Sunday, March 10, 2024

WESTERN SYDNEY AIRPORT - BADGERYS CREEK AIRPORT (updated 10/03/2024)

Hello and welcome back.... Badgerys Creek Airport (Sydney Second Airport - WSI) also known as Nancy Bird Walton Airport

Situated at Badgerys Creek NSW (postcode 2555), This airport will have no control tower and will be the first in Australia to do so in 2026

Instead, it will have a DAS (Digital Aerodrome Services) which involves having a Data center at Eastern Creek that will run hi-definition cameras / sensors with a little help from AI

The DAS Center (former Hewlett-Packard center) will be situated at the CDC site (Canberra Data Centre) at Eastern Creek (Roberts Rd)

Providers will be CDC (owned by Infratil), Frequentis Australasia & Airservices Australia


TIMELINE
2016 = Work Starts
2020's  = Stage One..  Single runway only (northeast/southwest direction) and serve as a buffer to Sydney Airport. 

Domestic, International and Cargo will be supported

2026 = 1st runway in operation (prob around Nov/Dec)
2050 = Stage 2.. 2 Runways (3.7km long - Parallel) will be operational.

 


 

**  FREQUENCIES  ** BADGERY'S CREEK **

Construction Frequencies at the moment 

Technical Equipment Building 1
R F Industries
506.6375
505.1625
505.5625
506.3375
506.0875
505.8375
506.9000

Technical Equipment Building 2
R F Industries
506.5625
505.5875
506.1875
505.8500
507.3250
506.9375
505.1500

462.9875 - BMD Urban
411.3125 - Marr Contracting
507.4875 - BTW Comms
507.9875 - BTW Comms

507.575 - Quasar Constructions

Multiplex Constructions
509.5875
467.2000
509.9625
466.2000
471.6875
509.6625
462.0875
474.9875
472.1375

PSN / GRN  (Public Safety Network) (Former - Government Radio Network)
420.2125
420.4625
420.7125
421.2125
421.4625
421.7125

 

DAS CENTRE (Eastern Creek)

493.900
494.300
500.350
507.5875
507.8375

412.425 (Reds Global Rentals) (Security?)
471.275 (Reds Global Rentals) (Security?)
509.9375 (Reds Global Rentals) (Security?)

CDC Centre (Eastern Creek)


LINKS

https://www.westernsydney.com.au/your-airport/sydneys-new-airport

https://www.westernsydneyairport.gov.au/ 



#badgeryscreek

#sydney2ndairport

#nancybirdwalton

#westernsydneyairport

Thursday, February 29, 2024

HELI-EXPO FLY IN (2024)

Love This, Be Sure To Play Up VERY Loud :)

 

#2024

#helicopterflyin

#heliexpo


ANOTHER EXCELLENT VIDEO

 


Tuesday, February 20, 2024

MALAHIT DSP2 Portable ALL MODE SDR Receiver

 Hello and Welcome Back... Interesting video showcasing the Malahit DSP2 SDR Radio...


 

#malahit

#sdrradio

#nswradio&communications


 


Tuesday, December 26, 2023

SYDNEY TO HOBART YACHT RACE 2023

Hello and welcome back... 

This Boxing Day (Dec26th) will see a plethora of Boats / Yachts hit Sydney Harbor in one of biggest events (kinda like Bathurst1000 but for boats)...

The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

You can listen to the boats all the way to Tasmania on Shortwave (USB) & Marine Band

FREQUENCIES  (Race Control Callsign = JBW)
4483Khz USB (Shortwave)
6516Khz  USB (Shortwave)
156.800 - Ch 16 (Distress, safety,calling)
157.050/161.650 - Ch21 (Tasmania weather, port opps)
157.075/161.675 - Ch81 (Tasmania Coastguard / rescue)
156.650 - Ch 13 (Sydney Harbour Control / Traffic)
 
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (Darling Point NSW)
4.4844
6.2284
6.5174

Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (Newport Beach NSW)
509.7875

Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (Milsons Point NSW)
412.4125

Race starts 1pm

Coverage on 7 Network / ABC TV


LINKS

http://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/

http://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/the-yachts/ (Boats, Sail No, Type)

https://twitter.com/rshyr

https://www.facebook.com/RolexSydneyHobart

http://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/tracker/ (Yacht Tracker)


Please, Don't forget to shout me a coffee (see link top right corner).. Any amount big or small is much appreciated and it keeps this site happening :)

#SydneyHobartFrequencies
#YachtRaceFrequencies


Friday, December 22, 2023

NEW RADIO SCANNER FOR CHRISTMAS?

 Hello and Welcome Back... Did Santa Give You A New Scanner For Christmas?


 

Not sure how to program it and just want to listen to the good stuff?

Let me do all the hard work for you. For a small charge, your scanner will be able to scan everything there is to scan, from Rural Fire Helicopters at a major fire, Ambulance racing to an accident, Surf Rescue pulling someone out of the surf & State Transit Buses, as someone throws a brick through their windscreen (yes, it does happen) and heaps more...

About the only thing you can't listen to is Police as they are digital encrypted. 

This is how your scanner will be set out in 17 easy to use banks

 

** BANKS ** (Full Scanner Program)

01 = RURAL FIRE - inc Aviation (Helicopters / Aircraft), Fireground, PMR (Private Mobile Radio), NPWS (Nat Parks & Wildlife) & NSW Forestry

02 = PSN (Public Safety Network) - Ambulance, Fire & Rescue, RFS (Rural Fire), SES (State Emergency Service), Marine Rescue, VRA (Vol Rescue Assoc), NPWS, State Rail, RTA, & Heaps More..

03 = MEDICAL / RESCUE inc Air Medical, Community Medics, Surf Rescue (DMR enabled),     Hospitals, VRA & More

04 = LOCAL - Shopping Centres, Jails, Bus Companys,(DMR needed) AM / UHF CB, Badgerys Creek Airport, Entertainment Venues, Hillsong Church, Media, Security, and heaps more..

05 = SYDNEY AIRPORT - Main Airport Comms

06 = SYDNEY AIRPORT COMPANYS - REX, Qantas, Virgin, Swissport, Cargo/Freight & More

07 = LOCAL AIRPORTS - Bankstown & Camden, Wollongong, CTAF NSW Wide & More...

08 = MILITARY - Richmond RAAF, Williamtown RAAF, UHF Milcom & More..

09 = MARINE RADIO - inc Marine Rescue, Marine Traffic 

10 = TRANSPORT - Various Bus Companys (DMR Needed), Taxis, Trains inc Freight, Couriers, Sydney Ferries & More

11 = Orion Trunking Network - Connect Plus (DMR Needed) Bus Company's, Various Private Business & More

12 = Orion Trunking Network - Capmax Trunking (DMR Needed) - Various Business

13 = Orion DMR - Gencom (DMR Needed) - Mostly Central Coast Buisness

15 = Motor Racing - Eastern Creek Raceway (Cars, Camera & Officials (DMR / NXDN Needed)

16 = Motor Racing - Bathurst Race Track (Cars, Camera & Officials) (DMR / NXDN Needed)

17 = FM Radio (good for testing antenna systems)

 

HOW MUCH?

Option 1.. $50   (Post MicroSD Card)  (436PT, 536PT, SDS100, SDS200)
This option gets a Micro SD card sent to your address
Please give me a 24 - 48 hours to modify the Master File, Transfer to Card and Post (I will send you a email with your backup File)
The card will be tailored to your area, all you have to do is plug the card into the radio and away you go.


Option 2.. $50   (Meet Me)  (396T / XT, 436PT, 536PT, SDS100, SDS200) (Springwood NSW & Surrounds)
This method requires you to meet me at Springwood (or close by) and i will supply a Micro SD (if needed) with the Masterfile that is tailored to your area, i will then install the card / Program in your radio for you.
It can take about 5-20 Mins to do.
You can then enjoy the rest of your day..

 

Option 3... $40 - (Email)  Masterfile Sent Via Email with step by step detailed instructions (Suits Radios that use Freescan Program (396t / 396xt / 325p2) (You will need Freescan Running on your computer)

Or Sentinal  (436pt, 536pt, SDS100, SDS200) (You Copy the File to your Card)

Or Proscan (396xt, 996p2, 325p2) (You will need Pro-Scan Running on your computer)

For this Email version, you will need a Data Cable / Software that (hopefully) came with your radio.

 

**NOTE = PAYMENT IS TO BE MADE BEFORE PROGRAMMING as I have spent time programming only for people not bother to turn up...This way, It Slots you into a time frame and gets programming Started.

 
*** HOW TO PAY  ***

1. Using this Website, Click on the 'DONATE' tab on the top right corner of this page below "Shout Me A Coffee" & Deposit the correct amount
This Method uses Paypal, you don't need an account and takes about 30sec of your Time
 

2. In the Notes section in 'Paypal', please state the its for 'Radio Programming', and an address if sending Micro SD Card & Area of Listening

 

CONTACT = michael-bailey1708@hotmail.com

 

*Disclaimer - I offer this service AS IS, meaning... i don't claim that its 100% correct, as whats good for me, may not be good for you.. (so far no problems :). I am not a professional, just a fellow hobbyist.

The setup is designed to get you started and then you can add, modify or delete to make it your own.
This file is the same one i use so i know it works but sometimes things change.
Please have patience as i will endeavor to fix any problems that should they arise.

 

Hope To Hear From You Soon

Merry Christmas


 

#programascanner

#radioscanning

#programmingscanner

#uniden

#uniden436

#unidensds100

 


Monday, November 13, 2023

QUANSHENG - UPDATED AIRBAND MODE

Hello and Welcome Back... Prob the cheapest Airband radio you can get.. My Quansheng came today, i ordered last Wednesday and it came today (Monday)... That's super fast and only cost me $20 something dollars..

Im going to try to flash the software sometime soon.. Good to see the Airband has had an update too


 

LINKS

https://github.com/egzumer/uv-k5-firmware-custom/releases (Firmware) 

https://whosmatt.github.io/uvmod/ (UV Mod) 

#quansheng

#nswradio&communications