Hi all, for the people wanting to get into Freebanding, I have compiled a complete guide to Freebanding, including a Frequency Chart. It's all totally free for you to use and enjoy: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eU9MiLwNIli-jcQB4twREmiuabj9VLob?usp=sharing
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Freebanding for Beginners
- Thread starter Riverman
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DXman
Yes, that's 3100 degrees F. Nine yrs of hard work.
I think what he is saying is: "it's not free" to use. Although people have been using those area's for years, they have never been "free" in the eyes of the FCC.
Aha ! Thanks 178.
The other part of this whole freeband thing is that people often forget that the so called "freeband" frequencies are legitimate CB channels in many other countries. Brazil has 80 channels from 26965 to 27855. Germany also has 80, from 26515 to 27405. New Zealand has a whole second legacy CB band on 26 MHz. The UK also has a second band at the upper end of 27 MHz. Russia has 160 channels for their CB band, covering most of 26 and 27 MHz in 5 KHz increments. Most of Africa considers CB to be all of 26 to 28 MHz as well.
So the U.S., Canada, and some of Europe only have 40 channels and it is technically illegal to transmit outside those 40. But that doesn't necessarily apply in the rest of the world. In many places it is completely legitimate to use those frequencies (which is also the real reason why export radios exist).
The other part of this whole freeband thing is that people often forget that the so called "freeband" frequencies are legitimate CB channels in many other countries. Brazil has 80 channels from 26965 to 27855. Germany also has 80, from 26515 to 27405. New Zealand has a whole second legacy CB band on 26 MHz. The UK also has a second band at the upper end of 27 MHz. Russia has 160 channels for their CB band, covering most of 26 and 27 MHz in 5 KHz increments. Most of Africa considers CB to be all of 26 to 28 MHz as well.
So the U.S., Canada, and some of Europe only have 40 channels and it is technically illegal to transmit outside those 40. But that doesn't necessarily apply in the rest of the world. In many places it is completely legitimate to use those frequencies (which is also the real reason why export radios exist).
It's not free to use, in fact, it's 100% illegal to use this is why I said funny. We all did it just to find the term "free band" funny. I fully understand that in some parts of the world, these frequencies are legal to use. CB should have been VHF as it was originally planned to be.
Actually if the FCC had chose FM over AM as did the UK it would have been much better as far as interference was concerned.
Mistakes were made.
73
Jeff
Mistakes were made.
73
Jeff
Shadetree Mechanic
Delaware Base Station 808
Hi all, I compiled a complete guide to Freebanding for beginners, including a Frequency Chart. It's totally free to download and use for anyone who's interested: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eU9MiLwNIli-jcQB4twREmiuabj9VLob?usp=sharing
Hi all, I compiled a complete guide to Freebanding for beginners, including a Frequency Chart. It's totally free to download and use for anyone who's interested: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eU9MiLwNIli-jcQB4twREmiuabj9VLob?usp=sharing
New member and we're supposed to trust that link?
With all the hackery going on, I don't know about all that!
With all the hackery going on, I don't know about all that!
I'm not going to risk opening that link either. I sure hope it's not just another rehash of that completely bogus list of countries and frequencies that's been bouncing around the net for years !!
I just wince when I see the words "frequency chart". As someone who has spent almost 40 years freebanding I can assure you there are, worldwide, only a handful of frequencies that are actually used as calling channels and that nearly all on that chart are a figment of someone's imagination.
OK call me brave but since I am on a laptop with REAL virus protection I clicked on his link above. All good as far as I can see. I won't comment as to quality but will let others decide for themselves. All I will say is that I have no problem looking at his stuff which is stored on a cloud-drive.