Western australia Police Digital switch over

just.nosey · Post by **just.nosey** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:31 pm

Walks That's my understanding yes the Perth Metro Area gets changed 1st I didn't know they were doing the country area as well

scando · Post by **scando** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:54 pm

Hi everyone, I am a newby here and looking at getting a scanner primarily to listen to police. If they are moving to digital encrypted frequency does that mean i will not be able to listen to them after Feb 07?

pinkbosseslady · Post by **pinkbosseslady** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:03 pm

Correct no more listening to police. Read one of the other posts in the WAPOL or general section, its been dicussed

Post by **vk6hgr** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:10 pm

Millsy wrote:Does that mean i will still be able to listen to mandurah

Mandurah hasn't been country for years

BF · Post by BF » Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:34 pm

G'day everyone.

I've been visiting this site for quite a while, and WALKS & CHEV I finally decided to register.

As for the Digital communications system for WAPOL. I went to a meeting a couple of weeks ago with the hierachy about the whole system including the digital radio's, mobile data terminals, and AVL's or trackers for want of a better word.

In November MIG, ROG and TEG will trial the full system, however without encryption. If the trial is successful the Metro Police Radio Network will convert to the full system in March 2007 at this stage.

Unfortunately for scanner enthusiasts the system will be encrypted and you will not be able to scan or receive any metro frequencies. The metro area will include Mandurah, all the way to Lake Clifton, even though they are still a country location under the Peel district.

All other country areas will run unencrypted normal communications. The cost of erecting new repeaters and so on was too great. Not sure what will happen if they have to travel to Perth, but they will have something sorted.

Hope this helps

Post by **vk6hgr** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:39 pm

BF wrote: Not sure what will happen if they have to travel to Perth, but they will have something sorted.

Hi BF. Welcome aboard

From what I've heard, a few standard analogue repeaters are to be left operational in the metro area for that problem (not a problem for Perth vehicles heading into the country since they can run standard analogue - a brilliant design decision IMHO)

stevesperformance · Post by **stevesperformance** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:05 pm

looks like good news for us country listeners.

ConstableCare · Post by **ConstableCare** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:39 am

vk6hgr wrote:
BF wrote: Not sure what will happen if they have to travel to Perth, but they will have something sorted.
Hi BF. Welcome aboard

From what I've heard, a few standard analogue repeaters are to be left operational in the metro area for that problem (not a problem for Perth vehicles heading into the country since they can run standard analogue - a brilliant design decision IMHO)

Can confirm a select few Analogue Repeaters will be left operational for Country Vehicles coming into the City. They will book on with VKI as per normal using their existing radios.

So all is not lost as long as you don't mind listening to a little bit of traffic from Country Vehicles when they come into Perth!

Cheers, CC

just.nosey · Post by **just.nosey** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:06 pm

Has anybody considered this:

All the cars vans et'c get fitted with the same radio switch to analogue while they are in the country and switch back to digital when they are in the Perth Metro area?

Post by **vk6hgr** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:08 pm

just.nosey wrote:Has anybody considered this:

All the cars vans et'c get fitted with the same radio switch to analogue while they are in the country and switch back to digital when they are in the Perth Metro area?

They probably will. However there's no point putting a digital radio (around $4k or so from what I've heard) in a vehicle that will always be in an analogue country area... might as well keep the Tait or Motorola radio in there that they have now.

just.nosey · Post by **just.nosey** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:32 pm

The one off cost for a digital radio will work out cheaper than the on going cost of a channel or channels which will get very little use. In the long run when one considers maintainence, and Licence fees et'c over say 4 or 5 years I think the digital radio for all vehicles is a better option.

Walks · Post by **Walks** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:55 pm

The new digi radios in the cars have backwards technology. They not only work on the new network but the will also work on the analogue one too. So only one radio needed.

Walks.

GC101 · Post by **GC101** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:43 pm

Walks · Post by **Walks** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:43 pm

GC101 wrote:heaps of cars have the new radios fitten now, and some places have base sets, they take abit of time to learn how to use

about 30 secs if you read the card

Walks.

jmmw · Post by **jmmw** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:18 pm

but we all know that a real man would rather spend the hour working it out for himself rather then be weak and use the instructions