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Costs for a Private Channel?
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:50 am
by MidKnight123
Hoping someone could give me a run down about getting a private UHF channel, as for the costs.
Its basically only for personal use. Im sick and tired of the idiots that have no life and sit on a repeater channel and talk shit all day while they stuff it up for everyone else. so wondering about the setup of being able to have my own private channel to use.
Re: Costs for a Private Channel?
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:00 pm
by vk6hgr
MidKnight123 wrote:Hoping someone could give me a run down about getting a private UHF channel, as for the costs.
Its basically only for personal use. Im sick and tired of the idiots that have no life and sit on a repeater channel and talk shit all day while they stuff it up for everyone else. so wondering about the setup of being able to have my own private channel to use.
You could lease a "slot" on a commercial community repeater (many people use the repeater but the different lessees can't hear each other) for a couple dollars a month. You'd need to buy/lease commercial two-ways to do it though.
Otherwise, there's always amateur radio
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:39 pm
by MidKnight123
I would prefer to stick to UHF for now, as thats all my mates have. The units i can program to transmit on other frequencys. so where would the best place to look at leasing a slot ?
and what sort coverage would be available, the same as the public repeater?
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:13 pm
by vk6hgr
MidKnight123 wrote:I would prefer to stick to UHF for now, as thats all my mates have. The units i can program to transmit on other frequencys. so where would the best place to look at leasing a slot ?
and what sort coverage would be available, the same as the public repeater?
Depends on the company you lease from. If their repeater is well-sited then you'll get good coverage
I'd give a company like Mobilemasters a call.
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:59 pm
by MidKnight123
thnx for your help,will contact them to ask for advice.
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:31 am
by Bonez
There's a mob in Main st, osborne park also that have their own tower, and the repeater gets quite good coverage all over the metro area.
Sorry not sure of their name off the top of my head, but i've previously used their repeaters and had no problems whatsoever.
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:38 am
by MidKnight123
thanks m8.
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:48 pm
by MidKnight123
the lease cost is just abit more than a few dollars a week, its far too expenise for personal use
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:03 pm
by vk6hgr
MidKnight123 wrote:the lease cost is just abit more than a few dollars a week, its far too expenise for personal use
I wouldn't pay much more for a slot on a community repeater, myself, but I suppose I'm spoilt for choice