[TheList] trunking ,fleetlink

Sun May 10 10:00:13 AEST 2020

Not many truckies have PRS here, it is used by some over-dimensional 
stuff and some small local companies in lieu of commercial RTs but on 
the whole truckies still tend to use channel 11 am for chatting and 
reporting.

On 10/05/2020 11:35 am, zl3tmb wrote:
> Hi Bob
>
> The truckies normally run 2-3 radios.
> AM CB 26Mhz normally on ch11.
> PRS UHF 476MHz
> Fleetlink 404-420Mhz or DMR or analogue depending on the company.
>
> A fleet link channel is normally $30-$50 per month (discount based on 
> more sets) but he will have no one to talk to. As you need to be on a 
> fleet to talk to the rest of them.
> That said you can talk across fleet if you know the set numbers. Most 
> truckies don't know their full number. They just dail the truck they 
> want eg 204 truck 4, 200 base, 201 loader. Etc
> 900 for a group call which activates all radios in the fleet.
> There are mobile numbers for most fleet linked radios you can call 
> them from a mobile phone. A lot of companies block out going fleet to 
> PSTN calls as these cost a fortune might have changed in the last 
> decade but I doubt it.
>
> This is still very active but aging now. A lot moving across to DMR 
> tier 2 & 3.
>
> Don't know if that helps at all?
>
> Cheers
> Mike
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> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Bob <bob at booksgiftsdirect.co.nz>
> Date: 10/05/20 10:31 AM (GMT+12:00)
> To: thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
> Subject: Re: [TheList] trunking ,fleetlink
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>
> Got asked  a question about trukies and thier radios
> truckie wants to  buy fleetlink type radio he cant just pick freq and 
> talk to other using similar radios can he?
> Truckie is independent driver
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> Bob the Bookman
> www.booksgiftsdirect.co.nz
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