WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

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Yes ADF EOD is A ustralian D efence F orce E xlposice O r D inance. There are 3 units base at Garden Island. These pple under the right circumstance I am led to believe are allowed to respond with a P2 status but only after clearance from VKI. They are equiped with Military Radios, Police Radios (no...

Yes that is the one.. That orange/red button in the photo needs to be pressed down under the recess to activate the emergency mode

I know this site is a japanese site but have a look at the image of the XTS5000 . Just infront of the antenna you can see the orange button. This button requires a positive push on it for it to activate. it is my belief that it cannot be accidentally activated. As far as VKI talking to the officer i...

Pressing the emergency button will do two things: 1. It will transmit the caller ID number. This can then be cross corelated with the mobile unit which will have GPS fitted as well. The portables whilst they are GPS compatable will not be fitted with GPS. This is because with a digital network each ...

When VKI switches over to the Motorola ACPO 25 system in 2007 (currently under testing in Perth CBD area, with a link to the old analog system) each radio will transmit an identification number. This is not an alpha numeric but only a numeric number. The format is 12345678 . Where each number will r...

Ok guys and girls here is the low down. Any communication that either enters or leaves the PTSN system is illegal to listen to. This includes any transmission from radio network that has a patch to the telephone system. CDMA can be monitored as it is still an analog system, how ever read the above a...

Great spreadsheet, Thought I would let you guys know the old call sign for multanova's has now chnaged from Tango Bravo (TB20x) to Tango Echo (TE 4xx) The two that I have heard in my area are TE417 and TE419. Over the next few months there will be a number of changes in the callsigns to allow for th...

This will be the first of a series of posts. Yes there is change afoot with WA police communications. Currently if you are in the Perth CBD area, Kings Park and surrounds you might happen to see officers carring a different radio from the usual GP-339 portables. The new radios are the Motorola XTS50...