>   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   
      
   If you're thinking of what's called Family Radio service, it's 462.??? MHz.   
      
      
      
    >   
    >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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