Re: Re: Wannbe HAM   
     By: Tony Langdon to Joe Delahaye on Sat Sep 17 2016 17:55:00   
      
    TL> A lot of 23 channel CBs found their way down here too. Technically illegal   
    TL> I think, but once the 40 channel band plan was adopted, authorities pretty   
    TL> much turned a blind eye, as they were operating within specs on the 23   
    TL> channels they were capable of. The 18 channel sets were officially phased   
    TL> out within a few years, but remained on air for many years afterwards.   
    TL> Probably some still out in the wild now. :)   
      
   I imagine much the same happened here.  I gave my set to my son in law, as he   
   was a trucker.  I dont think they have radios in their trucks any more, at   
   least not the company he drives for.   Not allowed to talk and drive at same   
   time   
      
      
    TL> The latest round of obsolescence occurs when the 40 channel UHF spec   
    TL> sunsets in 2017, leaving only 80 channel radios legal for use on the UHF   
    TL> CB band, but I suspect we'll see old gems like the Philips FM-320 on air   
    TL> for many years to come. :)   
      
   Not sure what the new public radio service is called these days, but it uses a   
   different spectrun I believe   
      
    TL> And we also needed a licence in Australia to operate a CB until 1994. I   
    TL> did have a licence, two actually - one for UHF, one for 27 MHz. We were   
    TL> supposed to licence each individual radio, though I went with one per   
    TL> band, since I had at least one radio on each band. For most of thoe years,   
    TL> I had at least 2 CBs on each band. All licences held by the one person   
    TL> generally had the same callsign, so it was hard to tell.   
      
      
   Cant remember what mine was , and yes, actually legally needed one for each   
   set.  I had one and my wife had one.  I used mine for both mobile and station.   
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