GME or AUSCB uhf?

[Kenny]

Hey guys,

Going over to Europe on a road trip - figured I'd get a few uhf's between the cars.
Done it some years ago with some crappy ones that no longer works. So I need new radios.
Sort of narrowed it down to GME TX 6155 or AUSCB.
What do you guys reckon, is the GME worth the extra bucks? Twice the price.
I have uniden in the ute- and not really considering to get another uniden..

Cheers

[Daddybang]

I have a gme in the landie and can't fault it

[bladeracer]

Hey guys,

Going over to Europe on a road trip - figured I'd get a few uhf's between the cars.
Done it some years ago with some crappy ones that no longer works. So I need new radios.
Sort of narrowed it down to GME TX 6155 or AUSCB.
What do you guys reckon, is the GME worth the extra bucks? Twice the price.
I have uniden in the ute- and not really considering to get another uniden..

Cheers

I am no kind of expert but I use the AusCB handhelds with throat mikes and air-tube ear pieces. Work great.

[Kenny]

Thanks guys.

Daddybang, I will replace the uniden in the ute as its playing up, and pretty sure it'll be with a GME..

Bladeracer, how do you find the battery on the AUSCB?
Its listed as up to 30 hours - obviously it depends on usage.. but you happy with how long it lasts between charge?

[bladeracer]

Thanks guys.

Daddybang, I will replace the uniden in the ute as its playing up, and pretty sure it'll be with a GME..

Bladeracer, how do you find the battery on the AUSCB?
Its listed as up to 30 hours - obviously it depends on usage.. but you happy with how long it lasts between charge?

I've had them since 2015, never had them go flat. One stayed in the tractor for _months_ without charging and was still going just fine.

[Kenny]

Thanks Bladeracer. Thats heaps better than handhelds I've had before..

[Supaduke]

Not sure if it matters, but GME is pretty much the standard in the trucking industry and we use them all the time. Can't fault them, they just work.

[Stix]

I have a pair of those GME's...the tradie pack i think woth all the gizmo attachments.
Havnt really had the need to use them exhaustively.
But when i have used them the only complaint i have is the person with the other one...
They've either half finished talking before they press the button or they havnt switched it on...

Really happy with clarity & battery life so far...!!

[Lifesaride]

You couldn’t go wrong with an icom either.
Cheers

[Kenny]

Thanks guys.
Appreciate the feedback.

[Sarco]

Another consideration is the legality of using them in some or perhaps many European countries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMR446

It appears that PMR446 covering band 446.0–446.2 MHz may be used throughout the EU and GB, but some countries require import permits. Au CB radios use frequencies 476.4250 to 477.4125 (40 & 80 channel sets). In some EU countries our UHF CB frequencies are allocated to emergency services.

Sarco

[Kenny]

Another consideration is the legality of using them in some or perhaps many European countries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMR446

It appears that PMR446 covering band 446.0–446.2 MHz may be used throughout the EU and GB, but some countries require import permits. Au CB radios use frequencies 476.4250 to 477.4125 (40 & 80 channel sets). In some EU countries our UHF CB frequencies are allocated to emergency services.

Sarco

Spot on Sarco.
I just received email response from the authorities over there.
Where I'm going, the Australian UHF frequency is solely reserved to TV broadcast use.
The 446-446.2 is open for civilian use.