WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

I know that may have came off like an attack but trust me it wasnt, far from it.

I understood from my lessons that a PAN call was more for onboard emergencies or the like...not for the actual craft ie charter plane with passenger suspected heart attack...

Yea thats true

gkoutlis wrote:

Night_Ryder wrote:

Distress calls have absolute priority over all other communications on that frequency, and the word MAYDAY commands immediate radio silence: which should continue until it is seen that communication has been properly established between the station in distress and a responsible authority, and assistance is being provided.

I assume when it says "distress" it refers to Mayday calls, therefore a mayday call has priority over a PAN call.

Similarly PAN-PAN urgency communications have priority over all other communications except distress calls.

Fair call - I rest my case

(FROM ENCYLAPEDIA)
A call of pan-pan means that there is an emergency on board a boat, ship, aircraft or other vehicle but that, for the time being at least, there is no immediate danger to anyone's life or to the vessel itself. This is distinct from a Mayday call, which means that there is imminent danger to life or to the continued viability of the vessel itself. Thus 'pan-pan' will inform potential rescuers (including emergency services and other craft in the area) that a safety problem exists whereas 'mayday' will call upon them to drop all other activities and immediately instigate a rescue attempt.

You got it Kombi (except for the spelling of encyclopedia!)

silent_wingz wrote:You got it Kombi

Well you all should have asked me first hahahahahhaaaaaaaa

Has anyone heard any recent hoax mayday calls on any of the perth freqs? I havent heard anything since I first started this thread. Maybe they just got bored of doing it? or maybe they've been caught, I hope.