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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Teabag on August 12, 2012, 12:54:37 PM
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I posted this on Facebook MySwag also......
What is it with truckies, 4wders and anyone else with a UHF think its ok to continually swear there head off all the time. They dead set sound like a bunch of animals. I now don't have it on too much when the kids are in the vehicle due to these foul mouthed fools...It's not a private conversation and everyone else does not need to hear the crap, especially children. Pretty much have it turned off now......Really pisses me off....Sorry for rant...... >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Hi
Ch 40 crossing through S.A. heading to W.A. was a bit of an eye opener for the Mrs. I was very tempted to get her to sweetly reply to some of the crudity.
Perhaps they were incapable of embarrassment though.
cheers
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I agree, Teabag, its just amazing at how bad it is. Almost as if they've forgotten that they're on a public channel really. Meanwhile, the same blokes if they were in the company of women would be apologising at you for their swearing! I don't get it!
What really infuriated me whilst away was the people who thought that they could just use ch 5 as their own personal chat room. As an emergency services volunteer, my UHF is set to have ch 5 in the scan group and there was one day around Maryborough that it just kept hitting on this channel as two truckies went on and on about nothing. I was so close to picking up the handset and politely telling them to get off the emergency channel. I just couldn't bear to have the abuse hurled at me, however.
We did our best whilst away to get out of the truckies way. We'd call any up that were behind us, to get them to let us know when they wanted to come round us and when they did, we'd always let them know they'd clear us with a flash of lights. Often we'd get their thanks via indicator or UHF. Even still, I was amazed at how many of these drivers would often say that they didn't hear someone calling them up as they were on the phone! After this, I then took a good look at truck drivers passing by and was just blown away with how many were not using hands free.
At every chance we got, we used the higher channels for communicating. We were often on 64 but once we had two new travellers with us who had no new 80 channel radios we had to go back down, unfortunately. The radio is blissfully quiet up in the higher numbers as not many have switched to the new UHFs. It seemed that every other day we were having to swap frequencies to get away from others just randomly chatting. We avoid too much general chat as for us, the radio is for letting each of us know what is coming up and where we are going. If we want a general chat, we'll stop and have one!
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I'm a truckie and it grates on my nerves! >:(
Foo
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You should hear the trucky banter on the UHF at the end of the Hume Fwy as you come into MEL.
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Sydney is probably the worst for complete cr@p..... In any case the best way to deal with these morons is turn your unit OFF
This is what I do in the truck every day and it works fine.
Mike
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G'day Teabag,
No need to apologize for the rant, I would think anyone with any kinda of respect for others wouldn't behave like these tools do. The gene pool is pretty murky at one end and it's gone beyond a good dose of chlorine to try and fix it.
Some of the banter at times is really funny and I struggle to drive in a straight line, there are some funny buggars out there and a lot have a very sharp wit and other you wouldn't even sick with a knife and hang from a tree to use as pig bait.
I have no idea what the ones with the gutter mouths are trying to achieve, except to prove that they there should be some serious culling to be had, we really don't want these things breeding.
Yeah, and it's pretty bad when the wife & kids cop an ear full of it.
I guess there isn't much we can do about, unfortunately >:D
:cheers:
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I'm a truckie and it grates on my nerves! >:(
Foo
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before I got crook we found a solution a few years ago (well for that trip any how). We had a shocky die when towing a full size van from Sydney-Sunshine Coast it heavy rain. We were about to turn it off due to the every 2nd word issues when a car coming the opposite direction crossed in front of us. Our front end got out shape but thankfully kept it together. We continued up the road for a safe place to pull over & inspect only to keep hearing the same fowl mouth that was carrying on before only this time he had me in his sight. I tried to be polite asked him to refrain from his language and said if he listened to the truck behind us tell him what had happen to us. He continued & offered to teach me (quote old man) how to park it. Yes please I replied. The other drivers told him to quite it, the guy behind us pulled up in front of me when I stopped. The other behind. He made it to the back of the van when I got out asking for him to teach this old man the lesson, only to see the him return to his truck saying he has a dead line to keep. The Mrs was near wetting her self laughing most of the way from that point on as the truck driver parked in front not only offered top follow us to our Palm Beach stop off but he called over the radio about the idiot who suddenly had a lamb roast dinner with Tom Cruise to attend.
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Couldn't agree more Teabag, but it's not just the Truckies et all on the highways. I've come across it a number of times out on the tracks. Mostly young blokes banging on with crap, but occasionally there are examples of those who should know better letting rip as well. A polite word has worked in the past, but has also lead to some expletive filled abuse over the channel. We have our share of those lacking CDF in the 4WD and camping fraternity, but luckily, it's usually the exception, not the norm...
Mark
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Hi Teabag
I have only ever had that happen once, and I simply put a rubber band around my microphone, to keep my radio transmitting, and played some loud music for about 5 minutes. When I turned it off the radio had gone quiet. The grandkids did not hear all the foul language, just their favourite Alvin and the Chipmunks music.
Regards
Tjupurula
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My wife gives them a gobbfull in her sweetest voice.....asks them if they would eat at their mothers table with those foul mouths......mostly fixes the issue and they move off to a non primary channel or clean up the chatter.
The only person who challenged her with what he was going to do to her....( not for publishing ).... Got put in his place when she asked over the air for someone to supply her the location of the nearest Police Station so she could take the rego number of the truck trailer into the Police with a copy of the sexual threat that she recordered made by the driver on her iPhone.
Moral of the story.....don't mess with a hungry pre-menstural woman with 2 cranky teenagers in the back doing the are we their yet ??
Cheers
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Moral of the story.....don't mess with a hungry pre-menstural woman with 2 cranky teenagers in the back doing the are we their yet ??
And you left the house to start this trip at this time??? Brave man ;D ;D ;D
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I'm a truckie to (transport operator)LOL the rules are simple if you want to chin wag when your on the working channels like UHF 40 and 29 you simply go down a channel or two, you allways cop the crap around the major cities it could be anyone not just Truckee's for a ex sample in Sydney you have that dickhead Mark Harris he has a home base job.
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Hiya Teabag
On channel 5 i have heard, it sounded like it was automated "This is an Emergency Channel please stop transmitting etc etc,cannot recollect exactly what it stated in the later part of the message "....This was in Victoria..
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Don't get me wrong, it's not only truckies as per my original post but they are the majority of the guilty up this way.....Its discraceful......I wonder if they would talk like that if they knew their mother was listening....
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I wonder if they would talk like that if they knew their mother was listening....
I reckon some of them wouldn't know who their mother was ;D
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I reckon some of them wouldn't know who their mother was ;D
Could be onto something there......Since putting in the new radio ( ICOM 400 PRO) I now scan the Police, Ambo and SES channels......it has some entertainment value.......
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Hi,
if you only want to chat within a group, and not chat with the other users (though they can hear you), the group agrees on a filter frequency and use the ctcss (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_Tone-Coded_Squelch_System) built into most units.
cheers
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Couldn't agree more Teabag.
The UHF in our car is the most over-rated and underused piece of equipment I own. It's never switched on, for these very reasons. A while ago I was tempted to upgrade to a new 80-ch unit, but decided there was very little point - I'd rather spend the money on something that I'll use when out and about.
Cheers!
Matto :)
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I had a low loader carrying a D11 dozer run a red light on the weekend nearly taking me and my family out plus the car beside us, when i asked him on the UHF if he had trouble reading red lights he abused me like i was the one in the wrong and kept asking me if i could stop a 110t then i was welcome to have his job.This happened in a 60 zone, but i doubt he was doing less then 70, when i asked him how fast he was going and why didn't 1 of the 2 police escorts he had in front of him stop at the insection he went quiet and we never heard another thing from him. Wish i had access to the emergency channels to hear if the police had something to say about it all, the blade on the dozer was at the right height to cut us all in half.
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Hi,
if you only want to chat within a group, and not chat with the other users (though they can hear you), the group agrees on a filter frequency and use the ctcss (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_Tone-Coded_Squelch_System) built into most units.
This is an excellent tip. We should all read the manual and work out how to do this.
I use my UHF whenever I'm out of Sydney, for road reports, speed traps etc, or to chat with those myswaggers I'm traveling with. I use Group Scan (GS) over about 4 or 5 channels when in convoy but Open Scan (OS) when traveling solo. I have deleted Ch1-6 from Open Scan, haven't heard a worthwhile uttering on them ever, mostly morons.
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I use the UHF only when in convoy to avoid the mindless swearing etc that goes on. Unfortunately there are a lot of people who think that swearing is a manly pursuit but it really shows a lack of respect and intellect. I worked in a very male centred place and the swearing was just as bad but usually from people who felt it gained them some sort of kudos.
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Think of it as twitter for morons. ;D
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Think of it as twitter for morons. ;D
So, just like normal Twitter then? ;D ;D >:D
Cheers!
Matto :)
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There are some pearlers around Cairns & the Tablelands. Absolute nutters some of them. Mrs T ends up turning the volume down so low that if a warning did come in, about a road hazard, etc. we can't hear it anyhow! :'(
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'Bullbar' in MEL is a classic...
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What is it with truckies, 4wders and anyone else with a UHF think its ok to continually swear there head off all the time. They dead set sound like a bunch of animals. I now don't have it on too much when the kids are in the vehicle due to these foul mouthed fools...It's not a private conversation and everyone else does not need to hear the crap, especially children.
So I agree that the UHF is a disgrace. Never use it near a city.
Pretty much have it turned off now......Really pisses me off....Sorry for rant...... >:( >:( >:( >:(
But apparently you think it is ok for YOU to swear in a public forum....
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I'm a truckie to (transport operator)LOL the rules are simple if you want to chin wag when your on the working channels like UHF 40 and 29 you simply go down a channel or two, you allways cop the crap around the major cities it could be anyone not just Truckee's for a ex sample in Sydney you have that dickhead Mark Harris he has a home base job.
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That's Mick Harris and he is a goading knob IMO , have not heard a word for are few months so maybe his mum told him to pull his head in :)
Mike
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Couldn't agree more Teabag.
The UHF in our car is the most over-rated and underused piece of equipment I own. It's never switched on, for these very reasons. A while ago I was tempted to upgrade to a new 80-ch unit, but decided there was very little point - I'd rather spend the money on something that I'll use when out and about.
Cheers!
Matto :)
but awesome whe ya need it...
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I find once I'm an hour out of Brisbane it all settles down and the truckers are quite good.........I do a lot of k's for work and scan most of the time, turn it off as soon a I hear the crap talk.
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Hey Bird,
Did you have a quiet night or something?
Been doing some digging? ????
Cheers
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Why do you have to talk in code ??? Can you not say 'Police, copper, cop, radar' etc ??? What's with 'flash for cash, Evil Knieval' etc ???
And why does the same dickhead ask for a radio check, the same time EVERY FKN MORNING ! YES IT'S WORKING !!! It worked yesterday, the day before, the one before that and I'm pretty damn sure it'll work again tomorrow!
I find once I'm an hour out of Brisbane it all settles down and the truckers are quite good.........I do a lot of k's for work and scan most of the time, turn it off as soon a I hear the crap talk.
Agree, once you're past the Big Fish heading north, it's pretty good. South of that though ::)
Maybe I should have posted in the daily rant thread >:D
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Don't get me wrong, it's not only truckies as per my original post but they are the majority of the guilty up this way.....Its discraceful......I wonder if they would talk like that if they knew their mother was listening....
My uncle is a truckie, and yes he does talk like that around his mum. I think his censorship filter is broken ;D
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Why do you have to talk in code ??? Can you not say 'Police, copper, cop, radar' etc ??? What's with 'flash for cash, Evil Knieval' etc ???
And why does the same dickhead ask for a radio check, the same time EVERY FKN MORNING ! YES IT'S WORKING !!! It worked yesterday, the day before, the one before that and I'm pretty damn sure it'll work again tomorrow!
Agree, once you're past the Big Fish heading north, it's pretty good. South of that though ::)
Maybe I should have posted in the daily rant thread >:D
Awww he's probably just lonely and wants someone to talk to ;D
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I have never turned the radio on in the truck. I get sick of hearing the crap. The ones in the utes get a run on Myswag trips and that is about it. Would be nice if they got used properly but when a spanner starts going on about how he got cut off I always want to get on and say "let he who is free from sin cast the first stone" but I also don't like to fuel the spanners...
In the truck - I don't really need to know where the cops are or if the weigh bridges are open because I do my best not to break the law. So I can run with the radio off and not put up with them!!
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What annoys the McNuggets out of me -- are all the jokers who think it be a brilliant idea to rebroadcast whatever twaddle is on their FM radios; (for kilometres at a time.....)
For F sake girls: GET A LIFE...
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just to add a bit of twist to this thread.
my last few trips from lincoln to adelaide i hear more crap come from kids that have found the uhf at home or in the farm utes. than from adults, with the exception of the 10 mins it was on when i went through elizabeth now that was enlightening lol
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Lizbeth has a silent 'E'
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We just bought one as everyone says it is a 'must' when travelling, we have children and feel the language is disrespectful so will not have it on with them in the car. waste of money might as well chuck it out :(
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We just bought one as everyone says it is a 'must' when travelling, we have children and feel the language is disrespectful so will not have it on with them in the car. waste of money might as well chuck it out :(
We often don't turn it on until out of town, and then leave it on either 40 or 29 depending on where we are. Most of the time it is quiet, except for advice about police locations. When there is an accident or wide load approaching it is brilliant for knowing what is going on. We also talk to the truckies about when it is clear to overtake etc. Poor language is not the norm, unless you are in the city.
Try it again, when you are well out of the city.
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Breaker Breaker 40 /////
This is the Rubber Duck & lm about to put the hammer DOWN :cup: :cup:
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will do Redcherokee :)
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Used to need channel 40 when I was operating road trains over the west and b doubles over here in the east. Really had to have one to call up in the high risk spots, i.e narrow bridges etc. But I always turned it off coming into a city. Syd Melb Adel and Bris all had their fair share of @#€& wits. Being out of the industry for a number of years now, I avoid 40 like the plague. Love the extra 40 chanels cause there's a better chance of finding a quiet one.
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Have just completed 10000K;s across VIC, SA, WA, NSW & NT doing the Beadell highways
and others. During that time the CB was used constantly on channel 40 by the convoy.
Most travel was done on remote tracks but a fair amount was also done on the bitumen,
the CB was used on tracks to warn of track conditions and to keep track of the convoy,
constant chatter also gave oncoming vehicles a warning that others were approaching.
On bitumen CB was used to warn of oncoming traffic when overtaking semi's and to arrange
passing or overtaking manovers with truck drivers etc and as some of the convoy were towing
campers our convoy was generally traveling well below the speed limit so semi drivers did appreciate
us allowing them to pass easily and we found them all to be polite and helpful on this trip. Even the local
police came on a couple of times when we chattering trying to find unmarked tracks and told us where they were.
To my amazement during that time we only encountered one case of swearing and that was not far out of
Melbourne on the way home at which point the CB was switched off! In a lot of instances the co drivers were
handling the CB to allow drivers to focus on the driving and maybe the females handling the mike moderated
the language of some?
Cheers
Leigh
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Has anyone tried using the CTCSS functionality or the digital equivalent in a convoy / road trip ?
I've often thought it would be a good way to avoid inputs from outside your group but haven't had time to set it up before.
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Hi,
We use it on our 2 small 1W hand held units, it works well.
Got caught though trying to call SWMBO from the truck 5W unit, she couldn't hear a thing. I could hear her though.
The 1W units get used in towns if we need to go to different shops. It avoids getting all the other transmissions going on inthe area.
Cheers
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At times it is better not to use this function as others listening may want to warn you
of up coming danger etc.
Has anyone tried using the CTCSS functionality or the digital equivalent in a convoy / road trip ?
I've often thought it would be a good way to avoid inputs from outside your group but haven't had time to set it up before.
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Good point. But if uninterrupted chat is what you want, it is perfect.
Having said that, you can turn it on on individual channels and scan to 40 as an example to monitor both if you were concerned about general warnings.
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Have just completed 10000K;s across VIC, SA, WA, NSW & NT doing the Beadell highways
and others. During that time the CB was used constantly on channel 40 by the convoy.
Most travel was done on remote tracks but a fair amount was also done on the bitumen,
the CB was used on tracks to warn of track conditions and to keep track of the convoy,
constant chatter also gave oncoming vehicles a warning that others were approaching.
On bitumen CB was used to warn of oncoming traffic when overtaking semi's and to arrange
passing or overtaking manovers with truck drivers etc and as some of the convoy were towing
campers our convoy was generally traveling well below the speed limit so semi drivers did appreciate
us allowing them to pass easily and we found them all to be polite and helpful on this trip. Even the local
police came on a couple of times when we chattering trying to find unmarked tracks and told us where they were.
To my amazement during that time we only encountered one case of swearing and that was not far out of
Melbourne on the way home at which point the CB was switched off! In a lot of instances the co drivers were
handling the CB to allow drivers to focus on the driving and maybe the females handling the mike moderated
the language of some?
Cheers
Leigh
earlier this year I took a group of friends to Albany WA from Sydney, via Maralinga, and mainly used CH18 to monitor the masses of caravans. Some farms use the same channel and we heard some funny messages between the missus in the house and hubby working around the paddocks. As I was always in front I switched to CH40 to have a chat to the trucks and ask if it was OK for our group to go round, or call them around. The worst language I have regularly heard is from younger people in towns who use the UHF instead of a mobile phone. And a section of the 4wd community who have never learnt to speak without swearing. There are plenty about.
James