It's 05 Dec 99  02:09,
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discussion of [cb-australia] RFDS frequencies

  ja> It would be nice to think so.

  ja> Can I ask why a mailing list was chosen for this subject matter.
  ja> Would it not be just as easy to form aus.radio.cb ?
  ja> Just a thought.

No, a mailing list is much easier to setup, and also it's a good way to
test the waters.  With a newsgroup, you have to go through a formalised
"request for discussion" (RFD) then a "call for votes" (CFV) and then
hopefully it gets passed, otherwise it won't propagate through USENET,
and may get killed if auto created somewhere.

If this list gains a huge following, well then it'll be worth going for
the newsgroup. :-)

Otherwise we can enjoy out little group of like minded people. :-)

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> I hope the files area becomes a collection of useful
> resources like this one. :-)

It would be nice to think so.

Can I ask why a mailing list was chosen for this subject matter.
Would it not be just as easy to form aus.radio.cb ?
Just a thought.

It's 04 Dec 99  00:12,
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  ja> The 2 acrobat files are now in community files section at Onelist
  ja> go to http://www.onelist.com/community/cb-australia to view them.

OK, thanks.  I hope the files area becomes a collection of useful
resources like this one. :-)

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The 2 acrobat files are now in community files section at Onelist
go to http://www.onelist.com/community/cb-australia to view them.

cheers all.
Jack

It's 03 Dec 99  18:39,
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  ja> I have sent Greg some info direct.
  ja> Unfortunatly I cant post it here as its in an acrobat file.

There are two things you could do...

1.  Try making text excerpts.

2.  Upload the files to the community (cb-australia) files area at
onelist.com.

You'll find the files area as a link from the following URL:

  ja> Shortcut URL to this page:
  ja> http://www.onelist.com/community/cb-australia



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I have sent Greg some info direct.
Unfortunatly I cant post it here as its in an acrobat file.

ttfn
Jack

Can't help you at this stage, but if you do find out the info, it might be
worth posting here for the interest of others.

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> From: "Gregory Towells" <vk2gjt@...>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I'm interested in monitoring RFDS channels.   Does anyone have a
> listing of these frequencies sorted into their channels, uses (School
> of the Air, etc) and what frequency is from where.
>
> I know that there are dozens of these, but just the main ones of
> interest or whatever would be good.
>
> My kids are getting hooked on listening to outback kids in their
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Hello all,

I'm interested in monitoring RFDS channels.   Does anyone have a
listing of these frequencies sorted into their channels, uses (School
of the Air, etc) and what frequency is from where.

I know that there are dozens of these, but just the main ones of
interest or whatever would be good.

My kids are getting hooked on listening to outback kids in their
classrooms over the air.

Thanks,


Greg Towells

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Canowindra, NSW, Australia

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The last two nights (Sun 28/11 and Mon 29/11) were very good for VHF/UHF
propagation between Melbourne and northern Tasmania.  As I was tied up on 2m
SSB, I didn;t get a chance to see how UHF was performing, but judging by
what I saw on 144 MHz, I'd be surprised if no one managed to get UHF across
Bass Strait on these nights.  Other amateurs reported good results on 432
MHz, just "down the road" from the CB band (477 MHz).

So, anyone have anything to report from the recent weather patterns?

Testing, please ignore

> From: "Jack" <jack.axl@...>

> A few good contacts is better than a load of "rubbish".

Quite true. :-)

> Yeah, go on. To those who werent on earlier, I live in the UK
> but I'm moving
> to Coffs Harbour NSW next year. I'd like to hear from any
> CBers in aus.

Hopefully they'll drop their mic (keyboard? :) shyness and join us. :-)

> I'm in the city, so there's a higher general "rubbish level".  However, it
> seems the Internet has thinned out the ranks of the CBers, and a lot of
the
> kiddies are now surfing or playing online gmes.  The 2 CB bands can be
> quiet, even in the city.  Good time to spend more time on CB. :-)

A few good contacts is better than a load of "rubbish".

> So far, only in a couple of aus.radio newsgroups.  There are other people
(I
> did see the notifications from onelist), but they seem to be sandbagging.
> :-)
>
> Hey, anyone else want to join in? :-)

Yeah, go on. To those who werent on earlier, I live in the UK but I'm moving
to Coffs Harbour NSW next year. I'd like to hear from any CBers in aus.
cheers
Jack

> From: "Jack" <jack.axl@...>

> I enjoy 10m FM mobile working, it can be very interesting
> when the skip is
> on.

I don't have a box for this band, unfortunately, so I'm limited to either
using the scanner for Rx only, or the 70cm gateway.  Still, it can be an
interesting band.

> I'm familiar with that :-) But try listening to it on FM,
> squawking with
> crackle added.

Hehe, not something regularly experienced here (well, except for during the
odd dogpile on the new SUNSAT satellite. :)

> I live in a sparsly populated rural area at the mo, so dont
> really have much
> agro. 90% of traffic is truckers though.

I'm in the city, so there's a higher general "rubbish level".  However, it
seems the Internet has thinned out the ranks of the CBers, and a lot of the
kiddies are now surfing or playing online gmes.  The 2 CB bands can be
quiet, even in the city.  Good time to spend more time on CB. :-)

>
> I dont know where this list has been advertised, but are we
> the only two on
> here?

So far, only in a couple of aus.radio newsgroups.  There are other people (I
did see the notifications from onelist), but they seem to be sandbagging.
:-)

Hey, anyone else want to join in? :-)

> Unfortunately, due to various constraints, that link was temporary. :-(
> It did work well, and we had 70cm here linked to 2m in Perth when it was
> activated.  The normal state of affairs is the gateway is from 10m to
> 70cm, so the Perth people usually have to have 10m FM.

I enjoy 10m FM mobile working, it can be very interesting when the skip is
on.

> Oh, AM isn't bad, the downsides are that it has a "distant" quality,
> especially on really weak signals, and when the bands are open, the AM
> channels are a mass of squawking heterodynes. :-)

I'm familiar with that :-) But try listening to it on FM, squawking with
crackle added.

> Much the same here, but fortunately, we have a lot of areas with low
> population density. :-)

I live in a sparsly populated rural area at the mo, so dont really have much
agro. 90% of traffic is truckers though.

I dont know where this list has been advertised, but are we the only two on
here?

It's 22 Nov 99  19:17,
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discussion of [cb-australia] hi

  > I've had fun via the local 70cm - 10FM gateway.

  ja> I'd heard about the Victoria to WA 10m link, sounds like a good idea.
  ja> We dont have anything like that, we are only just starting to link 2m
  ja> and 70cms.

Unfortunately, due to various constraints, that link was temporary. :-(
It did work well, and we had 70cm here linked to 2m in Perth when it was
activated.  The normal state of affairs is the gateway is from 10m to
70cm, so the Perth people usually have to have 10m FM.

  > Eww, that makes things a bit crook.


  ja> A bit crook? wos that? Considering we speak the same language, there a
  ja> lot of words which dont translate:-)

Sorry about the slang.  Crook = no good. :-)

  > Here, the AM ops tend to stick to
  > the lower channels and SSB to the higher channels.  AM above about channel
  > 20o is pretty much frowned upon here.

  ja> Sounds good. Its a free for all over the whole of europe. No plan at
  ja> all. It makes for difficult listening.

It would.  We don't have a formal band plan here (except for call,
emergency and trucking channels), just the conventions that have been
established over the years.

  > I would have preferred FM in lieu of AM (for the purposes AM is used for),
  > and keep SSB for the longer haul stuff.

  ja> FM is a better mode than AM, but after all the white noise I'm
  ja> actually looking forward to get back to AM. We used the AM US system
  ja> here before FM was legalised and I'm qquite fond of the mode, maybe
  ja> just rose tinted specs though.

Oh, AM isn't bad, the downsides are that it has a "distant" quality,
especially on really weak signals, and when the bands are open, the AM
channels are a mass of squawking heterodynes. :-)

  > On UHF, yes, vertically.  3 elements, that's a baby! Even my portable Yagi
  > is 6 or 7 elements. :-)

  ja> It'll do for a start, and its free:-)

True. :-)

  >
  > 27 MHz ops typically run a 3 element horizontal (for mechanical reasons!)
  > beam, though you can buy up to 5 elemets, or delta loops.

  ja> I have had a 4 ele yagi, which gave me great results all over the
  ja> world. We are restricted to 5/8th verticals here though. But the
  ja> authorities dont care what goes on, so CB is rife with abuse:-(

Much the same here, but fortunately, we have a lot of areas with low
population density. :-)

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> I've had fun via the local 70cm - 10FM gateway.

I'd heard about the Victoria to WA 10m link, sounds like a good idea. We
dont have anything like that, we are only just starting to link 2m and
70cms.

> Eww, that makes things a bit crook.


A bit crook? wos that? Considering we speak the same language, there a lot
of words which dont translate:-)

> Here, the AM ops tend to stick to
> the lower channels and SSB to the higher channels.  AM above about channel
> 20o is pretty much frowned upon here.

Sounds good. Its a free for all over the whole of europe. No plan at all. It
makes for difficult listening.

> I would have preferred FM in lieu of AM (for the purposes AM is used for),
> and keep SSB for the longer haul stuff.

FM is a better mode than AM, but after all the white noise I'm actually
looking forward to get back to AM. We used the AM US system here before FM
was legalised and I'm qquite fond of the mode, maybe just rose tinted specs
though.

> On UHF, yes, vertically.  3 elements, that's a baby! Even my portable Yagi
> is 6 or 7 elements. :-)

It'll do for a start, and its free:-)

>
> 27 MHz ops typically run a 3 element horizontal (for mechanical reasons!)
> beam, though you can buy up to 5 elemets, or delta loops.

I have had a 4 ele yagi, which gave me great results all over the world. We
are restricted to 5/8th verticals here though. But the authorities dont care
what goes on, so CB is rife with abuse:-(

tatafernoo
Jack

> From: "Jack" <jack.axl@...>
>
> > Hmm, depends what you want to achieve.  10m FM works well
> here when the
> > conditions are right.
>
> 10m FM is one of my favourtie bands, and works well cos its
> well organised,

I've had fun via the local 70cm - 10FM gateway.  Earlier this year, it was a
daily trip into Perth from Melbourne.  All good stuff...  Also used to hear
the news broadcasts from Perth on a daily basis too.  In the last 6 months,
propagation seems to have fallen off a bit on 10FM...  Now have to resort to
satellites to get through to Perth (since I haven't got any HF gear
running)...

> SSB stays where it should. Our main CB band runs from 27.60125 to
> 27.99125mhz. When skip is running (ie for the next few years) SSB
> interference makes the band unusable.

Eww, that makes things a bit crook. :-(  Here, the AM ops tend to stick to
the lower channels and SSB to the higher channels.  AM above about channel
20o is pretty much frowned upon here.  Being only one country helps too,
though we can cop Indonesian rubbish from 27 MHz right through to the top
end of 10m. :-(  Being so far south (Melbourne), that's less of a problem
than for those in Darwin and the top end of Queensland and WA.

> Your system looks much better.

I would have preferred FM in lieu of AM (for the purposes AM is used for),
and keep SSB for the longer haul stuff.

>> Any info you could pass this way would be much appreciatted. I'll most
> likely end up joining them.

I'll have to read back through my mags. :-)

> Good stuff. I'm glad they are legal, cos I would have been
> terribly tempted
> to use one anyway:-) Best bring a rotator with me.

Or buy one here. :-)  I used to use a pair of 11 element beams stacked on
UHF.  Typical simplex range was 50 - 100 km, without any enhanced
propagation (and a 3,000 foot mountain partially obsctructing the direct
path to most other stations).

BTW, if you really want fun, beams are legal on 27 MHz too.  Technically,
international CB operations are illegal here, though this point has been
debated in recent years.  Many people do work overseas DX, and I doubt you'd
have any hassles, as long as your gear was stock standard.  For local work,
a couple of stations over 100km apart used to have regular morning skeds on
27 MHz, and got S9 signals beam to beam.

>
> > Both, some people make their own beams, can scale 70cm
> amateur designs.
> > Other people buy theirs from a shop.  There are several
> models available
> > in CB shops.
>
> What sort of cost is involved, I might start knocking one up
> now so I'll be

Hmm, around $100 (give or take) for a bought beam.  Home brewing is quite
cheap, $40 or so in materials should see a decent beam.  Stacking beams is
also popular, with 2x 11 elemts or 2x14 elements being the most popular
configurations (I used to run 2x11).

> ready. In fact I've just spotted a 3 ele yagi for the PMR band (about
> 460mhz) in the spare antenna heap as I'm typing. I take it
> you run yagis
> vertically??

On UHF, yes, vertically.  3 elements, that's a baby! Even my portable Yagi
is 6 or 7 elements. :-)

27 MHz ops typically run a 3 element horizontal (for mechanical reasons!)
beam, though you can buy up to 5 elemets, or delta loops.

> Hmm, depends what you want to achieve.  10m FM works well here when the
> conditions are right.

10m FM is one of my favourtie bands, and works well cos its well organised,
SSB stays where it should. Our main CB band runs from 27.60125 to
27.99125mhz. When skip is running (ie for the next few years) SSB
interference makes the band unusable.
Your system looks much better.

[re: acbro]
> We do.  I'm not sure about a web page, and I believe I read something
> about a key person in the organisation recently passed away.  Not 100%
> sure..

Any info you could pass this way would be much appreciatted. I'll most
likely end up joining them.

>  ja> So you guys use beams.
>  ja> Is that legit?
>
> Yes and yes.  There are no limits on what antenna one can use (except
> council planning laws :) ), unless you cause TVI.

Good stuff. I'm glad they are legal, cos I would have been terribly tempted
to use one anyway:-) Best bring a rotator with me.

> Both, some people make their own beams, can scale 70cm amateur designs.
> Other people buy theirs from a shop.  There are several models available
> in CB shops.

What sort of cost is involved, I might start knocking one up now so I'll be
ready. In fact I've just spotted a 3 ele yagi for the PMR band (about
460mhz) in the spare antenna heap as I'm typing. I take it you run yagis
vertically??

cheers
Jack

It's 21 Nov 99  19:04,
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discussion of [cb-australia] hi

  ja> Looks good. We have 2 remaining bands of 40 channels, both on 27mhz
  ja> and both FM only. Exactly the wrong place for an FM rig in my opinion.

Hmm, depends what you want to achieve.  10m FM works well here when the
conditions are right.  We have AM and SSB down here on 27 MHz, identical
setup to the Americans.

  ja> Great stuff, I'm licensed as well (equivelent to your unrestricted
  ja> ticket) so have used the v/uhf bands. An unexpected lift is nice to
  ja> brighten up your day:-)

Sure does. :-) I've had a lot of fun oh uhf cb. :-)

  > .  However, UHF gets really patchy in
  > hilly areas, so don't buy a house in a valley. :-)

  ja> I told my wife that, but I dont know if she believes me. My house here
  ja> is 400 feet above sea level with a clear view out to sea. The coverage
  ja> is brill, so I dont think I'm going to beat it.

You'll have to check the spot before signing any contracts! :-)

  > Same here.  Usually only an hours drive from the major cities, and
  > you've left 99% of the UHF ratbags behind. :-)

  ja> Good, so Coffs might have a fighting chance.

It could be good there.  I've never spent any time in Coffs (except for
passing through in a train at some ungodly hour more than 10 years ago!
:) )

  > Pity about your 934 MHz system, your govt seemed to have made it hard,
  > even when our example of a UHF CB system was available for them to look
  > at.

  ja> There is a growing movement to lobby to gov for another allocation. I
  ja> dont fancy their chances much, but we cant give up. I was involved with
  ja> the British Citizens Band Confederation for a while. I was an area rep
  ja> and a committee member, but the group didn't have enough weight to
  ja> influence to gov to much.

Well, if you do, might be worth trying for 477 MHz. :-)  Easier to get
gear, since Aust spec gear is already out there.

  ja> I believe you have the ACBRO, what do they do? Do they have a web
  ja> site?

We do.  I'm not sure about a web page, and I believe I read something
about a key person in the organisation recently passed away.  Not 100%
sure..

Other than a regular column in one of the radio mags here, I don't know
a lot about them.

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It's 21 Nov 99  19:43,
We'll return to jack.axl@... and All's
discussion of [cb-australia] hi

  ja> So you guys use beams.
  ja> Is that legit?

Yes and yes.  There are no limits on what antenna one can use (except
council planning laws :) ), unless you cause TVI.

  ja> Are they home made or shop bought?

Both, some people make their own beams, can scale 70cm amateur designs.
Other people buy theirs from a shop.  There are several models available
in CB shops.

  ja> Whilst we are on the subject, what is the acceptable second hand
  ja> market prices of 27 and 477meg CB gear?

Hmm, not really sure myself, depends on what it is.  Haven't bought CB
gear for a while myself.

  ja> I used to deal in CB equipment ere, but the markets will be very
  ja> different.

And they change over time...  been years since I bought or sold
anything. :)

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> local repeater clobbered everything else and was on the same beam
> heading as the weaker signal.

So you guys use beams.
Is that legit?
Are they home made or shop bought?

Whilst we are on the subject, what is the acceptable second hand market
prices of 27 and 477meg CB gear?
I used to deal in CB equipment ere, but the markets will be very different.

cheers

>
> For local work, you can't beat UHF, with its FM audio, repeaters and low
> band noise.

Looks good. We have 2 remaining bands of 40 channels, both on 27mhz and both
FM only. Exactly the wrong place for an FM rig in my opinion.

> A 500 km haul from Woodend to a repeater just out of Mildura (and the
> radio only put out 2 watts).  On the same day, I worked the Barossa
> Valley (800km away) on 2 metres simplex.

Great stuff, I'm licensed as well (equivelent to your unrestricted ticket)
so have used the v/uhf bands. An unexpected lift is nice to brighten up your
day:-)

> .  However, UHF gets really patchy in
> hilly areas, so don't buy a house in a valley. :-)

I told my wife that, but I dont know if she believes me. My house here is
400 feet above sea level with a clear view out to sea. The coverage is
brill, so I dont think I'm going to beat it.

> Same here.  Usually only an hours drive from the major cities, and
> you've left 99% of the UHF ratbags behind. :-)

Good, so Coffs might have a fighting chance.

> Pity about your 934 MHz system, your govt seemed to have made it hard,
> even when our example of a UHF CB system was available for them to look
> at.

There is a growing movement to lobby to gov for another allocation. I dont
fancy their chances much, but we cant give up. I was involved with the
British Citizens Band Confederation for a while. I was an area rep and a
committee member, but the group didn't have enough weight to influence to
gov to much.
I believe you have the ACBRO, what do they do? Do they have a web site?

cheers
Jack

It's 20 Nov 99  23:09,
We'll return to jack.axl@... and All's
discussion of [cb-australia] hi

  > UHF CB here is quite good.

  ja> I've been doing my homework and found out quite a bit about 477 CB. It
  ja> looks an excellent system and far better than 27megs for local working.
  ja> I'm looking forward to getting a go with it.

For local work, you can't beat UHF, with its FM audio, repeaters and low
band noise.  And "local work" can mean 20-100km simplex a bit further
with the help of a repeater.  During the summer, DX openings occur, due
to weather conditions, which can increase the range to several hundred
km.  My best UHF contacts include:

A 500 km haul from Woodend to a repeater just out of Mildura (and the
radio only put out 2 watts).  On the same day, I worked the Barossa
Valley (800km away) on 2 metres simplex.

Hearing a station in Broken Hill via an unknown (distant) repeater.  If
there wasn't a local channel 8, I might have has a shot at it, but the
local repeater clobbered everything else and was on the same beam
heading as the weaker signal.

So, when the weather's right you can have a bit of fun on UHF, otherwise
enjoy the excellent local coverage.  However, UHF gets really patchy in
hilly areas, so don't buy a house in a valley. :-)

  ja> Unfortunatly the ratbag element is a worldwide problem, the UK is rife
  ja> with them. But we can still find a decent contact if we try.

Same here.  Usually only an hours drive from the major cities, and
you've left 99% of the UHF ratbags behind. :-)

  ja> I've been on 27mhz CB since 1980, had a brief fling with our uhf
  ja> system on 934mhz, before it was recalled:-( and I've been a licesed ham
  ja> since 1993.

I started on 27 MHz and UHF CB in 1988, got my ham ticket in 1989, and
dropped 27 MHz (mainly for financial reasons) in 1994.  Still kept the
UHF, it is too god to sell off, and I ccasionally pop in to see what's
happening. :-)

Pity about your 934 MHz system, your govt seemed to have made it hard,
even when our example of a UHF CB system was available for them to look
at.

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It's 21 Nov 99  03:47,
We'll return to jack.axl@... and All's
discussion of [cb-australia] repeater map

  ja> I have found a few listings on CB repeaters on the web. But is there
  ja> any maps.
  ja> To a newcomer like me its difficult to visualise the locations.

Some of the locations are that obscure it's hard enough for us Aussies!
:-)  Probably a couple of ways to handle this.

Firstly, get a map.  Then, if you can get a listing of the callsigns you
may be able to query the ACA database (go to http://www.aca.gov.au and
follow the links to the databases), and try and search for the CB
repeaters.  Hopefully, you'll get latitude and longitude, and be able to
mark them off on the map. :-)

If this doesn't work, ask a friendly local.  Oh, and reports of CB
repeater information and activities are encouraged here. :-)

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I have found a few listings on CB repeaters on the web. But is there any
maps.
To a newcomer like me its difficult to visualise the locations.

cheers
Jack

> Welcome Jack. :-)

Thanks Tony.

> UHF CB here is quite good.

I've been doing my homework and found out quite a bit about 477 CB. It looks
an excellent system and far better than 27megs for local working. I'm
looking forward to getting a go with it.

> In the country, UHF CBers are a mix of farmers, small businesses and
> hobbyists.  All parties look after each other, and it's quite pleasant
> to operate.  Unfortunately, in the cities, the ratbag element tends to
> dominate the repeaters. :-(

Unfortunatly the ratbag element is a worldwide problem, the UK is rife with
them. But we can still find a decent contact if we try.
I've been on 27mhz CB since 1980, had a brief fling with our uhf system on
934mhz, before it was recalled:-( and I've been a licesed ham since 1993.

cheers
Jack (Axle Jack)
MM0AXL

* Reply to msg originally in Fidonet netmail (3:632/367.2)

It's 20 Nov 99  19:03,
We'll return to jack.axl@... and Tony Langdon's
discussion of [cb-australia] hi

> I am a CB radio and amateur radio enthusiast from Scotland UK.
> Next February (if the paperwork goes to plan) I will be moving to
> Coffs Harbour NSW.

Welcome Jack. :-)  I'n not from that particular area, so I can't comment
on the CB scene up there.

> I'd like to here from anybody in the Coffs area who operates CB, or is
> into radio of any sort. I'm particularly interested in your UHF CB as
> it looks like the type of system we wanted here, but didn't get.

UHF CB here is quite good.  There are 40 channels from 476.425 to
477.400 MHz.  Channels 1-8 are also repeater channels (with 31-38 being
the inputs), our CB repeaters being similar to amateur VHF/UHF
repeaters, and have a similar coverage to a typical 70cm device.

In the country, UHF CBers are a mix of farmers, small businesses and
hobbyists.  All parties look after each other, and it's quite pleasant
to operate.  Unfortunately, in the cities, the ratbag element tends to
dominate the repeaters. :-(


Anyway, hope the paperwork comes through, and you get to enjoy our CB
bands. :-)

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Hi all

I am a CB radio and amateur radio enthusiast from Scotland UK.
Next February (if the paperwork goes to plan) I will be moving to Coffs
Harbour NSW.
I'd like to here from anybody in the Coffs area who operates CB, or is into
radio of any sort. I'm particularly interested in your UHF CB as it looks
like the type of system we wanted here, but didn't get.

cheers
Jack

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