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by floppy
Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:17 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: FESA frequencies
Replies: 310
Views: 949324

Re: FESA frequencies

WASES HF Radio Old Channel numbering Channel numbering as on new Codan radios Frequency in KHz Ch 1 2566 Ch 16 Ch 2 2569 Scan Ch 8 Ch 3 2575 Ch 17 Ch 4 3732 Scan Ch 9 Ch 5 3735 Ch 18 Ch 6 3746 Ch 19 Ch 7 4567 Ch 20 Ch 8 4570 Scan Ch 10 Ch 9 4576 Ch 21 Ch 10 5833 Scan Ch 11 Ch 11 7330 Scan Ch 12 Ch 1...
by floppy
Fri Oct 12, 2012 7:57 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Injured Firefighter
Replies: 13
Views: 12632

Re: Injured Firefighter

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/15109102/firefighters-critically-injured-in-fire/ Two female firefighters are being flown to Perth with severe burns after a fire at Two Peoples Bay near Albany this afternoon. The Royal Flying Doctor Service is being sent to fly the women to Perth for t...
by floppy
Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:40 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: WAERN use
Replies: 42
Views: 32030

Re: WAERN use

ch 112 for high band is different to your picture. like this one for Gnowangerup http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/floppywhopper/100_1257.jpg In my humble opinion the issue is channel numbering, personally I think they should have used channels 1 -1000 for VHF and 1001 - 1500 for UHF, unfortun...
by floppy
Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:42 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: WAERN use
Replies: 42
Views: 32030

Re: WAERN use

more buttons on a phone or TV remote

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by floppy
Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:45 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: W.A Fire Appliances
Replies: 793
Views: 822772

Re: W.A Fire Appliances

I think the current 2.4s have a good weight/water capacity/4wd capability ratio, you start having a similar sized truck with an extra 3000 lt onboard and crews will struggle in sand and steep terrain. quite agree did my BFB 4WD driving course out by Little Grove in Albany was stunned to see fully l...
by floppy
Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:57 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Severe weather alerts
Replies: 80
Views: 154433

Re: Severe weather alerts

for those interested in WA Weather
there is a local weather forum
http://waweathergroup.com/forum/index.php
by floppy
Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:56 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: SES incidents
Replies: 116
Views: 132535

Re: SES incidents

just a heads up that there is currently a search on in Kalgoorlie
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western ... 6247695594
Police and SES involved, possibly other agencies as well
also keep an eye out for HF radio
by floppy
Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:35 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: W.A Fire Appliances
Replies: 793
Views: 822772

Re: W.A Fire Appliances

Sussex VBFB do exist received a grant from Western Power http://www.westernpower.com.au/aboutus/mediaCentre/mediaReleases/2010/Regional_Volunteer_Fire_Brigades_benefit_from_Grants_.html also looking for members http://www.busseltonmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/bushfire-mates-rewarded/2400431.a...
by floppy
Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:21 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: W.A Fire Appliances
Replies: 793
Views: 822772

Re: W.A Fire Appliances

by floppy
Sun Dec 25, 2011 12:47 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: FESA is going digital
Replies: 9
Views: 6739

Re: FESA is going digital

knowing FESA they will put people on a one day course to speak on it
but wont show anyone how to actually use it
by floppy
Sun Dec 25, 2011 12:43 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: WAERN use
Replies: 42
Views: 32030

Re: WAERN use

time starts now ! absolute truth, I kid you not a FESA radio training sesssion here in Albany I attended as part of my BFS training FESA guy walks in "you guys all know how to use CB.... yeah ?" crowd nods ticks us all off we all passed so in the time it takes to read this was about the le...
by floppy
Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:30 am
Forum: Shortwave
Topic: Shortwave Newbie
Replies: 11
Views: 15053

Re: Shortwave Newbie

Joe Carr's Receiving Antenna Handbook
By Joseph Carr
http://www.dxing.com/tnotes.htm
is an excellent book for SW listening and DXing
and has plenty of ideas for people in tricky situations like high rise apartments
and on the page linked to are some pdfs to download


cheers
by floppy
Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:58 pm
Forum: Shortwave
Topic: Current HF fadeouts & Comms warnings
Replies: 3
Views: 7568

Re: Current HF fadeouts & Comms warnings

More Solar storms lately for the Sept 25 http://spaceweather.com/ Active sunspot 1302 has turned the sun into a shortwave radio transmitter. Shock waves rippling from the sunspot's exploding magnetic canopy excite plasma oscillations in the sun's atmosphere. The result is bursts of static that may b...
by floppy
Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:14 am
Forum: Shortwave
Topic: Current HF fadeouts & Comms warnings
Replies: 3
Views: 7568

Re: Current HF fadeouts & Comms warnings

this report from Norway is interesting http://spaceweather.com/submissions/large_image_popup.php?image_name=Rob-Stammes-Shockwave-sept.09-2011_1315582815.jpg as well as noting strong ground currents from the Geo-magnetic storm you will also see the storm made significant radio noise at VLF frequenci...
by floppy
Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:45 pm
Forum: Shortwave
Topic: Current HF fadeouts & Comms warnings
Replies: 3
Views: 7568

Re: Current HF fadeouts & Comms warnings

Tuesday in New Mexico, amateur radio astronomer Thomas Ashcraft recorded some Solar Noise at 21 MHz from this solar event and put it on the net, spaceweather.com put it up here so you can listen http://spaceweather.com/images2011/07sep11/puffs.mp3 it is interesting to note that this noise will exten...