WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

I didn't even consider that, that's a much better idea.

3rd alarm bushfire in Kwinana at The Spectacles. 500 metres and heading north rapidly, Hope Valley has requested air support, but they're currently unavailable. 1442: 6AR advises 2 helitacks are now inbound 1445: Fire has spread 600 metres since reported, new CP is now at the Mandogalup fire station...

3rd alarm bushfire in Roleystone. Roughly 50 crew on scene. Not contained or controlled, wind is picking up.
TREE, GRASS, SCRUB FIRE ROLEYSTONE CONTROL- MCE1 CH 42 0 BLK SPRINGDALE RD KARRAGULLEN UBD PER354K-7 INC 461995

2nd alarm hazmat/structure fire at Boulder avenue, Redcliffe. 1 shed and most of the backyard was involved. Fire is out now, asbestos found in the shed. SET enroute. Airport fire services assisted. 1007: DO Perth advising a secondary fire has been found in the roof space of a neighbouring property, ...

3rd alarm bushfire in Bullsbrook. Bullsbrook LT confirming incident is 3rd alarm and has requested air support, WAPOL and Swan Chief. Houses under threat. Incident known as North Road Control. 0805: North Road Control advises the fire is 5 hectares, will affect the Great Northern Highway, is current...

Ellenbrook reporting they are 16 minutes out from the Warbrook rd, Bullsbrook scrub fire and can see a massive plume of smoke from the fireground, requesting air support until ground crews can arrive. Bullsbrook is on scene and reporting the plume of smoke Ellenbrook reported was from the Yanchep in...

3rd alarm bushfire in Yanchep/Two Rocks. Air support, Wanneroo chief and ICV have been requested. Butler has reported 8-8, 3rd alarm scrub with 2 hectares at an incident too. Edit: both are the same incident. Butler was 1st on scene and declared the 8-8 arrival. Yanchep was the one to advise it woul...

I'm not sure CHIRP will get support for it, but the CPS that is provided works nearly as good. My only complaint is that you can't rearrange channels in scan lists or zones without having to remove and add, but if you don't need order, it's not a big deal. You can TX inhibit channels, so I'd say go ...

No problem! If anyone would like it as well, I could post a guide for decoding digital modes with GQRX and DSD on linux too. Also if you need to tune your SDR's frequency correction, I normally put my CB on 25, or 477.025, key up once I put GQRX onto 477.025 and just adjust the correction until the ...

I'm going to take a guess and say you're talking about the APX8000's that the CFRS crews have been given to replace the Vertex fireground radios.

Couldn't get to the fireground but this is the smoke from quite early in the bushfire.



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Mandurah 1st has reported that fire as 44 at this stage.
All crews stood down, 1st alarm grass fire in back yard.

(Not trying to steal your thunder mate, sorry)

DWER has been requested as there is asbestos in the building roof.

The SET was requested firecall I believe, but they said due to traffic conditions they will be procceding NR.

Nambeelup bushfire seems to of reignited. I'm local to the area so I have my scanner going through the fireground channels. 1702: Ambulance requested by Nambeelup control. 1838: All bombers have been released and are returning to their bases. Lost track of appliances but these are all here. Muarry C...