WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

Some updated photos. This is the ugly duckling Philips PRM8030 main 6AR stream radio:



And the 4 radios that are on the second stream:

This thread is predominantly for THIRD ALARM AND ABOVE bush fires however if it is a significant fire (ie threatening homes and businesses) that is at least second alarm then it will be acceptable. If it's not one of those things then post it in one of the other, more appropriate areas such as the M...

This thread is predominantly for THIRD ALARM AND ABOVE structure fires. If it's not one of those things then post it in one of the other, more appropriate areas such as the Minor Fires and Other Incidents or General Fire Discussion threads. Minor Fires Thread General Discussion Thread Remember also ...

This thread is to report and discuss small fires and other incidents that don't fit the categories for either the Significant Bush Fires or Major Structural Fires threads.

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Buddy4562 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2017 8:40 am How do you program those radios to the WAERN Channels?

The standard way, using the programming software.

Thanks to eBay, The VHF high band radio is now a Tait TM8200. This increases the number of channels I can scan on that band from 24 to 50.

Buddy4562 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:18 pm Does anyone have a Uniden BC355N scanner mounted in their car to listen to DFES? If so is it any good?

No reason why it wouldn't work, but for the size of the case you'd definitely need to use an external speaker.

Ok. So will we not be able to hear ESA channel after this has occurred because I usually use this feed to listen to ESA 171? ESA is a St John Ambulance frequency and it appears as though it's not dedicated to ESA use in the metro area. SJA use it for other purposes using digital modulation - which ...

On My ADS-B tracker I'm seeing RESCU651 flying with a ICAO tag of 7C1758. Which chopper is it?

Just letting you know that there is a constant kerchunking noise on the Southwest Area Fire and Emergency Services feed Thanks. It's the usual problem of the Ambos doing (whatever?) using digital on the ES-A channel. I'll lock out the channel when I get home. Speaking of this stream, Over the next ...

An unauthorised broadcaster interfered in a police chase in Victoria last Tuesday, forcing the officers concerned to call off their chase of two men suspected of being involved in an armed robbery. The detectives from East Gippsland were investigating an incident in Sale. The pirate broadcaster is b...

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 ...

It's a gas leak.

https://www.emergency.wa.gov.au/#map/wa ... 6/moreinfo

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

Don't have to go through a Motorola dealer but it's advisable to get this done professionally. You'll need the software, a RIB (Radio Interface Box) and the software.