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Band usage revisions 400-520 something MHz

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:51 pm
by Danger Mouse
On the ACMA Website, as of today, there is reference to a new discussion paper on this band. It includes the UHF CBRS. see http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311699
Essentially the major change for UHF CB is to add 40 more channels to the CBRS and make them backwards compatable. =D>
Dang! And I had just got me 40 channel CB installed for on highway use!

Re: Band usage revisions 400-520 something MHz

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:17 am
by Comint
Danger Mouse wrote:Essentially the major change for UHF CB is to add 40 more channels to the CBRS and make them backwards compatable. =D>
Actually it only adds 20 more Channels, at 12.5 KHz spacing, interleaved between existing Simplex channels. The Repeater and Telemetry channels remain unchanged.

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Comint

Re: Band usage revisions 400-520 something MHz

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:16 pm
by Fastlane
and isn't really 'backwards compatible' as the channel width for all the 'simplex' channels is changing from 25khz to 12.5khz..

Re: Band usage revisions 400-520 something MHz

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:23 am
by Danger Mouse
When I entered this topic I missed the fact there was an existing thread from 2008 on the same subject started by Raymond999. This latest request from ACMA is the revised discussion from the earlier discussion - if you can follow my twisted logic here...

Re: Band usage revisions 400-520 something MHz

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 7:22 pm
by radiotech
Don't you just wish that they would deliver for once and stop wasting time...

Re: Band usage revisions 400-520 something MHz

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:34 pm
by slipknot
Thats one thing that worried me, im gonna get rid of my radio i think.
ive been waiting a while to see what their decision was on that.

at the time they were accepting feedback for the idea and i put in a vote to try stop it.

but it seems its going ahead.

I dont really care now since i dont talk on CB anymore, i much prefer amateur.