WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

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Some of the facts are incorrect. The IC (Local) was based at Maranup rd then moved to the Greenbushes firestation. The fire became a DEC fire Friday afternoon and the IC (and IMT) was based in Kirup. There were several Operations officers and their assistants based at the show grounds during the fol...

http://dunsboroughbfb.googlepages.com/b ... wnfire2009
Lots of pictures and a story on their website.

Yesterday morning, at shift change, the carpark was overflowing. There was a stream of buses and taxi's to transport the troops in and out plus all the fire units (of all services, dec, fesa, bfs, wapres, mining companies,etc). Full credit to the DEC for the set up. Special mention must go to to the...

I got a bit of a shock driving through down South West highway first thing this morning and finding that a house on the corner was just smoking stumps and several sheds were missing that were there when I left yesterday. The normally well grassed areas were all gone. Driving up Hesters hill and seei...

Yes Helitak 767 was in Bridgetown this afternoon. Looked awesome as it came over the top of the control point but alas no camera so no pix....sorry

What about some we still hear.........

468.750 is ch37 not 26 (468.475 and a fixed repeater)if my memory serves me right. From memory also it is a special event channel and is/was ambulatory. I have seen/heard the repeater installed in aircraft and used to provide coverage for bikie runs, watching over the Queen when she came to Oz and o...

I use a sound card interface (homebrew) for both tx and rx in the digital modes. Mine has 600 ohm tranformers for audio (tx and rx) and optocoupler isolation for Ptt control. There are plenty of designs on the net and all the parts are usually available from Jaycar or Altronics. I use "Multipsk...

Depends on the brand and model No. Some of the old cybernet (PLL02) rigs are still popular with CBers and Amateurs as the can be easily modified for legal amateur use (and illegal freeband cb)

Merry Christmas to all from sinkers

Not having a go but should you be posting pix and telling the world what you are transporting. I tried to pm but it wouldn't let me.
Nick
Hopefully I will not require a flame suite

I have pictures of the Wagner HF manpack we used to carry in the bush with the SES complete with 6ft solid whip and sealed lead acid batteries. These were still in use until the early 90's. After that we got portable repeaters and could set up proper communications with handhelds. I can email them t...

Meg,
You can put me down as seconder if you still need. Some members increase the amount to round off and the bit extra goes as a donation.
Nick
VK6YNE

No only FESA. DEC are supplied by FESA under contract.