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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 06:05 PM |
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whats better 27 meg cb radio or UHF radio for road trips?
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
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 06:18 PM |
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 its called a mobile phone paul !
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 06:25 PM |
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freakin hardee har pat.. 
hmmm well yeah but that costs money and signal range etc.. cheers all the same pat
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 06:31 PM |
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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.
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 06:34 PM |
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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
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 06:42 PM |
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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!
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 06:49 PM |
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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
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 06:51 PM |
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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 ]
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 06:56 PM |
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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).
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 07:03 PM |
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cool guys...
will get a vehicle mount model 5w i feel the way to go..
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 07:15 PM |
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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.
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 08:29 PM |
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posted by kombibob
don't worry about pat he's going to take a paper cup and some stning
[ Edited on 9-7-06 by kombibob ] [/quote
:Pi have a huge roll of string it will
work as long as we stay in convoy:bounce:bounce
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 08:43 PM |
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yeah you'll have make sure its toight.. like a tiger.. haha 
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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....
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 08:53 PM |
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If You like BIG antennas, here is a pic of Mine....
on top of a 45 foot tower....
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 08:56 PM |
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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
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Radio gear....
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
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 09:02 PM |
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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!
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 09:19 PM |
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posted by Robo
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...
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Yes, My first contacts were with the truckies, and the scales up north.... blue lights etc....
It was best when it was illegal..... lol.....
UHF Sets can use repeaters, which are all over the country
to give You extra range... Your signal is broadcast again from the repeaters....
And they all scan etc.... some have extra channels to listen too.....
Lee
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| posted on July 9th, 2006 at 10:59 PM |
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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
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take this from a person that has to use a 2 way every day.
ANthony
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| posted on July 10th, 2006 at 08:19 PM |
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cheers for your input peeps.. 
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