VK-SWL002 > 26-04-2017, 03:33 PM
VK4ADC > 26-04-2017, 06:24 PM
VK-SWL002 > 26-04-2017, 06:35 PM
VK4ADC > 26-04-2017, 07:02 PM
VK-SWL002 Wrote: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.
VK-SWL002 > 26-04-2017, 08:27 PM
VK4ADC > 27-04-2017, 07:51 AM
VK-SWL002 Wrote: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.
VK3RX > 27-04-2017, 08:31 AM
Quote: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.Odd.
VK-SWL002 > 27-04-2017, 11:30 AM
VK3RX Wrote:Quote: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.Odd.
The radio isn't set to DUP (duplex i.e. repeater) mode by any chance? That should be set to off when not using a repeater.
What model number is the radio?
VK-SWL002 > 29-04-2017, 12:32 PM
VK3RX Wrote:Quote: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.Odd.
The radio isn't set to DUP (duplex i.e. repeater) mode by any chance? That should be set to off when not using a repeater.
What model number is the radio?
VK3RX > 29-04-2017, 04:50 PM
VK-SWL002 > 29-04-2017, 05:29 PM
VK4ADC > 30-04-2017, 08:48 AM
VK-SWL002 Wrote:Ok. That video shows unlocking the radio from 40 channels to 80 channels. I did that quite awhile ago.
When I go onto a channel other than 1-8 and 41-48 I can see that they are set to duplex however when I try to toggle them I get "Er". On 1-8 and 41-48 when I try to toggle duplex I get "n1". "n1" is only offered as an option on 1-8 and 41-48. I am thinking that "n1" means duplex is on and "Er" means duplex cannot be selected. For the reason that "Er" only shows on the non-repeaters channels.
VK-SWL002 > 30-04-2017, 04:15 PM