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NEXTECH 0.5W UHF Transceiver $13.95 + $8 Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ $99 Order) @ Jaycar

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NEXTECH 0.5W UHF Transceiver $13.95 + $8 Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ $99 Order) @ Jaycar
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battler on 12/02/2024 - 09:55 jaycar.com.au (916 clicks)
Last edited 12/02/2024 - 10:57 by 1 other user

Yes, haters are gonna hate cos this isn't 5W, but for kids play or for reversing the caravan it is well priced.

From Jaycar site:
This lightweight hand-held transceiver is suitable for all manner of recreational and professional activities such as building sites, IT-cablers, electricians, inter-car road trip communication or keeping in touch with the kids while they play. Open field transmission range is up to 3km, with typical city range up to 1km. It runs off 3 x AAA batteries, and has features you usually only find in more expensive models, including VOX hands free, monitor, call tones, roger beep, backlit display, headset connection, and CTCSS sub-channels. There is also an LED torch built into the top in case you’re stuck in the dark. Thanks to the auto-battery saving feature, the batteries won’t go flat in case you forget to turn it off.

• Sold individually
• Black in colour

Features:

  • Automatic Squelch
  • 10 call melodies
  • 38 CTCSS codes
  • 3 Levels Sensitivity VOX (Hands Free)
  • Channel Scan
  • Monitor Function
  • Key Tone
  • Backlit Display
  • Auto Battery Saving
  • Integrated LED Torch
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closed Comments

  • michael9865 on 12/02/2024 - 10:02
    +4

    Connect 10 in series to get 5w

    • zombie hunter on 12/02/2024 - 10:59
      +3

      and get 10.1 dolby surround

    • jasonc on 12/02/2024 - 11:06
      +1

      that's a lot of AAA batteries

      • banana365 on 12/02/2024 - 12:20
        +6

        Nah, just one AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA battery. They're quite hard to find though.

        • DanielBaird on 12/02/2024 - 12:46
          +3

          I can’t tell if that would be really short or really long

  • Kunalb84 on 12/02/2024 - 10:14

    Thanks OP bought 2 with click and collect.

  • Deadalready on 12/02/2024 - 11:09
    +1

    0.5W is enough power to reach your backyard… maybe.

    • LowRange on 12/02/2024 - 17:57

      I managed to talk just over 300km on 1 watt which was my best.

      • cycloneaussie on 12/02/2024 - 19:53
        +5

        Name does not compute

      • Igaf on 12/02/2024 - 23:00

        On a handheld UHF? In-credible. Talk to Guiness.

        • LowRange on 12/02/2024 - 23:55

          I dont know what the record would be, but unfortunately my contact would be nowhere near any sort of record.

          • Igaf on 13/02/2024 - 12:04
            +1

            @LowRange: For a UHF 1w handheld it probably would be. Even a 5w with an add on extender aerial would be extremely lucky/unlikely to transmit 300km. Apart from the obvious physical obstructions like hills and valleys etc, atmospheric conditions - temp, pressure, humidity and wind - all affect UHF signal transmission. The Earth's a complex system so results may vary from location to location but according to one paper I read ideally you need cool conditions, low pressure and low humidity for optimal transmission.

            VHF, al la the old 27mHz "CB" radios, is a 'whole nuther thing' because signals can "bounce off" the ionisphere, esp in late spring early summer. Signals have been known to travel from Australia's east to west coast .

            • LowRange on 13/02/2024 - 14:18

              @Igaf: When this contact happened it was about 20 years ago towards the end of Summer about 11 o'clock at night. I was on the mid north coast of New South Wales and only around 30 meters above sea level on the coast.

              Tropospheric ducting started happening and I was getting the channel 1 repeater in Taree & Newcastle at the same time.

              Then maybe 10-15 minutes later I was also getting the channel 1 repeater in Kirrawee Sydney when it had the quack quack Rodger beep on the tail. I managed to talk to a few people there but that repeater is always a madhouse.

              And then another 15 minutes later I was getting channel 1 Wollongong, I could still hear Newcastle and Sydney ch1 repeaters but they had faded. Taree was still strong but it was ground wave not ducting.

              Two guys I was speaking to on the Woolonging repeater I had drop down to simplex and we still had contact. I switched from my prm8030 to my GME TX 6000 handheld on low power which is one watt and we could still hear each other but only just.

              I've experienced ducting like that maybe 30 times over the years on UHF. It actually used to happen to the police radio on 468mhz, and Woolongong would come in on the mid north coast and it would cause big problems.

              • Igaf on 13/02/2024 - 16:22

                @LowRange: Interestingly, most of the comments I've read over the years about VHF bounce involved people very near the coast, so anecdotally that (might) suggest ideal atmospheric conditions are more likely near the ocean????

  • tebbybabes on 12/02/2024 - 12:04
    +4

    We have a similar specced one from Uniden. Been with us more than 10 years. Still works perfectly. Our use case was road trip convoys and it worked perfectly for that. No complaints at all.

    • ChatCPT on 12/02/2024 - 13:01

      What’s the range on these ?

      • tebbybabes on 12/02/2024 - 13:26

        short. The box claims 3kms. I don't think we've ever used them for further than 1km from each other. I have a feeling they'll extend a little bit further with clear line of sight (but that's just an impression I have). OTOH, inside warehouses and camp grounds, they haven't skipped a beat for us.

      • Deadalready on 13/02/2024 - 01:26

        These are considered LINE OF SIGHT, as more objects block the ariels, the less success and clarity you'll get.

  • DarwinBoy on 12/02/2024 - 12:21

    RTM have the quad pack on sale for $51.95 so that brings it down to a unit price of 12.99 each.
    Looks to be in cool camo colours so might be a better choice depending on your fashion type

    • havebeerbelywillsumo on 12/02/2024 - 13:04

      No link, no postage=no look Why post without the vitals?

      My user case is upstairs/downstairs in a brick box with a steel support beam for the upper floor. Will either bypass that steel beam?

      • geekcohen on 12/02/2024 - 13:32

        Yes, it'll be fine.

      • DarwinBoy on 12/02/2024 - 22:01

        I did put the link in this morning i thought.
        Either i didnt or it didnt like me putting the link first.

    • drsplodge on 12/02/2024 - 16:38

      Ahh bet me to do. I ended up getting this pack. Needed 3 anyway so close enough. Plenty of stock of the 4 pack at the Adelaide CBD store.

  • ChaLuo on 12/02/2024 - 16:35

    This can connect you to the spirit world

    • Igaf on 13/02/2024 - 13:03

      Including Dan's?

  • juntz on 12/02/2024 - 19:53

    Reckon this can work below 0degC? Need two for skiing

    • DarwinBoy on 12/02/2024 - 22:03
      +1

      Ive done exactly that with some uniden .5w. Worked fine. Battery performance may differ over extended use i guess.

    • Naigrabzo on 13/02/2024 - 12:22

      Keep in your insulated pocket.

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