"nana" wrote in message
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"Chris Kirby" wrote in message
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HUMBUG wrote:

Well Walt, you idiot, you OBVIOUSLY have NO idea of the efforts Ashley
is putting into getting CBers away from CB and into Amateur Radio in
the Melbourne Oz. area.

It is a misguided effort. Anyone with a natural interest in technical
things like amateur radio will discover amateur radio for themselves.

The best place for CBers are the CB bands, and the best place for
radio amateurs are the Amateur Radio bands. Whether it be in Oz or UK.

73,
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Chris

I disagree Chris. UHF CB in this country is a totally different animal to
anything that you may have seen in the UK. Every farm, Rural Fire Service,
National Parks, State Forest, Emergency Service, Vet etc in every country
town uses UHF CB as it is a practical and affordable system. I've
installed dozens of these units over the years in helicopters for
mustering in the outback.

They use it in their day to day lives and businesses and will NEVER be
heard saying 10-4 or using any lingo. The exposure to this system for the
general public is automatic and they are highly aware of it. Not so
Amateur Radio which just has to be one of the biggest secrets around.
CB'ers operate AM, FM, SSB, packet, telemetry and even SSTV legally in
this country. They are only going to "discover" Amateur Radio IF someone
goes out there and introduces them to the service and enlightens them to
the appeal of Ham Radio.

Umm, not to start another debate, but Packet and SSTV is still illegal on CB
in Aus (SSTV is still illegal for VK Novice grades too), although there are
those trying to change that due to the growing interest in those modes
amongst many CBers. Te;emetry is fairly limited too, restricted to a duty
cycle of 3 seconds every 60 minutes....