WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

Yep - I can confirm what Gavin has said. It's been a long & pricey job just rolling out what they have so far. A step into digital is, as far as I can see, not going to happen until the next decade at the earliest.

today i heard on channel 55, and also one channel 164.0000, airport tender 2 & 6 calling 6AR for a radio check. this is the first time i have heard airport tenders on 6AR.

Buddah, they do a weekly check on Friday mornings. Usually lasts several minutes, as you here the same FF moving to each of the vehicles. Often quite scratchy as the vehicles are often still in the engine bay.

oh ok then, didnt know that they had fesa radios in there trucks.

now with the new network, after all the channels are in use, which ones would be the one to receive in the metro area

Hodgie wrote:now with the new network, after all the channels are in use, which ones would be the one to receive in the metro area

We don't know yet. I think the old network still has a few years left in it in the metro area

vk6hgr wrote:We don't know yet. I think the old network still has a few years left in it in the metro area

It does indeed... not all of the repeaters in the metro area are installed yet.

yeah that would make it difficult

Channel 35 now assigned for rockingham ops.

and cockburn and kwinana

Thanks chrissss. was not aware it was for up there aswell.

Can someone tell me how far north the 6AR/IP network operates??

I know that there is the repeater at GinGin that I was able to recieve on the in-car scanner as far north as Regans Ford (Brand hwy, 40k's north of GinGin) but after that I could not find anything on any frequency.

Do they have alternative communications network outside of this area, or what is the go.

Probably been asked before but I could not find it lol.

Thanks

Jonesy

Jonesy wrote:Can someone tell me how far north the 6AR/IP network operates??

I know that there is the repeater at GinGin that I was able to recieve on the in-car scanner as far north as Regans Ford (Brand hwy, 40k's north of GinGin) but after that I could not find anything on any frequency.

Do they have alternative communications network outside of this area, or what is the go.

Probably been asked before but I could not find it lol.

Thanks

Jonesy

Nothing back to Comcen in Perth outside of the area, no. The furthest command repeater north would be at Lancelin. Beyond that, its down to the phone..

Thanks for that

They should have a small repeater onboard a firetruck with a telephone interconnect for fireground comms at big fires, or a cross band repeater network with HF/VHForUHF for local ops.

you can do alomost anything with radios, its just down to your imagination.
everything from voice to data, hf to 3gigs and beyond!