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police channel 26
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:19 pm
by scottwa2468
just wondering if anyone else when they are listening to the police and they say go to ch 26 to chat,usually between two police cars,but when you retune in to ch 26 (468.475) and you hear nothing,i have noticed this over the past week or so,any answers?
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:58 pm
by earmuff man
more likely the channel you were on was a repeater. but im not sure wait for one of the smart ones to answer
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:13 pm
by numloxx
Ch26 is on a metro wide repeater system. Someone in Joondalup can talk to someone in Rockingham or Mandurah.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:56 pm
by vk6hgr
numloxx wrote:Ch26 is on a metro wide repeater system. Someone in Joondalup can talk to someone in Rockingham or Mandurah.
Well... I wouldn't call it a system. Channel 26 is just a well-situated repeater in West Perth that can be accessed through most of Perth. In Freo they use Channel 23.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:51 pm
by Millsy
And in Rocko its Channel 64