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Unication G5 Antenna For 800 Mhz Band
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Actually the 800mhz antenna with the blue band is an updated version from the original and works very well. You didn't specify which band antenna you wern't happy with. But good luck with an update. Unication hasn't given us much of anything as far as updates (except for Radio Reference import feature) in almost a year now. Several suggestions for improvements or bug fixes have been sent in with no response from Unication. I am still waiting since last November for a fix of my Amplified charger that they said they were working on. I sent for a return ticket to my dealer, and Unication came back to me and said hold off on returning it, they are working on a fix.
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WX4JCW , thanks for answering my question .
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What abnormalities have you been experiencing with your amplified charger? Curious, because I have 2 of them which have basically become brain dead from the antenna port aspect.Actually the 800mhz antenna with the blue band is an updated version from the original and works very well. You didn't specify which band antenna you wern't happy with. But good luck with an update. Unication hasn't given us much of anything as far as updates (except for Radio Reference import feature) in almost a year now. Several suggestions for improvements or bug fixes have been sent in with no response from Unication. I am still waiting since last November for a fix of my Amplified charger that they said they were working on. I sent for a return ticket to my dealer, and Unication came back to me and said hold off on returning it, they are working on a fix.
That's exactly the problem. With my G5, I purchased the amplified charger specifically so that I can use an external UHF yagi plugged into the back for the 450-470 band. The charger injects RF into the G5 so high that nothing is readable on the 450 band using it. Full scale noise. I tried everything to troubleshoot the problen seeing Uni-Vacation didn't want to support their products. The darn thing isn't cheap either, as you know. I narrowed it down to the charging circuit inside the unit. If I disable the circuit, then it is fine. But what good is that, lol. I didn't force the issue because I still like charging my pager through it instead of using the USB port, risking wearing it out.
Sorry for going off topic here mods.
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You are not off topic at all. Your experience mirrors my experience as well. Now, as far as I am concerned, external speaker option aside, the main attraction to these chargers is the ability to expand coverage by the external BNC antenna port. Unication needs to step up to the plate. Same results off of both my chargers, regardless if there is a G4 or G3. G3 is another issue...high noise floor. Great units, but the ancillary devices lack the same concern.
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there is zero excuse.
I think many of us grew accustomed to the high bar set by UPMan, Paul Opitz, on behalf of Uniden. No company rep has been able to replicate that level of passion and customer service since his passing.
From what I understand...the G5 external antenna port and the antenna port on the amplified charger are only for the 7/800 band. UHF and VHF bands use an internal antenna in the pager housing.
Actually, no sir. I own the G5 and purchaced the Amplified charger for the external antenna feature. The antenna input on the Amplified Charger is meant to connect an external antenna for the secondary band. So for the G5 as I have, the antenna connector on the radio is for 700/800, whereas the rear connector on the Amplified charger is for the UHF band. The radio senses the amplified chargers' external signal Db increase and switches the radios internal UHF antenna to use the external connection. But the Amplified charger is useless pretty much for this because the charger injects interference into the radio that is so high, the UHF signal you are trying to receive would have to be very close to overcome it. It would have been a great feature.
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Any idea how the antenna circuit in the charger and the G4 work together? I would assume that the external antenna connection on the charger would improve the receive on the G4.
You're mileage may vary as they say, but most are having the same issue that I am and Unication has done nothing to correct it. It's been 5 days short of a year when I notified my dealer about the problem. Unication said to hang onto the charger, as they are working on the problem. So my answer would be, no I doubt if the charger will improve the receive on the G4. But I don't have the G4 so I would rather not speculate.
I have an amplified charger on order for use with a G4 and will report back on what I find. On another note to others, I installed the KRA-32K antenna and noticeable improvement in signal strength. Yes Kenwood and EF Johnson antennas are compatible with the Unication connector, Motorola is not.
That depends on the actual model number you have, not just the G5 series. (Similar to Motorola's schema.) They make them in various configurations.
See this thread for more on this problem. I started this thread almost a year ago. Still status quo.
G5 deaf above 483Mhz.?
Phil, (LIE) you may be able to confirm this being close proximity to Nassau's P25 500mhz.system and NYC. OK I have a G5 with the secondary band being 450-512. When use it with the amplified charger, I can plug in my UHF Yagi in the back of the amplifier, and the G5 now uses the UHF antenna when...
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How long is the KRA-32K?
The KRA-32K is 71/8”long
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