Thread: Best value hand held radio.

I have a couple of GME TX6160. Not the cheapest but I’m pretty impressed with the performance.

I can communicate with my son when he is several kilometres upstream in thick bush and he is below the level of a large river escarpment so definitely no line of sight - and I can be inside a corrugated iron clad hut.

Originally Posted by Sauer

I have a couple of GME TX6160. Not the cheapest but I’m pretty impressed with the performance.

I can communicate with my son when he is several kilometres upstream in thick bush and he is below the level of a large river escarpment so definitely no line of sight - and I can be inside a corrugated iron clad hut.

I think the tx6165 is the latest model.
So whats the preferred model 2w or 5w?

We’ve used 5w for years but they’re on their last legs so needed new ones. I bought the 2 watt gme mostly because you can usb charge them so don’t need another battery.m, and they’re a lot smaller. I figured I’d try them and if I noticed they weren’t going as far or as good as the 5w, I’d use them for light duties and get some 5w ones. Haven’t noticed a major difference yet for my style of hunting so haven’t gone back to 5w yet. Generally we’re hunting in the same catchment so don’t really need to go much up and over. The 2w go around corners just as good as the old 5w ones did.

Originally Posted by Sauer

I have a couple of GME TX6160. Not the cheapest but I’m pretty impressed with the performance.

I can communicate with my son when he is several kilometres upstream in thick bush and he is below the level of a large river escarpment so definitely no line of sight - and I can be inside a corrugated iron clad hut.

GME TM675 - 2W - Excellent performance never had any issues.