BUNGONIA HEIGHTS UHF Radio Repeater now 'on air'

Bungonia Heights UHF Radio Repeater was 'turned on' today (Monday 28 June 2010) in an attempt to improve two-way radio communications in the area.

Because this Repeater is on a 'Private' frequency, you will only be able to broadcast and receive on this frequency if you can program your current (or future) UHF radio into the required frequencies.

In order for you to utilise this service, you will need to program your radio to Transmit (Tx) on frequency 477.800 and to Receive (Rx) on frequency 472.600

You are all welcome to use this private frequency for your day to day use - as long as it isn't for commercial use or being used in an offensive manner.

If you are about to invest in a UHF CB Radio - please be aware that ACMA (Australian Communications & Media Authority) are about to announce that the old 40 channel UHF CB will be obsolete in 5 years and that the new standard of 76 channel UHF CB radios will be the norm.

So don't just go out and buy a standard 40 channel UHF CB radio because you will be missing out on the rest of the channels when they become available.  If you do buy a new UHF CB radio, ensure that it is fully programmable, it is able to transmit at a power of at least 5 watts and the channels can be programmed 12.5khz apart.  That way, you will be able to take advantage of all of the 76 UHF CB channels as well as the Bungonia Heights Repeater frequency.

At this time, the Repeater has been successfully used to speak from Bungonia Hts to Goulburn township.  There is a good clear overage along O'Allen Ford Road (from the intersection of Lumley Rd) south to Windellama.

In the future, I will be endeavouring to improve the coverage to the east and north.

If you require any further information - don't hesitate to contact Cal.