Radio articles

It is with great sadness that we advise of the passing of John (Jack) Wood, formerly ofMuswellbrook Post. Jack was aged 97.In 1978, Jack and John Manton who were both […]

Warren Price, born 18 February 1954, was a long-standing Member (since 1991), initially joining Prospect Division as it was then called. As “Prospect 18”, he monitored a home base in […]

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Robert Hanson.Robert was a member of Dubbo CREST from the early years of the organisation. He held the positionof Operations […]

In late 2022, CREST NSW Inc lost long term member Graham Rees. Over the past thirty two years Graham has held the position of State Director, been a valued member […]

CREST NSW assists the community by establishing radiocommunications networks providing safety communications. This support includes building UHF Citizen Band emergency repeaters to be used on radio sites around the State. […]

In the early 1980’s this particular brand of 27MHz CB Base station antenna was extremely popular – particularly in the Newcastle area, they were everywhere. One of these antennas has […]

It is great to reminisce about the different types of base station antennas that were available for 27MHz Citizens band radios in the 1970’s and 1980’s. In the 1970’s when […]

CB Radio in New Zealand consists of “CB” and a “Personal Radio Service”. Similarly to Australia, these are covered by a class licence as laid out by the Radio Spectrum […]

Twin trucker CB antennas for 27MHz are reminiscent of the 70’s and particularly North American trucks as seen on those in the movie Smokey and the Bandit. As reported in […]

During the Covid lockdown period there is always plenty to keep one occupied – particularly in the equipment maintenance department. In this article, we will go through the process of […]