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Is this the end of CB
Mike
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Is this the end of CB
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CB may be gone for some, but I know of a few that still use it, and personally I'd rather see churches etc given separate frequencies, especially ones away from 'muppets' who could key over the top of the 'broadcast'. Not to be awkward, just for their own protection. CB would suddenly come alive again for all the wrong reasons on a Sunday.
By what do they mean by 'transmit religious and community service material whilst protecting other spectrum users from harmful interference'.
CB's are known for interfering with electrical stuff, even through church speakers!
Even grant churches etc some form of special RSL, then the congregation could listen in on an ordinary AM or FM radio, without having to buy a CB, or rig up something that might frighten technophobes.
I have heard a mosque in Lancaster 'call to prayer' on 454.8125. Who's listening apart from a few with scanners, or does it get stepped down to a lower frequency? Down onto about 87.5 FM, or somewhere on medium flavour. I've asked this before, and no one has been able to answer it.
In principal I think the idea is great, I'd just like to see how they would monitor it, or do something about 'nuisance callers'. At least let us know exactly which frequency, rather than a ball park number. Also, if a town has about 6 or 7 churches, and they all want to have a go it will change from Citizens Band to Christian's Band. I still have a Midland 2001 kicking about, and a Colt 1600 DX sidebander, with extra channels, which still lights up, but hasn't been well since my brother in law fired 24 volts into it. I'd like it sorted, I don't think it is totally snuffed it.
A few more details are needed to be added before we can really make our minds up.
Andrew, Irvine
By what do they mean by 'transmit religious and community service material whilst protecting other spectrum users from harmful interference'.
CB's are known for interfering with electrical stuff, even through church speakers!
Even grant churches etc some form of special RSL, then the congregation could listen in on an ordinary AM or FM radio, without having to buy a CB, or rig up something that might frighten technophobes.
I have heard a mosque in Lancaster 'call to prayer' on 454.8125. Who's listening apart from a few with scanners, or does it get stepped down to a lower frequency? Down onto about 87.5 FM, or somewhere on medium flavour. I've asked this before, and no one has been able to answer it.
In principal I think the idea is great, I'd just like to see how they would monitor it, or do something about 'nuisance callers'. At least let us know exactly which frequency, rather than a ball park number. Also, if a town has about 6 or 7 churches, and they all want to have a go it will change from Citizens Band to Christian's Band. I still have a Midland 2001 kicking about, and a Colt 1600 DX sidebander, with extra channels, which still lights up, but hasn't been well since my brother in law fired 24 volts into it. I'd like it sorted, I don't think it is totally snuffed it.
A few more details are needed to be added before we can really make our minds up.
Andrew, Irvine
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I can think of 9 users in Scotland.scanning_editor wrote:Good set of frequencies for this is 450.000 to 453.000 not used very much
Strathclyde, Dumfries & Galloway, Lothian and Borders, Central, Grampian, Fife, Tayside Police and the Northern Constabulary. Also the prison service. They all use it for talkback etc. I know we are going airwave next year, but in some areas it's a bit chokka right now, and would have to be interference free to them.
453 - 456 would be better. In there they could allocate a few frequencies, and PMR (shop watch etc) can only transmit for 2 1/2 miles (5 km in new money)
I know it can be heard further on a powerful enough receiver, I can hear Ayr's from Irvine, and verse vicea but between radio's it should only be the above.
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Downside could be the cost. New, the likes of a GP 320 can be about +?380, plus insurance, plus a licence, which could be grouped, I think they are allowed up to 10 radio's for one licence.milkybarkid wrote:I think that the idea of community radios is a fantastic one and that it should be put to use as soon as possible
I'm not sure how much one radio costs to licence, but I remember a childrens clothes shop in Irvine got a bill for +?93 for 3 months use of the radio. Head office types said no, it was too dear, despite +?250 and more in clothes going out the door unpaid for every week.
In effect, they told the management and staff their personal protection, which was their main reason for having it, wasn't worth the price of a Mars Bar each per day. That was my way of putting it to them.
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