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JDJDJD

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Oct 17, 2001, 11:21:43 PM10/17/01
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The ACA have been informed about the operation of a pirate CB repeater on
channel 3 in the southwest Sydney area.

The repeater is of very poor quality and the audio and deviation levels are
an embarrasment to its maker!

The repeater seems to be most active on weekends and night times and is
transmitting in the area of Camden/Razorback area.

The operation of this repeater is illegal and the owners have declared their
intention to run it as long as possible without consideration for their
actions.

With investigations currently under way this repeater should be shut down
very soon.

Kind regards..

J Kennedy Owner/Licencee VMG3 (channel 3 Sydney)


Doug

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Oct 18, 2001, 5:30:12 AM10/18/01
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Just like the illegal channel 4 you had running from the Cambletown area,
And when the ACA pinged you . . . you said the owner of Channel 4
Mt Riverview said you could use his licence. . . .you are full of shit.
Do you now have to sets of standards

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VK3XEM®

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Oct 18, 2001, 6:10:35 AM10/18/01
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A few weeks ago there was a pirate channel 6 in Melbourne, complete with the
MEL06 ident. This was a professional set up and was not interfering with
any other channel 6. (Mainly because years ago when HLV06 went into service
steering wheel attendants down on the wharves refused to vacate ch 36 so the
sensitivity of the repeater had to be turned right down!)

APC news even carried an article 2 weeks in a row about the NEW repeater for
Melbourne, even though after the first broadcast I emailed them and told
them to verify it first!

As for dobbing them into the ACA, not me! I might dob in a commercial
operator if I get half a chance, but not another CBer. If they get caught,
who cares but I'm not going to make my life hell just to earn some bullshit
brownie points at the ACA.

73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
Packet: VK3XEM@VK3BBS.#MEL.VIC.AUS.OC
E-mail: vk3...@vk3xem.net


trash

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Oct 18, 2001, 8:21:38 AM10/18/01
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On Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:10:35 +1000, "VK3XEM®"
<vk3...@optushome.com.au> wrote:

The thing is that JD is about as popular as a pork chop during ramadan
here in Sydney. He just seems to have that magic personality that
makes ch1 users want to kill him. Though I never had much good
to say about ch1 users anyway. I just can't put my finger on what
that quality is that he has ? :-)


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Tobias Reaper

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Oct 18, 2001, 8:50:33 AM10/18/01
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I remember a bodgey channel 1 running at hurstville by you JD a couple of
years ago and you allegedly got questioned by the ACA and fined ??

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black !! :))


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Martin, VK2UMJ

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Oct 18, 2001, 11:04:02 AM10/18/01
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Can you get "bullshit brownie points" from the ACA??? All I ever get is the
"bullshit"!!!!

Besides, I thought ACA didn't give a stuff what happened on CB anyway -
every time we up here complain about large industrial companies or even
government departments using UHF CB for their private channels and kicking
others off the channel, all we get is "so??" or "CB is self regulating"
(interpretation = "so?")

Cheers

Martin, VK2UMJ

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VK3XEM®

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Oct 18, 2001, 12:36:07 PM10/18/01
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Hi Martin,
Well I have a deal with the Radio Inspectors down here and
the Private Agents Registry. Basically I leave the commercial intruders
alone on UHF CB, in return I make a report it has to be investigated and
actioned, I also get to keep my Security Licence.

As I've said before though I won't dob in a CB'er, 1 I don't give a damn
what they do and 2 I don't want any grief from them. As for commercial
intruders and truck drivers anything goes!

73 de Simon, VK3XEM.

Craig Pilkington

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Oct 18, 2001, 3:37:10 PM10/18/01
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Think back to the days of Mr Aitkins Channel 1, you can't say it has got any
worse Sydney wide. the sad thing is, most Capital City repeaters are the
same. Either full of Power Crazed people, or pirate set ups.

I move to Melbourne next week, and I can guarantee that the repeaters down
there will be about the same as Sydney, maybe not as good in Coverage as
Channel 1, but the content will be the same.

I would love to be proven wrong, but I wont hold my breath.

"JDJDJD" <syd...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> The ACA have been informed about the operation of a pirate CB repeater on
> channel 3 in the southwest Sydney area.
>
> The repeater is of very poor quality and the audio and deviation levels
are
> an embarrasment to its maker!

> J Kennedy Owner/Licencee VMG3 (channel 3 Sydney)

BUT I WILL MISS THE ANTICS OF CHANNEL 1 HURSTVILLE, ANDREW 007, FIZ, PECKER,
ANDREW 813, MALCOM, JUNIOR, SVEN, SENIOR, MR TONY, LA333, WOMBAT, AND OF
COURSE, HEIDI.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS, WE'LL MISS THEM GREATLY.
GOODBYE SYDNEY, GOODBYE CHANNEL 1. Quack Quack.


MaxLimit

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Oct 18, 2001, 9:23:19 PM10/18/01
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This couldnt be the same JD (aka jason kenady)dickhead who used to be on
chan 3 rpt at prospect some years back ?
I havent been on UHF for some time now, but remember that dickhead and his
sidekick blonde tramp trashing people all over 18 hrs out of the day, and
now he owns 2 rpts in sydney !!! ACA ??? what are they good for !!!
Maybe they should hand out licenses to terrorists in sydney next so they can
wage a radio jihad !!!!

good day all.
I going back to the country life!

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CTR.

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Oct 18, 2001, 9:48:14 PM10/18/01
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What planet are you from? planet Hurstville only maybe!
My work involves me driving all over the metro area of Sydney and outter
regions.
Channels 5 and 2 in Sydney get far better coverage (Rx/Tx) over most of
Sydney and outter subs than channel 1 does.

I don't know who Peter Atkins is, but he has to be a vast improvement on the
current owner and his behaviour.
The repeater is more like his personal soap box in Hyde park than a
communications device! and then again if he was to say half the shit he does
on channel1 in Hyde park he would probably be arrested and put in a mental
institution !
And you have gotta love the illegal input channel he uses to wipe out
everyone on the channel what a stroke of magic !!

As for illegal uhfcb repeaters, who cares at least they provide some
coverage, unlike channel 3 and 7 in Sydney which are only collecting dust on
a shelf somewhere and probably will for the next decade.
Give the licenses to people who are ready to go with all the gear and have
their shit sorted out first !
But I suppose that's too logical for the ACA !!

Also I hope you have more luck in Vic ?

10-4 and over good buddies!!!

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JDJDJD

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Oct 18, 2001, 10:38:25 PM10/18/01
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Hello Newsgroup,

It is always great to get that amount of attention and passionate opinion
about my last post. It gratifies me to know that I have created such a
strong chord of discontent with some members of the CB radio community. I
mean seriously, some of you out there have such poor grammer and spelling
that it is with absolutely no surprise that these same people have an
inability to socially and effectivley communicate.

First of all Dougs poorly spelt post makes the allegation that I ran a
pirate repeater in Campbelltown (note the correct spelling Doug). This is
completely untrue. I ran the repeater from my home apartment block in
Hurstville for a period of 8 weeks. While it is true that this repeater was
unlicenced the ACA at no stage "pinged" me for anything. This was in
November / December of 1997. The repeater was turned off when the owner of
Ch 4 Mount Riverview turned his repeater back on. The repeater I was
operated at that time is still in my possesion to this day. While I conceed
that it was the wrong thing to do I have now licenced two CB repeaters for
the Sydney radio community. I do this at my own cost. I supply and maintain
the repeater equipment and licence with no monetary or technical assistance
from any other source than myself. So thank you Doug for your under average
comments but please get try to get your facts right.

Secondly, Simon you have always provided reasonable and intelligent comments
to the group and I am happy to see you have done so again. My only
disagreement with your post would be that if an operator breaches part of
the radiocommunications act
then he/she should be firstly warned of the offence and if the offence is
subsequently recommited then that operator should be fully accountable. As a
licenced repeater owner would it be a fair assumption that you or I or any
individual has the right to complain to a relevent authority if a breach of
law has been commited? After all if anarchy is to prevail on CB then
complacency is the easiest way to achieve it.

As for Trash, have you managed to put your finger on it yet?

Martin has a good point in that the ACA do not seem to want to "police" the
band. I cant speak for what happens in other areas but as for Sydney, the
ACA are very active and more than willing to investigate any legitimate
complaint in relation to a breach of the radiocommunications act.

Max Limit if you were "trashed" over the air by me or other operators years
ago on channel 3 repeater then it was probably for the reason that you were
abusive, interuptive, harrasing and or threatening people. Be assured that
uhf CB in Sydney is a great place to be without you and you have never been
missed. Thankyou for you compliments but surely Max, wasting your time on
people you do not like is pointless, hmmmm?

Tobias Reaper I have never run a "bodgey" channel one repeater in
Hurstville. You are either misled or living in a dillusional world of
wishful thinking. I have never called a kettle black, but many thanks for
your pointless thoughts.

Craig Pilkington stand out in the crowd with his intellegent comments and
carefully worded points. Well done Craig at last someone who sees the "big
picture". A big hello to the Melbournians out there.

I have provided Sydney with an exceptional CB repeater. It is famous around
the country for its outspoken, colorful operators. I am a believer of
leading by example. So if a naughty guy like me can behave so can the rest
of you.

This concludes Chapter 1 of Gone With The Wind :)

Cheers

J Kennedy


JDJDJD

trash

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Oct 19, 2001, 3:09:02 AM10/19/01
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2001 12:38:25 +1000, "JDJDJD" <syd...@hotmail.com>
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>
>As for Trash, have you managed to put your finger on it yet?
>

Well, no, I'm still deciding whether the CB population of Sydney hate
you because they are jealous of your clearly superior intelect or
you have some magical ability to transmit ferromones over an
electromagnetic medium, and the other non alpha males sense you to
be a threat to their existance ?

Maybe it's something else ?

Craig Pilkington

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Oct 19, 2001, 8:25:36 PM10/19/01
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Channel 5 repeater was set up, against CREST's request by a Privateer,
because Sydney Adventist Hospital gave him Free Site rental for the
Community Service of an Emergency Repeater for Sydney. Suprisingly next to
his Channel 5 repeater is his Commercial Repeater. It's Coverage is Great,
yes, but it is not used for what it was designed for.

Channel 2 is a great repeater yes, my point was basically that ALL repeaters
in Sydney, and most Capital Cities, are full of ratbags. The only Major
capital city that I have been in in the last 6 months (and i have been in
all but Darwin & Perth), was Canberra who use their Repeaters the way they
were designed.

Coverage wise, Receiving a channel from Mittagong to Tugarah and West to
Blackheath is Exeptional coverage compared to most repeaters. Sydney is
unique in its a valley surrounded by a Range giving it exeptional radio
coverage, only suppast by the City of Wollongong.

UHF Repeaters were almost made redundant in 1990 with the mass production of
the Mobile Phone. This is why CREST is almost non existant in Capital Cities
anymore, and the hobby is almost dead. Highways for Trucks and Caravans, and
the Farmer are the only remaining domains for serious radio users.

I am from the planet Earth, and very proud of it and i think It is time we
regained our radio spectrum back from the morons that ruined it for us all.
What do I care, I leave Sydney in 5 Days, and wont get to hear how it all
turns out, but I hope for Radio's sake, we can sort it all out and get back
to the better Times.


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Axle Jack

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Oct 19, 2001, 11:51:22 PM10/19/01
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Hi Simon

I'm a truck driver. Would you dob me in?
--
Jack
VK2CJC / MM0AXL / ACBRO469


VK3XEM®

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Oct 20, 2001, 12:25:19 AM10/20/01
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Hi Jack,
No point dobbing in the average truck driver, they are beyond
redemption! : )

If only they knew what repeater inputs where.


73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
Packet: VK3XEM@VK3BBS.#MEL.VIC.AUS.OC
E-mail: vk3...@vk3xem.net


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dalmont

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Oct 20, 2001, 10:36:59 AM10/20/01
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You are correct in your expectations. Pretty much all of the repeaters in
range of Melbourne are full of rubbish.

Ch.1, 3, 4, 8.

Ch.3 is the worst, channel 4 is fairly new so not too many wankers use it
yet. The others are not too bad depending on the time of the day.

Sorry to be a bringing of bad news.


Cheers

Dale

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VK3XEM®

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Oct 20, 2001, 4:39:28 PM10/20/01
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The biggest problem on MEL01 is dickhead truck drivers on channel 31!

I have the solution to it but the repeater owner is worried the ACA will
crack the sads over it. Simple shut the repeater down for a week or two and
place a continuous tone on 31! My opinion is however if the ACA are not
prepared to solve the problem they should allow the repeater owner to.

73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
Packet: VK3XEM@VK3BBS.#MEL.VIC.AUS.OC
E-mail: vk3...@vk3xem.net


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Axle Jack

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Oct 20, 2001, 8:06:51 PM10/20/01
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Are you inferring that I'm above average or below :-)

I do appreciate the problem. Although would encourage everyone not to
generalise. I know a few commercial users who operate in a friendly and
considerate manner. Not many, but a few :-) The problem is abuse, which is
down to an individual, not their employment. Does that sound a bit
idealogical? Yeah, fair enough :-)


Receiver

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Oct 20, 2001, 11:28:24 PM10/20/01
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Why not just have the repeater send it's carrier off tone on 31 as well as
1.

A solution that will not need an outage


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roughplanet

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Oct 21, 2001, 4:21:23 AM10/21/01
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A case of the pot calling the kettle black, Mr. Kennedy. Let me elaborate:

"JDJDJD" <syd...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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>It is always great to get that amount of attention and passionate >opinion
about my last post.

Incorrect grammar; always/last.


>I mean seriously, some of you out there have such poor grammer and
>spelling that it is with absolutely no surprise that these same people
>have an inability to socially and effectivley communicate.

Grammar is spelt this way, not grammer.
Incorrect grammar; it is with (absolutely) no surprise etc.etc.
Effectively is spelt this way, not effectivley.

> First of all Dougs poorly spelt post makes the allegation that I ran a

Incorrect punctuation. Doug's not Dougs.

>The repeater I was operated at that time is still in my possesion to this
day.

Incorrect grammar/spelling. operated should be operating.


>While I conceed that it was the wrong thing to do....

Concede is spelt this way, not conceed.


>I do this at my own cost.

Incorrect grammar. It should read ' I have done this at my own cost.'


>I supply and maintain the repeater equipment and licence with no monetary
or technical assistance from any other source than myself.

Incorrect grammar. It should read '... from any other source.'


>So thank you Doug for your under average comments but please get try to get
your facts right.

Where do I start? 'Under average comments'? What the hell do you mean Mr.
Kennedy? And such grammar! '...please get try to get your facts right' is
just about the worst piece of grammar I've seen, even here. For Heaven'd
sake Mr. Kennedy, people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!
I could go on and dissect the rest of your poorly written diatribe, but I
believe that to be unnecessary. Suffice to list just a few more of your faux
pas:

> 'with your post is', not 'would be'.
> firstly warned
> recommitted, not recommited
>no punctuation at all
>'As a licensed (not licenced) repeater owner .....breach of (the) law has
been comitted (not commited) doesn't make any sense. Read it again Mr.
Kennedy.
> Please explain to us, Mr. Kennedy, how you achieve anarchy by compacency?
I think you're only playing with words, the meaning of which you don't
really understand. Isn't that so, Mr. Kennedy?
>' I can't speak......ACA are very active and more than willing....' What
utter rubbish Mr. Kennedy. The ACA is so short staffed that the last thing
they give a hoot about is CB radio. Even the amateur's Intruder Watch has
given up trying to get them to act on complaints, written or otherwise.

Finally Mr. Kennedy, remember that self-praise is no recommendation. You're
big on bluster Mr. Kennedy, but mighty thin on facts. Oh, and by the way,
down here in Melbourne, we've never even heard of you, far less your
'exceptional CB repeater'. I think the wind that you've gone with is
undoubtedly your own.

Ruff

Axle Jack

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Oct 21, 2001, 7:05:05 PM10/21/01
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You always know an argument has run out of steam when it gets to spelling
and grammar.
However, if Sydney repeaters were used in such a polite and eloquent manner,
I would be impressed. Sadly I'm willing to bet that this is not the case :-)


CTR.

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Oct 21, 2001, 8:30:28 PM10/21/01
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Finally a melbournite that also can see thru JDs BS and utter ramblings !!!
think yourselves lucky in Melbourne that you don't have to hear the
rubbished grammar verbally from this guy 16 hours a day !!!!

I must admit, his repeater is exceptional, because he is the only one
talking, the rest are dumped on constantly by him with his verbal
dictatorship !!!!

anyway have a fabulous week !


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Helen Pilkington

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Oct 23, 2001, 2:07:25 AM10/23/01
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God Bless the UHF


CTR.

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Oct 24, 2001, 5:46:53 AM10/24/01
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minus jason kennedy and his BS act as a nice guy all of a sudden ?? maybe
the aca are doing their job, hey jd ??


"Helen Pilkington" <helenpi...@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> God Bless the UHF
>
>
>
>


Barry OGrady

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Oct 24, 2001, 9:36:52 AM10/24/01
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2001 12:38:25 +1000, "JDJDJD" <syd...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hello Newsgroup,
>
>It is always great to get that amount of attention and passionate opinion
>about my last post. It gratifies me to know that I have created such a
>strong chord of discontent with some members of the CB radio community. I
>mean seriously, some of you out there have such poor grammer and spelling
>that it is with absolutely no surprise that these same people have an
>inability to socially and effectivley communicate.
>
>First of all Dougs poorly spelt post makes the allegation that I ran a
>pirate repeater in Campbelltown (note the correct spelling Doug).

>I have provided Sydney with an exceptional CB repeater. It is famous around
>the country for its outspoken, colorful operators.

Colourful (note the corrected spelling)

>J Kennedy


-Barry
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