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new zealand hf cb has now eighty channels which include 1 to 40
(26.300 to 26.770) and also Australia/usa 1 to 40 .New zealand new
caledonia/Australia have alos got forty uhf cb channels from 476.25 to
477.400.New Zealand has eighty.The usual forty and then another forty
with 12.5 spacing.The first forty are at 25kc spacing

On Jun 27, 7:49*pm, G.Shepherd wrote:
new zealand hf cb has now eighty channels which include 1 to 40
(26.300 to 26.770) and also Australia/usa 1 to 40 .New zealand new
caledonia/Australia have alos got forty uhf cb channels from 476.25 to
477.400.New Zealand has eighty.The usual forty and then another forty
with 12.5 spacing.The first forty are at 25kc spacing

Good deal. The DX is opening back up now quite nicely. Heard Germany
earlier today. Here's a decent link for DX information on 11 meter and
the freeband. http://www.irdx.net/org/ The link includes some useful
information like propagation forecast and what stations are active and
what places are in demand for contacts. Catch you out in space. Happy
DXing.

On Thursday, June 28, 2012 7:49:42 AM UTC+8, G. Shepherd wrote:
new zealand hf cb has now eighty channels which include 1 to 40
(26.300 to 26.770) and also Australia/usa 1 to 40 .New zealand new
caledonia/Australia have alos got forty uhf cb channels from 476.25 to
477.400.New Zealand has eighty.The usual forty and then another forty
with 12.5 spacing.The first forty are at 25kc spacing

Australia has the same as New Zealand in the UHF CB band 80 channels.
Cheers

On Sun, 08 Jul 2012 12:57:29 -0500, John H. Guillory
wrote:

On Sat, 7 Jul 2012 10:03:10 -0700 (PDT), Russ
wrote:

[-On Thursday, June 28, 2012 7:49:42 AM UTC+8, G. Shepherd wrote:
[- new zealand hf cb has now eighty channels which include 1 to 40
[- (26.300 to 26.770) and also Australia/usa 1 to 40 .New zealand
new
[- caledonia/Australia have alos got forty uhf cb channels from
476.25 to
[- 477.400.New Zealand has eighty.The usual forty and then another
forty
[- with 12.5 spacing.The first forty are at 25kc spacing
[-
[-Australia has the same as New Zealand in the UHF CB band 80
channels.
[-Cheers
Gosh darn it! If America's CB Radio was like some of the other
countries CB Radios, it'd be a whole lot more fun! So does the
average Austrailian CB support both UHF and HF channels? Also, do you
have AM, FM, and Single Side Band support on your radios? I'd love to
see a youtube video of talking on a typical Austrailian CB with both
UHF and HF bands. New Zealand would be cool too! In fact, would love
to make a page on my web site comparing CB radio in various countries.
My website (http://www.roachguts.org/) is presently down, but will be
up this wednesday, when my girlfriend gets paid if you'd like to se
about it... I've got lots of changes ready to upload to the server
the moment I pay the fee... I uploaded a video of my Cobra 29 LTD BT
and Ranger RIT 2950DX (though the Ranger needs an antenna, so it's
just displaying 28.0000 for now...) I'll order the antenna Wednesday
for the Ranger, then a week or so later, I should be on 10m and 12m,
assuming my club can re-give me my General Class test (due to a minor
mistake on their part). No biggie, I past it once, I can pass it
again... Just that time factor that's bugging me....
.................................................. ............
Neither Australia or new zealand cb sets have hf/uhf radios in one
(well not that i know of anyway)and only fm is on uhf...26/27mhz both
have am and ssb.
I am going to import a uhf mobile from China and it covers 400 to
490mhz.
New Zealand was first to allow eighty uhf cb channels then Australia
followed ( i think) but Australia has yet to allow use on 26mhz.
I prefer to have a uhf radio that i can program myself and also have a
wider range of freq's.A similar situation with hf cb,I don't want to
be limited to just eighty channels,i want to be able to tx/rx
elsewhere.It is so quiet and boring here on 11mtrs at the moment.Most
people including the idiots have gone up to uhf cb. The standard uhf
cb radios here in new zealand are way overpriced for what they can
do.Heck a person just needs to go to the alibaba.com site just to see
some of the great prices there

That's great if you live in New Zealand and Austrailia - but it is not legal for radio operators in the USA to operate on those bands - both from a power standpoint and because you have to have a license and those frequencies are not in the band plan for amateur radio and it is illegal to DX GMRS / FRS and LMRS frequencies.

Google Baofeng UV-5R.
I have one and it's a really cool LCR. (Little Chinese Radio)

On Jul 8, 7:07*pm, Channel Jumper
wrote:
That's great if you live in New Zealand and Austrailia - but it is not
legal for radio operators in the USA to operate on those bands - both
from a power standpoint and because you have to have a license and those
frequencies are not in the band plan for amateur radio and it is illegal
to DX GMRS / FRS and LMRS frequencies.

--
Channel Jumper

The quality of the DX is great in the U.S., too. Many operate the
freeband on frequencies just above and below the U.S. CB band with
little problem. Run SSB and you won't require crazy power and you can
talk to other freebanding CB'ers and ham ops all around the world.
27.555 USB is recognized as an international calling frequency. If one
is worried about breaking the law, don't key the mic. It's legal to
listen.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twisted (Post 793082)

There is no one of any intelligence on the CB radio anymore, and it is illegal for Amateur Radio operators to FREE BAND and or to talk to anyone that does not possess an amateur radio license on amateur radio bands.

Why would someone with a license even want to bother to listen to someone that does not.
The purpose of the license is not to penalize the non hams but to educate them as to the basic requirements of what is necessary to operate on the amateur radio bands.
Where it is permissable to operate and where it is not, what bands and modes are permissable and power levels allowed.

CB radio is anyone that can afford a couple of dollars for a radio and an antenna.
Most of those people over compensates with the use of beam antenna's and massive amounts of power.

Rule of thumb on 10 meters - a little power is great, and all the power in the world doesnt do anything more for your signal - when the band is open or closed.
There is only 1 MHz difference between 10 meters and 11 meters.

The other frequencies you are talking about - it is not legal for anyone in the USA - without a license to operate on.
Get caught - and the Federal Candy Company will come a knocking on your door..

ps: they don't do it with spotters and white vans anymore.
Now they do it with sattelites and cell phones, and if they have to send someone any appreciateable distance, it is probably going to cost you more then you can afford.

ps: they don't do it with spotters and white vans anymore.
Now they do it with sattelites and cell phones, and if they have to send
someone any appreciateable distance, it is probably going to cost you
more then you can afford.

Now they have "listening stations" like the one on Farmhouse Lane
in Columbia, Maryland. I'm told it can really pinpoint a signal...

On Mon, 9 Jul 2012 15:30:08 +0000, Channel Jumper
wrote:

Twisted;793082 Wrote:
On Jul 8, 7:07*pm, Channel Jumper
wrote:-
That's great if you live in New Zealand and Austrailia - but it is not
legal for radio operators in the USA to operate on those bands - both
from a power standpoint and because you have to have a license and
those
frequencies are not in the band plan for amateur radio and it is
illegal
to DX GMRS / FRS and LMRS frequencies.

--
Channel Jumper-

The quality of the DX is great in the U.S., too. Many operate the
freeband on frequencies just above and below the U.S. CB band with
little problem. Run SSB and you won't require crazy power and you can
talk to other freebanding CB'ers and ham ops all around the world.
27.555 USB is recognized as an international calling frequency. If one
is worried about breaking the law, don't key the mic. It's legal to
listen.

There is no one of any intelligence on the CB radio anymore, and it is
illegal for Amateur Radio operators to FREE BAND and or to talk to
anyone that does not possess an amateur radio license on amateur radio
bands.

Why would someone with a license even want to bother to listen to
someone that does not.
The purpose of the license is not to penalize the non hams but to
educate them as to the basic requirements of what is necessary to
operate on the amateur radio bands.
Where it is permissable to operate and where it is not, what bands and
modes are permissable and power levels allowed.

CB radio is anyone that can afford a couple of dollars for a radio and
an antenna.
Most of those people over compensates with the use of beam antenna's and
massive amounts of power.

Rule of thumb on 10 meters - a little power is great, and all the power
in the world doesnt do anything more for your signal - when the band is
open or closed.
There is only 1 MHz difference between 10 meters and 11 meters.

The other frequencies you are talking about - it is not legal for anyone
in the USA - without a license to operate on.
Get caught - and the Federal Candy Company will come a knocking on your
door..

ps: they don't do it with spotters and white vans anymore.
Now they do it with sattelites and cell phones, and if they have to send
someone any appreciateable distance, it is probably going to cost you
more then you can afford.
.................................................. ..................
Well i have met some really nice american people on 11mtrs.There seems
to be quite a few idiots in Australia who have bad sounding gear,also
here within New Zealand.

On Sun, 08 Jul 2012 20:24:07 -0400, Scott in Baltimore
wrote:

Google Baofeng UV-5R.
I have one and it's a really cool LCR. (Little Chinese Radio)
..........................................
I have decided on getting the LT-9000 and LT-UV3 (both radios are 400
to 490) and the LT-9000 is just uhf.Altho it can be programmed for vhf
(one or the other but isn't dual band)

On Monday, July 9, 2012 11:30:08 AM UTC-4, Channel Jumper wrote:
Twisted;793082 Wrote:
> On Jul 8, 7:07*pm, Channel Jumper
> wrote:-
> That's great if you live in New Zealand and Austrailia - but it is not
> legal for radio operators in the USA to operate on those bands - both
> from a power standpoint and because you have to have a license and
> those
> frequencies are not in the band plan for amateur radio and it is
> illegal
> to DX GMRS / FRS and LMRS frequencies.
>
> --
> Channel Jumper-
>
> The quality of the DX is great in the U.S., too. Many operate the
> freeband on frequencies just above and below the U.S. CB band with
> little problem. Run SSB and you won't require crazy power and you can
> talk to other freebanding CB'ers and ham ops all around the world.
> 27.555 USB is recognized as an international calling frequency. If one
> is worried about breaking the law, don't key the mic. It's legal to
> listen.

There is no one of any intelligence on the CB radio anymore, and it is
illegal for Amateur Radio operators to FREE BAND and or to talk to
anyone that does not possess an amateur radio license on amateur radio
bands.

Why would someone with a license even want to bother to listen to
someone that does not.
The purpose of the license is not to penalize the non hams but to
educate them as to the basic requirements of what is necessary to
operate on the amateur radio bands.
Where it is permissable to operate and where it is not, what bands and
modes are permissable and power levels allowed.

CB radio is anyone that can afford a couple of dollars for a radio and
an antenna.
Most of those people over compensates with the use of beam antenna's and
massive amounts of power.

Rule of thumb on 10 meters - a little power is great, and all the power
in the world doesnt do anything more for your signal - when the band is
open or closed.
There is only 1 MHz difference between 10 meters and 11 meters.

The other frequencies you are talking about - it is not legal for anyone
in the USA - without a license to operate on.
Get caught - and the Federal Candy Company will come a knocking on your
door..

ps: they don't do it with spotters and white vans anymore.
Now they do it with sattelites and cell phones, and if they have to send
someone any appreciateable distance, it is probably going to cost you
more then you can afford.

--
Channel Jumper

There's plenty of intelligent life out there and plenty of hams making the DX journey on CB. Just because you're unable to comprehend why hams do what they do doesn't mean others share your affliction. See https://www.facebook.com/groups/cbradiotalk/ and scroll on down to Lonnie's question posted on June 16. These are but a few examples of hams DXing and as one ham plainly puts it on the page, "We are all just radio operators." **** elitism. People like you who intentionally foster a division between ops have a name: lid. Having a ticket doesn't make any op better than another.

You're becoming redundant with mention of legality. Point taken, note made. Repeating yourself doesn't equate enforcement. However, if it's a debate you're after regarding the law as it pertains to CB, we can do that, too.

CB radio is plug and play. Liking it or disliking it is akin to liking or disliking the blue sky. It simply *is.*

I agree with your take on power. I DX'ed all over the world with 100 watts (or less)on SSB. You are initiating and resurrecting the tired, old "CB vs. ham" argument. The allure is simple. It's -much- more difficult to tag all countries (and get the DX cards to prove it) on HF DX on CB and nearby frequencies than the allocated frequencies.

Scott is correct, there is a monitoring station in Maryland but the employees are not listening for CBers (who have little to fear). IF one is a splatter monster AND the FCC receives a complaint they may or may not deem it worthy of follow up. If so, a warning letter is ALWAYS sent first giving the scofflaw a chance to clean it up. Even if the op ignores the initial warning an FCC employee MUST witness a law violation before any legal action is taken. They're not sitting around waiting to bust CBers, or even CBers talking DX, talking on 27.045 or running a hundred watts or so from your rig.

Even some of the splatter monsters can hold their own in areas some ops can't, such as in standard civility. Channel 6 is big time CB DX as it's all AM HF. While some of these guys may splatter and bleed, their mannerisms and language is better than most frequencies on CB OR amateur and you'll rarely hear even a disagreement. Many ops can take lessons on civility from these guys. You can take some lessons from the hams on the CB radio talk page. They understand we're not the conjured boogie man you need us to be and don't judge people by their preferred mode of hobby communication. Lids do that.