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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. |
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Agreed, but on the flat (think Hay plains, Moree, outback Qld etc) they will cover around a 30km radius
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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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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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I have an old one in the shed, might have to re-commission it.
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