What UHF channel??

[Snaga Wishing I was lost Find all posts View Profile Close Snaga]

Following on from esie's PP sticker sighting... and my sighting of GeoffO on the gateway...

What UHF do most people flick to if they want to reach someone...???
It used to be UHF 11 was the call channel. Is it still 11 or should we make a PradoPoint call channel for those very situations.

[Matt Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt]

Aussie UHF channels.

1-4 Repeater Out Simplex
5- Emergency
6-8 Repeater Out Simplex
9-10 General
11 Call Channel
12-17 General
18 Cavarvan/Motorhome
19-21 General
22-23 Data ONLY
24-30 General
31-34 Repeater IN
35 Emergency
36-38 Repeater IN
39 General
40 Truckies/Road Channel

[D4Dazz Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4Dazz]

Channel 10 is actually put aside for use by 4wdrivers. is catagorised for use by 4wd enthusiasts, clubs, convoys and in National Parks.

You can print out a complete summary at the address below.


D4Dazz.

www.anfwdc.asn.au/documents/CBandHFRadi ... mation.pdf

[McBAIN Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close McBAIN]

if i've got the unit on in the city then 14, if i'm on the highway, then 40, but rarely on as the language can get a bit to colourful for the missus....

[Snaga Wishing I was lost Find all posts View Profile Close Snaga]

So if you spotted a PP sticker in traffic and wanted to say hi.... what channel do you flick too??

That's more the question I'm asking... sorry for the confusion ops:

[Matt Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt]

well..

i doubt you will get a response..

UHF call channels like 40 and 11 are not the sort of thing anyone can leave on in thier car, unless you like to hear people talk about who they had sex with, or what person just cut them off and how they should be killed.

thats my opinion anyway.. I just use the UHF on trips, and switch it on only when i need to get past a heap of trucks or ask where the flash for cash is today.

[LiveFreeAndRoam Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close LiveFreeAndRoam]

I scan a range of frequencies and it is interesting that I only occasionally hear the rogue language... Maybe they are more chilled out here on the Gold Coast 8). When the language does become colourful, I temporarily remove that frequency from the scan.

These are the channels I scan:

3 - Gold Coast Repeater
5 - Emergency
10 - 4WD Enthusiasts
11 - Calling Channel
15 - My priority channel - you can get me here most times
16 with CTCSS - Blocks other conversations (used for family vacationing)
29 - NSW Highway
35 - Emergency
40 - Highway

64 (412.47) - Ambulance Gold Coast
68 (469.15) - Police Gold Coast

I set my priority comms channel to 15 and use a CTCSS tone on 16. I use 16 when I am with the family, which ensures they don't hear other conversations; keeping their ears pure

When travelling, I will try to find any repeaters along the way and add them to my scan list.

LFaR.