HF radio
Submitted: Sunday, Apr 20, 2003 at 21:28
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robbo
Hi everyone
thinking to purchase a
HF radio . We travel regulary in South Australia eg simpson,flinders west coast ect,and usally with a small group. I thought of a Sate phone ( to expensive with high on going costs ).apart for the purchase cost the
HF radio seems to be a better way to go.The unit I have looked at is Barrett 950 HFSSB coupled with Garmin GPS V.
I have also been told that the antenna must be mounted from the rear eg. on the wheel carrier and not on the front bar due to Government reg's ?
Any feed back would be great.
Reply By: Rob - Sunday, Apr 20, 2003 at 22:21
Sunday, Apr 20, 2003 at 22:21
Rear mount - yes. Anything mounted on the vehicle that could
obstruct a driver's vision is banned. That said, we drove around
for a years trip with it mounted on the bull bar - with no problems
from the police. It was in front of the passenger which was rather
distracting for them until we got used to it being there. We saw a few
other vehicles with it on the front. The regulations may vary from state to state.
When you talk about coupling the HF to the GPS - I am not sure
if there are any public networks that will accept GPS fixes over HF
- due to the regulations on particular pieces of the RF spectrum
being used for voice only - not data. The last I heard from VKS737
was that they had applied for the license but had not heard anything.
The situation may have changed in the meantime.
We liked the Barratt - it was interesting to hear the chat at
sched times - although often hectic during the winter peak
travelling times!
Rob
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Follow Up By: lizard - Sunday, Apr 20, 2003 at 23:36
Sunday, Apr 20, 2003 at 23:36
Re rear mounting - the other issue is the antenna and/or mount is not allowed to protrude forward of the bull bar .... this goes for everything , eg, rod holders , spotties etc ....
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