Language is not kid friendly

[Ian1878]

Hi guys,
Just a quick note stating my disappointment in the use of bad anguage on the UHF airways.

I'm not a prude and can handle my own in a conversation full of obsenities. However there is a time and a place for it.

It seems that a lot of users/drivers/truckies etc can't string a sentence together without using "f**king" as every second word.

Certainly doesnt make easy listening when i'm travelling with 2 kids in the car with me most of the time.

F**king this :censored:, f**king that :censored:, f**k :censored:, f**k :censored:, f**k :censored: . . . . . That's all I hear.

It seems that my UHF will probably spend more time switched off than on.

Come on guys, let's make an effort to clean up the airways.

Rant over.


Ian

[Disco Muppet]

That's the problem with open slather comms channels.
It's one of the reasons why I don't bother listening to Ch. 40 these days, only use it on trips.

[Eevo]

Ch40 is unusable in adelaide. Anyone who tries to use it get bullied by the usual on the channel.

Basically they have set up camp on there and won't allow anyone else to use the channel.

[Disco Muppet]

It's pretty good locally, fairly tame apart from the odd pair of teenagers who get a cheap UHF and fill the channel up with crap, mainly just truckies chatting and radio-checks.
Soon as I hit sydney though the UHF goes off, completely full of nutters, evangelical whack-jobs, and who knows what else.
Police channel on the other hand, that's a different story...

[flagg]

My UHF was disconnected for some work a while ago and I never bothered to reconnect it... Well this weekend I decided to connect it up again and within 1min of doing so I remember why I hadn't bothered before. :(

[BigJon]

Ch40 is unusable in adelaide. Anyone who tries to use it get bullied by the usual on the channel.

Basically they have set up camp on there and won't allow anyone else to use the channel.

I only turn my UHF on as I leave the city.

[Eevo]

Ch40 is unusable in adelaide. Anyone who tries to use it get bullied by the usual on the channel.

Basically they have set up camp on there and won't allow anyone else to use the channel.

just to follow up my comment. i dont know if its the same guy or not, but something is being done.
im guessing it as the same guy as the area is similar. going by trial and error and signal strength i had put it in the prospect area


A KILBURN man is facing Federal charges over his alleged misuse of a CB radio to harass people and disturb communications in the Adelaide area.
John Kiss, 44, has been ordered to face the Adelaide Magistrates Court next month over five alleged breaches of the Radiocommunications Act (1992).
His case is being handled by Commonwealth prosecutors following an investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
Kiss has yet to plead to one count of causing a disruption or disturbance to radio communications.
He is further charged with operating a radio communications device without a licence, and three counts of possessing such a device without a licence.
Prosecutors will allege the offences occurred between February 20 and June 7 this year.
Today, an ACMA spokeswoman told The Advertiser the case concerned "allegations of abuse and harassment".
"A CB radio is a two-way, short distance, communications service that can be used by any person in Australia, whether it is for recreational or domestic purposes, or in connection with work or business," she said.
"A person operating a CB station must not operate the station in a way that would be likely to cause a reasonable person to be seriously alarmed or seriously affronted, or for the purpose of harassing a person.
"The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has charged the defendant with reckless conduct resulting in substantial disruption and disturbance of radiocommunications."


Read more: No Cookies | The Advertiser (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/national-news/south-australia/sa-man-john-kiss-to-face-court-accused-of-using-cb-radio-to-harass-people-and-disturb-communications/story-fnii5yv4-1226720171255#ixzz2f3l2Yzrz)

[Lotz-A-Landies]

It's interesting that this Adelaide man is charge with operating the device without a licence? Was he sliding off channel?

I know its not worth turning on CB in Sydney, there's always the one bloke scanning channels including the repeaters talking about his gentals.

[Eevo]

It's interesting that this Adelaide man is charge with operating the device without a licence? Was he sliding off channel?

i too was wondering that and so i looked it up

he's been charged with:

operation of a radiocommunications device otherwise than as authorised by a licence;
possession of radiocommunications devices, for the purposes of operation, otherwise than as authorised by a licence; and
reckless conduct resulting in substantial disruption and disturbance of radiocommunications.


so not without a licence, but outside of what the free/public licence allows.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

i too was wondering that and so i looked it up

he's been charged with:

operation of a radiocommunications device otherwise than as authorised by a licence;
possession of radiocommunications devices, for the purposes of operation, otherwise than as authorised by a licence; and
reckless conduct resulting in substantial disruption and disturbance of radiocommunications.


so not without a licence, but outside of what the free/public licence allows.The second charge makes me think that he had equipment which required a licence but didn't have the appropriate liecnce, e.g. he may have been using amateur equipment in the CB band so he could transmit on higher power.

Diana

[Eevo]

The second charge makes me think that he had equipment which required a licence but didn't have the appropriate liecnce, e.g. he may have been using amateur equipment in the CB band so he could transmit on higher power.

Diana

maybe a marine band radio??
they run on 27mhz? aka cb band?

[Disco Muppet]

Operating on an HF network without license or subscription?

[isuzurover]

The second charge makes me think that he had equipment which required a licence but didn't have the appropriate liecnce, e.g. he may have been using amateur equipment in the CB band so he could transmit on higher power.

Diana

I will bet he was using amateur equipment or a linear amplifier (or a commercial UHF).

I knew a few guys in BNE who had setups like that. However they were more sensible by the sound of it...

[Lotz-A-Landies]

maybe a marine band radio??
they run on 27mhz? aka cb band?Actually the HF CB (Land) spectrum uses only part of the 27MHz band 26.965 MHz to 27.405 MHz
The Marine HF spectrum is above that Commercial Marine 27.680 MHz
Professional Fishing operations 27.720 MHz & 27.820 MHz
Marine Distress, urgency, safety and calling 27.860 MHz & 27.880 MHz
Non-Commercial Marine 27.900 MHz to 27.980 MHzso not part of the CB band.

BTW: the 10 metre amateur band is above that again 28.000 MHz - 29.700 MHz

Also sliding off the assigned CB channels by a a couple of kHz, is a breach of the apparatus licence.
I will bet he was using amateur equipment or a linear amplifier (or a commercial UHF).

I knew a few guys in BNE who had setups like that. However they were more sensible by the sound of it...
To be reported, you have to be doing something really wrong, like as you say using a linear in built up areas or being a general abusive pain.

While a breach of the Act, using a linear amp in remote areas where there are no other transceiver nearby is likely not to raise anyone's eyebrows. Then you always have the exemption rule, that you are allowed to use any equipment or frequency available to raise alarm in an emergency to life, limb or property. After the emergency is over and should the incident be investigated by ACMA, there is no guarantee you will also get to keep the equipment. If there was a serious breach of the Act or the possession if illegal equipment, that may even mean your amateur or other licence.

It is also illegal to use amateur equipment on the Land Modile Service such as VKS737

[Bushy049]

If your traveling in a group and want to block unwanted radio signals on your uhf, setup sub tones or ctss tones on all the radio's in the convoy. This will block out all unwanted traffic on the channel other than from the people you want to here from. You will find most radios made in the last 5 or more years have this feature and it will work between different brands of radios. Just remember tho it does not make your conversation private anyone on channel can still hear you

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[austastar]

Hi,
On our way down to Melbourne in October, we were on Ch40, listening to the trucks. Yes some language was a bit rough, but I was getting useful information about areas to "drive carefully" through and other relevant comment.
On the outer parts of a minor town, we could hear a young female voice chatting up the truckies, generally being coquette, and a right pain on what the truckies consider their channel.
She was threatened by several, but she was enjoying her game - until I picked up the mike and came in with
"Roger base, we have a fix on the transmission, the local sergeant wants to wait till a female officer gets here in a few minutes."

A quick expletive was the last we heard from her.

cheers