radio info for my uniden

Don't be surprised if you don't hear a lot of chat bigjohn. I've heard that a lot of truckies have gone back to 27meg CB.... don't know if that's so but there certainly aren't many on 40 when I travel.

Well that can only be a good thing. Let all the swearing take place on 27 megs.

UHF 40 channel is a Citizen's Band Radio. No one or any organisation can claim any specific channel as 'their own'. Groups have 'suggested' certain channels such as 40 or 18 etc however it cannot be enforced - thank goodness.

I was not suggesting that it could be enforced just supplying the generally accepted channel allocations. However there is some channels allocated by law for certain uses and While the rest cannot be enforced if they were it would stop the commercial users and foul language from populating all of the channels on the Citizens band radio, a usage licence would not be such a bad thing.
While this isn't a problem to the same extent out of town in the cities I turn mine off.

See this site:
www.telstat.com.au/channel-use.htm

or this one

http://www.mitsu4wdclubqld.org/Downloads/2005_AUS_UHF_Channel_Allocations.pdf

DIO
So they may be suggested channel useage, but the Law DOES state that when Oversize loads are being moved the truck driver, the pilot/escort driver and any other vehicle involved in the operation must be in radio contact with each other on UHF or HF CBs , the transport industry decided to use Ch 40 uhf and Ch 8 hf many years ago, and damned if I know why they use Ch 29 on the Pacific Hwy or who suggested it , but that's the frequencies we use , So where do all the radio idiots and little kids with bloody hand-helds go on uhf, Ch 40 of course and in the cities we are trying to do our job with all the interferance , Kids should be banned from having 40 channel sets m they don't need it, idiots should be dealt with by the law but the bloody govt's both parties don't give a schitt,The air waves need cleaning up, and yes the 4 letter words need to go from CB radio transmissions, I know there are families and kids listening,
Don't come back at me with stupid excuses because what I have stated is fact .

Doug

Kids - teenagers - are by far the greatest offenders in the area of bad language. They tend to sit on repeater channels and swear all day. Truckies around the cities are foul mouthed too but when you get on the interstate runs where the real truckies are their language is OK.
DIO I think you've got your wires crossed when you say UHF40 is a Citizens Band Radio! UHF 40 is in fact just one of the 40 frequencies in a band allocated to Citizens Band. There is a similar group of 40 frequencies allocated to Citizens Radio in the 27meg area. I hope that explains it for you DIO

I don't think it is only, kids, teenagers & truckies taht use bad language on the radio, I hear plenty in the High Country!

Copied from the official source -http://www.acma.gov.au/WEBWR/consumer_info/fact_sheets/consumer_fact_sheets/fsc20.pdf

"The Citizen Band Radio Service (CBRS) is a twoway, short distance, voice communications service that can be used by any person in Australia. CB
radios provide a cheap and reliable means of communications.

The service operates in two distinct frequency bands—
the high frequency (HF) band (26.965–27.405 MHz)
and the ultra high frequency (UHF) band (476.425–477.400 MHz)."

Anyone can use any frequency with the following exceptions.
"There are specific calling channels in the two CB
bands. Channel 11 (AM – 27.085 MHz) and
channel 16 (SSB – 27.155 MHz) are the calling
channels in the HF band and channel 11 (476.675
MHz) in the UHF band.
Once you have established contact with another
traveller, switch to another channel to continue
talking."

"Data can only be transmitted on UHF
channels 22 (476.950 MHz) and 23 (476.975 MHz),"

"channel 9 (27.065 MHz) in the HF band
and channel 5/35 (476.525/477.275 MHz) in the
UHF band.
These channels are designated as emergency
channels and non-urgent traffic must be confined to
other channels."

"Channels 5 and 35 are dedicated for emergency
communications ONLY."

Mike
Yes I have seen these lists of rules before except yours don't have Ch 40 uhf listed as a Highway or Truck Channel as Ive seen in other lists, all very well to have rules but no one will enforce,

Read this Mike
Site Link

There are two types of CB Frequency usage lists -

A. Frequency Use Regulations issued by the regulator that carry penalties if they are contravened (if they had the resources to enforce them).

B. User agreements put by ACBRO etc that suggests channels for Truckers, Caravanners, 4WDers etc. - the Regulator is even less interested in these agreements !!!

Mike
....a little touch of Gough here eh

So well might be there be there be two types of CB Frequency usage lists .....but there is too many users not using the lists
Stuff the regulators , they're not interested, it don't affect thier work or life,

Doug