Which UHF Channel to use
Submitted: Monday, Dec 01, 2008 at 23:58
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richard
I am on a role - I have already asked one question tonight and got some good answers so thought I would go for two.
I was wandering if there is a standard UHF channel to cater for this scenario.
While traveling fire
trails you often go up/down some you hope that you don't run into some one coming in the opposite direction. It would be good if you could advertise over the UHF that you were.
So I was wandering if there is a standard channel people should use to to advertise they are coming up or down. If not it sure would be useful if there was. It isn't 100% but better than nothing.
Perhaps in some
places we could put up signs (like Please use channel xx before taking track) but can't do that every where and sort of spoils the place a bit as you can grantee some nutter will deface it or change it.
Richard
Reply By: Muddy doe (SA) - Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 00:06
Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 00:06
The most common ones that I know of are:
10 for 4WDer's
18 for caravanners
40 for Trucks and open highway work
Cheers
Muddy
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Follow Up By: Member - Warfer (VIC) - Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 06:06
Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 06:06
We better tell him the channels not to use too !
5 and 35 is for Emergency channel only.
1 and 8 is repeater channels for better range using towers.
What i did when first learning is print out an A4 sheet and laminite it and kept in the 4wd..still hav it there actually..
cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Warfer (VIC) - Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 07:03
Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 07:03
Heres a little more info !
Here
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Reply By: Member - Dennis P (Scotland) - Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 03:23
Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 03:23
Another point is to use the 'scan' feature on your set, at least that will tell you if there are others in the area. Of course, that only works if they are transmitting at the time, lol.
Failing all that, just drive to suit the conditions and you won't have any nasty surprises.
Cheers,
Dennis
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Reply By: Motherhen - Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 12:54
Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 12:54
Hi Richard
We travel on 40, the open road channel. We have a big 40 on the back and front of the caravan. This way we can keep in touch with what is happening by hearing the truckies. It is also the channel used when moving large farm machinery in agricultural areas. We can talk to truckies instantly before overtaking, or they can call us when wanting to overtake (they usually don't initiate). Channel 18 seems to be used by caravanners travelling in convoy to chatter on. Scanning was on no benefit, so we just stay on 40.
I don't know about fire
trails - i thought they weren't open to the general public. Those authorised to use them would know their local channel. Check with the people who use them before entering.
We are in the SW of WA and there is an accepted fire channel (which i can't recall at the moment). We found it useless when trying to find out what was happening during a fire which burnt out half of our Shire in late 2004.
In areas which specify a channel to announce on dunes, of course we always change to that channel.
Motherhen
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Follow Up By: Holden4th - Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 19:12
Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 19:12
I don't agree about scanning being of no benefit. Many truckies now use 39 because of the dickbrains who inhabit 40. However, once you are out of the populated areas scanning is a real bonus because the dickbrains don't go out there. I'm happy to pick up any info I can while travelling so scan is a must.
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Reply By: Shaker - Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 13:58
Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 13:58
Unfortunately, due to the 'bogan' element,
mine is switched off most of the time!
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Follow Up By: madcow - Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 14:16
Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 14:16
Every Trip to
Melbourne confirms that!
We are lucky enough in the country to not have that problem. Ch. 15 is monitored by the emergency
services around Mt Bueaty. As a club up here we use Ch.9. the Simpson is recommended Ch10 for the same reasons you are concerned about.
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Reply By: Volvo driver - Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 19:03
Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 19:03
it's better not to rely on other 4wder's having their uhf's on all the time in steep mountains, some don't even have one,
l don't have it on at all when by myself,
cheers
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Reply By: richard - Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 21:30
Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 at 21:30
On a recent trip to
broken Hill a mate and I were chatting - tryiing to find something when some one dropped in and gave us directions.
It happened a couple of times and was a very pleasant surprise.
Richard
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Reply By: Member - Warfer (VIC) - Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 21:47
Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 21:47
I just cannot believe the amount of retards talking on channel 5 and being told to get off its for emergencies only and then keep talking on it..
Cheers
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Reply By: Robin Miller - Thursday, Dec 04, 2008 at 07:53
Thursday, Dec 04, 2008 at 07:53
Interesting the different
views on this.
On the street, so to speak, I believe ch15 is still main use channel.
(once used to be the main 4wd channel)
But like others we always have a secondary handheld mounted in a phoneholder for use on other channels as required
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