Greenwich Marine Electronics Pty. Ltd.
9 Hill Street, Leichhardt, NSW (1978)
6 Frank Street, Gladesville, NSW (1984)
17 Gibbon Road, Winston Hills, NSW (2023)

Brands: GME Electrophone, GME, Kingray.

Australia’s sole manufacturer of UHF Transceivers and of emergency beacons.

The company started in 1959 and has been active in communication technology which continues to this day.
The company remains a family-owned operation and is proudly 100% Australian-owned.

Edward Dunn founded Standard Components Pty. Ltd., in 1959 specialising in TV tuner reconditioning before branching out into other aspects of TV services with their range of Kingray products in 1964.

They manufactured the  Kingray Masthead Amplifier which accepted signals from separate UHF and VHF antennas, or UHF/VHF combination antennas, and amplified signals sent down a single cable.

It was popular in remote areas where it facilitated a higher-quality TV signal.

In 1972 Edward Dunn teamed up with Phil Dulhunty to form Greenwich Marine Electronics. The company shifted from distributing marine radios to making its own CBs in the following decade.

Their first EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) was developed in 1979, just as the regulations changed from the 2.182MHz frequency to the newly adopted distress frequency of 121.5 MHz. The initial model, the MT242, was far different from the products of today but served its purpose well and assisted in the saving of lives.

Over the years GME products have evolved from the simplicity of the times to become more advanced as the company adapts to the ever-changing demands and expectations of their customers. Their emergency beacons are now 406 MHz and have the added options of GPS, automatic water activation, and float-free capabilities.

Their marine radio range has also taken on changes as they have become more durable, have distress call options, and have man overboard (MOB) functionality.

Their CB Radios have evolved the most over the years with the days of push-to-talk being the only feature now long gone. GME was the first company to bring selective calling into the CB Radio market in the early 90s with their TX4000 model. Now selective calling is standard in many of their UHF CB Radios and the company has pushed the boundaries even further with the release of the first connected UHF CB Platform – XRS Connect, in 2016. This range of radios is compatible with smart devices via Bluetooth to enable the user to personalise the settings of their XRS, use apps (Location Services and XRS Connect), and download firmware updates.

GME over the years has expanded and opened a new purpose-built headquarters in Winston Hills in 2013. [1]

The legacy of founder Edward ‘Ted’ Dunn, who passed in 2001, lives on through the family ownership and the many active long-serving staff who worked alongside him.

[1] GME Company website, accessed June 2023