St John Ambulance (6DS), AMS, RFDS etc. Frequencies, callsigns and discussion.
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GC101
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by GC101 » Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:46 pm
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GC101
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vk6hgr
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by vk6hgr » Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:04 pm
GC101 wrote: a few months ago i noticed an ambulance going through the booze bus, and when it got up to the bus, above its normal siren there was a really loud high pitched chirping like sound, like the american cop cars the kinda wuuu wuuu wuuu wuuu wuu if that makes it any easyer to understand haha. must be new to wa because thats the first one i have heard, very loud and 'alerting' and very NYPD any one else heard it?
AKA "get out of the way" sound. Heard it before, AFAIK it's a button that can be pushed on the siren controller.
Walks
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by Walks » Fri Sep 29, 2006 2:27 pm
I believe its called HyperYelp. Should be on most new digital siren systems.
Walks.
I was there when they flicked the switch
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Bundy
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by Bundy » Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:03 pm
I reckon the new siren sounds more like the traffic cars.
I heard one going up the terrace the other day and initialy thought
based on the high pitched wail that it was a police car.
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Bundy
ZO100_marto
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by ZO100_marto » Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:05 am
Reportidly being put onto every new van that hits the road and retro fitted to the older ones during servicing.
Only problem is I've heard they've run out of stock
Word is it's activated by tapping the horn (like the US ones I assume)
GC101
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Wrex
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by Wrex » Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:06 pm
You turn the siren on by the centre console button use the normal foot control button to change tone and if you want hyper yelp push the normal horn button.
Is very useful and it gets more attention from the public
exambo
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by exambo » Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:29 pm
when i was an ambo a few years ago they trialed a new 'yelp' siren that cut in over the nomal 'weewhaa' and it failed dismally. The activation button is on the floor for the left foot. dont know what they have now.
Ambul8
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by Ambul8 » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:22 pm
the normal wail and yelp have not changed.
just added a new hyper yelp that lasts about 5 secs then reverts to wail
Ambul8 - if u break urself i'll fix u! Maybe...
WPXZBP
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by WPXZBP » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:48 pm
Heard the ambos using the hyperyelp a few mins ago - sounded like it was approaching a roundabout near by.
Markmywords
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by Markmywords » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:04 pm
ive heard it once freo crew going along leach highway
AcesAP
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by AcesAP » Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:36 pm
...They have also increased the decibel level significantly. Certainly helps get through the traffic.....
Markmywords
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by Markmywords » Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:09 am
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by imacop » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:13 pm
trying to "get attention" of the white hatch that doesn't slow to an ambulance going the wrong way with full lights and sirens.
no respect.