Anyone still use 27 mhz?

dont worry mate... i am from your era i rekon... nothing was like yacking on the ol scorpion home base with the swamper aerial....
but nowadays put in a uhf.... all the richardheads have migrated from 27meg to uhf anyway but uhf is handier in the bush when travelling in a group...
buy one with that new ctcss or whatever it is...it can get rid of the radio crapheads..._____________________________________________

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I was looking into it myself.Apparently its died out in favour of the high fequencies. Uniden and another top name have ceased manufacture which is a shame ... Also the new ones only pick up those in line of sight at a distance of 30klms or so.I remember people being rescued after their distress call was picked up on the other side of the world,so its got to be good for something.Theyll come back one day.Dont throw it away I may need someone to chat to.

Hi Deano, My 27meg ssb has been sitting on the dashboard for four years, its very hard to find anyone on except for the truckies, good for radar imfo from truckies but not much else. One day it may just get me out of a bind with ssb, whereas mobile phones and UHF probably wont. My wife reckons i keep it as a wheel chock in case of a tyre change. Cheers

Thanks guys...so 30km range huh? Bugger.

Remember about 26 years ago up in Kalbarri WA a bloke fell off the rocks near Chinamans Hat. We fired up the CB as he had got swept back into the rocks and was pretty badly cut up. Got someone in Queensland with a base station to phone for the ambulance in Northampton and saved probably half hour on the trip up and a few pints of blood.

Well I'll keep it anyhow! :)

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Hey Deano,
My 27mhz ssb set will always have a place in the 4x4.
Even though we are out of the 11 year cycle that allows for excellent "skip" which peaked in 2000/2001 you can still get a long distance contact in the right conditions. A mate of mine in Sydney was talking to a guy up in the Pilbara this morning !! You can still catch some DXers on Channel's 16, 35, and 38 depending on the time of day,.... so don't chuck out that old "set" just yet.
But also get a UHF to supplement the old 10 metre and have the best of both worlds !!!

Talk 2 ya on the airwaves

Regards

LP

Go UHF, way better... also more people use than 27meg.

Remember...height is might ...when it comes to uhf communication.
how-ever in saying that when on the flats NE of Burra some 100 plus klm by road one can still hit the Burra repeater or others. ( dont know how far by the way the crow flies)

(But if one looks into repeater position the burra repeater is up high)Wow! am I cute
If yer ain't fishing, Yer ain't livin
Richard

27 mhz might out perform UHf when the conditions are right but you simply cant depend on the conditions being right when you need then to be. I have driving along the beach on Fraser island chatting to guys in NZ but it is very hit or miss.
Cheers

hiya deano,,,,dont use the ole 27 much any more,,,but its still there if i need it.
flick it on now and again to ssb and listen to the banter of all the older folk from all over the country,
keep it,,they do come in handy. coupla years whilst up around lake argyle,,,,got three flats in about 1km,,,,couldnt get anyone on uhf,,,the phone had no signal. so fired up the 27meg and got onto a bloke in NZ who rang a mate in town and he came out with a spare for me.
its worth the small amount of space they take up.

rickahh, the joys of the great outdoors!!!

I find the UHF far more useful, but you can't beat the fun of driving along and chatting to people on the other side of the continent, or the world. Away from civilisation, and thunderstorm activity, reception was often remarkable. I can remember talking to people in the middle of the USA, and Europe. Conditions were extremely variable, and related to solar activity and sunspot cycle. I don't even pack the 27 Mhz CB anymore, but the HF could be made to work those bands at up to 100 watts in an emergency.Bob

27MHz is near the top of the HF band (which is 30 MHz). It therefore reflects off the ionesphere as well as travelling along the ground, thus the long range under the right conditions. The major benefit of UHF over 27MHz is that it is much clearer.

Just my 2MHz's worth.

Mal T.

Deano,

Now that everyone has moved up to UHF, then it is nice and peaceful back on 27mhz, so you and your mates could have a quiet conversation without trying to find a channel that is not cluttered.

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