Logging frequencies and radios

medler said:

So I am looking into this. .. Do I need a license to talk on one of these radios. I want a permanent truck mount one ... Please help
Want a radio to talk to logging trucks to call millage.

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Stompin Tom said:

Technically you do require a license, but I have had radios for 30 plus years and have never been asked to show one.

You can get half decent import brand radios for pretty cheap now, it costs as much or more for installation and the antenna. Always a good idea to have one. If you dont know what to put in for channels, just buy one with as many as you can then have the shop install the most popular for your area, most cross over to other areas.

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BIGFOOT said:

News to Me....Here I been paying a annual radio licence for years ???

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BIGFOOT said:

News to Me....Here I been paying a annual radio licence for years ???

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sumx54 said:

Yes Mike the ONLY reason you would ever need your own licence is for "repeater" channels. these are private channels such as conoco or talisman or whom ever not public. log haulers and any other haulers are on public channels. All radio controlled roads use public channels unless you need a key to open the gates.

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sumx54 said:

Yes Mike the ONLY reason you would ever need your own licence is for "repeater" channels. these are private channels such as conoco or talisman or whom ever not public. log haulers and any other haulers are on public channels. All radio controlled roads use public channels unless you need a key to open the gates.

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redrocket176 said:

Good call on looking into radios. I drive logging truck in Golden and near misses happen more often than most people realize. Even when people call that people are on the road it's unsure where you will meet. With a radio call every 10 k until your getting close to someone then start arranging a meeting place. More often than not the truck will tell you where to meet them as they know the road. If they do LISTEN to them. Most trucks will slow so your not dusted in the summer if they know your there. Show the same respect back. As with everything you will run across a few that are dicks but that being said i've almost run over a couple tourists i would consider to be dicks. Impotant thing is that everyone goes home at the end of the day and like everything else communication will go a long way in letting that happen...

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sumx54 said:

You only need a licence for your OWN frequency. you do NOT need a licence for any two-way radio used for radio controlled roads. I use a Kenwood TK-2212 handheld. It will transmit to 14kms and receive even further. Most comm stores will have maps and the frequencies being used for those areas. they charge me $45 to install two banks of 128 channels. you also need to carry with you a copy of the channels with you in your vehicle so you can cross reference the frequencies with the given name. For example a certain road may be using say "159.24" and your list may only call it the "ghost main". you can not program your own channels into a radio or at least legally.

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