Newbie Question

[VK4ADC]

I'm good with the licencing part thanks mate. Waiting for my manual to arrive and Ill contact gcars once it arrives.

I spoke to a dealer about the ID-5100A. They say it doesnt work across the Australian UHF and VHF Marine frequencies. They said its restricted from that range by Australian law. Bit disappointing, seemed a pretty good price and the videos I have watched of it in use suggest it's highly capable.

I really don't want to fit a new UHF radio and an amateur radio in my 4x4 due to space constraints, would prefer one radio.

The issue with one radio for UHF CB and amateur radio is the the equipment for CB cannot be modified in any way eg so that it will cover amateur frequencies - and even if it was capable of covering both bands, it would then be illegal. In a different way, amateur equipment is not approved for UHF CB or marine use - different technical specs and different testing regimes. In reality, the three services can't use the same equipment.

The best option - as a fallback - for radios in the 4X4 is what I have done in mine - both the Uniden UHF CB and the Icom HF/VHF/UHF radios have remote heads which are mounted in the dashboard area while the radio body is under the front seats. Not great but it works for me.

Doug VK4ADC