Thread: 27mhz

for some odd reason everyone seems to have switched to UHF. Dunno why AM went much further. I have an AM set thats been sitting in the garage for about 4 years now.

Originally Posted by HangOver

...... Dunno why AM went much further. ........

That's the problem - trying to carry on a conversation with someone a couple of kilometres away when you are being swamped by someone on the other side of the country or in Indonesia!

John

That happens on UHF too especially in popular areas but I generally just "squelsh" them out.

When I last got a lift with a truck driver while hitching [18 months or so ago] he had both UHF and a 27MHZ in his truck and used both.

Originally Posted by Sprint

does anyone still use 27mhz sets? i've heard some truckies still use them occasionally, but i havent heard a peep

Yes I have two 27Mhz radios, a Ferris 5000 with a 200 channel digi scan and a 40 channel GME Electrophone TX840, I am planning on installing the GME for our cape trip.

Baz.

UHF is a much cleaner signal - I like the old 27mHz though. I think, still quite active on SSB for the keen CBer who likes a bit of DXing. Not used that much on AM.

I have both.

GME TX-4200 --UHF - Which will be replaced with a handheld soon as it's getting on a bit, no backlight, previous owner appears to have backfilled it with araldite, so you can't open it completely. Still trying to decide which handheld to get (leaning towards Icom IC-41s).

GME TX-835 -AM - Standard 40 channel, 27Mhz. Sitting in shed, not being used.

Uniden ???? - AM - 40 channel SSB, 27Mhz. Me like.

Uniden UH 015SX UHF and GME TX830 27mhz AM in my falcon, add to that a car kit, and i'm expecting to walk out the door one morning and find an echidna humping my car......

and to think i havent chucked one of my ICOM's and the VHF set in it yet......