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UHF CB RADIO
Heading to "out back" Australia in a hire car for more than a few days? Maybe you're including a hire four wheel drive trip to Fraser Island in you exploration of our vast country?A UHF citizens band radio may come in handy if you bog your vehicle on a rising tide!!?? or need other assistance where ever there is an off-roader, semi or truck.Hand held models can be purchased (AUD $30 - $100) from Super Cheap Auto stores and other motoring or electronic outlets. No licence required.Most vehicles in The Gulf will carry one. Trucks have them throughout Australia. Truckies sit on Channel 40;Caravaners Ch 18; Shire Councils sign-post frequencies along the road at shire boundaries.I often use mine to ask about local features eg "what's that yellow flower growing along the side of the road?"or to assist passing a road train " I'm sitting on your tail! Is it safe to pass on this stretch of...
