CB Radio

[Millsy]

Hey all,
i recently got given a pair of massive car cb radios that require a licence... now @ 15 i havn't got the cash to pay for the licence every month... My uncle said that u can get a chip put into these radios to turn them into normal 40 chan UHF's. . . i was wondering if anyone know of any places i can get this done and how much this will set me back.... would be a great help

[dazla]

Mate,

Contact WA CB in Perth, they do all that sort of thing.

[Rusty_Nail]

Im assuming its a commercial radio?
What sort? and how many watts does it output?

I know a few guys down here (mandurah - where I live) that fix radio;s and scanners etc...

Good luck.

[Bill]

Hi all,

I was wondering if there is any Gov. department of some sort that monitors the repeater channels? Because I hear it is illegal to have over 5 watts, but it's quite obvious on channel 8 (Perth) that people have more than 5 watts output.








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[vk6hgr]

Hi all,

I was wondering if there is any Gov. department of some sort that monitors the repeater channels? Because I hear it is illegal to have over 5 watts, but it's quite obvious on channel 8 (Perth) that people have more than 5 watts output.

****having a whinge because I get squashed all the time lol****

It's not just about power. Someone living in the city with even a small handheld will 'squash' someone in the suburbs using 25W. It's not about power output, it's about the signal strength you get into the repeater's receiver.

That was a big reason why I barely use CB anymore and why I got an amateur radio license. On AR, you can actually have a decent conversation with someone and nobody transmits over you.

[Bill]

It's not just about power. Someone living in the city with even a small handheld will 'squash' someone in the suburbs using 25W. It's not about power output, it's about the signal strength you get into the repeater's receiver.

That was a big reason why I barely use CB anymore and why I got an amateur radio license. On AR, you can actually have a decent conversation with someone and nobody transmits over you.
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I'm a waste of time newbie here... whats AR? is that AM?

A friend and I are thinking about getting rid of the UHF and trying AM, I hear you can get out further, but its not as clear as UHF?.

thanks
Bill.

[vk6hgr]

I'm a waste of time newbie here... whats AR? is that AM?

Amateur Radio

http://www.wia.org.au/What%20is%20Amateur%20Radio.php

A friend and I are thinking about getting rid of the UHF and trying AM, I hear you can get out further, but its not as clear as UHF?.

Generally speaking, that's true. However AM relies on the atmosphere to propogate it long distances and the conditions for that are at the lowest at the moment (following the regular 11 year solar cycle). Might as well stick with UHF... or better yet, have a look at www.wia.org.au about the new "Foundation" amateur radio license that will be introduced soon.

[Guest]

Thanks for your input/reply vk6hgr.

[Bill]

the above thanks was from me, did not log in.

[PRC-495]

Hi all,

I was wondering if there is any Gov. department of some sort that monitors the repeater channels? Because I hear it is illegal to have over 5 watts, but it's quite obvious on channel 8 (Perth) that people have more than 5 watts output.

The ACMA Australian Communications and Media Authority are in controll of the UHF CB Band, however these days, they don't monitor it as much as they should. Alot of people break the power restriction laws.






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