2 way radio

bowsie1 · Veteran Member

2 way radio

Happywanderer · The Master

Stay on Ch: 40 at all times, no matter where you are. You will get any warnings of dangers ahead, wideloads etc.

If you did want to chit chat then you would find another channel to do so.

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

If you are off the main roads, 10 is a better channel as it is used by 4WDers and often by National Parks.
Alternatively, we usually use open scan to keep an ear on who is about in remote areas.

Cheers,
Peter

bowsie1 · Veteran Member

Thanks happywandera ill be putting a sticker on back off van tomorrow.

Cheers Bowsie 1

bowsie1 · Veteran Member

Thanks peter n margret

Ill keep that in mind

Cheers Bowsie1

03_Troopy · Guru

Depending on the type you have, you can set up a Group Scan, so the radio will scan over a preset group of channels, or a Priority Scan, which will scan a group also, but give priority to the channel you want to monitor more closely.

eg. Group Scan: ch1 - ch2 - ch3 - ch4 - ch5 - then back to the start at ch1

Priority Scan: ch1 - ch2 - ch1 - ch3 - ch1 - ch4 - ch1 - ch5 - then back to the start where ch1 has been set to the priority channel

-- Edited by 03_Troopy on Tuesday 17th of February 2015 10:44:59 AM

Bruce and Bev · Guru

we stay on Ch 40 - all the truckies and over width loads on that channel and most vanners on it now - they used to be on Ch 18 - the other way is to set your UHF radio to group scan as Troopy suggests

03_Troopy · Guru

Don't forget if you do happen to venture south onto the Pacific Highway (and it's feeder roads), truckies use channel 29 to converse.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Don't forget when moving to other channels that 5 & 35 are emergency channels and in many places are monitored by C.R.E.S.T.

Citizens Radio Emergency Service Team. Please do not "chit chat" on those two channels.