WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

Right. No more of the interesting VKI stuff.

First off, are the FESA units using there data terminals still?

Second to get the ball rolling if your City to Joondalup, whats the best metro frequency to listen to? UHF or?

Redhill 78.1250 CH57, I can't really pickup around metro? What was the best UHF channel to use?

This might be a great time to see how many are interested in going for their amateur licence. With morse code no longer required and the new foundation entry level introduced, it's worth a look… It's like CB with far fewer wankers (well, until I get my callsign back anyway).

WAPol analogue. † RIP 02/06/08

yorky wrote: First off, are the FESA units using there data terminals still?

Nope.

Second to get the ball rolling if your City to Joondalup, whats the best metro frequency to listen to? UHF or?

The firies aren't using UHF yet so your best bet for Joondalup is ch57 or ch52 (or listen to the online stream - http://stream.warsug.info:8000/listen.pls). You'll need an outdoor antenna to receive it though because of the low frequency.

robbage wrote: This might be a great time to see how many are interested in going for their amateur licence. With morse code no longer required and the new foundation entry level introduced, it's worth a look

Come and join us!

Cheers Gav.

So theres nothing closer to the inner suburbs?

yorky wrote:Cheers Gav.

So theres nothing closer to the inner suburbs?

The advantage the firies have using mid-VHF instead of UHF is that they need less channels to cover the same area. The Perth metro area is covered by chs 51, 55, 57 & 52. All channels are 6AR and are linked.

vk6hgr wrote:Come and join us!

I'm trying! I've already made a short-list of callsigns that are available. Anyway, back on topic…

vk6hgr wrote:You'll need an outdoor antenna to receive it though because of the low frequency.

A VHF TV antenna works quite well for those freqs. Better than any indoor antenna anyways. Splitters are easy to come by, as well.

Whats the go with getting a am lic, ive got a in car unit that can transmit on the correct channels but i dont have never pluged the mic in and i was just using it as a dual band scanner.

redbaron wrote:Whats the go with getting a am lic, ive got a in car unit that can transmit on the correct channels but i dont have never pluged the mic in and i was just using it as a dual band scanner.

Try http://www.hamcollege.com.au.

451.075 - 6AR UHF link.

i recieve it full scale full scale on my base, with a 6db@10 meters high in Wanneroo.
Do not recieve it on the portable however, I think its in millendon. not sure.

451.075 Yes Millendon, also Hackets Gully and Clackline and a couple other places, though only appears to be low output?

yorky wrote:451.075 Yes Millendon, also Hackets Gully and Clackline and a couple other places, though only appears to be low output?

Yeah. Probably 1W. You'll have better successes listening on the new VHF WAERN repeaters.

vk6hgr wrote:

yorky wrote:451.075 Yes Millendon, also Hackets Gully and Clackline and a couple other places, though only appears to be low output?

Yeah. Probably 1W. You'll have better successes listening on the new VHF WAERN repeaters.

Yes, A quick ACMA enquiry quickly let me down, I was hoping for somthing i could listen to on my portable Oh well.

I seem to remember Joondalup being pretty useless with a handheld. With a decent in car VHF radio, and roof mounted aerial, could get a couple of the sites. Try 51 in addition to 57, depending on how close to the coast you are. I seem to recall a radio tech telling me the limestone or something up there causes issues.

The 400mhz freqs I think are links, and extrememly directional, so you are lucky if you can receive them.

Not sure about the VHF High stuff as haven't been back home since they started using it.

I am based in Warwick and using a handheld (UBC57XLT) connected to a decent arial on the roof. (I dont know what type, it has lots of spikes coming out of it?)

I am only getting FESA on 78.1000 and its full of static

I have the following programed in also but I am not getting diddly:

78.1250, 78.0500, 78.1125 and 451.0750

Am I doing something wrong?

Is the repeater not working anymore?

Should I smash the scanner?

Turbo, around Warwick to Hepburn Ave I get a real dead spot right through there. Best for me is also 78.100 but with static and its one of the lower volume repeaters as well...

Try 164.000 it usually comes through a little clearer on there new range.