UHF frequencies.
Submitted: Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 04:09
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Member - Gertjan R (Int)
Hi there,
Can anyone point me in the direction of the actual UHF frequencies used in Australia? (not the channel numbers, their just sort of "shortcuts").I can buy a UHF set here in Europe, but before I do I want to make sure that the frequencies match. (that might come in handy, wouldn't it?)
TIA.
Gertjan.
Reply By: Member - Gertjan R (Int) - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 04:19
Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 04:19
Oeps,
Probably already found it. (on this site) ;-) Anyway, don't know how to withdraw a post, so.. sorry.
Gertjan.
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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 07:36
Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 07:36
You can't.....
For others that may ask a similar question in the future, and/or use the seach facility, as
well as closing this question (nothing like searching for an answer only to find the question only), the answer can be found in the
UHF Radio article in the Communications Section.
A brief snippet from the article:
"This system utilises 40 channels in the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) range, which covers 476.425MHz to 477.400MHz.
Andrew
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Follow Up By: Member - Gecko (WA) - Sunday, Jul 01, 2007 at 10:16
Sunday, Jul 01, 2007 at 10:16
Hey Gertjan I know this is completely of topic but I just noticed your sig... we must use the same navigator :)
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Reply By: Member - Mike DID - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 08:52
Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 08:52
The UHF CB frequencies that are used in Australia are used in New Zealand but nowhere else in the world.
If you import a radio that operates on different frequencies e.g. US FRS or GMRS and used it without obtaining a specific licence for it, you will be guilty of a serious offence. If you use it without a licence you could interefere with emergency
services.
They would be pretty useless as you would not be able to contact other travellers.
If you bought a UHF set overseas and programmed it for the Aussie CB frequencies you would still be technically breaching the regulations because the set most probably wouldn't be type-approved for use on the CB frequencies.
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Follow Up By: obee - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 09:04
Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 09:04
I heard a professor of something going on about how the world is being taken over by 'managers' who sit around in offices making up rules to justify their jobs. There are some useless rules like the expensive but inadequate skippers ticket and rules about radios that no one does anything about anyway. I reckon health and safety and insurers are responsible for much expense to consumers that in many cases is over frivolous rules.
I think the maxim, 'some rules were meant to be broken' applys here.
Owen
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Follow Up By: Member - Mike DID - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 09:11
Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 09:11
How would you feel if one your family had a medical emergency but the
ambulance got there too late because their radios didn't work - then the investigation found out that someone else had faulty equipment interfering with the
ambulance radios.
You take it for granted that radio
services in Australia work with minimal interference - but this is only due to firm management by the Spectrum Management Agency of a shared resource - the radio spectrum.
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Follow Up By: obee - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 20:25
Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 20:25
Firm management by the spectrum management authority has resulted in the cb band being dominated by businesses who are "seriously offending" against the law.
Sorry about the risk of equipment interfering with the
ambulance radios but I have more likely things to worry about like the sky falling in. Have a look at adjacent spectrum and wonder how anything near the band could be seriously affected with five watts. Not even a chance of harmonics getting further than the front bumper. I suspect you are studying for amatuer licence. Good luck and enough from me.
Owen
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Follow Up By: Mick - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 22:16
Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 22:16
Well said obee.
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Reply By: Member - Gertjan R (Int) - Sunday, Jul 01, 2007 at 17:42
Sunday, Jul 01, 2007 at 17:42
It was (is) never been my intention to buy anything other than a UHF set transmitting and recieving according the CB frequencies used in Australia. The sole reason to buy it here at home is that I can make the taxman believe I need it for my work.
It just a matter of economics, dig?
Regards,
Gertjan.
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