WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

very positive and reassuring words from you there mate. i'm a confident guy (need to be with my current job) and policing is what I have wanted to do for a while now. and i know it is something i will do for the rest of my life. i'll keep you updated as to how things go. best of luck to ya Phreak. ...

with the beep test just get to the mark and stop, cause in the academy you have to constantly improve your score. As for the psych mate yeah life experience would help but if your focused on what you want and relate this well. they wont knock you back but don't sell yourself short, if its what you ...

Hey all.... is anyone able to advise how the vehicle allocation is done at the start of an officers shift?? do the same police officers drive the same vehicle most of the time?? or are they assigned to a different vehicle.. obviously im meaning at the larger stations such as Fremantle or Central. I ...

Towns I have been in, officers have taken it upon thereselves to take the tops off not only to clean them, but to replace bulbs etc. Here's a picture where I'm sure officers have swapped the covers over :P http://www.inthejob.com/WA_Dan_Vy1.jpg whats the deal with this light bar sequence being: red...

pretty serious accident at the intersection of Leach Hwy and the same road the Myaree JA depot is on. Mitsubishi Magna pulled out infront of a Corolla.... drove past it.. got a bit of video footage. i think AV205 and VF102 in attendance.. 2x SJA also there..

is anyone able to explain what the different 'alarm' fires are...?

i dont know much about the firies but would like to know more.!

cheers

Anyone hear about a motorbike accident on the exit ramp to Leach Hwy this morning? I was turing onto the freeway from south street this morning at about 3:15am when an Ambulance came screaming up behind me. looks like a car and motorbike collided on the off ramp... motor bike rider lying on side of ...

can anyone suggest a decent scanner to get for a newbie...... is it actually worth getting one even considering its goings digital???

cheers

better than sleeping under a bush i guess...

Do scanners come with user/owners manuals? Sure did/do, but have YOU seen this one, ...... for someone that has only used a Bearcat with LIMITED freq range, THEN to go to the Icom unit that is more like operating a ham radio, with an unbroken range from 0.010000 - 3299.999999 across SSB-CW-AM-WFM-F...

Was just a story on the news about two officers from scarbs who were shot by their own tasers, the offender was tasered and pepper sprayed too, and they somehow were both injured... just saw that... stupid squatter.. 2 more WAPOL officers injured just doing their job.... i guess he wont be squattin...

Hi All, What a find, (This Site) ... I recently received an Icom IC-R1500 as an insurance claim replacement on a Bearcat XLT 680 (??) ... I'm SURE it will make me a Cappuchino IF I can find the right sequence of buttons etc; :roll: .. I know how to turn it ON, thats where it all stops .. WHAT do I ...

what are 'CD' cars? I have seen this come up numerous times but dont actually know what they are..

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here is some info on the ACS mobile x-ray van. This is exactly like the one in WA because this is the only company in Aus that builds them. http://www.mills-tui.com.au/Product%20PDF%20downloads/mobilex-rayvan.pdf Wish there were more pics. I would get some photos next time it comes to my workplace b...

I think it may be an unmarked CUSTOMS DDU Vehicle the only unmarked cars the Australian Customs Service use in WA are whilte holden rodeos and they have 2 white mobile x-ray vans. the x-ray vans are Mercedes Vito cab chasis truck with the xray in the back. also ACS in West Aus use mobile phones to ...