Is is quieter on the old 1-40 UHF channels?

[Ashes]

I recently repaired the coax in my antenna thanks to some pics by Landover recently. I normally only use my UHF when on a trip and rarely would turn it on in town. It probably hasn't been used much for the last 6 months or so as we are struggling to find any time to get away.

Now testing the fixed antenna I thought it was still broken as there was very little chatter going on. I was used to having around 20 channels of kids and other assorted idiots talking cr#p and swearing constantly. Using my handheld I also got very little chatter as well and it matched the car unit albeit a little weaker. In the car I have a IC440 so it is only 40 channels and the handheld is 40 channel as well.

Have most people moved to the new channels leaving the 1-40 range reasonably quiet?

[Barefoot Dave]

G'day Mate.
I had hoped for that to happen here in Brisneyland, but alas, no.
Still the usual collection of trolls and dimwits on the usual channels:(
Dave.:(

[THE BOOGER]

I had also hoped but not happening in sydney either same idiots as before you most just be lucky:( or it was a quiet day. most of the idiots are still using old radios it will take a few years to get every body onto the new 80 ch sets:)

[Mick_Marsh]

Ashes, by the time the signal rolls down the hills to you, it must be all out of puff.
Saturday arvo I heard all the loonies and the rebroadcast of radio stations from Melbourne whilst scooting down the Pentlands at the blistering pace of 60kmph.

[bussy1963]

I think your right about it being quieter on the UHF. I recently refitted my UHF and thought to myself how quiet it was after trying to get radio check . I went to a few sites online to find out that the main repeater sites around are off air for various reasons. Its great in a way.

BTW this site might answer a few questions :
Australian UHF CB Repeater List (http://www.tropinet.com/cgi-bin/repeaters.cgi?VIC)

[VladTepes]

I haven't noticed it any quieter.

I just wish they'd dedicate a channel to that bloke (there's one everywhere) who goes on about how big his dick is ! (and somehow kept him off the otehr channels).

[THE BOOGER]

There is one of those blokes in the blue mountains and he can be heard all over sydney always picking fights etc:( He has had a visit from the RI,s but he keeps coming back:mad:

[d@rk51d3]

There is one of those blokes in the blue mountains and he can be heard all over sydney always picking fights etc:( He

Hooked up my AM SSB set the other day, and heard the same. Just the accents were American. :D

[alien]

In the western suburbs of Melbourne 40 is the worst.
Depending on where your traveling most of the other chanels are busy.
It's a combination of work use(cranes/quarries/road crews/building sites/concreate plants/ect.) and others.

Of course you get bored truck drivers talking dribble, not that I'd be doing it:angel:
I float over 7 channels each day and all get busy and idiots interupting(UHF spam I call it).

[Ashes]

Had the radio on in the car this morning on the freeway and a heap of chatter. Not sure I'm getting the range or signal quality that I did previously though.

Could this be because the new channels reduce the quality or more likely my dodgy coax wiring from the antenna to radio (It has been rejoined in the antenna, has 1 joiner in the cable and runs through the firewall immediately next to some 8B&S power cable for my cabin accessories and recently now runs next to a 6mm power feed for my electric brake controller).

I don't think UHF chat in the city is like spam though. More like grafitti tags with the same few continually transmitting the same carp.

[VladTepes]

Your reception issues sound like an antennae problem to me.

[Ashes]

All the fittings are pretty good.

I'm just not sure if I'm getting the best reception. Reception is better than my 2w Uniden handheld but I haven't really compared it to another 5w fixed setup in my area.

Might do some more tests this weekend with the kids to test the range and quality.

[460cixy]

There's a bloke here going on constantly about truck drivers and bum sex ect I pick up his signal all over the city I don't know what gear his useing but it's impressive

[disco gazza]

We use channel 16 and 17 @ work,there's always communication between despatch/allocater to the shunt drivers,24/7

There's a bloke from Coogee and he can be heard all over Sydney and he always uses 17.
Wish the authorities would shut him down permanently.He can talk and its mostly garbage.

cheers

[CraigE]

Perth is not any quieter. Being used to country WA where you do get the occassional idiots but not that often due to distance. In Perth I generally have it turned off because you do either get the people short of a bob or two carrying on, picking fights and swearing like there is no tommorow. Then there are the truck drivers which is OK but every second word is f or c. Generally I dont even turn mine on any more.
There needs to be some regulation brought back in like there was in the old days and some accountability.

[Tins]

Ashes, by the time the signal rolls down the hills to you, it must be all out of puff.
Saturday arvo I heard all the loonies and the rebroadcast of radio stations from Melbourne whilst scooting down the Pentlands at the blistering pace of 60kmph.

Sure you don't mean up?

[Mick_Marsh]

Sure you don't mean up?
Only if I was standing on my head.
The last time I was at Wyndham Vale it was on the Western plains closer to sea level than up in them there hills. Not far from Werribee and, as you would know, **** flows downhill (for those that don't understand that last comment (http://www.melbournewater.com.au/content/sewerage/history_of_sewerage/werribee_farm.asp?bhcp=1)).
However, if Ashes was transmitting rather than receiving, that would be up.

Funnily enough, from the Pentlands again on Saturday night, The UHF channels were full of mindless lonely people and their banal chatter.