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Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: bigfella on January 09, 2008, 01:21:24 am

Title: Australian Radio Frequency designation
Post by: bigfella on January 09, 2008, 01:21:24 am

Hi All

Does anyone know if I can use 29.825MHZ radio frequency for a R/C Boat. This was a R/C set I bought of ebay and would like to know if I will be breaking some law :police: when I use it here in Australia. I am led to believe that radio frequency designation is a little more lax here in Australia than the UK :angel:.

Regards David O0

Title: Re: Australian Radio Frequency designation
Post by: plugger on January 09, 2008, 03:44:17 am

Have a look at the Australian Communications and Media Authority site:

acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_1285

Title: Re: Australian Radio Frequency designation
Post by: bigfella on January 09, 2008, 03:51:06 am

Thanks Plugger, I will have a look.

Regards David O0

Title: Re: Australian Radio Frequency designation
Post by: cbr900 on January 09, 2008, 01:55:00 pm

Bigfella,

That channel is legal in a boat mate........................


Roy

Title: Re: Australian Radio Frequency designation
Post by: Peter Fitness on January 09, 2008, 09:51:36 pm

David, I'm not sure that radio laws are more lax in Australia than in the UK, but we have different frequencies allocated for R/C use, the main one being 36Mhz and 29Mhz. As Roy said, yours is perfectly legal in Australia. The Web Site plugger referred you to explains the situation pretty well.
Peter.

Title: Re: Australian Radio Frequency designation
Post by: bigfella on January 09, 2008, 09:58:39 pm

Thanks guys, now I can be assured that a little bloke with a clipboard wont come around to the Lake and issue me with a ticket. Actually speaking what can they do to you if you are found with an aircraft freq or even a car freq on a boat or vise versa and how would they know or find out?

Regards David

Title: Re: Australian Radio Frequency designation
Post by: cbr900 on January 10, 2008, 01:34:24 pm

If he is an officer he would have a frequency counter, and you would be gone........................... O0

Roy