Well, got my vehicle and am heading to Sydney from Brisbane to look at and most likely get my future camper trailer. Then back North again.
Is there a channel that the Nomads use in particular. It is a 40 channel.
And what isn the fastest route to the Central Coast where I will be stopping first?
Thanks
Vern
outlaw40 said
03:37 PM Jun 10, 2018
Brisbane to sydney straight downthe freeway .scan channel 29 and 40 for road reports. If you want to chat pick another channel
homealone said
03:54 PM Jun 10, 2018
outlaw40 wrote:
Brisbane to sydney straight downthe freeway .scan channel 29 and 40 for road reports. If you want to chat pick another channel
The A1 I assume.
Thanks
Santa said
04:51 PM Jun 10, 2018
homealone wrote:
outlaw40 wrote:
Brisbane to sydney straight downthe freeway .scan channel 29 and 40 for road reports. If you want to chat pick another channel
The A1 I assume.
Thanks
Channel 18 is the meant to be for RV use homealone, in reality very few caravaners or motor homers bother to use it or respond.
Channel 29 is the Truckies channel on the A1 (thanks KFT) listen in to it you will be alerted to whats going on in the area.
-- Edited by Santa on Sunday 10th of June 2018 06:22:07 PM
KFT said
05:46 PM Jun 10, 2018
Santa wrote:
homealone wrote:
outlaw40 wrote:
Brisbane to sydney straight downthe freeway .scan channel 29 and 40 for road reports. If you want to chat pick another channel
The A1 I assume.
Thanks
Channel 18 is the meant to be for RV use homealone, in reality very few caravaners or motor homers bother to use it or respond.
Channel 40 is the Truckies channel,listen in to it you will be alerted to whats going on in the area.
We use ch 18 when travelling with others but still scan 40 for road info and oversize loads. On the A1 Pacific hwy ch 29 is the "road" channel that truckies use.
Santa said
06:18 PM Jun 10, 2018
KFT wrote:
Santa wrote:
homealone wrote:
outlaw40 wrote:
Brisbane to sydney straight downthe freeway .scan channel 29 and 40 for road reports. If you want to chat pick another channel
The A1 I assume.
Thanks
Channel 18 is the meant to be for RV use homealone, in reality very few caravaners or motor homers bother to use it or respond.
Channel 40 is the Truckies channel,listen in to it you will be alerted to whats going on in the area.
We use ch 18 when travelling with others but still scan 40 for road info and oversize loads. On the A1 Pacific hwy ch 29 is the "road" channel that truckies use.
Thanks KFT, I stand corrected, I thought Ch 40 was the Truckies channel Aust wide, will edit my post.
Santa wrote: Thanks KFT, I stand corrected, I thought Ch 40 was the Truckies channel Aust wide, will edit my post.
CH 40 is the Oz wide channel. The big problem is that there is so much ducting between the New England and Pacific Highways that travellers on one of those highways har travellers on the other. That caused so much confusion amongst truckies that they decided to use CH 29 just on the Pacific Hwy to avoid the confusion.
Rocky's link suggests they also use CH on the Bruce Hwy in Qld. I am not sure of that. I have usually monitored CH 40 on the Bruce and there is plenty of activity, enough to stay there and not try 29.
rockylizard said
10:49 PM Jun 10, 2018
Gday...
Sorry about that ... the PDF I posted was for the 40 channel units. (my bad )
which shows CH 29 477.1250 Simplex Pacific Hwy NSW & Qld, Sydney - Brisbane
You are right Peter, I too thought CH 29 was for northern Pacific Hwy - Sydney to Brisbane ... interesting what is the real answer.
Where's the truckies using CH 29 when ya need em.
Cheers - John
Aus-Kiwi said
11:17 PM Jun 10, 2018
Notice you seem to get what sounds like some drunk bogan swearing their heads off and talking absolute rubbish ! In most cities .
outlaw40 said
05:08 AM Jun 11, 2018
I think what is happening in the case of channel 29 and 40 is that a lot running out of sydney and going further north then brisbane just dont bother changing back to ch40 so you get both channels being used from brisbane north. i scan both channels on the run north from brisbane and both channels get a lot of use.
Dougwe said
08:29 AM Jun 11, 2018
The Pacific Highway continues from NSW over the boarder into QLD to just above the Brisbane Airport area. 29 is still uased through that area to save confusion but goes back to 40 when you start the Bruce Highway. I monitor both anyway but use 40 along the Bruce if needed to call a truck. As for 18, I too have not spoken to many happy campers on it but still monitor it.
Roy E said
05:46 PM Jun 11, 2018
Gidday Vernon (homealone),
If you already have a UHF radio installed, it may be capable of a "triple watch".
When I travel with friends in convoy, we communicate using ch 18.
My radio is set to scan 3 channels when not chatting on one of them; ch 18, 29 and 40 but if I get sick of bad language on ch 40 around city, I set radio to ch 18 (if travelling in convoy) or turn it off..
On the highway or country roads, when I see a big truck coming up behind me, I call him on ch 40 to assist him getting past me if necessary.
Cheers,
Roy.
JA2340 said
07:23 PM Jun 11, 2018
Roy E wrote:
Gidday Vernon (homealone), If you already have a UHF radio installed, it may be capable of a "triple watch". When I travel with friends in convoy, we communicate using ch 18. My radio is set to scan 3 channels when not chatting on one of them; ch 18, 29 and 40 but if I get sick of bad language on ch 40 around city, I set radio to ch 18 (if travelling in convoy) or turn it off.. On the highway or country roads, when I see a big truck coming up behind me, I call him on ch 40 to assist him getting past me if necessary. Cheers, Roy.
This guy has it sorted!
Caravan convoys use 18 for chatting, "Oh, look at this ..." or "where do we stop for lunch?" type stuff.
Truckies (and ALL wide loads) on the Pacific Highway will use 29. The rest of Aus use 40 for this activity. IF you are going anywhere near mine sites, they'll have their own channel that's advised around their sites.
Roadworks of a major kind will also advise their dedicated channel. They cannot stop you using these channels, but you'll not get much other helpful stuff there.
In any city, after school is finished for the day, you'll find all sorts of juvenile idiots pretending they are "all grown up" and swearing (and trying to bait people into responding) - these times, I tend to switch off. I know all the words, have used them on appropriate occasions, but do not believe that these idiots are worth listening to OR responding to.
Well, got my vehicle and am heading to Sydney from Brisbane to look at and most likely get my future camper trailer. Then back North again.
Is there a channel that the Nomads use in particular. It is a 40 channel.
And what isn the fastest route to the Central Coast where I will be stopping first?
Thanks
Vern
The A1 I assume.
Thanks
Channel 18 is the meant to be for RV use homealone, in reality very few caravaners or motor homers bother to use it or respond.
Channel 29 is the Truckies channel on the A1 (thanks KFT) listen in to it you will be alerted to whats going on in the area.
-- Edited by Santa on Sunday 10th of June 2018 06:22:07 PM
We use ch 18 when travelling with others but still scan 40 for road info and oversize loads. On the A1 Pacific hwy ch 29 is the "road" channel that truckies use.
Thanks KFT, I stand corrected, I thought Ch 40 was the Truckies channel Aust wide, will edit my post.
Gday...
Have a gander at the attached PDF.
cheers - John
CH 40 is the Oz wide channel. The big problem is that there is so much ducting between the New England and Pacific Highways that travellers on one of those highways har travellers on the other. That caused so much confusion amongst truckies that they decided to use CH 29 just on the Pacific Hwy to avoid the confusion.
Rocky's link suggests they also use CH on the Bruce Hwy in Qld. I am not sure of that. I have usually monitored CH 40 on the Bruce and there is plenty of activity, enough to stay there and not try 29.
Gday...
Sorry about that ... the PDF I posted was for the 40 channel units. (my bad
)
This is the spread for the 80 channel units - http://uhfcb.com.au/80-Channel-UHF-Information.php
shows 29 for Pacific and Bruce Hwys
This site also has info - http://www.withoutahitch.com.au/travel/uhf-cb-radio-communications-which-channels-australia/
and also shows Ch 29: Road safety channel Pacific Hwy, Pacific Mwy (NSW & QLD).
This site as well - http://radioindustries.com.au/uhf-frequencies.html
showing CH 29 477.1250 Simplex Pacific Hwy (NSW) & Bruce Hwy (Qld) Road Channel
Then there is this site - http://www.australiasomuchtosee.com/uhfchannels.htm
which shows CH 29 477.1250 Simplex Pacific Hwy NSW & Qld, Sydney - Brisbane
You are right Peter, I too thought CH 29 was for northern Pacific Hwy - Sydney to Brisbane ... interesting what is the real answer.
Where's the truckies using CH 29 when ya need em.
Cheers - John
If you already have a UHF radio installed, it may be capable of a "triple watch".
When I travel with friends in convoy, we communicate using ch 18.
My radio is set to scan 3 channels when not chatting on one of them; ch 18, 29 and 40 but if I get sick of bad language on ch 40 around city, I set radio to ch 18 (if travelling in convoy) or turn it off..
On the highway or country roads, when I see a big truck coming up behind me, I call him on ch 40 to assist him getting past me if necessary.
Cheers,
Roy.
This guy has it sorted!
Caravan convoys use 18 for chatting, "Oh, look at this ..." or "where do we stop for lunch?" type stuff.
Truckies (and ALL wide loads) on the Pacific Highway will use 29. The rest of Aus use 40 for this activity. IF you are going anywhere near mine sites, they'll have their own channel that's advised around their sites.
Roadworks of a major kind will also advise their dedicated channel. They cannot stop you using these channels, but you'll not get much other helpful stuff there.
In any city, after school is finished for the day, you'll find all sorts of juvenile idiots pretending they are "all grown up" and swearing (and trying to bait people into responding) - these times, I tend to switch off. I know all the words, have used them on appropriate occasions, but do not believe that these idiots are worth listening to OR responding to.