hey all..
my old 27 meg am cb died yesterday and want to know as the title of the thread states pls..
will be usin it for road trips such as valla.. how useful.. hehe :P
cheers for your input
taa paul

its called a mobile phone paul !

freakin hardee har pat..
hmmm well yeah but that costs money and signal range etc.. cheers all the same pat

I'd go a 40 channel UHF. I work as a diesel mechanic and about two out of eighty trucks my boss owns have the old CB. I'd recommend you buy a UHF, as you'll be able to get road condition/traffic information from a fair few truck drivers en route to your destination (Generally Ch. 40)
I use a UHF in my 4WD for those reasons.
It's all a matter of personal preference really.
-Staggers.

cheers staggers..
thats the kind of info im a chasin yeah..
not many peeps have old cbs anymore by the looks of it..
taa h

Yeah you'd be hard pressed to even buy one I reckon!
For about $150 to $250 you'll buy a decent UHF, but you'll also need a pre-tuned arial and co-axial cable... these things add up!
-Staggers.

yep as brenton says buy uhf ,i have 1 in my bus and 1 at home,as i didnt want to use my 27 mhz cb as nobody uses them no more and the uhf is much quieter ,also use channel 29 for the trucks as well between syd and brissie,just scan between the 2

don't worry about pat he's going to take a paper cup and some string

[ Edited on 9-7-06 by kombibob ]

[ Edited on 9-7-06 by kombibob ]

5 Watt UHF (20km range) for $398 At Tandy. Personally, rekon u can get cheaper. but there are good ones out there. (Tis a hand held this one).

cool guys...
will get a vehicle mount model 5w i feel the way to go..

Hand helds are just too bulky most of the time, and when you've got a 'dash-mount' already you'd be best to stay that way I reckon.
Definately be able to buy one for less than $398.
-Staggers.

yeah you'll have make sure its toight.. like a tiger.. haha

Yes a mobile UHF Radio with a high gain antenna will beat any hand held......

With a hand held Radio, You have no actual ground plane for the antenna....
and the handheld antennas aren't much chop anyway...
they are a compromise....

Lee

If You like BIG antennas, here is a pic of Mine....
on top of a 45 foot tower....

Lee

Dick Smith have the Uniden 012 for $318, with a hand-held thrown in for free (what they're worth), on special at the moment.

For an overview, see:
http://www.aussiekombicampers.com/projects_rec.shtml 

hth

Here are My Radios....
I do have a VHF hand held which is rarely used in Scone..
but I do use it in cities which have repeaters...

PS.. all these Radios cost more than $398 each... lol...:P:P

Lee

He He
I still have a 27 meg, but never use it anymore, the UHF is the in thing now! I sort of miss all that old crappy jargon we use to use in the 70's, I wonder if anyone has one of those Dick Smith CB Jargon books hiding in a back room cupbord? My set is just a dash ornament now. Im too lazy to take it out! I spose ill have to fork out and get a UHF. I can still remember the signals (hand during the day and cab light at night) we used to use to warn oncomming fellow truckies about hiding highway patrol or mobile scaleys before 27 meg CB radio came onto the market!
Rob...

yeah UHF is definately the way to go ,spending the extra money on a betterone will definately reep benefits in the long run. clearer, more REAL range .etc

take this from a person that has to use a 2 way every day.


ANthony

cheers for your input peeps..