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GME TX3200
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:59 am
by MQ080
A mate is after one, what can they be had for?
He's been quoted mid $400... hence this question and I can't remeber what i paied for mine, but it was big time below this price
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:14 am
by pegasus
Hey
I got mine for $269........
Stew
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 3:32 pm
by Kev80
$348 including antenna.
Prestige communications
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 3:54 pm
by MUSS
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:14 pm
by bogged
Yea know heaps that have dealt with Prestige, never a problem, usually 2 days delivery..
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:51 pm
by Kev80
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 8:53 pm
by MUSS
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:03 pm
by mud4b
mine included a antenna for $339.good little unit too.
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 7:57 am
by MQ080
Thanks guys i'll pass it on
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 6:44 pm
by Punchy
sheeeet...
i even bought the gme 4400 with antenna and fitted in my 80 series for just over 500...
damn pricey little 3200
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 6:55 pm
by redrocket
i paid $349 installed with antenna 3 years ago from nthfield.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 10:59 pm
by Thor
bought the remote face (tx3400 ?) for $150 at auction - as new... had to get aerial (GME interchangable 4/6db) for $70 plus $10 to get police channels (so sweet! best investment of 10 bucks ever!). so all up $230. good deal...
moral - have a look around. saw a tx3xxx(?) for $150 inc aerial in trading post not so long ago too.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 12:57 pm
by 1HI80
I would go the 3400 it has the remote face and a few more features than the 3200 but is a fair bit dearer.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 3:18 pm
by Kev80
The 3400 is more expencive than the 4400 (including extra 20 recive ch's).
I would only go for the 3400 if space is an issue.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 6:37 pm
by bundytunna
i got a gme tx4200 for nothing
thats what happens when ya work in the truck industry
but i havent got an aerial for it yet
6db ground independent is the best to run isnt it?
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 2:30 pm
by Thor
nice score
in regards to aerial, depends what you mainly do with the vehicle you put it on, lower db for hilly terrain.etc
6db is a pretty safe all-rounder though.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:01 pm
by bundytunna
yeah i mainly wheel in hill terrain toolangi bunyip etc
cant go outback with a 60 too thirsty
got another 4b for that
whats betta tall or small aerieal s
i might settle for a 5db aerial that way i can wheel in the hills and use it round town fro cops etc
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:22 pm
by Thor
the aerial size generally depends on what db it is.
from what you sound like you'll be doing, a 4.5db one will do the trick - small & flexible for hitting stuff offroad and enough for the times you're on the black stuff round town.
one final point i think i should make is the brand of aerial you choose - they say you can tell the difference between dick smith and GME... i haven't tested this theory however.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:31 pm
by fatassgq
Thor,
you sound like you know a bit about uhfs. What do you mean by getting police channels. I am looking at getting a uhf and the tx3200 seemed like a good price. There is also a uniden uh012 for a reasonable price. Are there many (any) differences between these brands for performance/features etc. The police channel thing would be very handy I think....
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:51 pm
by Thor
fatass75 there are 3 models (tx3400/4400/6200) made by GME that have programmable recieve channels. a local communications distributer should be able to program these to recive police channels. (there are rules about this - you're only allowed to listen and not use the information you hear
)
about which model to choose i'm not familiar with the uniden model, but its writeup seems basically the same as the 3200 and it's $80 bucks cheaper. based on what you'll use it for, the cheaper option may be the way to go.
i have used both uniden and gme and never had a problem with either.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:14 pm
by fatassgq
thor,
thanks heaps for the info. Any sugesstions on comm. places that would program the uhf for police channels on the sunnycoast or north bris.
I promise I was not going to use the information, just listen for entertainment purposes.....
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:50 pm
by landy_man
The 4400 is user programmable, that is, you can program in 20 extra receive only channels.. the 3400 and 6200 is software programmable... any GME dealer should be able to program it for you. You just need to get a list of the frequencies you would like.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:53 pm
by Thor
i got nothin on where to get it done up the sunny coast.
anyone else?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:35 pm
by landy_man
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:51 pm
by bundytunna
the aerial size generally depends on what db it is.
from what you sound like you'll be doing, a 4.5db one will do the trick - small & flexible for hitting stuff offroad and enough for the times you're on the black stuff round town.
ohhhhh bugger
i wanted a big mutha white aerial 20 ft in the air
cant u get interchangeable antenna bases
cant u put a small antenna on it in the bush and a big one for the desert?
