duncan_burdorf Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I know that some pilots in Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire have agreed to use a designated PMR 446 channel and sub channel for their communication when flying. Is there such gentleman’s agreement for Essex and Suffolk? Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommcb6016 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 We always use 8 but to be honest my experience with pmr so far has not been great, loads of interference and not very good range with my motor running. Sometimes I think hand signals would be more use! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_d. Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 7-17 is what we use round our way, I think it is the most common channel for our use. I have noticed a local balloonist uses it to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan_burdorf Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 Thats very funny TOM! I've been told that its the ignition system and spark plug that interferes with the signal. Nigel you have just confirmed what I was told! Brian in Worksop told me that he always uses 7-17 hence the question! Is this the widely used channel for Paramotors across the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macey2kk Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Well I'm on 2m band....and we use 143.750... 2m band can reach for miles and miles...even when out of sight..muchbettr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_d. Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I can speak to my Missus on the ground while I'm flying 5 miles away using a couple of Midland pmr,s. However I struggle to speak to any other fliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanman Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 The long distance Bailey boys in Suffolk use channel 8, CTCSS 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan_burdorf Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hi Nigel, I dont know about you but I fly to get away from the missus! LOL What does your missus use the radio for? To tell you when your dinner is ready? thanks for that Fanman I will keep my radio tuned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_d. Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Just a "look at me" thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_d. Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Oh, and also they come as a pair so she might as well use the other one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan_burdorf Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 So its used as an ego stroking device is it? Seriously though I will also have two in the next couple of day so it makes sense to keep one home for the kids and wife to talk to me. Coming back to my question, I asked this as I was wondering how contact can be made with other flyers on an ad-hoc basis. It would make sense to use one channel on a national basis so that when you cross paths with an other pilot or when flying in a different area it would be easy to make contact in the air. I guess my thinking is somewhat simple but Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire have managed to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 How about a PMC channel and frequency? I'm guessing most people will drop in on the forum and a club 'standard' would be great for flying etc! Tj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibbio Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 majority in yorkshire seem to use 717, the distance aint great on them mickey mouse toys tho , 2 metre or dual bander tuned to 7 17 is brilliant for commnication 40 plus miles i have recieved people at, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macey2kk Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 majority in yorkshire seem to use 717, the distance aint great on them mickey mouse toys tho , 2 metre or dual bander tuned to 7 17 is brilliant for commnication 40 plus miles i have recieved people at, dual bander to 7 17? can you explain to me bud?..sorry for being thick!!...what kind of radio?...a yaesu vx7r? or would an alinco 195 do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibbio Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 sorry mate i could have been a little clearer, yuese some will do it, ideally you want a uhf radio 5 watt programable for the pmr channels, 7 17 is 446081 frequency , with a code of 118 that will give you the 7 17 on pmr but obviously with a lot more power 2mtre is vhf , there is plenty of radios on ebay which do the job well, wouxun is one of them which is a brilliant little radio, 5 watts in vhf and 4 watts in uhf, they only come with the kenwood conection for the headset, so any other conection will not fit, , i beleive the dj195 is standard on 2 metre but it can be re programmed i believe..... ya will pick up a good radio off ebay for about 60 pounds that is in league with the yeuse alinco and kenwood type radios, beware there is some junk on there too but the best i have found is the one stated above. hope it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Just to clarify, if you have a dual band unlocked radio you can dial in a frequency of 446.08125 MHz which gives you channel 7 on the PMR446. The closest you will probably manage is 446.080 using 5 or 10 KHz steps. The 17 refers to the CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) using a tone of 118.8 Hz, see http://ukspec.tripod.com/446/ctcss.html for more detail. Cheers, Alan _____________________ Dudek ReActionTST 29 Fresh Breeze Airboss (Solo) Previous Posts: 739 (logged as Alan K) Location: Prissac, France Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibbio Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 i can get 446081, no idea if thats the norm but i have four programable radios and get it on them all, anyway it comunicates with the pmr channel 7 cleanly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Sounds good. 446.080 is only 1.25KHz away so should sound OK anyway. Do your radios offer 1KHz steps for programming? Cheers, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanman Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Be very careful about following this advice because he hasn't made you aware that what you are doing is illegal. I'm not saying don't do it, just be aware of what you are being guided into doing. Really you should be using at least a radio with 6.25 kHz spacing so you can hit the actual frequency of 446.08125. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilzy Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 2m for me whats life without the odd rule bend !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibbio Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 alan i think it used 6.25 steps just to confirm about the legality, yes it is apparently ilegal to use more than half a watt on pmr, however i dont know the figures but i very much doubt there has been any prosecutions, its also ilegal to use a radio in the air without the relevant licence so if we all followed the rules none of us without licences would use radios. [youtubevideo] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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