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GME Launches NEW GX600A VHF Bonus Pack By GME, , 6:49 AM Sat 2 Mar 2013
GME have joined forces with the iconic Australian sunglass company Barz Optics and will be offering a fantastic bonus offer over the 2013 Easter period. ...[more]

Australian Maritime Safety Authority selects GME PLBs By Christina Stagg, GME, , 1:37 AM Thu 17 Jan 2013
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) recently took delivery of 400 GME MT410G Personal Locator Beacons for use within their world renowned search and rescue service. AMSA’s operational area spans the country and covers 52.8 million square kilometres of the Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans. ...[more]

GME unveils latest powerful antenna - AE3000 By GME, Sydney, Australia , 3:37 PM Tue 8 Jan 2013
GME continues to provide sailors with cutting-edge technology that enables great TV reception at the marina or on an anchor line, launching their latest powerful antenna ‘AE3000.’ Ever since television was introduced to Australia in 1956, boat owners have struggled to receive a decent signal when bobbing around at the marina or swinging on an anchor line. ...[more]

GME VHF Bonus Pack - just in time for Christmas! By Matt Heap, , 1:41 PM Mon 5 Nov 2012
Two brands synonymous with quality, GME and Led Lenser join forces, offering a tremendous 'Bonus Pack' in the lead up to Christmas 2012. ...[more]

Gold Coast Marine Precinct is undergoing a transformation this week By Stephen Milne, Coomera, QLD , 10:37 PM Wed 31 Oct 2012
The Gold Coast Marine Precinct is a hive of activity this week as it undergoes a massive transformation from world-class boat building and repair precinct to world-class marine exposition site. The first stage of this massive task took place over the weekend when Expo organisers walked the entire site to mark out all of the individual 200 plus displays. ...[more]

EPIRB plays critical role in remarkable coastal rescue By Matthew Heap, 4:57 PM Fri 19 Oct 2012
Some would argue that solo yachtsman Glenn Ey is an unlucky man, with his beautiful 11 metre vessel Streaker rolled by a rogue wave and dismasted off the Australian south east coast this week. ...[more]

GME EPIRB plays critical role in remarkable NSW Coastal rescue By Matthew Heap, 11:51 AM Fri 19 Oct 2012
Some would argue that solo yachtsman Glenn Ey is an unlucky man, with his beautiful 11 metre vessel Streaker rolled by a rogue wave and dismasted off the NSW South Coast this week. ...[more]

CYCA Youth Sailing Academy announces GME sponsorship renewal By Jennifer Crooks, 12:15 PM Fri 12 Oct 2012
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Youth Sailing Academy announced that GME Electronics has renewed their sponsorship of the GME Elliott 6.0m, one of the CYCA’s Youth Sailing Academy training vessels, for a further three years. With over 50 years’ experience in the marine and electronic business, GME is regarded as the premium market leader of quality innovative electronic products. ...[more]

GME corners safety market with AIS By Sarah Ruggiero, Sydney International Boat Show , 1:58 PM Mon 6 Aug 2012
With an exhibition space packed full of innovative electronics, GME Communications came to the Sydney International Boat Show prepared to show visitors the latest advances in marine technology. ...[more]

GME slashes EPIRB Ownership costs By GME, 7:26 PM Mon 30 Jul 2012
Australia literally leads the world when it comes to recreational marine safety; no other country in the world has such strict regulations concerning life jackets, flares and most importantly the carriage of a registered EPIRB. ...[more]

New GME products on display at Sanctuary Cove 2012 By Matthew Heap, , 11:06 AM Tue 8 May 2012
With their new range of small boat AIS solutions, Australia’s GME has certainly raised the bar when it comes to performance, ease of installation and affordability with their soon to be released Automatic Identification Systems. Debuting at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, the GME product line consists of a Class B transceiver, Receiver and Antenna Splitter. ...[more]

MT400 EPIRB assists 5 fishermen off NSW Coast By Matthew Heap, , 10:20 AM Mon 12 Mar 2012
A day's fishing for five Victorians almost ended in tragedy off Port Stephens on the 6th March when their 8 meter vessel was overturned by a rogue wave as they headed back to port in the afternoon. ...[more]

Trafalgar First Aid kits as a bonus from GME By Jeni Bone, , 12:49 PM Thu 1 Mar 2012
In time for Easter, when boaters and their families celebrate the break by getting out on the water, GME is offering a value-add promotion for customers that is practical and a great safety addition. ...[more]

GME – An Australian company taking the search out of Search and Rescue By Rob Kothe and the Sail-World Team, 7:32 AM Mon 13 Feb 2012
Having activated an Australian made GME 406 EPIRB and listened to the throb of an Australian Navy Seahawk as it approached in the darkness towards our stricken boat in huge seas in the 1998 Sydney Hobart race, this writer is very favourably inclined towards GME EPIRBS and these days even more so with GME producing EPIRBS with GPS. ...[more]

GME MT400 facilitates two rescues in one day! By GME Matthew Heap, , 2:27 PM Tue 24 Jan 2012
Fortunately the majority of Australian boaters take safety seriously, consequently the incidence of major marine accidents are relatively few and far between, so the events of January 18 2012 were extraordinary to say the very least. ...[more]

Goa Barges select GME VHF Radios for quality and reliability By GME, , 12:12 AM Tue 24 Jan 2012
Australian radio manufacturer, GME in association with Elektronik Lab India’s leading marine electronics distributor are delighted to announce the success of their joint bid for the supply, installation and maintenance of 100 plus GME GX-600 VHF radios to the Goa Ports Authority. ...[more]

GME EPIRB key element in dramatic Sydney rescue + Video By Matthew Heap, 4:01 PM Tue 10 Jan 2012
The 41’ steel hulled MV Intrepid was fishing approximately 7.5kms from Sydney’s famous North Head when the skipper noticed smoke billowing from the vessel’s engine compartment. Realising the boat was now listing severely and they were in serious trouble, the decision was made to active their GME MT400 Emergency Beacon and abandon ship,. ...[more]

Police nominate GME EPIRB as key element in dramatic Sydney rescue By Matthew Heap GME, , 12:37 PM Tue 10 Jan 2012
A ride in a NSW Water Police vessel was the last thing 11 year old Coffs Harbour mates Ryan Matthews and Riley Smiles expected when they set off with their fathers for a day’s boating off of Sydney’s Northern beaches last week. ...[more]

Did you know it was an Australian GME PLB that raised Rambler alarm? By Matthew Heap, 1:09 PM Mon 9 Jan 2012
The US-registered maxi, Rambler 100, with a crew of 21, had just passed the Fastnet Rock at around 6.30pm on August 15th when disaster struck. In relatively calm but foggy conditions, Rambler’s keel snapped, causing it to capsize within 15 seconds, throwing the entire crew overboard. Did you know that tragedy, was however prevented in the 2011 race by an Australian made GME PLB? ...[more]

New stainless steel antenna base and whips add to GME’s antenna range By Matthew Heap, , 9:40 PM Sat 12 Nov 2011
GME, Australia’s premier communications company, has again increased their already large marine antenna range with the introduction of the ABL016 Stainless steel Antenna base, and whips with stainless steel ferrules to suit. ...[more]

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