[Waverley ARS] Question for Mobile Operation on Ls and P plates

[Adam Carmichael]

Hi Eric,

Thanks for the clarification :)

I hope to be mobile on 40-6, 2 and 70cm in about 2 months. With one of 
Raffy's antennas, I can get the VHF/UHF side of it installed much faster :)

73 VK2... umm.. SWL (for now).

Regards,

Adam

evdw at iprimus.com.au wrote:
> Hi Adam,
> 
> I have not heard of any such restriction for 2-way radio use in NSW. In Vic
> it is an offence to use a mobile radio whilst driving (there are exceptions),
> although, I believe, that most do it anyhow. 
> 
> As you know, I have a hands free microphone in my car which is wired in place
> of the normal microphone and has the PTT switch mounted on the gear stick.
> This works extremely well. 
> 
> One major difference between mobile phone and 2-way radio use, is that the
> radio, being half duplex, can only work in one direction at a time so it
> is less distracting whilst driving as you cannot be interrupted bythe person
> at the other end like you can on a phone. 
> 
> Personally, I have found having the radio in the car is actually very relaxing
> and helps to wile away the time when in traffic and also when on long trips.
> I think my best one, so far, was chatting to a guy in the states for almost
> an hour whilst driving up the highway heading to my parents' place in Wauchope
> late one night. It helped keep me alert on the trip. 
> 
> 73....Eric.
> 
>  
>> -- Original Message --
>> Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:11:41 +1100
>> From: Adam Carmichael <carneeki at carneeki.net>
>> To: "W.A.R.S. Members List" <members at vk2bv.org>
>> Subject: [Waverley ARS] Question for Mobile Operation on Ls and P plates
>>
>>
>> Hi List,
>>
>> I'm about to sit the Ps driving test in about 3 weeks and I had a 
>> question loom overhead...
>>
>> Mobile / Cellular phones are prohibitied for anyone on their Ls and Ps 
>> (even with a hands free kit, even if they pull over to use it!), but 
>> where does that leave hams?
>>
>> It's not a phone, and most of the mobile rigs don't have hands free (and
>>
>> even if they did, they'd probably be a bluetooth or headset device 
>> virtually indistinguishable for a regular police officer to tell the 
>> difference) so that only leaves a hand mic as an obvious "but it's not a
>>
>> phone officer" excuse. And for ham radio, it might go as unacceptable, 
>> but where would that leave professional drivers such as a courier who 
>> needs a radio for work?
>>
>>
>>
>> So long question shortened: can a mobile ham on their Ls / Ps operate 
>> mobile?
>>
>>
>> (BTW: I currently don't plan on reverse parking whilst in two parallel 
>> DX CW QSOs whilst QRP - safety still remains a concern whilst new to the
>>
>> roads, but I will be on Ps for atleast 2 years to come).
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Adam
>>
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