what uhf and hf channel

percy · Veteran Member

what uhf and hf channel

Disco Duck · Guru

Percy.....you should use channel 44 uhf. If you are on the east coast then half frequencies are okay.

West coast people use chaneel 63 but no fractions over there because the Sandgropers are not capable of working it out!!

Hf............?? you mean as in flying doctor stuff??

Disco Duck · Guru

http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=51933&p=3&topicID=33125668

Here you go percy........I was just pulling your leg. I thought one of the do-gooders on here would have come to your rescue by now.

Look at the above link for UHF stuff!!

HF.......I assume you mean CB radio. Truckies use channel 8 on the road.

Let me know if you are after any other hf frequencies!!

Mick themungrel · Senior Member

Percy take no notice of that bloody Duck he's been on the sauce again and I'm still waiting for a brick to slip out of Brickies hand biggrin

Now UHF
On all roads except the pacific highway trucks use channel 40
On the Pacific they use 29 .
By HF I assume you mean the old 27mg cb it is very rarely used by trucks now a days and is really a waste of time buying one .
If you mean RFDS use of HF I have no idea but Im sure some one else here will know .

Wombat 280 · Guru

UHF 18 or 40 The trucks mainly use 40 on the East so it can be colourful to say the least .

If you intend to put your HZ sign on the van make sure you also include your call sign it saves a lot of confusion if you can be clearly identified by the caller, has saved my bacon a couple of times when things are going wrong at the rear end

Vic41 · Senior Member

I borrowed this from a post on another forum, I can't remember which one or the posters name, but it was someone who knew what they were talking about, their words and advice, not mine, see below;

UHF CB Procedure

I'll keep this simple and in laymans terms for those of us that are beginning road travel with a UHF CB...

The UHF Cb comes with 40 FM channels,requires NO licence,and basically has a range varying from 5 to maybe 15 kilometers depending on landscape. The flatter the further you'll talk.

Channel 1 to 8 are known as REPEATER channels,you program the radio for repeaters by going to ch1 then press and hold the DUP button on the front of the radio till it beeps and you'll see DUP in the display.continue this programming through to and including ch8. repeaters give you VAST improvement in range cause repeaters are usually mounted HIGH on a nearby mountain etc. Range through a repeater can EASILY reach 80+kms...

how to tell when you get a repeater...choose a repeater channel,press the mic for a second then let go,no need to speak for the test,After you release the micrphone on a repeater channel you'll hear a "click" in the radio speaker. You'll know its you by trying the repeater again,then the click...

After we get to a town that we're going to stay for a few weeks i ALWAYS run through the repeaters testing which ones are working,so when we sight see i know ive got 80 to 100 KM range on those channels...

heres a link for your computers favourites... Its a location of Australian UHF CB Repeaters.
http://vkham.com/uhfcb.html

look up the location closest to you,use the ch allocated in the list and bobs your uncle...

IF you cant reach the repeater find a better location...
so,if youre travelling with your friend 300 meters in front of you,go to a channel other than 1 to 8 otherwise you'll interfere with long range traffic..

Channel usage::: ch 11 is the CALLING channel if you want to talk to a stranger.
CH 5 is the Emergency channel [in cities] and uses the repeater for longer range emergencies.
CH 10 is 4WD usage
ch18 is the caravan ch
ch20 is the motorhome ch
Ch 29 is pacific highway Truckies [East Coast]CH
ch 40 is the Truckies ch Everywhere

DONT use ch 22 and ch 23 as these are telemetry channels used mostly by farmers to turn on remote water taps to water their stock etc etc,infact the NEW UHF cbs WONT transmit 22 and 23...I SEE theyre selling CB's now with 38Ch's,thats missing ch 22 + ch 23.Dont think i like that idea. If i was stuck and had no one on the cb id PURPOSELY interfere with 22 or 23 untill the farmer came out to see what the trouble was.and hopefully find me too.

using the calling channel [ch 11] if you want to talk to a stranger,put a call out in NORMAL voice in NORMAL english,then IF or ONCE youve got someone you both agree to meet of aclear channel,avoiding the nominated ones above.

Emergencies,in the cities its a simple matter of going to CH 5 ,MAKE sure the DUP is ON,then in plain english call for help,explain your location,if youve got a gps navigator it will display your EXACT position in lat/long so you pass that onto the operator,operrators are volunteers so treat them nicely.
Emergencies in the OUTBACK call ch5 ,if nothing look on ALL 40 chs for someone chatting and break in...

most newer sets comes with scanning,thats the radio checking all 40 channels in less than a second,if it finds activity it STOPS on that channel so you can listen,waits a few seconds then starts scanning again.If you want to stay on a scanned channel simply press the press to talk button ONCE that stops the scanning and you can join in the conversation

OUTBACK Travellers ARE encouraged to travel,if youre NOT talking to someone,by putting your UHF cb on SCAN. Reason is if someone has an emergency and does NOT know the proceedure they might call on any channel.You might be the only one to hear them,if you werent scanning youd completely miss their call.

Now,having said that,USE CAUTION if you hear a distress call,you can usually hear the sense of urgency in their voice if its genuine.if in doubt,respond and say you'll notify police at the next town.Reset your speedo TRIP meter so you can tell police how far back you heard the emergency call.

in the outback truck drivers [ch 40] will ALWAYS respond to you providing you use plain english ,otherwise they might disregard you as a clown.

talking to a truck driver on 40 is easy,get his direction of travel even if it opposite yours. and say "southbound transport can you hear me",he will know by your strong signal you mean him and he will respond,sometimes a few will respond.OR, "west bound transport ,let me know when its safe to come around you",hes higher than you in the truck cab and has a clear view of the road,if he says WAIT,then wait...a simple THANKYOU to him afterwards will keep the relationship between travellers and transport operaters healthy.

Lastly,in Cities [large cities] i recomend you turn the cb OFF unless you really need it. Theres hundreds of ppl on repeaters all abusing each other,swearing,its NO place for family to listen ...trust me

but PLEASE,outback travellers,if youre not already talking then SCAN,someones life might depend on it..

-- Edited by Vic41 on Monday 4th of January 2010 01:08:47 AM

-- Edited by Vic41 on Monday 4th of January 2010 01:10:30 AM

Mick themungrel · Senior Member

Vic41 wrote:

I borrowed this from a post on another forum, I can't remember which one or the posters name, but it was someone who knew what they were talking about, their words and advice, not mine, see below;
UHF CB Procedure
I'll keep this simple and in laymans terms for those of us that are beginning road travel with a UHF CB...

The UHF Cb comes with 40 FM channels,requires NO licence,and basically has a range varying from 5 to maybe 15 kilometers depending on landscape. The flatter the further you'll talk.

Channel 1 to 8 are known as REPEATER channels,you program the radio for repeaters by going to ch1 then press and hold the DUP button on the front of the radio till it beeps and you'll see DUP in the display.continue this programming through to and including ch8. repeaters give you VAST improvement in range cause repeaters are usually mounted HIGH on a nearby mountain etc. Range through a repeater can EASILY reach 80+kms...

how to tell when you get a repeater...choose a repeater channel,press the mic for a second then let go,no need to speak for the test,After you release the micrphone on a repeater channel you'll hear a "click" in the radio speaker. You'll know its you by trying the repeater again,then the click...

After we get to a town that we're going to stay for a few weeks i ALWAYS run through the repeaters testing which ones are working,so when we sight see i know ive got 80 to 100 KM range on those channels...

heres a link for your computers favourites... Its a location of Australian UHF CB Repeaters.
http://vkham.com/uhfcb.html

look up the location closest to you,use the ch allocated in the list and bobs your uncle...

IF you cant reach the repeater find a better location...
so,if youre travelling with your friend 300 meters in front of you,go to a channel other than 1 to 8 otherwise you'll interfere with long range traffic..

Channel usage::: ch 11 is the CALLING channel if you want to talk to a stranger.
CH 5 is the Emergency channel [in cities] and uses the repeater for longer range emergencies.
CH 10 is 4WD usage
ch18 is the caravan ch
ch20 is the motorhome ch
Ch 29 is pacific highway Truckies [East Coast]CH
ch 40 is the Truckies ch Everywhere

DONT use ch 22 and ch 23 as these are telemetry channels used mostly by farmers to turn on remote water taps to water their stock etc etc,infact the NEW UHF cbs WONT transmit 22 and 23...I SEE theyre selling CB's now with 38Ch's,thats missing ch 22 + ch 23.Dont think i like that idea. If i was stuck and had no one on the cb id PURPOSELY interfere with 22 or 23 untill the farmer came out to see what the trouble was.and hopefully find me too.

using the calling channel [ch 11] if you want to talk to a stranger,put a call out in NORMAL voice in NORMAL english,then IF or ONCE youve got someone you both agree to meet of aclear channel,avoiding the nominated ones above.

Emergencies,in the cities its a simple matter of going to CH 5 ,MAKE sure the DUP is ON,then in plain english call for help,explain your location,if youve got a gps navigator it will display your EXACT position in lat/long so you pass that onto the operator,operrators are volunteers so treat them nicely.
Emergencies in the OUTBACK call ch5 ,if nothing look on ALL 40 chs for someone chatting and break in...

most newer sets comes with scanning,thats the radio checking all 40 channels in less than a second,if it finds activity it STOPS on that channel so you can listen,waits a few seconds then starts scanning again.If you want to stay on a scanned channel simply press the press to talk button ONCE that stops the scanning and you can join in the conversation

OUTBACK Travellers ARE encouraged to travel,if youre NOT talking to someone,by putting your UHF cb on SCAN. Reason is if someone has an emergency and does NOT know the proceedure they might call on any channel.You might be the only one to hear them,if you werent scanning youd completely miss their call.

Now,having said that,USE CAUTION if you hear a distress call,you can usually hear the sense of urgency in their voice if its genuine.if in doubt,respond and say you'll notify police at the next town.Reset your speedo TRIP meter so you can tell police how far back you heard the emergency call.

in the outback truck drivers [ch 40] will ALWAYS respond to you providing you use plain english ,otherwise they might disregard you as a clown.

talking to a truck driver on 40 is easy,get his direction of travel even if it opposite yours. and say "southbound transport can you hear me",he will know by your strong signal you mean him and he will respond,sometimes a few will respond.OR, "west bound transport ,let me know when its safe to come around you",hes higher than you in the truck cab and has a clear view of the road,if he says WAIT,then wait...a simple THANKYOU to him afterwards will keep the relationship between travellers and transport operaters healthy.

Lastly,in Cities [large cities] i recomend you turn the cb OFF unless you really need it. Theres hundreds of ppl on repeaters all abusing each other,swearing,its NO place for family to listen ...trust me

but PLEASE,outback travellers,if youre not already talking then SCAN,someones life might depend on it..

-- Edited by Vic41 on Monday 4th of January 2010 01:08:47 AM

-- Edited by Vic41 on Monday 4th of January 2010 01:10:30 AM

Vic there are a couple of things I will correct there .
Channel 5/35 is the emergency channel Australia wide and is mandated by law .
Channel 29 is used by trucks on the Pacific Hwy between Sydney and Brisbane .
I would leave the east coast comment out , there has been a few that misunderstand the esat coast comment to mean the whole of the coast .

jimricho · Guru

The comments above have covered it well. There's more info on an earlier post titled "channels". It's a very recent post so you'll find it if you go back a page or two.

PS: Just checked after I originally posted my comment (hence the edit)....The site mentioned in Disco's post is the one I'm referring to.

-- Edited by jimricho on Monday 4th of January 2010 06:32:51 AM

Smokeydk · Guru

I wont comment as Jim and I covered that thread

Dave

dave06 · Guru

well for what it's worth I scan when out bush, and if something of interest comes up I listen and or join in,

when I come up to another vehicle or I am passed by another vehicle it often has a pair of names and a uhf channel on the back

"bill & Betty uhf ch 16" or whatever, I find we can have a yak that way and if we are agreeable company we arrange to have a cuppa together, we have found a lot of freinds that way, we have also found a lot of silence that way as well nearly all travellers leave the uhf off

I tend not to get too tied up in what channel to use for what, I scan and listen and sometimes strike up a conversation, the uhf has a very limited range, in some cases less than 5 km's, sometimes you will get hundreds but mostly the distance is very limited

I just go with the flow!

Disco Duck · Guru

Mick themungrel wrote:

Percy take no notice of that bloody Duck he's been on the sauce again and I'm still waiting for a brick to slip out of Brickies hand

These sorts of comments, Mungrel, will not reflect well on your assessment!!

Terro · Guru

Mr Duck, have you a cert 4 in assessment?

Terro

Disco Duck · Guru

Hello Sir Terro.............

When it comes to some of them on here........a cert 4 is not enough.!!

I'm rather hoping that Professor Ibbo is gaining the necessary qualifications, as we speak!!

You are keeping a bit quiet lately?? None of the usual Victorian drivel emanating from your posts?? Been busy??

dave06 · Guru

oh the duck is certified or at least he bloody well should be!!

Vic41 · Senior Member

Mick themungrel wrote;
Vic there are a couple of things I will correct there .
Channel 5/35 is the emergency channel Australia wide and is mandated by law .
Channel 29 is used by trucks on the Pacific Hwy between Sydney and Brisbane .
I would leave the east coast comment out , there has been a few that misunderstand the esat coast comment to mean the whole of the coast .

Thanks for pointing that out Mick, appreciated.

Vic41 · Senior Member

jimricho wrote:

The comments above have covered it well. There's more info on an earlier post titled "channels". It's a very recent post so you'll find it if you go back a page or two.

PS: Just checked after I originally posted my comment (hence the edit)....The site mentioned in Disco's post is the one I'm referring to.

-- Edited by jimricho on Monday 4th of January 2010 06:32:51 AM

G'Day Jim, did a search on "chanells" and also went back over similar posts but can't find the one on Channels, are you able to find it and copy the link to it here please, I'd like to keep a copy of it for future reference,

Thanks
Vic

JRH · Guru

Vic41 wrote:

jimricho wrote:

The comments above have covered it well. There's more info on an earlier post titled "channels". It's a very recent post so you'll find it if you go back a page or two.

PS: Just checked after I originally posted my comment (hence the edit)....The site mentioned in Disco's post is the one I'm referring to.

-- Edited by jimricho on Monday 4th of January 2010 06:32:51 AM

G'Day Jim, did a search on "chanells" and also went back over similar posts but can't find the one on Channels, are you able to find it and copy the link to it here please, I'd like to keep a copy of it for future reference,

Thanks
Vic

G'day Vic, below is the link you are after, there are 2 pages, hope it is what you are looking for.

http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=51933&p=3&topicID=33125668

jimricho · Guru

Hi Vic,

just did the search myself and you're right, it doesn't "come up". I think the search engine on this site (I'm referring to "activeboard.com" not "thegreynomads.com.au") is a bit "flaky" (surprise surprise!)

If you copy and paste the link above into your browser address bar it will take you straight to the relevant site. Other posts on this thread and the previous one have covered it very well and in an informative manner so there may not be a lot to add to the information on the earlier threads.

PS: I've put links to this thread and the previous one on the Techies Corner for future reference

-- Edited by jimricho on Tuesday 5th of January 2010 05:22:28 AM

Vic41 · Senior Member

Thanks very much JRH and Jim, much appreciated, I'll copy that as it is more up to date (for my info when using CB etc).

jimricho · Guru

Vic41 wrote:

Thanks very much JRH and Jim, much appreciated, I'll copy that as it is more up to date (for my info when using CB etc).

Wait to you get the bill for my outrageously expensive consultants fee for passing on other peoples advice and claiming as my own wink

Vic41 · Senior Member

Yes.........Plagiarism is a lucrative business.......but then now I know I won't have to pay for it biggrin

(a bit like those Asian DVD's they make on the cheap) !