Thread: Radio suggestions.. Bush & Tops hunting

Originally Posted by grunzter

I've bought a number of Puxing's from here, and they have been indestructible...
https://www.409shop.com/

Again get the NZ frequency range units, and 5 watt minimum & programmable...

That should be 5 Watt maximum as that is the limit for units in NZ.

Originally Posted by Feral

Vhf version requires amateur license. UHF does not.

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Silly questions but who police that?
Where do you get licensees from and how much and for how long i.e. Is it yearly our five yearly? Cheers

Hmm, I have VHF in my boat and don't have a licence, not sure I need one either? My old man is right into amateur radio and I do recall him saying that coastguard etc had had problems with hunters and other recreational users blocking up emergency channels etc using VHF for two way communication

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Hmm, I have VHF in my boat and don't have a licence, not sure I need one either? My old man is right into amateur radio and I do recall him saying that coastguard etc had had problems with hunters and other recreational users blocking up emergency channels etc using VHF for two way communication

Anyone can use VHF Marine Radio for emergency calls. Anything else requires a licence obtained through Coastguard.

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Silly questions but who police that?
Where do you get licensees from and how much and for how long i.e. Is it yearly our five yearly? Cheers

https://www.rsm.govt.nz/

Probably the stupidest restrictions you will have ever read. Effectively it's illegal to own a device that is capable of transmitting on a frequency that you do not have a radio operators licence for.

Sounds familiar huh?

Ban the tool and not the illegal use of the tool.

Originally Posted by Jexla

Probably the stupidest restrictions you will have ever read. Effectively it's illegal to own a device that is capable of transmitting on a frequency that you do not have a radio operators licence for.

Sounds familiar huh?

Ban the tool and not the illegal use of the tool.

Probably because it would be bloody hard to nab someone for doing the illegal transmitting. Much simpler to make it illegal to possess the gear. Again, legislation has not kept up with technology. These days you can get a radio that you can plug into your computer and transmit/receive anything on any frequency from 1kHz to 3.8GHz for about $400.

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