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TJM 5 Watt 80 Channel UHF CB Radio $80 + Delivery ($0 with $200 Spend) @ TJM

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TJM 5 Watt 80 Channel UHF CB Radio $80 + Delivery ($0 with $200 Spend) @ TJM
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Lfindingnewo on 01/04/2025 - 08:25 tjm.com.au (1761 clicks)
Last edited 01/04/2025 - 09:34 by 1 other user

This handheld radio appears heavily discounted. Not sure of the quality, but I'm after something cheap for occasional 4wd trips.

DESCRIPTION
Constructed from tough materials and packed with powerful functionality, the TJM Professional 80 Channel UHF CB Radio is a quality communication tool to use at work or off-road. Based around a sturdy aluminium die cast chassis, it is also IP67 waterproof and dustproof for extra durability. Its 5 Watt output makes it suitable for communicating across extensive distances, while 38 CTCSS codes and 83 DCS codes help to keep conversations private. They're also VOX capable for hands-free use, have dual channel monitor capability for checking two channels simultaneously and feature Duplex range extension and a high gain antenna for exceptional performance. Powered by a rechargeable Li-ion 1500mAh battery, each radio comes with a base charger, earphone, car charger, belt clip and hand strap to get you fully equipped for your journey ahead.

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Comments

  • thedavemiester on 01/04/2025 - 09:21

    Nice find. Only $8 delivery to QLD

  • Thinkswithelbow on 01/04/2025 - 10:20

    I have a similar one that I bought years ago. Great for road trips with a group of friends. Started with the uniden ones and they were garbage.

    Brand starts with b or w…will check at home but they have amazing range. Around 500m to 1km when driving

    • mapax on 01/04/2025 - 10:30
      +4

      Started with the uniden ones and they were garbage.

      Which Uniden radios? They have cheap ones and dearer higher quality ones. I have two and whilst they aren’t as good as my GME they were also a lot cheaper and more than acceptable quality for the price.

    • jaypeee on 01/04/2025 - 11:54

      Baofeng?

      • Pest85 on 01/04/2025 - 12:41

        Illegal in AU, in most if not all cases

  • Joda on 01/04/2025 - 10:39
    -1

    Anyone know how these compare to the Aliexpress ones?

    This is the first one I get back from a search: Quansheng UV-K6 Walkie Talkie 5W - AU$33.88

    • banana365 on 01/04/2025 - 10:52
      +9

      These are great if you want to get a nice big fine from ACMA.

      DO NOT BUY TWO WAY RADIOS FROM CHINESE SITES.

      Australian rules for radio equipment are very strict. Radios need to be ACMA licensed. Penalties can include significant fines or imprisonment.

      https://www.acma.gov.au/beware-2-way-radios-overseas

      I found this out a few years ago after I bought some Baofeng radios. I threw them out before I had a chance to use them.

      • Joda on 01/04/2025 - 11:45
        +3

        Thanks for that link - very helpful - I don't want to get anything non-compliant.

        If I understand the link - there are 2-way radios (require an appropriate licence) and CB Radios.
        Were your Baofeng 2-way radios? Or CB?
        I'm only after basic CBs with good distance.

        The link says:

        Anyone in Australia can use a CB radio that complies with Australian rules.

        You mentioned not to buy "TWO WAY" radios from Chinese sites
        - does this apply to CBs as well?

        The Aliexpress listing mentions "CB Radio"
        - is there any simple way to know if its a 2-Way or CB?

        • hotphil on 01/04/2025 - 12:09
          +5

          You can use software like Chirp to reprogram Baofeng etc to Australian frequencies. However they still won't have been certified so, depending on interpretation I guess, you may still be liable to penalties. Which as you've seen can be severe.

          Personally I've reprogrammed half a dozen and they're great for kids at campsites etc.

          • banana365 on 01/04/2025 - 12:47
            +2

            @hotphil: There's not much interpretation. If the radio hasn't been tested and certified for use in Australia, it's illegal - even after reprogramming with Australian frequencies. This site, whilst perhaps a little basic, puts it rather more succinctly with the last few paragraphs - https://radioindustries.com.au/illegal-radios-warning/

            My employer works with licensed radio frequencies and absolutely will not muck around when it comes to dealing with stuff that falls under the remit of ACMA. They've seen individuals and other companies hit with ACMA's wrath.

            It's not worth messing around with cheap radios just to save a couple of hundred dollars.

            • hotphil on 01/04/2025 - 12:55
              +3

              @banana365: Ignoring the legality interpretation, your link is to a company that sells legit approved radios. Them using alarmist language to remind people to buy certified radios that they stock isn't much of a surprise.

              But yeah, any doubt or reluctance to get caught should see people steer away from those imports.

            • Joda on 01/04/2025 - 13:23

              @banana365: Thanks - this is really helpful information for 2-Way.
              I now understand there's a difference between a 2-Way and a CB.

              I'm only after CBs - definitely don't want to mess around with 2-Ways.

              • Joda on 01/04/2025 - 13:27

                @Joda: I should rephrase my original question

                • Anyone know how these compare to buying compliant CBs of Aliexpress - or should this still be avoided?
                • mskeggs on 01/04/2025 - 14:50
                  +3

                  @Joda: Many sellers of AliExpress radios don't know anything about Australian laws, and will sell you a radio that is non-compliance.
                  They take the view that if it transmits and receives on the au CB bands it is fine to sell you.

                  Skipping the inaccurate and alarmist language on the reseller site linked above, it is true you can be subject to extremely tough penalties if you use a radio on the wrong bands - and can you be certain the AliExpress ones aren't transmitting on the wrong band?

                  Legit CB radios are cheap, this one is $80. Half watt ones suitable for kids play are $20.

            • rashn on 01/04/2025 - 22:40

              @banana365: It's relatively easy to get a licence, just join your local amateur radio club and do the course and then you open a lot of doors

              • banana365 on 02/04/2025 - 02:45

                @rashn: Not a licence to use radios that transmit on unapproved frequencies.

        • joelmuzz on 01/04/2025 - 13:54

          Its not about the user license.
          Radios have to go through Australian certification, even if a local importer has already certified the exact same model. Even more so since that importer paid the expensive fees so will now weaponize the laws to destroy anyone undercutting them with uncertified imports.

          Customs do confiscate imported radios, if they notice them (random luck mostly). You can legitimately bring them in if you have a credible explanation for why you are evaluating them, ie you are an importer business intending to certify them.

          • rashn on 01/04/2025 - 22:44

            @joelmuzz: How do you think a radio device gets prototyped and tested before cert then?

      • 2jzzzz on 01/04/2025 - 13:59
        -2

        Have they ever prosecuted?

      • Manny Calavera on 01/04/2025 - 18:49
        -1

        Yah yah, good luck policing intermittent usage.

      • skysurfer on 01/04/2025 - 19:59
        -2

        @banana365 Another armchair expert with no actual experience stating things as if its fact. I've been a UHF user over many years in large groups of people and plenty of them use the chinese radios you say have gotten them big trouble or fines, except I have not met a single one nor even heard of one that has been fined or even 'caught'.

        • banana365 on 02/04/2025 - 02:57
          -1

          Odd, pretty sure I've not claimed any of the people you know got fined. I don't even know them. Nor have I claimed that anyone I know has got into trouble or been fined. This "armchair expert" has merely pointed to different sources of information, one being the government regulator that says "don't use them", the other being a commercial concern with obvious self interest that states "don't use them" in a way that others may find easier to understand.

          Please, tell me how being "a UHF user over many years" (yeah, me too, VHF also, it's nothing special) puts you in a better position to point out reality.

        • CharlieAus on 02/04/2025 - 11:12
          +1

          I've been caught using VHF without a license but it was by water police and they just said they'd prefer people on the water have one and not be licensed than not have one at all. Probably different story if I was picked up by the body that manages radio though I guess.

          • geekcohen on 02/04/2025 - 11:23

            @CharlieAus:

            Probably different story if I was picked up by the body that manages radio though I guess.

            Yes and that body would be called ACMA.

      • Ademos on 02/04/2025 - 11:27

        There's entire companies out there, security, nightclub, event, mining, you name it using baofengs daily and I'm not sure that anyone, ever, has been prosecuted for it.

        Mind you, they should be banned at the border. But they aren't.

        • geekcohen on 02/04/2025 - 11:53
          +1

          Prosecution is a last resort and generally, the devices are confiscated with no further action other than a warning.

    • Brgc on 01/04/2025 - 11:08

      They work well for the price

    • bobvegas on 01/04/2025 - 12:44
      -2

      The CB one although UHF doesn't cover Australian UHF frequencies , it covers 136-174 MHz, 450-470 MHz
      From memory our UHF CB channels cover 476/477mhz

      • geekcohen on 01/04/2025 - 16:29

        Thats correct. They are not locked or compliant; do not buy them. You need a license for them and if caught, can be fined!

  • MagicTsukai on 01/04/2025 - 12:51

    It doesn't seem to come in a pair?

    Is this one below any good?
    TJM 80 channel uhf cb radios (pair)
    SKU 032CB05W

    $30

  • SunshineKiter on 01/04/2025 - 14:17

    Would this work for distress calls while on my fishing boat?

  • Jacket10 on 01/04/2025 - 16:59

    Any reviews? How does it compare? Is it just a rebranded Chinese CB, with Australian specs? Seems quite cheap for 5W

  • Sillen on 01/04/2025 - 18:15

    Is the antenna removable?

    I used to put a magnet mount with RFI CD63 antenna on the car roof connected to a GME TX6100 which has since died.

    I like it for country driving, especially where there is no mobile reception.

    • hrjf on 04/04/2025 - 13:08
      +1

      Just got mine, the antenna is removable and now I’m interested in how this works

  • geekcohen on 02/04/2025 - 05:23

    Out of Stock now.

  • thedavemiester on 04/04/2025 - 17:10
    +1

    Mine has just arrived. Definitely simlar to the Crystal DBH50M. The manual even refers to it. I've just ordered the USB cable to unlock the other functions

    • Sillen on 05/04/2025 - 11:21

      Where do you get that from?

    • Sillen on 07/04/2025 - 14:25

      Can you set up duplex without the USB cable? I can't find a way.

      • thedavemiester on 07/04/2025 - 15:39

        I can't figure out much at all. The instructions are pretty useless. Will wait and see if the usb cable unlocks more functions

  • bwilso06 on 08/04/2025 - 19:45

    Anyone able to decipher what each of the "P" buttons does?

    • danallraj on 09/04/2025 - 10:17

      Button functions

      PF1 / Yellow top
      - Short press = open listen / squelch off
      - Long press = set CTCSS/DCS

      PF2 / Yellow bottom
      - Short press = Battery voltage
      - Long press = ? / none

      P1
      - Short press = ? / none
      - Long press = whisper on / off

      P2
      - Short press = Toggle power level
      - Long press = Alarm

      P3
      - Short press = Squelch (SQL) level
      - Long press = Scan channels

      P4
      - Short press = open channel and transmit high pitch tone
      - Long press = Lock buttons

      • thedavemiester on 11/04/2025 - 17:37

        Cable arrived today. This is pretty bang on. PF2 Long press is "Monitor", P4 short press is "None"

        You can change the backlight of the device (orange, blue, purple). I can turn the radio on, but can't figure out how to get the buttons to interact. You would think I could turn it on/off with one, but no option given.

        Within functions, you can choose to display frequencies rather than channels.

        • danallraj on 11/04/2025 - 22:10

          Thanks for the update. I got my cable today as well, unfortunately drivers only works with Windows 10. I much prefer the orange backlight and glad I was able to turn off the "power on" prompt.

          Regarding FM radio, it's really just toggle it on and change channels using the channel knob. I think that is it for the FM radio function. As soon as I press any other button, the radio signal stops and I have to toggle it back to CB and back to get radio signal again.

          It looks as though the PF1 and PF2 buttons cannot be customised.

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