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The top end of 143MHz has been pirated for over 20 years by the hang glide/paragliding fraternity. I think it's technically an MOD air frequency.
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I read its not pirated, Ofcom give them permission to use it on an unofficial bases but Ive since been told they were told to move to a different frequency which I cant remember what that was
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new zealand is lucky to have 80 27mhz channels now. 26.330 to 26.770 then 26.965 to 27.400. Also 476.425 to 477.400.26mhz is almost dead.Most people are up on 27mhz or on 477mhz.There are eight repeater channels (the first eight)
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germanshepherd wrote:new zealand is lucky to have 80 27mhz channels now. 26.330 to 26.770 then 26.965 to 27.400. Also 476.425 to 477.400.26mhz is almost dead.Most people are up on 27mhz or on 477mhz.There are eight repeater channels (the first eight)

All right for some! There has been a petition in the UK to try and get a VHF allocation for CB.... Hell will freeze over before that happens IMO :evil:
I'll pay whatever i think it's worth...:-)
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mof000 wrote:
germanshepherd wrote:new zealand is lucky to have 80 27mhz channels now. 26.330 to 26.770 then 26.965 to 27.400. Also 476.425 to 477.400.26mhz is almost dead.Most people are up on 27mhz or on 477mhz.There are eight repeater channels (the first eight)

All right for some! There has been a petition in the UK to try and get a VHF allocation for CB.... Hell will freeze over before that happens IMO :evil:

:think: In my view purely from a moral standpoint the regulator should have given 20 channels for CB from the available spectrum . 934MHZ CB was unceremoniously removed because that spectrum was required for 'Cellular phones' .

I think it would be only fair to give 20 measely channels back given that such an enormous chunk of spectrum has become available.
:| Just my viewpoint
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There has been a bog cleanup of pirates in Australia but not here in New Zealand.The radio authorities here seem to have the view that if people behave themselves and dont interfere with other services (ie 11m) they can literally do what they like.For instance why have they given us the use of 27mhz where it is difficult to distinguish between Australians and New Zealanders?They might as well have told us it is ok to talk outside our own country.!!.The radio authorities will just give a person a talk to rather than confiscate equipment.I used to hear lots of Australian out of banders but havent heard anything for weeks now.Even 27.555 has been very quiet.I enjoy using fm where possible.
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germanshepherd wrote:new zealand is lucky to have 80 27mhz channels now. 26.330 to 26.770 then 26.965 to 27.400. Also 476.425 to 477.400.26mhz is almost dead.Most people are up on 27mhz or on 477mhz.There are eight repeater channels (the first eight)

Neither being VHF.

would a new allocation either on VHF or UHF have any use in 2016? would there be enough users to justify a manufacturer making a type approved set or would everyone buy the cheapo Chinese V/UHF sets? the latter I suspect.

would the late 70's cb principle of use it and then get it allocated work today? probably not as there isn't the tsunami of users wanting it like there was back then.

all that said, if anyone wishes to play DMR on UHF in the herts area then let me know.
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"Neither being VHF"
whatever.It was just a comment
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mof000 wrote:There has been a petition in the UK to try and get a VHF allocation for CB.... Hell will freeze over before that happens IMO :evil:

Yeah, we've more chance of seeing Lemmium!
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kr0ne wrote:
mof000 wrote:There has been a petition in the UK to try and get a VHF allocation for CB.... Hell will freeze over before that happens IMO :evil:

Yeah, we've more chance of seeing Lemmium!
Oh i don't know,some famous rock stars/pop stars have put their name to it but most of all it will have some added clout as i've put my name to it :lol:
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germanshepherd wrote:"Neither being VHF"
whatever.It was just a comment
'Whatever', I haven't heard that since my lad was 8.

They're all just comments on a screen, don't get upset.
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Re: VHF CB

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zippy wrote:
'Whatever', I haven't heard that since my lad was 8.
Yeah, so two thousand and late... it's "Whatevs" these days. Wake up and smell the mochachino peeps.

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whatever
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:D
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Re: VHF CB

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there seems to be quite a difference between the queens english and the commoner.I couldnt imagine hearing the queen say something like "ow you goin then gov?"
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