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by offroada99
Sat Aug 20, 2011 6:36 pm
Forum: Pictures
Topic: [WF] It's the Law
Replies: 3
Views: 2897

Re: [WF] It's the Law

was this is Morley, Near Mt Lawley and the Galleria?
by offroada99
Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:37 am
Forum: Scanners and Receivers
Topic: damn it... again. (please help!)
Replies: 0
Views: 4723

damn it... again. (please help!)

I have an Uniden Bearcat UBC60XLT Scanning Receiver from 1975. The year 1975. It has gone stupid a few times, but i have fixed it. It still has minor problems that I can't fix, but i can work around those. There is now i big problem. When I enter a frequency into the keypad, press "E", the...
by offroada99
Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:59 pm
Forum: Scanners and Receivers
Topic: Please recommend me an antenna
Replies: 8
Views: 10254

Re: Please recommend me an antenna

i (extremely) recommend the antenna i have. Mobile One SCBASE Dipole. it has like 70-80% off at DSE, can be mounted anywhere, good frequency range, low EMR (electro-magnetic radiation) and has a BNC connection. Also, it has 3.5m of coax.
by offroada99
Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:17 pm
Forum: Public Transport
Topic: Charter bus frequencies
Replies: 7
Views: 5592

Re: Charter bus frequencies

Nicholls Coaches (based in Narrogin) just use CB's. channel 6 i think.
by offroada99
Fri Jul 15, 2011 1:12 am
Forum: Aviation band
Topic: West Swan Landing Strip
Replies: 14
Views: 9934

Re: West Swan Landing Strip

I also saw another landing strip on the way in to YPPH the other day, does any body know what this strip is? It is just outside of Yeal http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=-31.468697%C2%B0+115.863810%C2%B0&sll=-31.840222,115.753313&sspn=0.026031,0.036...
by offroada99
Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:30 am
Forum: Aviation band
Topic: West Swan Landing Strip
Replies: 14
Views: 9934

Re: West Swan Landing Strip

It's currently earmaked for housing. is there any land in perth that isnt? True. I live next to a wildlife park, (Whiteman) and that is about 5 clicks away from housing. COS wants to rip all the bush around it, and put that all into housing. LOL i drive by this all the time. I always thought it was...
by offroada99
Fri May 27, 2011 12:43 pm
Forum: WA Police Service
Topic: police car arials/ antennas
Replies: 11
Views: 7377

Re: police car arials/ antennas

What about the large one thats on the back of some vehicles. Also my car has no Antennas, and no it doesn't have a shark fin either... http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/attachments/vy-holden-commodore-2002-2004/51621d1221002785-shark-fin-aerial-dscn0749.jpg the large one on the back, mounted on t...
by offroada99
Fri May 27, 2011 12:37 pm
Forum: WA Police Service
Topic: Speed Camera's
Replies: 63
Views: 78003

Re: Speed Camera's

WPXZBP wrote:Remember... it's a voluntary tax. Choose to speed, and get caught, you pay. Choose not to speed, you don't have to pay. Simple really. :D
speed camera leighway...
by offroada99
Fri May 27, 2011 12:34 pm
Forum: CB Radio
Topic: Where to get a tower or mast?
Replies: 6
Views: 7439

Re: Where to get a tower or mast?

robbage wrote:Have you checked with your council what you can erect? Each council has their own rules.
Do you know anything about the rules for the City of Swan? i've looked over the site but i cannot find any section regarding radios AT ALL! are there any rules? ;)
by offroada99
Mon May 16, 2011 10:01 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Replies: 36
Views: 19524

Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers

These two were in Geraldton last week. Managed to get these pictures while they where filling and they were both in Bunbury yesterday. I remember the numbers while filling them. Here a pic I took of two others refueling after we filled them. Over the course of the day the avgas at Bunbury Airport r...
by offroada99
Sun May 15, 2011 5:37 pm
Forum: Scanning Special Events
Topic: V8 Supercars Trading Post Challenge 29/4-1/5/2011
Replies: 7
Views: 9984

Re: V8 Supercars Trading Post Challenge 29/4-1/5/2011

Nafenn wrote:Im thinking of takin gmy handheld with me,
LOL i took my own, (not so good as it is a ubc68xlt i think and made in the mid 1970's) and i was in the box, and the officials left a simoco transceiver (scanning mode) on the table and told me to use that.
by offroada99
Sun May 15, 2011 5:28 pm
Forum: Scanners and Receivers
Topic: would anyone be able to help in finding this transceiver????
Replies: 11
Views: 7775

Re: would anyone be able to help in finding this transceiver

Blinky wrote:
offroada99 wrote:
vk6hgr wrote:
Only if you have them programmed for transmit.
just wondering, what if they were on a channel frequency? like a CB frequency? lol im only gonna use it for scanning anyway ;)
That would be an expensive CB scanner.
Not JUST for CB scanning!
by offroada99
Sat May 14, 2011 6:57 pm
Forum: Scanners and Receivers
Topic: WHAT SCANNER TO BUY ??? TOTAL NEWBIE I AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5906

Re: WHAT SCANNER TO BUY ??? TOTAL NEWBIE I AM

yorky wrote:Possible not something you'd want to advertise :smt108
LOL! its pretty easy..,
by offroada99
Sat May 14, 2011 6:55 pm
Forum: Scanners and Receivers
Topic: unknown new toy
Replies: 22
Views: 13111

Re: unknown new toy

I guess the obvious question is: are you a licence amateur radio operator? If not, do you want to be? why do I want to be a licensed radio amateur radio operator is it important? Yes, it's important as it's illegal to even own that radio, let alone use it. The federal Radiocommunications Act says: ...