A new member of the 10-4 Good Buggie Brigade
Some years ago we agreed upon Ch.13 as the OzSTOC channel.....I think because Ulysees picked Ch.14.
Just a recap for those with UHF's
Ch.1 to Ch.8 are repeater channels
Ch.5 Duplex is the Emergency Channel (IF you have a Ch.5 REPEATER available in your coverage area)
Ch. 10 - 4WD Channel (started as the Simpson Desert channel and expanded)
Ch.18 Caravan/Touring channel
Ch. 29 Pacific & Bruce Hwy (Truckies Channel)
Ch. 35 Emergency Simplex channel (Not monitored regularly or routinely)
Ch. 40 Truckies channel (everywhere but Pacific/Bruce Hwy)
Ch 41 to Ch.48 are Repeater channels on the new 80Ch radios but Im not aware of any 41-48 repeaters yet.