WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

CASA never search for EPIRB's - as Jasonjag stated earlier - they have a hard enough time doing their own job The freq for EPIRB - 121.5/243/406 currently The conversation went on for several hours with Arrivals and the Tower with Inboubd AC landing on 03, , an aircraft was asked to circle the area...

How things have changed. It use to be how a easy a callsign was in CW that was the important consideration, not so much how easily it rolls off the tongue.

Thats progress for you

playworth wrote:good show on 2nite? any one like?

I was in a hurry and ended up putting the VCR on the wrong channel when I went out...so I missed it.

radiotech wrote: If it were to happen a whole name change would have to happen, because the WA in WARSUG wouldn't be applicable to us in other states. G & D are a fair couple of blokes, so it could work.

The WA could become Whole Australia...... now I am ONLY JOKING

robbage wrote:Any idea what freq the EPIRB is and whether it's still going?

Using Google, EPIRB's appear to be 121.5MHz or 406MHz

Keep saving and get an Icom 706 or Yaesu 857. Two thoughts on this one. Yes I agree keep saving as because you don't think now you will use it, in future your interests may change and you would regret not having SSB capability. Second thought is there are quite a few VHF and UHF SSB capable rigs ap...

SSB is used for the weak signal stuff...like moonbounce,meteor scatter, aircraft enhancement to name a few.

When the ISS is in range of VK4KHZ, it will unfortunately be around 5 degrees elevation and in a mutual foot print for about 2 mins in Perth according to my satellite tracker.

Wonder if it will be relayed via Echolink as they do sometimes.

Bonez wrote:

AO11912 wrote:enplane

???

I thought it was supposed to be EXPLAIN maybe

I just tried to talk to you again. I think you need to adjust your modem to forward certain ports towards your PC to hear incoming audio. Are you sure the audio from the repeater is getting into the computer? I have spoken with Slipknot on echolink without any problem so his ports seem ok. When lis...

Currently Icom have 3 handhelds which can be DStar capable by the addition of the DStar board. I believe Foundation License holders cannot use DStar or Digital Modes like packet psk31 etc but can receive of course. So to use them on transmit would require a Standard or Advanced license. For an anten...

Today I visited VK6CNL operating at the Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse. Nigel VK6KHD was operating for the second year. Rig is a IC 746Pro, Spider Beam for 20m and trap dipole for 80/40. http://www.freewebs.com/blinkyphil/VK6CNL.jpg Click this link to view in full size. http://www.freewebs.com/blinkyph...

I guess you did not need to ask the question in the first post...easy enough to find the action I think.

May i ask, what exactly is the RD contest? what is it all about and how does it work and can you participate if all you have is a 2m / 7cm radio and echolink as your equipment? You can get a good description of what the RD contest is from the link given above by WPXZBP. Yes you can participate on V...

When my brother was in his teens, he was caught riding a bike without a license and was fined and banned from obtaining a license for 3 months.(He did not have one to loose).

Whether its only a fine or not, its not worth the risk.