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Old 18-08-2015, 11:43 AM   #31
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Go for a drive to to anywhere that's flat (Outback Qld, Nthn NSW or across the Hay plains.)

I've spent a lot of time driving in these areas and UHF kills 27meg. this is why most Farmers and Bushfire stations use UHF.

27meg on sideband will get some distance, but only if conditions are right.

UHF is ok with the repeaters for distance, take them away they are not much better than the old AM rigs.
Remember repeaters are not every where & I do travel all over Australia to know this.
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Old 18-08-2015, 02:41 PM   #32
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UHF is ok with the repeaters for distance, take them away they are not much better than the old AM rigs.
Remember repeaters are not every where & I do travel all over Australia to know this.
Agreed, but on the flat (think Hay plains, Moree, outback Qld etc) they will cover around a 30km radius
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Old 18-08-2015, 03:06 PM   #33
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Showing my age,posting hear,still have a Uniden president grant 40 chanel u/lsb,not sure where the arial is,just cbf mounting it up in the ute.
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Agreed, but on the flat (think Hay plains, Moree, outback Qld etc) they will cover around a 30km radius
Agree, you be quite surprised how both types (uhf & am/ssb) can work out in the open outback with little or no interference from civilization.
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Agree, you be quite surprised how both types (uhf & am/ssb) can work out in the open outback with little or no interference from civilization.
As I've spent >43 years driving around most of Oz I don't think I'd be that surprised
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Old post I know but 27Mhz CB radios has had resurgence in the last few years, Skip is common now with many contacts interstate and overseas, getting Hawaii & the States most days.
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Old post I know but 27Mhz CB radios has had resurgence in the last few years, Skip is common now with many contacts interstate and overseas, getting Hawaii & the States most days.
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