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More Helitacs
Sorry pressed the wrong button.
I am receiving transmition via Channel 67 from air recon.
Does anyone know what "air recon" is and who they operate under.
I am also after frequencies for the helitacs because I am listening to the fire at Gnangara Pines and I thought the Helitacs were called out at the first sign of a fire but I have not heard them.
Thanks
I am receiving transmition via Channel 67 from air recon.
Does anyone know what "air recon" is and who they operate under.
I am also after frequencies for the helitacs because I am listening to the fire at Gnangara Pines and I thought the Helitacs were called out at the first sign of a fire but I have not heard them.
Thanks
The air reconnaisance helicopter is set up to look at a fire from high overhead and give the commanders on the ground an idea of where a fire's headed and where resources are needed, communicating simplex directly to the controller. It's not set up to actually 'bomb' fires. I don't know about this year but last year the 'air rec' helicopter was a Bell Jet Ranger while the helitacs were Squirrels.
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Re: More Helitacs
The helitacs use various channels depending on where they are operating. At Gnangara today they were operating on the CALM channel 16 repeater and on simplex.Jem wrote:Sorry pressed the wrong button.
I am receiving transmition via Channel 67 from air recon.
Does anyone know what "air recon" is and who they operate under.
I am also after frequencies for the helitacs because I am listening to the fire at Gnangara Pines and I thought the Helitacs were called out at the first sign of a fire but I have not heard them.
They mainly sit on channel 23 either direct to ground on simplex or via their repeater.
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Generally hellitacs on 78.3250 and air rec on 77.2000
Also, the helitacs are now colour coded, they are all completly white but each have a different colour on the tail section
668 has a blue tail
669 has a red tail *
670 has a yellow tail *
671 has a green tail
Correct me if im wrong with 669 and 670, but 668 and 671 are correct.
This is different from last year cause one of em (670 i think) was completely blue. I thimk thats cause they were privately own then.
Also, the helitacs are now colour coded, they are all completly white but each have a different colour on the tail section
668 has a blue tail
669 has a red tail *
670 has a yellow tail *
671 has a green tail
Correct me if im wrong with 669 and 670, but 668 and 671 are correct.
This is different from last year cause one of em (670 i think) was completely blue. I thimk thats cause they were privately own then.
hey im not sure about the frequencies of them but yeah u got the right helis. the other day there was a fire along warnbro sound ave, and all 4 of them were fightin the fire. it was mad as id say 60 to 80 cars parked along side the road just to watch them suckin up water and dumpin it.
cheers for thos frequencies JG
cheers for thos frequencies JG
Looking at the photo in the FESA 24seven magazine, you got the colours right.. the helicopters are actually still privately owned by Helicopters Australia - they're just contracted by the Govt for the fire season.JG-103 wrote:Also, the helitacs are now colour coded, they are all completly white but each have a different colour on the tail section
668 has a blue tail
669 has a red tail *
670 has a yellow tail *
671 has a green tail
Correct me if im wrong with 669 and 670, but 668 and 671 are correct.
This is different from last year cause one of em (670 i think) was completely blue. I thimk thats cause they were privately own then.
A couple of them were actually in Queensland on contract for fires up there prior to coming to Perth. They had one on a trial the year before.