comes with all the stuff these do...just something to take note of

[funkymonkey]

here's the prices for the units and the accessories providing you get 5 or more:

1.5W CB - $64.70

4 x Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery AAA 900mAh - $7

VOX Headset + Microphone - $10.70

Mains Charger - $10.70

Cigarette Charger - $10.70

Carry Pouch - $5.45

I recommend you get a mains charger if you don't have a AAA battery charger already as the cigarette charger I found gets in the way of the headset. Its only useful in emergencies.

Also if you want the items mailed to you it should be about $10. Seeing as you guys are all in melb, just organise to meet up with me at an event or monthly meet.

[inark]

yeah but that ebay 1 doesnt look like it comes with all the stuff these do...just something to take note of

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

well if u buy it at $45 then just buy the charger for $10.70 extra

tell me whats cheaper?

[inark]

or look at it this way... even if i end up paying 100 delivered for 2... thats still only $50 each... with the money u save from buying from JayCar u can buy the charger and a set of batteries

[dezz]

hmm, id prolly just take the unit itself, + battery + mains charger + cigarette charger

does it get any cheaper if we get 10? 15 and so on

[dezz]

yes inark, you're correct...but we can probably only get the acces. at that price as part of the 5+ group buy

[funkymonkey]

warranty biznitches ask the ebay dude if you get one.

and no the price is capped at quantities of 5. The accessories are cheaper if you get 10. You save an awesome 30 cents.