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Radio Specialists are right here in the home of Codan, Adelaide South Australia, to give you the best possible product configuration and support.

The build quality of the NGT radio is really impressive.

If you have an older style Codan or other brand, please consider an upgrade to an NGT.

The price of these radios is now well within the budget of just about all 4WD owners.

You will have a quality product that will see you on the HF radio network for years to come.

Radio Specialists authorized Codan Dealer.

Right here in the home of Codan, Adelaide South Australia.

Codan high frequency radio solutions cover all your requirements, including voice, email, fax, data and GPS tracking. All Codan equipment is built for quality and reliability to operate effectively in the most extreme environments.

There are several ways you can set up a mobile HF radio depending on your requirements. You can purchase a complete package with an auto-tune antenna. This is convenient and means the antenna tunes to the required frequency as you change channels. Or purchase the radio on its own and an aftermarket multi-tapped whip antenna or our Hustler mobile whips tuned for VKS737. This means you will have the inconvenience of stopping and selecting the frequency tap on the antenna to match the channel chosen in the radio, or change resonators, however there are usually day and night frequencies so you may only need to change it a couple of times a day for either. For a cost effective solution it can be a good trade-off. Generally high frequencies during the day, lower frequencies at night. Why ? Because parts of the ionosphere are more dense during the day and absorb the lower frequencies. Which frequencies, for a given distance, and when ? Click here

Why do you need to tune the antenna ? Because the transmitter in the radio needs to see the correct impedance load it was designed for (usually 50 ohms) so that it can dump full power into the antenna for you to get the maximum radiated signal out. What about receiving? Not as critical, as a piece of short wire will usually pick up radio signals anyway, but a tuned antenna will give the best signal strength.

Picture yourself with this ! VKS737 plug and play !

Full functionality of the radio is on the microphone.

Channel up/down, volume control, scan, mute, etc. Brilliant !

Codan has really excelled in this one.

The transceiver is only 208 x 270 x 65 mm approx.

All hardware and cables supplied and a comprehensive user manual.

NGT-ARV

This is a high-tech HF radio with Digital Signal Processing (DSP) on receive audio.

Compatible with existing club radio systems and RFDS.

Three configurations available from Radio Specialists for 4WD enthusiasts

(others available for commercial users).

NGT-ARV-TCVR

NGT-ARV-MOB-VENTURER

NGT-ARV-MOB

Selcall - TX - selective calling of a radio base or another vehicle. RX - your radio can remain muted until you receive incoming selcalls. The called vehicle or base will return a signal to acknowledge that your selcall has been received by them. Handy for 4WD club users.

This is the basic radio system that suits outback travellers. There are numerous optional extras for more advanced users including telephone interconnects, display of your GPS position, transmission of your GPS position to other radio users, text messaging, etc.

Frequency Range	TX: 1.6 - 30 MHz RX: 250 kHz - 30 MHz
Channels	400
Mode	Single Side Band SSB (Upper Side Band USB)
TX Power	100 watts pep
Operating voltage	12v nominal
Current requirement	RX: 0.7A TX SSB 6A TX SSB 2 tone 14A
Temperature range	-30 to +60 °C

Codan NGT-ARV transceiver

$2199 from Radio Specialists - very affordable

9350 auto-tune antenna. 4WD mount and sedan mount