[talk-au] Recommended CB radio channel for road

[Bob Cameron]

Keep in mind to also not run afoul with legislation. That might seem to 
be about emergency use (UHF 5/35) or telemetry (UHF 22-23), but using 
simplex on the input frequencies of UHF repeaters (31-38 & 71-78) that 
one is within the operational range of is not allowed. Many contract 
roadwork gangs for example use these and jam repeaters up.

There are also roadsigns out in country areas that suggest 5/35 for 
general information rather than the legislated "emergency use only".

Suggesting one be careful creating features that specify these channels.


On 22/3/22 10:03, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
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> On Mon, 21 Mar 2022 at 18:42, Brendan Barnes <brenbarnes at gmail.com> wrote:
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>     Other than a one-off traffic_sign=*, is there a relational way to
>     advise which CB radio channel to use on a specific road?
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> Interesting idea, Brendan!
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> I've often thought it would be a handy thing to have, rather than just 
> working on the standby of 18 / 40 for caravans, + 29, but which then 
> changes depending on the highway you're travelling.
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>     For example, Great Alpine Road advises users to operate on UHF 29
>     (verifiable at
>     https://kartaview.org/details/3545149/1056/track-info) and I was
>     just curious to see if that data has ever been mapped before.
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> As far as I can see, no, it hasn't?
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> I can find a few mentions of "radio" & such like, but they're not what 
> we're talking about here:
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> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:communication:radio
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> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:communication:amateur_radio
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> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:Communications
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> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/radio_communication
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> TI isn't much help either:
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> https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/search?q=radio
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> https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/communication%3Aradio#values
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> https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/radio_frequency#values
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> https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/communication%3Acb_radio#values
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> So lot's of negative results :-(
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> Maybe modify 
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:communication:radio so that 
> it's not just talking about radio towers, but also other types of 
> radio comms?
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> then possibly have something like
> communication:radio=CB + CB_channel=*, possibly attached to the 
> relation for the particular highway you're on?
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> Thanks
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> Graeme
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