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by Blinky
Fri Jul 26, 2013 8:18 pm
Forum: WA Police Service
Topic: are kalgoorlie police still using analogue?
Replies: 4
Views: 8484

Re: are kalgoorlie police still using analogue?

Port Hedland is analogue also I know it's not where you asked but just adding that. Matt and I was in Albany over the weekend and they seem to be still Analog as I visited someone and heard an old familiar sound coming from the speaker of their receiver. I know that was also not asked for but just ...
by Blinky
Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:25 pm
Forum: Other stuff
Topic: Random Youtube finds while at work
Replies: 184
Views: 202955

Re: Random Youtube finds while at work

Not youtube but if it works for you, well worth watching

http://www.facebook.com/380833425351073
by Blinky
Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:58 pm
Forum: Public Transport
Topic: Yes; ANOTHER gas bus fire!
Replies: 7
Views: 10552

Re: Yes; ANOTHER gas bus fire!

They've said that the gas powered buses aren't going to be withdrawn.. The buses are withdrawing themselves one a month it seems. It was mentioned on talkback radio this morning that if the drivers follwed their own hazzard risk matrix, the buses are now on the highest risk rating. Any other indust...
by Blinky
Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:09 am
Forum: General Scanning
Topic: Unusual clicking sound
Replies: 5
Views: 5445

Re: Unusual clicking sound

Is it on all frequencies in VHF Hi band or spot frequency and can you say which suburb, then if someone is driving by they can have a listen and see if they hear it and perhaps if have a sig strength meter can see where it is strongest. Good foxhunt practice considering it could be restarting someti...
by Blinky
Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:42 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2012/2013
Replies: 197
Views: 289692

Re: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2012/2013

Yes SgtSeedy the DFES page says DFES is managing the fire
by Blinky
Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:48 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2012/2013
Replies: 197
Views: 289692

Re: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2012/2013

Multiple appliances heading to structure fire at Alcoa, Pinjarra
by Blinky
Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:36 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Social media and emergencies
Replies: 26
Views: 25309

Re: Social media and emergencies

Probably a good place to mention a new website that started today for all the good and
bad reasons mentioned in the article.

http://www.alertwa.com

Combines all sorts of feeds from councils, transport,health,emergency services plus weather and other things.
by Blinky
Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:48 pm
Forum: Pictures
Topic: Air Intel
Replies: 0
Views: 5648

Air Intel

Air Intel refueled at Yanchep this afternoon after monitoring the bushfire at Eglington. http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/6895/airintel049.jpg http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/509/airintel009.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img96/4553/airintel010.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img705/4889/airintel025.jpg...
by Blinky
Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:43 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Helitak Thread
Replies: 462
Views: 642405

Re: Helitak Thread

Elvis made out of Lego

http://bit.ly/10NmAiD
by Blinky
Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:25 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2012/2013
Replies: 197
Views: 289692

Re: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2012/2013

SmashedXR6T wrote:Does anyone know what's happening in muchea???
This is happening
http://warsug.info/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=11542&p=105060

They are saying Muchea but its more around Pinjar/Nerrabup.
by Blinky
Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:49 pm
Forum: General Scanning
Topic: Tracking weather balloons
Replies: 14
Views: 17366

Re: Tracking weather balloons

I would imagine there would be a please return if found message on the radiosonde, but then again they are probably just classified as disposable items. I would have expected more than $100 myself, as you say including wages, the balloon and hydrogen. Using the $100 as the base, that would be $2.92 ...
by Blinky
Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:57 pm
Forum: General Scanning
Topic: Tracking weather balloons
Replies: 14
Views: 17366

Re: Tracking weather balloons

Same conclusion I came to. Unless there is some way to add a scaling to the coloured lines they don't tell you much. Well I concluded the humidity was fairly stable not moving too much as that line on the graph was fairly straight. Lat/Long is only available on digital transmissions from what I can ...
by Blinky
Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:02 pm
Forum: General Scanning
Topic: Tracking weather balloons
Replies: 14
Views: 17366

Re: Tracking weather balloons

robbage wrote: Trying again in about 70 minutes with FT-7800
Does that do wide FM?
by Blinky
Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:30 pm
Forum: General Scanning
Topic: Tracking weather balloons
Replies: 14
Views: 17366

Re: Tracking weather balloons

I took a video of my screen and received audio. http://vimeo.com/57429578 , it's not a great video. The radiosonde in the video you mentioned was a digital radiosonde where the analog ones appear to be used here. So the signal is a musical tone of 6 tones not the raspy sound of digital. It is also a...
by Blinky
Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:53 pm
Forum: General Scanning
Topic: Tracking weather balloons
Replies: 14
Views: 17366

Re: Tracking weather balloons

Very interesting. 401.5MHz is the frequency. I listened at 7pm for a while and nothing heard. I went back at 8pm and heard the radiosonde. In fact it was still just audible at 8:38pm when I stopped. Next, just for fun will be trying to decode it to see if I can. I installed the software to decode it...