Thread: UHF denizens

I can relate to that, way back 27meg was 'ILLEGAL' (way back in the early 70's) I had one, you were always dodging RI's, then they made it legal, it went feral inside of a year, then UHF came along, sets were expensive, which was good, as it kept the *&*^%$#'s off the air, then as time goes along the cheaper they got the more morons you got.
I still have 27meg, UHF(128 channels),low band VHF and HF, rarely use them, but when I do it's well away from the feral populated areas, and yes I agree all you hear is CRAP, cheers Dennis

Yep,since the legalisation of CB radio,this sort of goings on,on the Call channels or later the repeater channels on UHF has been the dinizon of those wanting to cause the most inconvenience to the most amount of people.

i have a hand held which i only switch on when i am traveling with the caravan, been a hand held it only picks up abot 100 m its just if any trucks want to pass most of the time it is silent and dont hear a thing

Originally Posted by richard4u2

i have a hand held which i only switch on when i am traveling with the caravan, been a hand held it only picks up abot 100 m its just if any trucks want to pass most of the time it is silent and dont hear a thing

x 2 - although I do have the capaity to hook up my handheld to a fixed bull bar mounted aerial.

I'm quite lucky, I stick to the truckie channel and all I ever hear are radio checks, cop tip offs and the odd g'day among mates.
Every now and then someone makes a fuss but they either get told to **** off or ignored

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

I'm quite lucky, I stick to the truckie channel and all I ever hear are radio checks, cop tip offs and the odd g'day among mates.
Every now and then someone makes a fuss but they either get told to **** off or ignored

I agree, normally I do too, and usually only outside of the city, that's why I was somewhat shocked when I put it on scan in the city today at what I discovered.

My work UHF, some sort of GME Product saved my Fat Arse the other day on the Gibb. Bogged 1/2 way up the passenger doors. My Sat phone failed and all that was left was the UHF, I set it on scan and eventually picked up one of the mining leases and told them of my predicament and who i was . They were happy to send out a couple of people to give me hand. Otherwise a good days walk to the nearest cattle station.

Cheers
Rob

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

I'm quite lucky, I stick to the truckie channel and all I ever hear are radio checks, cop tip offs and the odd g'day among mates.
Every now and then someone makes a fuss but they either get told to **** off or ignored

which really is the only channel if you are traveling. We have a community repeater out here that just services cattle properties and farms so we do not get the mentally deficient drools as in the bigger centers But I do agree it was much better when you had to apply for a license and pay! I have had 2 ways for 30+ years and cannot live without them Missus complains in the car about the truckies yakking but I love it, find all the "flash for cash" and the " pixie photo centers "!!
I think you have to be selective as to what you can tolerate otherwise it will drive you up the wall! But as a safety net its one of the best!