Discontinued item but left here for reference
DSE 40 Ch Communicator D1793 value pack and warehouse TE1172WT
This is a small new handheld UHF FM radio transceiver available from Dick
Smith (D1793)and the Warehouse (TE1172WT) for
sometimes on special only for
NZ$99.00/ Warehouse $79.00 for two!! hence the name "Value pack" !
The radio found at the Warehouse is a rebadged version of the Dick Smith
one .made by the same company , It doesnt come with any extras and requires 4 AAA batteries , Its
operational key presses for menus is identical to the Dick smith version .
It too will have to be operated on VOX to work
with the Bike to Bike headsets.
The Dick Smith version: Each of the
radios are supplied with 4 AAA NiMHi 600mAh rechargeable cells and a single charging
unit that takes both radios. The radios have VOX , 38 ch CTCSS, 40 Ch and are
operated by push button only ( no rotary vol control) this is a little
clumsy with M/C gloves on . The transmitter is claimed 500mW which is about
usual for these radios given the 600 mA battery capacity . All the features
within the radio are selected via a menu and a series of key presses and
there is the usual facility of locking the keyboard . I have purchased a pair of
these radios for evaluation and Mic/speaker plug connection .
This is a 2.5mm
socket with tip mic audio, ring speaker and sleeve common earth , BUT does
not allow the standard PTT operation as does the Digitor radio (
different internal 2.5mm plug connections) To use the Motorcycle headsets on this radio,
you must operated them in VOX mode
WARNING :The VOX is not exactly crash hot in these two radios, I notice the VOX mode is slow on the uptake with a delay of up to 0.5 second ! it will miss the first syllable every time! so if you are going to use these little radios be mindful of this . A slow vox uptake is no big deal, just insert a "redundant word " at the start of each sentence ie Bob...(or what ever their name is )...blah blah blah , this gives time for the vox to trigger! some times the press of the PTT switch is enough to initiate its operation.
Other than that they seem to work quite well for their price , They use the same headset and Harness as the Uniden 041. Having rechargeable Nickel metal hydride batteries in the Dick Smith radio is a real advantage too!
You are better to modify these radios and place an extra socket in the back of them , so you can run the PTT off a button on the handlebar ,i can tell you how to do this it is not difficult but you must be able to handle a soldering iron !!
Headsets with PTT to suit above radio (each) $NZ100.00
free airpostage anywhere !
The D1793 units
we used to sell where modified so you can plug in a remote PTT button into the back of the
unit and velcro the PTT button onto the handlebar .Im happy to
tell you how to do this .
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