New DFES UHF channels discussion

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Re: New DFES UHF channels discussion

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467.6875 might be command 2 if Mandurah are using it instead of FRS 2 because perhaps FRS 1 and FRS 2 were renamed to Command 1 and Command 2 ?
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Re: New DFES UHF channels discussion

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Buddy4562 wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:57 pm 467.6875 might be command 2 if Mandurah are using it instead of FRS 2 because perhaps FRS 1 and FRS 2 were renamed to Command 1 and Command 2 ?
That would make sense.
vk6hgr wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2017 5:26 pm Head traffic today on 467.7875. Pump to tanker asking for a DBA status.
I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest this is the "Command 1" channel then.
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Re: New DFES UHF channels discussion

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Yeah that makes sense
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Listening to a HAZMAT event where I can hear the simplex traffic and sitrep mentions they're using Command 2.

467.7125 is Command 2
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Re: New DFES UHF channels discussion

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mandurah FRS just referred to 467.6875 as channel 215 but no simplex number was mentioned.
but going by what is posted above i guess its simplex 5.
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Re: New DFES UHF channels discussion

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Yes channel 215 is Simplex 5 as I have the list of the new channel names and numbers just not frequency
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radioman061 wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:52 pm mandurah FRS just referred to 467.6875 as channel 215 but no simplex number was mentioned.
but going by what is posted above i guess its simplex 5.
Cool. Added to the top post. The random allocation looks like that the channel numbers don't align in any way to frequencies so we're only going to be able to map the freqs to channels by listening to each for mention of the channel number (sigh)
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Re: New DFES UHF channels discussion

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i don't know if anyone has come across this info regarding the DFES to transition UHF radio channels.
if not is a very interesting read.
http://avbfb.org.au/400mhz-project-chan ... -spectrum/
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Re: New DFES UHF channels discussion

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just heard testing on 467.5375 which is a simplex P25 channel. transmission was not encryted.

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Re: New DFES UHF channels discussion

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Buddy4562 wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:59 pm Yes channel 215 is Simplex 5 as I have the list of the new channel names and numbers just not frequency
cool any chance of getting a copy of that list. would be interesting to have a read of thanks.
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Re: New DFES UHF channels discussion

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Last night I heard a scratchy but mostly readable transmission on 467.9875 with a voice saying they were testing BA Alpha on channel 200. Added to the master list on the first post.
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Re: New DFES UHF channels discussion

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radioman061 wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2017 10:18 pm
Buddy4562 wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:59 pm Yes channel 215 is Simplex 5 as I have the list of the new channel names and numbers just not frequency
cool any chance of getting a copy of that list. would be interesting to have a read of thanks.
I am trying to PM them now
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Re: New DFES UHF channels discussion

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Buddy4562 wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:23 pm I am trying to PM them now
If we know all the channel names and numbers, maybe we can use that as the basis of assigning frequencies to each one as we discover them.
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Re: New DFES UHF channels discussion

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Zebedee wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2017 12:25 pm
Buddy4562 wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:23 pm I am trying to PM them now
If we know all the channel names and numbers, maybe we can use that as the basis of assigning frequencies to each one as we discover them.
BA Alpha - 200
BA Bravo - 201
BA Charlie - 202
BA Delta - 203
BACO - 204
Command 1 - 205
Command 2 - 206
UHF Simplex 1 - 211
UHF Simplex 2 - 212
UHF Simplex 3 - 213
UHF Simplex 4 - 214
UHF Simplex 5 - 215
UHF Simplex 6 - 216
UHF Simplex 7 - 217
ESA - 218
ESB - 219
KIMA - 230
CBD Rpt 1 - 207
CBD Rpt 2 - 208
Tunnel Int - 209
Tunnel Ext - 210
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Re: New DFES UHF channels discussion

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rockingham 1st turning out to a vehicle fire using 467.7875 and asked for radio check between pump and LT on command 1
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