UHF Help
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:26 pm
i have this GME Uhf radio laying around without a mic and im wondering if anyone would know what the model would be by looking at the pics and if you can get a replacement mic?
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:05 pm
That's vintage.... Good luck.
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:10 pm
i know ...i have this one laying around and i thought if i could i would re-use this instead of spending cash i dont have on a new oneT_Diesel wrote:That's vintage.... Good luck.
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:53 am
It looks to be the same vintage as these:
GME 281:
GME 470:
GME 472:
So i dare say the mic is the same. Give the GME repair centre in Brisbane a call and email a pic to them. They can be quite helpful.
cheers
GME 281:
GME 470:
GME 472:
So i dare say the mic is the same. Give the GME repair centre in Brisbane a call and email a pic to them. They can be quite helpful.
cheers
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:35 pm
i emailed GME in melb i think and they say there isn't one i can buy from them...so ill have to find someone that doesn't want their micJeeps wrote:It looks to be the same vintage as these:
GME 281:
GME 470:
GME 472:
So i dare say the mic is the same. Give the GME repair centre in Brisbane a call and email a pic to them. They can be quite helpful.
cheers
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:59 pm
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:13 pm
If you can find out what model mic it needs, I might be able to help you out, I have a whole tub of brand new (old stock) mics.
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:53 pm
at the moment all i know is that it is a five prong socket...the dude above said that the mics above would fitJaffa wrote:If you can find out what model mic it needs, I might be able to help you out, I have a whole tub of brand new (old stock) mics.
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:59 pm
Is your radio a TX525, TX560 or TX565? It should have a plate on the back of the radio with the model and serial number etc.
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:38 am
I'm not 100%, and the pictures are a bit out of focus, but I almost reckon I can read the writing above the mic plug on the left side as saying:
27 Mhz
??????? (Possibly AM/SSB)
TRANSCEIVER
MODEL ?????
If it is a 27 Mhz model, it's AM, not UHF and just about a waste of space these days.
EDIT: Found it I reckon. The GME TX-840
http://mail.gme.net.au/support/Customer ... /tx840.pdf
27 Mhz
??????? (Possibly AM/SSB)
TRANSCEIVER
MODEL ?????
If it is a 27 Mhz model, it's AM, not UHF and just about a waste of space these days.
EDIT: Found it I reckon. The GME TX-840
http://mail.gme.net.au/support/Customer ... /tx840.pdf
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:34 am
in otherwords it is useless because it is an AM/SSB?krusty182 wrote:I'm not 100%, and the pictures are a bit out of focus, but I almost reckon I can read the writing above the mic plug on the left side as saying:
27 Mhz
??????? (Possibly AM/SSB)
TRANSCEIVER
MODEL ?????
If it is a 27 Mhz model, it's AM, not UHF and just about a waste of space these days.
EDIT: Found it I reckon. The GME TX-840
http://mail.gme.net.au/support/Customer ... /tx840.pdf
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:37 pm
collins110 wrote:in otherwords it is useless because it is an AM/SSB?krusty182 wrote:I'm not 100%, and the pictures are a bit out of focus, but I almost reckon I can read the writing above the mic plug on the left side as saying:
27 Mhz
??????? (Possibly AM/SSB)
TRANSCEIVER
MODEL ?????
If it is a 27 Mhz model, it's AM, not UHF and just about a waste of space these days.
EDIT: Found it I reckon. The GME TX-840
http://mail.gme.net.au/support/Customer ... /tx840.pdf
It is useless if ya want to talk on the UHF band tho being a 27mhz am/ssb its usefull and a mic would be easy to find for it DSE should have one that will work tho you will need to have someone in the know fit the 5 pin plug ..
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:02 pm
As Lokka said, it's useless if you want to talk to people who are using UHF CB radios.
To get it to be able to talk to people using AM/SSB (of which I don't think there would be many these days, or at least would be an absolute minority) would be probably just as costly or a whole lot more stuffing around as buying a whole new second hand unit off ebay IF you really wanted to use 27Mhz.
If it were me, I'd just keep an eye out for a working second hand UHF instead.
To get it to be able to talk to people using AM/SSB (of which I don't think there would be many these days, or at least would be an absolute minority) would be probably just as costly or a whole lot more stuffing around as buying a whole new second hand unit off ebay IF you really wanted to use 27Mhz.
If it were me, I'd just keep an eye out for a working second hand UHF instead.
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:18 am
I would say its an AM set, too many knobs on it to be UHF.
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:59 am
I have that exact radio, it is an AM.
I still keep it though just in case of emergency, AM can get much better distance more easily, or if you have others in convoy that have them, it can be much easier to have a channel to yourself, or even have a channel to talk to people without the others hearing
I still keep it though just in case of emergency, AM can get much better distance more easily, or if you have others in convoy that have them, it can be much easier to have a channel to yourself, or even have a channel to talk to people without the others hearing
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:32 pm
you wouldn't by any chance know of anyone that would sell a mic for it?marin wrote:I have that exact radio, it is an AM.
I still keep it though just in case of emergency, AM can get much better distance more easily, or if you have others in convoy that have them, it can be much easier to have a channel to yourself, or even have a channel to talk to people without the others hearing
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:36 pm
lol dw guys i found a site that told me the model number of the mic ...and then found a site that sells it xD...the net rocks