Hi,We drive a converted coaster with a cb radio,the coaster height is 2.6m but the antena is a total 3m,will this trip the toll road height reader?,Greg.
Mike Harding said
01:44 PM Nov 22, 2020
Your post is not clear.
Is the antenna a further 3m on top of the 2.6m Coaster or is the total height of the antenna and Coaster 3m?
3m or 5.6m total - which is it?
dabbler said
02:51 PM Nov 22, 2020
As far as I'm aware, toll roads using etoll, etag or govia (ie digital account management and whatever's name is used locally) all use numberplate recognition to determine costs. Your numberplate should correctly identify your vehicle type, use and dimensions.
Whenarewethere said
03:27 PM Nov 22, 2020
On Sydney privately run motorways they have sensors, 2.8m high & you are charged as a Class B vehicle & charged about 3 times as much.
Avoid motorways regardless of height like we do or get out the angle grinder!
Radar said
09:20 AM Nov 23, 2020
get a piece of string and tie it back down a bit.
Possum3 said
08:32 AM Nov 24, 2020
Radar wrote:
get a piece of string and tie it back down a bit.
Memories of the 60's when "Tank aerials" or whip aerials were the go, after the Texas Rangers vehicles were shown on Aussie TV. A lot cooler than Fox Tails.
Long Weekend said
01:21 PM Nov 24, 2020
Would a thin antenna/aerial register on the sensors as a large superstructure on top of a vehicle?
I would have thought that an aerial would be 'invisible.'
Murray
thegregory said
02:15 PM Nov 24, 2020
Wow, thanks everyone,I just worked out how to use this phone.
I think the peice of string will be the answer,my total height is now 3m.
Again thanks everyone,
Greg.
jade46 said
02:31 PM Nov 24, 2020
dabbler wrote:
As far as I'm aware, toll roads using etoll, etag or govia (ie digital account management and whatever's name is used locally) all use numberplate recognition to determine costs. Your numberplate should correctly identify your vehicle type, use and dimensions.
Not so i'm afraid. My MH is registered as a normal vehicle under 4495 kg and the etag is for a private vehicle but still get charged as a truck. They measure the height at 3.2 I get slugged. I have to ring up and get a credit each time they will do nothing about it hopeing you wont bother. In NSW they get an automatic credit based on number plate but only if registered in NSW. Its a huge con on a lot of MH forums
thegregory said
02:48 PM Nov 24, 2020
It's a con, should be on weight only,we put a a/c package unit inside to keep the height down.
travelyounger said
07:27 AM Nov 25, 2020
thegregory wrote:
Hi,We drive a converted coaster with a cb radio,the coaster height is 2.6m but the antena is a total 3m,will this trip the toll road height reader?,Greg.
Hi I have heard that two ariels parallel to each other increase range or the signal quality and I also notice on a lot of serious travellers they have this setup I have just fitted a uniden with a 600 mm thick Ariel but can get a lot of interference when distant from who I am talking to any ideas on how to fix this problem without fitting any other ariels
cheers
dabbler said
04:04 PM Nov 25, 2020
Travelyounger ... at risk of further derailing this thread ... while it's possible to combine two UHF aerials, it's not cheap and requires an expert install. Done incorrectly, it can create a loss of signal. The travellers you have seen with multiple antennas are almost certainly running two transceivers and are not combined. I suspect your "interference" is simply weak signal reception and the squelch function will solve this for you. Changing antenna to one suitable to the terrain or environment you're travelling might give an improvement but most people settle for a mid range dbi antenna. UHF aren't really set & forget gadgets and they need to be adjusted to achieve best results in every location, if perfect transmission/reception is important to you. The size and "thickness" of an antenna do not necessarily indicate it's capability.
Hi,We drive a converted coaster with a cb radio,the coaster height is 2.6m but the antena is a total 3m,will this trip the toll road height reader?,Greg.
Your post is not clear.
Is the antenna a further 3m on top of the 2.6m Coaster or is the total height of the antenna and Coaster 3m?
3m or 5.6m total - which is it?
On Sydney privately run motorways they have sensors, 2.8m high & you are charged as a Class B vehicle & charged about 3 times as much.
Avoid motorways regardless of height like we do or get out the angle grinder!
get a piece of string and tie it back down a bit.
Memories of the 60's when "Tank aerials" or whip aerials were the go, after the Texas Rangers vehicles were shown on Aussie TV. A lot cooler than Fox Tails.
I would have thought that an aerial would be 'invisible.'
Murray
Not so i'm afraid. My MH is registered as a normal vehicle under 4495 kg and the etag is for a private vehicle but still get charged as a truck. They measure the height at 3.2 I get slugged. I have to ring up and get a credit each time they will do nothing about it hopeing you wont bother. In NSW they get an automatic credit based on number plate but only if registered in NSW. Its a huge con on a lot of MH forums
Hi I have heard that two ariels parallel to each other increase range or the signal quality and I also notice on a lot of serious travellers they have this setup I have just fitted a uniden with a 600 mm thick Ariel but can get a lot of interference when distant from who I am talking to any ideas on how to fix this problem without fitting any other ariels
cheers