Thanks Graham. Very informative and simple to understand. Also great uhf. The replay feature is a game changer

Be careful about taking the excess coax cable and rolling it into a circle. it could create a feed back loop or a balun choke. It is usually better to figure 8 it, zip tie it in the middle, then tuck it out of the way.

Take it to the next level - Here's a way to have the best of both worlds. I have wired the positive power cable for the UHF to the common terminal of a relay which has accessories power wired to the Normally Closed terminal, and a permanent +12V feed from the aux battery wired to the Normally Open terminal. The relay is then controlled by a rocker switch on the dash which is connected to a permanent +12V wire. With the dash switch off, the relay stays off and this leaves the radio connected to accessories for normal operation with the radio turning on/off with the key. Flick the dash switch on and the relay operates, connecting the radio power lead to the permanent feed from the aux battery. This allows the radio to be on at all times even with the key off, and powered from the Aux battery, so no risk of a flat starter battery. In my case, the rocker switch that I used is one of the illuminated type so a quick glance at the dash (or the eerie red glow in the cabin at night) will reveal if I have forgotten to turn the switch back to the accessories position which turns the radio off when the key is not in the car.

I absolutely love the tutorials a lot may be common sense but common sense isn’t so common and it’s handy to pick up on a couple tips along the way

I always forget you have this wep! Love it!!

Great vid mate! Good to finally see the video after the behind the scenes social media vids 😂😂😂

Gotta love a video from you guys on a Monday 🍺

Don't think I've stopped watching since I found you guys

Great video. You made it look so easy. Grateful , thanks. 👍

Learn so much👍🏽 Hope to meet you one day😃

You forgot to mention always run the antenna cable under the grill not through the grill Because if you ever need to anything apart it makes it a hell of alot easier than pulling the cable all the way back through

A voltage cutoff on your starter battery is also a good method to being able to keep it on without killing your battery. They use those kits for dashcams in parking mode so they record as long as they can until the battery reaches a cutoff voltage and turns it off.

well done Graham now go get a cold one, you've earned it bud haha .........keep up the great work!

I've installed a number of older (AM) and newer radio units over the years and personally I prefer power to come off a source (e.g. batter) which is available if the vehicle is turned off completely. I've typically also added a separate switch to turn the unit on and off at will. The older Uniden AM models (such as the PC122XL in the day) also offen came with an option to wire in an external P.A. speaker. Both of these features (vehicle off but radio still working, and/or ability to broadcast radio (and your own voice) externally was terrific on 4WD club trips and events. When speaking of "cutting the cable" on the antenna... there's no "can" affect... it WILL affect. Don't do it! (in the old days of AM CB you could always did because your standing wave was always tuned/tweaked by the aerial tip ...) and if you need to loop it, then wide loops is better. No need to figure 8 it - that was more a thing for the older AM radios...

You can also run a 2nd fuse panel in the cab with a length of welding cable up to the battery with a heavy solenoid triggered by the acc line to run all of your radios on if you are like me with 4 radios in the cab of your truck depending on who you are talking to on the trail.

Your kidding, been looking for a good install video for a few days and finally just put my uhf in today and this pops up

Can you do one about installing light bars or HID's please. love the tutorial

This is very helpful mate thanks

Awesome stuff and very informative thx cheers and thumbs up

I like the lighter idea, I use flush cutters and that works too.

Hi boys! Love the show. How do I use the VMS I bought not long ago. I've updated it as instructed. Any videos available on tutorials? Cheers

1) For the UHF 477 MHz CB the best antenna and location is a 1/4 Wave flexible whip antenna mounted in the centre of the roof - drilled and sealed. The 1/4 Wave whip is only about 20cm in length and will out-perform any high gain antenna on a bull bar. If you have a ute or wagon with no roof rack then this is the best antenna and position. It's virtually invisible and won't get broken off. 2) If you have a roof rack or other thing on the roof then a gutter mount with a 1/4 Wave antenna and spring is almost as good. Both the positions above are ZERO gain which is what you want driving around in hills, mountains, valleys, cities and undulating terrain. Unless you live on the Nullarbor Plain then you want LOW GAIN antennas. 3) A Half Wave length whip antenna on a gutter mount is also excellent and will out-perform any of the higher gain antennas. A gutter mount Half Wave whip is about 2 dBi which is also excellent for talking in most terrain and geographical areas. 4) Remember, if you want to talk over a hill, round a hill, through a valley and through thick bush then LESS dBi is better. Don't believe the marketing BS.

Great vid! If you run the ground to the frame it'll reduce engine noise feedback into the radio, and make sure your extra coax and any bends in it are not sharp, they need to be relaxed and nice. As you said, you can break it inside coiling and bending it too tight. There is coax that has an internal wrap that wont let you bend it beyond a certain point, but its a lil more pricey.

More videos like this would be awesome

Love the videos

Hi Graham, my dad just recognized you driving around Eelup roundabout (Bunbury)…he was the guy tooting his horn in the Passat (so embarrassing 😅)

Great video as always Graham, but could you boys show the VMS unit, on a video. Went back through all the 4WD ACTION videos, and haven't found one on the VMS unit. Love all your videos. I have been bindge watching them for the last month......Be safe......

Nice vid, Graham

Thanks for the video Gram I'm currently on the hunt for finding a new 4x4 mine got totaled in an accident and tips when looking at 4x4 for sale?

Just wondering when it’s best to have a second battery (say if I’m running spotties, uhf & winch) is it needed ??

Can you do a video on how to connect all the lights up into switches for each

have you checked the SWR [Standing wave ratio] on the radio to the antenna this ensures the your radio is putting all power threw the antenna and not feeding back to the radio and run all coax strait and not roll it up like Cory Farra said

this was really helpful thanks mate

So helpful cheers mate

I run my UHF power on a 3 way switch, Auto (Main battery Acc), On (Direct Aux Batt power) and Off. Same with my Headunit

Graham I have a Toyota Camry Atara. I have a GME 6.6 DBI I just bought a Uniden handheld as a back up radio when I go traveling to supercars events. And other stuff I go on the road with. What other antenna can I get when I'm on a long road driving and going through hills I'd love to get a bigger DBI for the highways. But also like to get a small DBI going through the hills and mountain areas. If you can help that would be amazing!!!

good advise gramham i have asimalar size unit.mircro size..in my 75 series to me they are pretty usless uhf

Good vid brother

Another power option is to find you ignition wire behind your key and run it to a relay then run the power fron the AUX or Starter battery to the relay. This would be a good method if your uhf doesn't come with a fuse and it makes it more reliable that running your power sorce directly from the ignition wire in case you need to wire up other thing eg: hf and gauges.

Good vid 👍

I've been running several radios in my vehicles for years and always put the aerials near each other and not an issue or spread them over the space of the bullbar being the smallest and less obtrusive on the drivers side.. I never wire them to the Cig power socket wiring, I run a separate heavy duty fused wire from the 2nd battery.

I have my uhf wired up with my cd play but would like to know when I should go a bigger fuse as I have a 2 ed uhf to put in my car and a ssb set

Hi Graham, Does the antenna have to be grounded to the bull bar or not? Because I see there is quite a good coating of paint on the antenna where it gets mounted/screwed onto the bull bar bracket. Thanks

thanks uncle graham

Waits for an appropriate time to watch this as I want to enjoy a nice cold Coopers Pale Ale while watching this.. I tried XXXX Gold and found it to be horrible stuff and I can't work out how anyone can drink that unless they are paid to drink it! That Iron Jack is very nice lager too, But I still prefer the Coopers Pale Ale.

Awesome love tech videos like these. Keen for more. Is there as much of a need for all the other electronics you have now days?

Where do you get those clips for the hand piece that go from the swivel mount to a clip like that for the dash mat????

Hi Graham where abouts did you get the clip for your hand piece.. thanks mate

G’day Graham, I have a Nissan Patrol and have a problem with the coolant s siphoning into the overflow tank leaving the cooling system without coolant, how do you deal with that hallening

very nice.

i run my uhf off my accessories, every now and then it will, when i turn on accessories and again firing up the engine, turn on by itself, what causes this?

Hi Graham, what gauges are you running on the pillar pod. Thanks

How did you carry the cable from the clove box to the drivers foot well

Oh btw- he loves your channel..

Rolling your coax creates a choke coil. And you said to keep it away from heat and then zip tied it directly to your radiator hose, which gets extremely hot..

What is a good places to find decent offroad gear and mods in the USA? Everytime I find something I want, I realize that it's in Australia. For example, I was looking at long range fuel ranges from ARB and on they are on the Australian website but not on the US website.

I know this is a stupid question but I want to see the mount clip for the dash mat.

Can you do a more in-depth video on how to install through the cig socket?

You should take the GU on a trip that is on dvd

Can you change the CB wiring if and when you get a dual battery set up?

Big fan of your videos Graham! I have a question for you. Why does everyone from down under mount their antennas on the front bumper? Seems more likely to get busted off I think. I’m an avid off road enthusiast and also a radio operator here in the US. But in the US we generally mount the antennas behind the vehicle. Unless it’s a mostly highway vehicle. I asked ARB and all they could tell me was “Well because that’s how we build our bumpers”.. I’m guessing it could be the radiation pattern of the uhf antenna? An SWR issue maybe? Thanks Graham. Keep on rocking!

Thanks Graham for the intro! I have a 15 year old President CB that sends at 45W. It supports FM, AM, LSB, and USB. I know that there are some restrictions within Europe with that, basically restricting 40 channels on FM, and 12 channels on AM (Germany). Are there any restrictions like that in Australia in the use of that? Does anybody care? Cheers

Graham what type of devices are you using and 2nd of all why? Also can't wait to see shorty on the tracks again

Nice vid Graham. Question what's the best way to switch antenna dbi's as i go to hilly and flat areas.

Hi I setup My uniden uhf uh013 , its been packed away carefully & in dry place till brought another 4wd & people can hear me but i cant hear them. volume right up any tips to look for or has my poor Cb seen its last days

Love the cable tie trick them bastards catch me out all the time

I’ll probably do option 2 for my commodore as I don’t have a second battery and my alternator is only 120amp, I’m also hoping to install a second UHF on my camper trailer that way when I turn off my car and if I need to communicate and or check for updates I won’t have to rely on the one in my car or stressing about draining my battery while having it installed in my car

One the back of the unit, does it have both EXT and PA speaker conections?

I currently have a 5 watt uniden uh750 handheld radio, do you think a handheld radio is fine for roads and off-roading (with a car mount)?

did you check the swr of the antenna??

Hi Graham. What sort of clip did you use to mount your hand piece?

I've installed my uniden in my outback roof console but the wiring they give you is only long enough to go from the dash to the firewall. Anyone installed one and could help me out? I'm guessing I'd have to go buy wire and terminals etc.

i'm currently looking at a dual antenna radio, just wondering what i should be looking for in a 6dBi and 3dBi antenna?

Where did you get the clip from to attach it to the dash mate

Geez you go alright for a sandgroper Graham 🤙👍👍

Hey graham, i was wondering if you would recommend the XROX bullbar for the dmax and if not, why not?

How did you extend the power cable, mine is too short to go from battery to uhf in the cab

if you were to have a dual battery which battery would you use

Here I am rocking a Baofeng UV5R in the cupholder with a Nagoya 10" whip on the roof, $55 for a cheap as setup that performs well enough for the price.

Is there an easy way to pull out your cigarette lighter i just can't seem to get it out or find a video on it

Gday fellas, I have a question regarding suspension and I would really appreciate some advice! I am looking at lifting my vehicle within the next month, and cannot decide whether to go with HD springs or not. Now I normally do not carry any weight in the back of my vehicle and I have an alloy bar, but when I do go on trips I have a lot of weight in the rear and this obviously causes the vehicle to sag. The main purpose of a lift would be to increase clearance on trips, however I do not want my vehicle to feel like a rollercoaster on the daily. For this reason I am considering HD springs in the rear and SD in the front but I would like an expert opinion on the matter. Cheers

Graham how does the Undien stand up against the good old GME ? Also running a 2nd UHF as a back channel hand held VS a 2nd hardwired ? I’m in truck across most of east coast and NT and on channel 40 or 29 depending where I am and channel 18 on back channel . I’m using a 5w GME as back channel radio but looking to hardwire a 2nd unit in . I know antenna placement needs to be 1.5 mts at least . Main radio had a 8.1db 6footer and

When you say don’t cut the cable, my antenna came with an un terminated end so at the time I just assumed I just cut to length and terminate it myself. So iv probably lost signal?

How do you get away with the spotlights on top off the bullbar

how effective is the phone signal booster?

How do I get 79 dual cab with bench seat. Got 4 kids, Mrs don't like driving too much, so 79 towing is answer if I can fit all of us

Hey what clip do you have for the dash mat ?

what's the best way to set up your 4by

I just bought a car with a UHF but I don’t know anything about how to connect to other UHF or what are any of those switch for

How was the drive with the bonnet up mate?

Is the unit really worth the $500 odd for it??? I've been looking and hearing and seeing a lot of reviews about it just really not sure

So is it the same with a 24v system

How long does it take to install a uhf radio??

Off topic. But could you do a rig build and review. Of both your vehicles!

nice install , i do have a question . My PX ranger's cigarette lighter always has power going even when the car it turned off and locked . is there a simple solution to disabling the power while the car is off so i can run my UHFs power to the cigar lighter ?

Hey Team, Got a question: Ive got a 4x4 Canter i'll be burning around Aussie in hitting some tracks and getting pretty well lost (on purpose) What type of UHF kit will I be needing and maybe Cell extenders? Also whats the best cell company..... be honest who has the best coverage off track lol

I'm having trouble getting the aerial cable through the grommet

How’s that beast if the Dmax u have ? What’s it got in it 4JJ3 ?

Im a young fella and want to save money...can you do more diy vids cheers

What is a good dual battery system