Thread: Language is not kid friendly

Operating on an HF network without license or subscription?

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

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...

Originally Posted by Eevo

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 MHz

so 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.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

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

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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