HF channels

If your club has the capability to program those radios, I'm surprised that the information is requested.
Daytime RFDS frequencies will be 5 meg and above for your selected regions
Any around 7 or 8 meg will work well.
Nightime use the 4/5 meg ones or lower.
2020 is still used as RFDS common nightime, but mostly in QLD AFIK.

Dont forget to find out what frequencies the NT ABC is as it is real handy to listen to the news and the Footy, Not sure what they are but look on the web ABC and it should have them,

joc45
Does you Club have permission from the Australian Communications Authority to use HF Frequencies? I know the The VKS frequencies took a long time to aquire, and were limited to what channels they could use and if your club does not have the correct permission, you could that your club will be in deep trouble from the ACA.

Stephen

Hmmm, from the above, I'm regretting having posted this request on this forum and perhaps should have contacted RFDS directly.
Just to put worried people at rest;
- Our club has had a license for several commercial HF frequencies for several decades, and pays a lot of money each year for the privelege. This includes an RFDS outpost license. We do have to share these frequencies with other commercial users; ie, they are not exclusive to our club.
- Yes, several members not only have the programming ability to modify these sets, but have the qualifications and test equipment to set them up.
- Yes, we know all about night time and daytime frequencies.
- Yes, we have a full list of RFDS frequencies.
- We rarely use RFDS, but fit the channels coz we have a license to do so and it's useful in an emergency.
- Just because we are technically competent in radio communications does not mean that we are necessarily conversant with current RFDS usage.

So re-stating the question:
We have about 6 channels left in the set which we intend to use for RFDS, so we cannot obviously use all the current channels they service. With a leaning to WA-useage, including the CSR, what, in members' experience, would be the best 6 channels to use for daytime use, given that a lot of the RFDS channels get little use these day.
And does anyone still use the RFDS chat channel 2020Khz these days?

Gerry

Gerry
You espouse the higher knowledge than most so why ask a question that only degrades that perception of knowledge as your CLUB be what may should already know that answer but seeing as you are asking.

Ring RFDS on 1800 813 318 or visit at www.flyingdoctor.net/central and while your at it please make a donation you might need them for moire than just information at some time.

Three licenced Clubs in Aus and they all know.
4x4 Radio Club
HF Radio Club
Bush Telegraph

Wheeley

2020 is used mainly for vehicle-to-vehicle comms when reasonably close - but you your aerials may not cover this very low frequency.

Mike