UHF Channel 18 in Perth
Submitted: Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 13:16
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Alan S (WA)
Over the last few months in have noticed on Channel 18 around
perth that there is a lot of constant talk. From the conversation it appears to be coming from the Mandurah/Bunbury area and at times there has even been overseas people.
I was up toward bullsbrook on the weekend and i was getting repeater tones on channel 18. The tones were spaced norrowly apart, so close that they stopped the radio from scanning.
I can program CH18 out of the scan range but then i miss out on caravaners talk on the road.
Has any one else notice this recent;y?
Alan
Reply By: rowdy31 - Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 16:09
Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 16:09
G'day Alan.
There has been a few link ups done by computer/internet recently which enables you to chat worldwide, but you cannot get the signal everywhere I think.
I'm pretty sure ch18 is one as I can get ch27 so have been able to chat to people over east, uk and nz.
Not to bad for a little black box.
Regards
Rowdy
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Follow Up By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 17:38
Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 17:38
Is that legal ?
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Follow Up By: rowdy31 - Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 18:30
Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 18:30
Hi Kiwi.
Not sure, always heard talk about it and had a listen :)
there are a few different channels around
rowdy
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Follow Up By: Nomadic Navara - Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 22:07
Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 22:07
Although these transmissions do not conform to the intended use of the CB bands they are not illegal.
PeterD
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Reply By: Member - JohnR (Vic) - Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 16:49
Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 16:49
Alan, I wonder with the tones you heard if someone was using ch18 to switch a pump. Quite wrong as ch22, ch23 are set aside for such systems. I can't explain chit chat or migration in Mandurah and Bunbury areas. I live near the Great Ocean Road and hear lots of chatter over summer time.
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Follow Up By: Alan S (WA) - Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 22:50
Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 22:50
No the area is to great, it would extended over a 30-40km length of highway. To long for a small transmitter
Thanks alan
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Reply By: Gone Bush (WA) - Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 18:43
Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 18:43
It's CB over the internet, as mentioned above. There's a bunch of "enthusiasts" in
Perth doing this.
Wish they would find another channel. Might be fun to them but the constant beep is a major PITA.
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Follow Up By: Alan S (WA) - Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 22:54
Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 22:54
Yes the beeping is to frequent it stops the scanning.
By the way, we camped at
trough well a few weeks ago, and your right it is a great spot to stay.
Alan
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Reply By: SteveL - Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 18:49
Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 18:49
It is a system similar to Echolink used on amateur uhf/vhf bands.
There are links in Kalamunda (
Perth) and Bunbury on ch.18 and 26. I have heard stations from the UK,US and New Zealand.
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Follow Up By: Alan S (WA) - Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 22:52
Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 22:52
Steve
Thekalamunda one would be the one i always hear, as i commute out of midland, and it would point towards bullsbrook area.
Alan
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Reply By: Gone Bush (WA) - Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 22:48
Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 22:48
Look at this Thread I posted some months back:
Thread 57936
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Follow Up By: Alan S (WA) - Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 22:57
Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 22:57
I dont have problen with the concept, but the choice of channel is a problem. i thought that CH18 was caravanners. Effectively this is sort of repeating so why not use a repeater channel?
Alan
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Follow Up By: SteveL - Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 23:48
Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 23:48
I think you will find that only licensed repeaters can operate on the repeater channels.
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Follow Up By: Nomadic Navara - Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 00:58
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 00:58
I think you will find it is single frequency operation, (unless they are using modified sets there is no pairing channel for repeater operation.)
PeterD
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Follow Up By: SteveL - Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 18:44
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 18:44
It goes without saying that it is a single frequency because anyone can access it with standard uhf cb and hear the tones back.
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Reply By: HGMonaro - Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 09:48
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 09:48
slightly offtopic, but close enough to not start another thread...
The other week we were heading up the Hume and there was a 'flash for cash' operating. I switched on the UHF to give a few truckies in sight a heads up and Ch40 was a constant unidentifiable 'noise'. Other channels were fine. About 15 or so kms down the road it came good again. As I didn't have the radio on before hand, I don't know if it started the same distance beforehand. Could the 'flash for cash' guys be transmitting 'garbage' to stop people sharing their location?
Nige.
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Follow Up By: Vivid Adventures - Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 19:08
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 19:08
one would think that would be illegal...
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