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Hey all.
I might be missing something but I cannot seem to figure out how to connect my new gme aerial into the back of the uniden uhf?

If it is important I will get model numbers but I can't remember them at the moment. It is a remote head uniden radio.

I cant seem to get the connection to hold on to the coax cable and I am wondering if I need a different fitting or something.

Anyone got pics of how the gme aeriels terminate at the radio end . I am aware there is a bit of a trick to the trimming etc but fucked if I can see how it works at the moment.

Hope some help can be had as I want to see if me new radio works!!! ha ha

Cheers

Brian

i got a uniden uho 015sx or sometrhying like that haha with a gme ae 4705 aerial connexted straight up

Once you have trimmed back to coax you need to solder the plug on....


most radios use the same type of termination plug for the antenna.

TERMINATING PL259 (Standard Connector)

1. Strip of approximately 40mm of the outside black sheath

2. Cut off inside braid leave 6-7mm of braid hanging out of black sheathing


3. Fold braid back over black sheath (so braid is pointing backward like in picture below)

4. Strip 25-28mm off inner sheath (white)

5. Insert striped center wires through middle of PL259 connection
6. Screw coax cable up into connection using the inside thread on PL259 connector.

7. Carefully solder center wire to top pin of the connector don’t let solder drip down through the middle of pin too far.

8. Cut off excess wires coming out of the top of the pin. Test plug with a multimeter, check that there IS NOT continuity (a “shortâ€

my gme hooked upto my uniden remote head with no worries at all... just check that the plug is screwed onto the radio properly

Thanks heaps for the replies guys.

I pretty well ended up doing roughly what jaffa said to do after looking at it for a while and gaining some brain matter back.

BUT i did not solder anything!!!

The part where it says "Carefully solder center wire to top pin of the connector don’t let solder drip down through the middle of pin too far.

8. Cut off excess wires coming out of the top of the pin. Test plug with a multimeter, check that there IS NOT continuity (a “shortâ€

If you use the dimension in the instructions I put up , the centre wire will be hanging out of the centre pin, yes you do have to solder it, if there is excess wire trim it off.

DO NOT transmit on the radio untill you have soldered the connector. It can/will do damage to the radio, if your not sure take it to an expert and get them to do it.

Brendan

i had the same problem, i took it to stageco. stereo installers and they fixed it up for me for $5. my mate thought he knew what he was doing and did not solder and i could not hear his radio from three metres away.

should be just a standard pl259 conector and a so239 on the back of the radio doesnt matter what brand it is

i think you are trying to attach the coax striaght to the uniden terminal? yes?
there's meant to be a seccond connector, the one you solder to.
then you screw the two connections together and its all good...

Can you post a pic of what you've got?

If you don't have a photobucket (or similar ) account, PM the pic to me. Then we can tell you exactly what you need to do.

Ok not sure if this pic is real good but you might get the idea


You can see the bronze coloured bit that goes into the unit plus the white inner of the coax cable plus the inner wire.

Should that white insulation be cut back further and the inner wire be soldered to the bronze bit???

Thanks heaps for your replies and help guys.

BTW the radio is picking up signal as it is but I am not going to use it again until I get this sorted.

Alright, I assume you've soldered or otherwise connected the plug onto the coax cable. There should be another part that go over it to screw it to the chassis mounted female plug on the radio.

Pic here: http://www.diodecomms.co.uk/images/7mm-PL259.jpg

If you haven't got that piece, then you'll need to get it. Talk to the supplier of the radio if it wasn't supplied.

Once you've got it, it goes onto the cable before you solder the other piece on.

Yeah sorry mate the I unscrewed the other bit to get a better view of the above part.

The fitting actually uses an internal thread to bite down on the outer casing of the coax cable.

The bit I presume ya solder is the small inner wire onto the pin that actually goes into the uhf.

Cheers

Brian

fatassgq wrote: The bit I presume ya solder is the small inner wire onto the pin that actually goes into the uhf.

Yes that is right.

If you follow these instructions and dimension exactly it will work.

Thanks heaps guys I really appreciate it.

I had no idea about uhf's as all me previous trucks have had em in already.

Will sort it out 2moro.

Cheers again

Brian

i think this has just solved the problem i was having in my truck as it wasnt getting a very strong signal.........

I was getting a better signal from a hand held.

I have a GME Aerial with a Uniden UHF.

I now have a challenge for tonight. haha

punk_180 wrote: I now have a challenge for tonight. haha

shouldnt be to much of a challenge, id never put in a UHF b4 untill a few weeks ago, and the only challenge i had was that i was so keen to do it i was out on the street at 9 at night trying to do it in the dimming light ov my headlamp, apart fromt that it works perfectly (cept when its at the other end of the state from me, like it is now... )

Yep it is all very easy once ya know the little tricks like mentioned above.

Mine seems to be working well but ya never know how close any random is when they are coming thru on the uhf so can't really guage how good reception is atm.

What about coppa channels and stuff are these ever any use to anyone???

Depends where you are for police. In Vic, Metro have changed frequencies and gone encrypted digital Country Vic are on VHF.

Best way to test it is to google a list of repeaters for your area then see what the furthest is you can hit.

encrypted
good thing i havnt gone out and got a digital scanner like i wanted to a few months ago