27 MHz
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27 MHz
Do many people still use 27MHz CB these days? I used to burn on the old box all the time when I lived in the tropics and still have a few good sets but people a saying that its becoming less and less popular in Australia? Does anyone have anything to say?
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My ex has a 27Mhz he bought second hand from a hire boat guy.... We searched for ages about 2 years ago trying to find one with no luck (except overly priced ones). He still uses it around Rockingham, as the sea rescue there still has the band operational.
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There's 27MHz marine, and 27MHz CB - they're different.Chicky wrote:My ex has a 27Mhz he bought second hand from a hire boat guy.... We searched for ages about 2 years ago trying to find one with no luck (except overly priced ones). He still uses it around Rockingham, as the sea rescue there still has the band operational.
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not the only one chicky I just thought the marine radios's were waterproofed standard 27Mhz radios so I've learnt something.Chicky wrote:Doh... But I knew that... Honest!
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From http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legisla ... cbrsCL.pdf
(For HF except on channels 11 & 16.)Operation of a CB station must only employ:
(a) AM with a transmitter power not exceeding
4 watts pZ with a necessary bandwidth not
exceeding 6 kHz; or
(b) SSB modulation using USB or LSB with a
transmitter power not exceeding 12 watts pX
and with a necessary bandwidth not exceeding
3 kHz.
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what as in terms of uhf? 4watts plus 27mhz yer, i would think thats why its more powerfull , is that what you ment?
ph and yer as of before thats what i ment , am yer its 27 mhz which is why its futher. i guess UHF is more popular cos its got repeaters? is that why?
ph and yer as of before thats what i ment , am yer its 27 mhz which is why its futher. i guess UHF is more popular cos its got repeaters? is that why?
Fastlane wrote:Mind you, output power is higher under Sideband, is it not?WPXZBP wrote:It shouldn't really matter what mode (AM, Sideband) you use. The fact it's 27MHz should mean it travels further.slipknot wrote:becuase its on AM dose that mean it travels over hillls unlike uhf in a strait line?
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Nick wrote:It comes back with the sunspot cycle. But it is nearly impossible to buy a new SSB 27 mHz radio. Appears not as popular with the braindead and you can have a conversation without hearing the in/out word 5 times per sentence. Still no substitute for amateur radio......
whats the in/out word that Nick mentioned? do you have to say that when your talking on AM do you?