26-04-2017, 08:27 PM
Im trying to get rid of the Uniden UHF. Its pretty poor, receive range is less than 3km though the transmit is somewhat longer. I have a 1 watt handheld UHF that gets 5km easily, my 5 watt vehicle radio is next to useless. In a vehicle convoy the Uniden wont RX/TX to vehicles I can see around me. Its been back to the dealer twice and they say there is nothing wrong with either the radio or the antenna.
Ive never been a fan of UHF, always used VHF or HF in the military. I always thought our VHF radios were bad but UHF is like using two cans on a piece of string.
When I was at an outdoor show at the Gold Coast Turf Club last year I was talking with a guy from a amateur radio network about HF. Whilst chatting he showed his setup. One radio was his HF but the other was a VHF/UHF combo. He was monitoring two channels at the same time and was able to switch between them. Whilst we were talking we were listening to vehicles as well as Southport Coast Guard.
Ive never been a fan of UHF, always used VHF or HF in the military. I always thought our VHF radios were bad but UHF is like using two cans on a piece of string.
When I was at an outdoor show at the Gold Coast Turf Club last year I was talking with a guy from a amateur radio network about HF. Whilst chatting he showed his setup. One radio was his HF but the other was a VHF/UHF combo. He was monitoring two channels at the same time and was able to switch between them. Whilst we were talking we were listening to vehicles as well as Southport Coast Guard.