UHF radio shift....again!

[Bobs_Dog]

GME have had a few problems with hand-pieces too. Maybe it’s the stretching and fatigue of the wires of controller-type mics that causes noise and corrupts the data buses? But for a radio that’s only 3 months old, it’d be a bit unusual. The older analogue CBs would sound scratchy as the mic cable moved around, but digital radios might be a bit more susceptible to problems.

Just a thought before going down the warranty path - where’s the supply voltage for the radio being taken from? Maybe the radio is getting in-car computer generated ‘glitches’ through the DC input that might be causing a problem with the radio’s software?
It’s best to connect the radio directly to the battery (or other main voltage supply point) that doesn’t have a significant voltage drop when starting, or have ‘noise’ from the vehicle’s computer or other parts of the electrical system.
Just to rule those out, do you have a spare battery or 12v regulated supply that you could run the radio from for a while to see if the freezing up is related to the vehicle electrics or not?

[LeCheese]

GME have had a few problems with hand-pieces too. Maybe it’s the stretching and fatigue of the wires of controller-type mics that causes noise and corrupts the data buses? But for a radio that’s only 3 months old, it’d be a bit unusual. The older analogue CBs would sound scratchy as the mic cable moved around, but digital radios might be a bit more susceptible to problems.

Just a thought before going down the warranty path - where’s the supply voltage for the radio being taken from? Maybe the radio is getting in-car computer generated ‘glitches’ through the DC input that might be causing a problem with the radio’s software?
It’s best to connect the radio directly to the battery (or other main voltage supply point) that doesn’t have a significant voltage drop when starting, or have ‘noise’ from the vehicle’s computer or other parts of the electrical system.
Just to rule those out, do you have a spare battery or 12v regulated supply that you could run the radio from for a while to see if the freezing up is related to the vehicle electrics or not?

Yeah good shout mate, but I’ve already got it wired directly to the battery - headunit in the battery recess under the seat, remote handpiece coming up the central tunnel and onto the dash.

[Bobs_Dog]

Sounds like you’ve got it covered.
From past experience, Uniden may prefer you to ‘return it to the place of purchase’ for their own system records.
And you shouldn’t have to uninstall and return items like the mounting cradle, power lead, antenna, etc, just the main unit and hand-piece so they can test them both.