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Frequency band reserved for distress beacons
Frequency band 406 to 406.1MHz is reserved for
use by distress beacons. Transmissions should
not be made within this frequency band.
Australia and New Zealand citizens band
(476.4 to 477.4MHz)
AS/NZS 4365 deals with the use of frequencies in
the 476.425 to 477.400MHz band. Products
capable of operating in this band have been
approved for operation in the UHF Citizens Band
Radio Service which is licensed in Australia by the
ACMA Radiocommunications (Citizens Band
Radio Stations) Class Licence and in New
Zealand by the MED General User Radio Licence
for Citizens Band Radio. Operation is subject to
conditions contained within those licences.
Repeaters operate by receiving a transmission on
one channel and re-transmitting it on another.
Operators are required to avoid using local
repeater input channels, which will be in the range
of 31 to 38, unless it is intended to use the
repeater facility, and to avoid using local repeater
output channels, which will be in the range 1 to 8,
at any time.
No voice transmissions are permitted on data
channels 22 and 23. Equipment meeting this
standard will inhibit voice operation on channels
22 and 23.
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Except in an emergency, a CB transmitter must
not be operated on UHF channels 5 and 35.
Channel 11 is the customary calling channel for
establishing communications.
Channel 40 is the customary road vehicle
channel.
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