I'm Brett and have recently decided to head off and explore Oz and all its wonders. Im travelling alone and looking forward to meeting many of you out there.
I pick up my motorhome this Friday the 9th and very excited about getting it all kitted out. Its a 2007 Jayco Conquest 23'
It has a UHF radio in it and I was wondering is there a specific channel that you all use?
Cheers
Brett
Happywanderer said
05:10 PM Sep 5, 2011
Welcome shogun. Hope you have many happy miles when you get going.
Cruising Granny said
06:09 PM Sep 5, 2011
Hi and welcome Shogun. I hope you enjoy your stay with the Nomads, and I wish you safe and happy travels. Most of us use UHF Channel 40 for call channel and then to Ch 14 or 18 or other to chat. I have a van and I believe motorhomers and vanners chat on different channels. I don't understand why, but that's the way it is out there in the wide open spaces. I find 40 the most useful informative channel to pick up on road works ahead, oversize loads you will need to make room for, and other snippets. You don't always have to talk, but just listening to the radio it's a very valuable tool. I only have a "rubber ducky" aerial, but it gives me up to 8km range, which is enough. It varies depending on the terrain. All the best to you mate. See you out on the road some time.
Esmeralda said
09:59 PM Sep 5, 2011
Hi Shogunn - welcome to the Forum.
blaze said
11:29 PM Sep 5, 2011
another vanner here and I also find channel 40 the best exspecial for talking to the road trains to let them know you are aware they are there. Haave tried to talk to other vanners on 18 but never had a reply. elcome to the forum cheers blaze
jonathan said
07:23 AM Sep 6, 2011
Welcome to the group Brett !
You'll find a mixure of travellers here .. but all here for the same basic reason. My UHF stays on 40 and only bother to change if requested. I dont differentiate between what people travel in .. its the people that are important.
Much of the time though, the UHF is not switched on .. while UHF is the choice of the majority of truckers, many do not have them switched on and others dont even have one. You'll find these are mainly the short distance haulers that probably expect to be home each night .. For this reason, I mainly communicate by my actions and indicators when approached from behind .. point to remember here is, dont expect anyone other than a trucker to understand the message your sending ..
It works for me ..
Jon
spice said
07:32 AM Sep 6, 2011
If you travel the Pacific Highway the trucks use channel 29, rod
jules47 said
07:40 AM Sep 6, 2011
Hi and welcome Shogun
Shogun said
10:56 AM Sep 6, 2011
Thanks for all the advice and I look fwd to meeting a few of you on the roads
Brett
Cruising Granny said
04:04 PM Sep 6, 2011
spice wrote:
If you travel the Pacific Highway the trucks use channel 29, rod
I haven't come across truckies using other channels. What's the reasoning behind using ch 29 when travelling the Pacific?
I am sure I read on another forum years ago that it was due to confusion where other major Highways comes close (CB range) to these highways in northern NSW and beyond.
Mick the Mongrel would be the one to ask.
Cruising Granny said
09:06 PM Sep 6, 2011
Thanks Ron & Shirley. Yes, I'll have a chat to Mick. I thought it would be good to be in ear shot of all that's going on on the highways, but if that's the way they do it I'll have to bear it in mind when I'm on the job in that area. Anyone know of any oversize pilot work going? It's dried up over here, but I'm working on it.
Ma said
09:54 AM Sep 7, 2011
When we travel the Pacific Chris we always swap over to 29 around the Newcastle area. Haven't travelled the Bruce yet so will keep that in mind too.
All other areas seem to use 40.
Vic said
10:07 AM Sep 7, 2011
This previous thread has some info on channels too, see;
Hi all
I'm Brett and have recently decided to head off and explore Oz and all its wonders. Im travelling alone and looking forward to meeting many of you out there.
I pick up my motorhome this Friday the 9th and very excited about getting it all kitted out. Its a 2007 Jayco Conquest 23'
It has a UHF radio in it and I was wondering is there a specific channel that you all use?
Cheers
Brett
Most of us use UHF Channel 40 for call channel and then to Ch 14 or 18 or other to chat.
I have a van and I believe motorhomers and vanners chat on different channels. I don't understand why, but that's the way it is out there in the wide open spaces.
I find 40 the most useful informative channel to pick up on road works ahead, oversize loads you will need to make room for, and other snippets. You don't always have to talk, but just listening to the radio it's a very valuable tool.
I only have a "rubber ducky" aerial, but it gives me up to 8km range, which is enough. It varies depending on the terrain.
All the best to you mate. See you out on the road some time.
Hi Shogunn - welcome to the Forum.
elcome to the forum
cheers
blaze
Welcome to the group Brett !
You'll find a mixure of travellers here .. but all here for the same basic reason. My UHF stays on 40 and only bother to change if requested. I dont differentiate between what people travel in .. its the people that are important.
Much of the time though, the UHF is not switched on .. while UHF is the choice of the majority of truckers, many do not have them switched on and others dont even have one. You'll find these are mainly the short distance haulers that probably expect to be home each night .. For this reason, I mainly communicate by my actions and indicators when approached from behind .. point to remember here is, dont expect anyone other than a trucker to understand the message your sending ..
It works for me ..
Jon
I haven't come across truckies using other channels. What's the reasoning behind using ch 29 when travelling the Pacific?
Welcome Shogun,
What the others said about channels.....
Channel 29 has been an assigned highway/road channel for the Pacific and Bruce highways for many years.
See http://www.uhfcb.com.au/40-Channel-UHF-Infomation.php
I am sure I read on another forum years ago that it was due to confusion where other major Highways comes close (CB range) to these highways in northern NSW and beyond.
Mick the Mongrel would be the one to ask.
I thought it would be good to be in ear shot of all that's going on on the highways, but if that's the way they do it I'll have to bear it in mind when I'm on the job in that area.
Anyone know of any oversize pilot work going? It's dried up over here, but I'm working on it.
When we travel the Pacific Chris we always swap over to 29 around the Newcastle area. Haven't travelled the Bruce yet so will keep that in mind too.
All other areas seem to use 40.
This previous thread has some info on channels too, see;
http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t33190548/what-uhf-and-hf-channel/
-- Edited by Vic on Wednesday 7th of September 2011 10:07:28 AM