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Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:49 pm
by vk6hgr
Ok. It's working again.
Had to rebuild my server from scratch after a power supply died, taking out 3 out of 4 RAID disks AND the spare disk that was backing them up
Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:45 pm
by vk6hgr
Changes to the second DFES/SES stream:
It's now in "winter mode" - the VHF DFES radio is scanning the usual channels plus now the 6AR command channel.
The UHF SES radio has been upgraded and is now a Tait TM8100. The audio quality should be a lot better
Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:46 pm
by vk6hgr
Updates.
The DFES stream is now in "summer" mode - 6AR command channel is no longer included on the left hand audio track channels.
The 6AR command channel stream's radio has been replaced. A 27 year old radio after ~6 years of being on 24/7, the audio was starting to get a bit rubbish due to capacitors drying out.
Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:10 pm
by Zebedee
vk6hgr wrote:A 27 year old radio after ~6 years of being on 24/7, the audio was starting to get a bit rubbish due to capacitors drying out.
27 years ... they just don't build things to last any more.
Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:13 pm
by vk6hgr
Thanks to a recent donation, the DFES stream how has a UHF
Simoco SRM9000 radio on the left hand side audio. As it has better receive performance, as well as the 10 SES UHF repeaters, it now scans simplex channels ES A, ES B, FRS 1 and FRS 2.
Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2014 1:45 pm
by vk6hgr
Fixed a problem on the DFES stream where the stream audio would glitch every now and again.
Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 2:24 pm
by vk6hgr
Folks have reported that the audio on Channel 644 (Air attack, etc) has a squeal on the audio. It's not a problem here, there's something wrong with the repeater.
Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 7:31 pm
by Turbo
Down?
Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 8:12 pm
by vk6hgr
Turbo wrote:Down?
Edit: Iinet have lost connectivity to the US ISP that hosts the mirror servers. Will have to wait for it to come good again.
Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 4:05 pm
by vk6hgr
There was a bit of extra left over in the kitty so I have replaced the VHF antenna with a new one. Sounds much better
Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 9:39 pm
by gkoutlis
Nice work Gav. =D>
Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 1:24 pm
by vk6hgr
The UHF side of the DFES stream is getting an upgrade soon.
The project is to have two UHF radios on
two different antennas and set them up so if the signal fades on one radio, the audio will switch to the second radio if it's receiving instead.
Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 7:15 pm
by Zebedee
That's getting a bit flash!
Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 1:12 pm
by kinetic_skink
I noticed the Southwest Area feed is getting some Northam Police occasionally which is pretty sweet!
Bit sad 6AR isn't on the Southwest feed anymore, my android app won't do two channels at once. Though I understand why it isn't there for 'summer mode'
Re: Streaming DFES scanner audio
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 1:15 pm
by vk6hgr
kinetic_skink wrote:
Bit sad 6AR isn't on the Southwest feed anymore, my android app won't do two channels at once. Though I understand why it isn't there for 'summer mode'
Yeah, it can be frustrating, but having 6AR on the southwest feed in summer is too noisy. What I do is if I want to listen to two streams at the same time I use two different apps
The theory though is that you listen in on the 6AR feed and then if an 'interesting' event starts, switch to the SW DFES feed for the fireground channels.
The DFES UHF (Right) channel now also has Northam (noisy) and south-east (Lima) area police from ch11.