MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hello and welcome back..... Just a quick note to wish my readers a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year

AVIATION MAPPER - LIVE AVIATION MAP

 

Hello and welcome back.... Aviation Mapper is a website that adds realism to your Aviation listening. This website is done in realtime so while you listen on your scanner you can also watch all the action on your computer.
 Its great to click on a aircraft and see Speed, Altitude and even a cockpit view, Yes, you can see what the pilot can see.

 

This site also has Acars so you can see messages on your screen as they happen. (right pic) and a tracker to see how many times an aircraft has tried to land. My brother and I watch a Qantas plane circle 10 times after a storm before coming in to land (passengers would have been dizzy)
You can also turn off these items by un-ticking the boxes on the top left hand side
Auto Balloons = Acars
Trails = tracking



To make this site work you will need the Google Earth Plugin = CLICK HERE (download this first)

CLICK HERE to go to Aviation Mapper and click on "Get Crackin"

If you find that your computer is running slowly, un-click Trails as this uses more CPU.

Tune into Airport frequencies and watch this site come alive..... Enjoy

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FM RADIO SYDNEY

 Hello and welcome back.... Focusing on FM Radio in the Sydney area.

FM RADIO FREQUENCIES

87.600 = Vintagefm (Penrith), Tourist Info
88.000 = Tourist Info
88.100 = 2RDJ (Burwood)
88.700 = Cool Country
89.100 = 2BLU (Blue Mountains)
91.300 = C91.3 (Campbelltown)
92.900 = ClassicFM (ABC)
94.500 = Radio FBI
94.900 = Power FM (South Coast)
95.300  = Smooth FM
96.100 = One FM
96.500 = Wave FM (South Coast)
96.900 = Nova 96.9
98.100 - I98 (South Coast)
99.900 = SWR FM
100.700 = Wow FM (St Marys - Penrith)
101.300 = Sea FM (Central Coast)
101.700 = WSFM
102.500 = 2MBS (classical)
102.900 = 2ST (Nowra)
103.200 = 2CBA (Christian Radio)
104.100 = 2 Day FM
104.500 = Star FM (Central Coast)
104.900 = Triple M
105.700 = Triple J
106.500 = Mix 106
107.300 = 2SER
107.700 = 2GO (Gosford)

If I have missed any, Let me know :)

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BLUE MOUNTAINS (UPPER) FREQUENCIES

 

Hello and welcome back..... This post covers from Woodford to Mt Victoria 

Updated 20/03/2015

FREQUENCIES

Katoomba Scenic Railway = 463.125, 463.150

BM City Council = 72.5375, 72.2625 (Katoomba)

BM Taxi Cabs = 72.375 (Transmits from Lawson)

Katoomba- Leura Cabs =  77.7375

Airservices Aust = 118.400 (Wentworth Falls)
                             124.550 (Wentworth Falls)
                             123.400 (Wentworth Falls)
                             128.600 (Wentworth Falls)
                              135.100 (Wentworth Falls)
                              363.800 (Wentworth Falls)
                              233Khz (Katoomba)
                             135.900 (Katoomba)

NSW Fire Brigades = 119.100 (Transmits Katoomba) , GRN

Ambulance = GRN

Dept of Defence = 135.900 (Katoomba - Richmond Link)

Katoomba Hospital =148.1375 (paging?), 470.125

Rural Fire =  GRN, (Most Rural Fire Comms are on GRN - Goverment Radio Network)
Also check out the RURAL FIRE PAGE
Also these are still current = 852.2625 (Katoomba)
                                           450.525 (Katoomba)
                                           404.26875 (Katoomba)
                                           404.05625 (Katoomba)
                                           450.900 (Katoomba)
                                           852.9125 (Katoomba)
                                           152.4625 (Katoomba)
                                           852.1625 (Narrow Neck)
                                           152.4625 (Katoomba)

Bureau of Meteorology =151.500

St John Ambulance =  472.200 (Various)
                                   411.400 (Various)
                                   412.100 (Various)
                                   462.0375 (Katoomba)
                                   465.9875 (Katoomba)
                                   462.0375 (Lawson, Wentworth Falls)

Metromix Concrete =  173.100

Rail Corp = 450.050 (Main Traffic Ch)
                   418.625 (Various Stations)
                   920.000 (Blackheath)
                   418.4625 (Blackheath)
                   418.850 (Blackheath)
                   418.8625 (Katoomba)
                   418.725 (Various)
                   418.150 (Wentworth Falls)
                   418.775 (Lawson)
                   418.5625 (Blackheath, Katoomba)
                   418.4375 (Medlow Bath)
                   418.4125 (Blackheath)
                   418.475 (Various)
                   418.325 (Various)
                   418.175 (Linden)
                   418.8875 (Wentworth Falls)
                   418.1375 (Woodford)
                   411.625 (Katoomba Shunting Yards)
                   450.4125 (Lawson)
                   450.1375 (Lawson)
                   450.2125 (Lawson)
                   411.1375 (Lawson)
                   412.3875 (Lawson)
                   411.7375 (Lawson)
                   418.1375 (Katoomba)

Leura Golf Club = 450.225

Hydro Majestic  =  462.275

Sydney Water = 452.4812, 461.9812

Endeavour Energy =  461.73125, 413.775, 413.825,

NPWS = 78.775, 81.275, 460.475, 450.975, 162.350, 451.075, 461.500

Police (Encrypted Digital)

SES =  GRN

Blue Mnts Bus =  493.525 (Katoomba - Valley Heights)

RTA = 485.075 (Blackheath Checking Station), GRN

Seymour Whyte Constructions = 463.550 (Bullaburra)

K-Mart - 459.000 (Katoomba)

Mid West Radio Network =  99.500 (Transmits Wentworth Falls)

Mastercom = 503.9625, 504.2625, 504.5625, 504.8625

Aust Chinese Comms = 173.625 (Katoomba)

BM Amateur Radio = 29.670, 53.875, 147.050, 438.375, 1.2733Ghz

2BLU Radio =  89.100, 845.400, 845.800, 851.000, 851.400, (Katoomba)

J & H Communications = 151.950,

Katoomba Christian Convention = 488.275

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TOWER IDs - RF MAP

 

Hello and welcome back... Have you ever driven past a tower and wondered what all the antenna's are for ?....I HAVE.

Have you ever wondered what what frequencies come from that tower?....I HAVE

Wonder no more.

My brother put me onto this website as he is also into Radio Communications.
This website uses Google maps and plots antennas and the Frequencies that run from the antenna... Lots of hidden antenna's that you didn't even know existed.
I looked in my local area and I noticed an antenna on-top of the local library, by clicking on the red circle I can see that it supports council frequencies and also aircraft frequencies that I never knew existed.... Interesting.

 

 The website is at = RF MAPPER
You will be greeted by a pop up asking for what towers you want eg = Mobile coverage / Amateur radio operators or Everything else. Make sure you take the tick off "Show relevant tiles" otherwise it just looks confusing.
Choose "Everything else" and click the blue X on the top right side of the popup and wait a few seconds depending on your internet speed. Then find an area and away you go.

To get rid of the blue lines click the eye pic on the bottom left where it says "Point-to-point"

To make it easier to see  the map click the "Eye" icon on Nasa SRTM and also "Black"to turn off layering

And that's it, The red icons are the one's with the most info...Have fun

Massive thank you to spench.net for the use of photos from his website.

V8 SUPERCARS (Bathurst 1000)

Hello and Welcome Back... This Year (2021) Bathurst 1000 will go for 6 Days, That's 6 Days of Racing

 

 

In Order to listen to all the action on your Radio Scanner, you will need one that will be able to decode NXDN & DMR 

Those scanners would be Uniden 436PT, 536PT, SDS100 & SDS200 (maybe 325P2, It Does DMR but not sure on NXDN) These are Paid Services from Uniden Australia Website 

The main Cardholder is=n regards to Frequencies for Cars, Teams & Media would be a company called 'Gravity Media'... This company does everything including 2-Way Comms for teams, Cars, Camera Work, Telecasting, Outside Broadcast & more... You Name it, they do it and there are a heap of frequencies that this company uses, all using the NXDN system (Kenwood)

All up, Gravity Media services are to include full track camera coverage, pit lane wireless and specialty cameras, in-car camera services (fully integrated 10 x TX paths with 120+ cameras in all categories), broadcast GFX, and team radios.

 

BATHURST - GRAVITY MEDIA FREQUENCIES (NXDN)

505.0125
505.5625  (Safety Car)
506.4875 (Fire / Medic)
506.8375
507.3875
450.150
450.4375
462.950
463.1125
463.775
464.2125
464.475
465.000
465.675
466.0375
466.3875
467.325
470.650
471.075
472.225
472.3375
473.1875
473.750
485.2125
485.500
486.2625
486.7875
486.950
487.050
487.400
487.525
487.7625
487.9625  (Race Control 1)
488.075  (Race Control)
488.3125
488.4375  (Race Control 2)
488.550  (Race Control 3)
488.9125  (Fire)
489.125  (Track 4 Camera's) ?
489.3375  (Medical)
489.575  (Track 1 Camera's) ?
489.7875
490.2875
493.800
494.700
500.0875  (Race Management)
500.2125
500.328125

500.446875
500.565625
500.684375
500.921875
501.040625
501.159375
501.278125
501.396875
501.515625
501.634375
501.753125
501.871875
502.703125
502.821875
502.940625
504.009375
504.128125
504.246875
504.365625
504.848375
504.603125
504.721875
504.840625
504.959375
505.078125
505.434375
506.384375
507.096875
507.215625
507.300  (V8 Super Utes)
507.334375
507.453125
507.575875
507.809375
509.5625
509.7625
474.5375
474.5125  (Event Control)
488.7875  (Security)
505.9375  (Tow Truck)

As you can see, Gravity Media have a lot of frequencies....

If you know what RAN Number goes with what, Please let me know at = 

michael-bailey1708@hotmail.com

 

OTHER FREQUENCIES..

GRN (Government Radio Network) - Ambulance, Fire / Rescue, Rural Fire, SES & More...

413.1250
413.3750
414.7000
414.9500
415.2000
416.1250
416.3750
416.6250
416.8750
417.1250
417.3750
418.7000
418.9500
419.2000
419.4500
419.7000
419.9500

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484.850  Mt Panorama Operations
450.175  Mt Panorama Operations

 

USED IN SUPPORT RACES
471.250  Erebus Motorsports
471.650  Erebus Motorsports
474.975  Erebus Motorsports
471.625  Erebus Motorsports
471.900  Erebus Motorsports
465.300  Gary Rogers Motorsport
465.600  Gary Rogers Motorsport
465.900  Gary Rogers Motorsport
463.900  Gary Rogers Motorsport
465.9125  Gary Rogers Motorsport
494.825  Poll Performance (Pollicina Motorsport)
495.075  Poll Performance (Pollicina Motorsport)
471.900  TPJ/FLY Racing team
472.100  TPJ/FLY Racing team
490.500  Racesolutions (Incident Response Team)
163.8125  Racesolutions (Incident Response Team)
471.900  BPG Motorsport
471.350  On Track Motorsport (Garry Mennell)
471.825  On Track Motorsport (Garry Mennell)
471.000  Proformance Motorsport
471.0125  Proformance Motorsport
495.009375  Jones Motorsport
471.625  Motorsport 25
471.625  MyRace Motorsport
154.4125  Cavallino Motorsport (Ferrari)
450.100  Cavallino Motorsport (Ferrari)
471.9125  Motorsport Safety & Rescue
471.6250  Motorsport Safety & Rescue
475.050  Motorsport Safety & Rescue
462.1125  Tampered Motorsport
450.175  BM West Motorsport

153.375  Prodrive Racing
153.575  Prodrive Racing
450.1125  Prodrive Racing
450.1625  Prodrive Racing
450.2875  Prodrive Racing
450.4625  Prodrive Racing
462.125  Prodrive Racing
463.600  Prodrive Racing
465.700  Prodrive Racing
475.0625  Prodrive Racing
465.700  Prodrive Racing
502.725  Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport (LD Motorsport)
471.000  Ultimate Motorsport Events
475.025  ACCO Motorsport
475.0875  Sorthare Racing (Suzuki Motorsports)
485.2375  D2N Technology Solutions (Comms)
489.0375  D2N Technology Solutions (Comms)
450.1250  Harris Racing Radios
450.2125  Harris Racing Radios
450.3500  Harris Racing Radios
509.6125  Steve Mchugh (Suzuki Racing)
438.675  John Burgess Racing

 

OLD RACING FREQUENCIES (May Still Be in Use)

151.700  Triple 8 Racing (Red Bull Racing)
152.175  Triple 8 Racing (Red Bull Racing)
462.775  Triple 8 Racing (Red Bull Racing)
463.475  Triple 8 Racing (Red Bull Racing)
471.575  Triple 8 Racing (Red Bull Racing)
471.6375  Triple 8 Racing (Red Bull Racing)
471.9125  Triple 8 Racing (Red Bull Racing)
475.000  Triple 8 Racing (Red Bull Racing)
509.875  Irwin Racing
153.1125  DJR (Dick Johnson Racing)
154.400  DJR (Dick Johnson Racing)
450.100  DJR (Dick Johnson Racing)
450.250  DJR (Dick Johnson Racing)
466.475  DJR (Dick Johnson Racing)
466.675  DJR (Dick Johnson Racing) (Col1)
474.2875  DJR (Dick Johnson Racing)
462.1125  Brad Jones Racing
462.5875  Brad Jones Racing
466.2125  Brad Jones Racing
466.425  Brad Jones Racing
471.325  Brad Jones Racing
485.1125  Brad Jones Racing
507.7875  Brad Jones Racing

AIRPORT FREQUENCIES
125.000 - Flight Info
120.600 - Airport
135.550 - REX (Regional Express)
127.350 - CTAF (Very Busy Ch)
133.250 - Airport
135.250 - Melb Centre
122.700 - Gliders
122.750 - Melb Centre
133.050 - Bris Centre

 

#Bathurst

#bathurst1000

#bathurst1000frequencies

#supercheap1000

#bathurstfrequencies

MARINE RADIO NSW

 

Hello and welcome back....Marine radio can be broken into 3 parts = 27mhz, Marine VHF & HF band.
27mhz band also known as Marine CB Band

27 MHz is the main frequency used by recreational boaters and the volunteer services because of its low cost and its suitability for use in enclosed waters where the majority of recreational boaters operate. This radio provides a range of 10 -15 nautical miles which is usually limited to line of sight.
27 MHz radios allow ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communication with the volunteer services. 27MHz radios are capable of transmitting distress alerts, receiving weather forecasts and marine safety information provided that the vessel is operating within the coverage area and times of the volunteer services.
The National Volunteer Marine Rescue Committee has decided to discontinue the monitoring of distress, urgency and safety channels on the 27 MHz band from 2015.


FREQUENCIES
ch 72 = 27.720 ship-ship, ship-shore
ch 82 = 27.820 ship-ship, ship-shore
ch 86 = 27.860 ship-ship, ship-shore
ch 88 = 27.880 distress, safety & calling
ch 90 = 27.900 non-commercial service
ch 91 = 27.910 non-commercial service
ch 94 = 27.940 non commercial service, club events & services
ch 96 = 27.960 non-commercial service
ch 98 = 27.980 surf life saving, volunteer coastal patrol, various rescue groups

MARINE VHF BAND
VHF radios have a better range and clarity than 27 Mhz radios but are slightly more expensive. The Uniform Shipping Laws (USL) Code states that effective VHF coverage only extends to 20 nautical miles from a shore station but may be as far as 30 nautical miles under some circumstances, such as where repeaters are used.
VHF also allows ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communications with the volunteer services and the three port corporations. This radio is therefore capable of transmitting distress signals, receiving weather forecasts and marine safety information.
Modern VHF radios have the additional feature of Digital Selective Calling (DSC) that allows distress alerting at the push of a button. Urgency and routine alerts, (such as position reporting) are also available to DSC users. To utilise the full range of features in a VHF DSC radio it must be interfaced with Global Positioning Service (GPS) equipment and programmed with a Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI).

Users of VHF radio must hold (or be supervised by a holder of) a minimum of a Marine Radio Operators VHF Certificate of Proficiency. For details how to obtain this qualification, contact your local Marine Rescue NSW Unit.
Due to the discontinuing of distress, safety and urgency monitoring of 27 MHz by volunteer marine rescue agencies Australia-wide, boaters are encouraged to purchase VHF radio equipment and ensure they are appropriately certified for its use.


VHF Channels and their use:
Channel 16 – for distress and calling. Always change to another channel after calling
Channel 67 – supplementary distress and calling channel. Also used for safety broadcasts.
Channel 73 – mostly used for vessels talking to a Marine Rescue NSW shore station
Channel 72 and 77 – for ship-to-ship working. Use this to pass messages between vessels.
Channel 21, 22, 80, 81 & 82 – repeaters. Used for passing information about vessel movements and the safety of vessels and persons. Keep messages as brief as possible (no more than one minute in total) and DO NOT use these channels for chatter. Not all channels are available in a given area. Ask your local Marine Rescue NSW Unit for more information.

VHF MARINE RADIO FREQUENCIES

 Ch    Ship Freq (MHz)    Shore Freq (MHz)    Allocation
1    156.0500    160.6500   
2    156.1000    160.7000   
3    156.1500    160.7500   
4    156.2000    160.8000   
5    156.2500    160.8500   
6    156.3000    156.3000    Search and Rescue/Port Ops/Commercial
7    156.3500    160.9500   
8    156.4000    156.4000    Port Ops/Commerical, Tugs - Botany Bay
9    156.4500    156.4500    Port Ops
10    156.5000    156.5000    Port Ops, Tugs -Botany Bay
11    156.5500    156.5500    Port Ops
12    156.6000    156.6000    Harbour calling/working
13    156.6500    156.6500    Harbour Control / NSW Maritime Patrol Vessels
14    156.7000    156.7000    Port Ops
15    156.7500    156.7500   
16    156.8000    156.8000    Distress, Safety and Calling, Water Police & Rescue
17    156.8500    156.8500   
18    156.9000    161.5000   
19    156.9500    161.5500   
20    157.0000    161.6000    Port Ops
21    157.0500    161.6500   
22    157.1000    161.7000   
23    157.1500    161.7500   
24    157.2000    161.8000   
25    157.2500    161.8500   
26    157.3000    161.9000   
27    157.3500    161.9500   
28    157.5000    162.0000   
60    156.0250    160.6250   
61    156.0750    160.6750   
62    156.1250    160.7250   
63    156.1750    160.7750   
64    156.2250    160.8250   
65    156.2750    160.8750    Port Operations
66    156.3250    160.9250   
67    156.3750    156.3750    Distress, Safety and Calling, Water Police & Rescue
68    156.4250    156.4250    Port Operations, Tugs - Sydney
69    156.4750    156.4750    Naval Operations, Tugs - Sydney
70    156.5250    156.5250   
71    156.5750    156.5750    Professional Fishing, Tugs - Sydney
72    156.6250    156.6250    Yachts, Commercial, Fishing, Port Ops
73    156.6750    156.6750    Non-Commercial, Yachts
74    156.7250    156.7250    Commercial
77    156.8750    156.8750    Yachts, Commercial, Fishing
78    156.9250    161.5250    Commercial
79    156.9750    161.5750    Port Operations
80    157.0250    161.6250   
81    157.0750    161.6750   
82    157.1250    161.7250

Seaphone service was shut down in 2006

MARINE RESCUE = 154.575mhz
ILLAWARRA PORT AUTHORITY =  165.175mhz
ILLAWARRA COASTAL PATROL = 161.725mhz
NEWCASTLE PORT CORP = 415.375mhz
NEWCASTLE P&O PORTS = 484.925, 495.125mhz
SYDNEY PORTS CORP = 490.225MHZ
SYDNEY P&O PORTS = 494.250, 494.875, 494.925, 508.400, 519.675mhz
GARDEN ISLAND DOCKS = 469.575mhz

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HF MARINE

HF is used for long distance ship to shore communication at a cost of around $4,000. HF coverage is highly variable and dependant on a number of factors such as atmospheric and weather conditions and the power of the HF radio that is being used. Generally speaking HF coverage is up to 200 Nautical miles but under certain circumstances can be considerably more.
Certain Marine Rescue NSW Units maintain listening watches on 2182 kHz. Ask your local Marine Rescue NSW Unit for more information.

HF FREQUENCIES

Distress & Emergency Calling = 4125 kHz, 6215 kHz, 8291 kHz
Weather Forecasts and Warnings =  2201 kHz, 4426 kHz, 6507 kHz, 8176 kHz, 12365 kHz, 16546 kHz

Bureau of Meteorology voice = Daytime 7am - 6pm..... 4426khz & 16546khz
                                                   Night-Time 6pm -7am...2201khz & 6507khz
                                                   Anytime   ......................8176khz & 12365khz

NOTE: The Bureau has agreed to allow State maritime authorities to transmit navigation warnings for a few minutes each hour on 8176 kHz. These transmissions by state authorities will commence at three minutes to the hour and must complete within 2-3 minutes, before the next 'weather' message is due to transmit (on the hour).

VHF Channel 67 available in the Newcastle, Sydney Port Kembla areas and scheduled to be broadcasted at 0733 and 1733 hours. Severe weather warnings will be broadcast at hourly intervals upon receipt of such warnings from AMSA and until such time that the severe weather conditions no longer exist.
Navigation Warnings HF 8176 kHz Navigation warnings are scheduled to be broadcast at 1057 and 2357 hours and at times that such warnings are received from AMSA. VHF Channel 67 Available in the Newcastle, Sydney and Port Kembla areas and scheduled to be broadcast at 0733 and 1733 hours and at times that such warnings are received from AMSA.

FIND the best selection and prices of Marine Radios at ANDREWS COMMUNICATIONS

FOR the best prices for Marine Antennas see MOBILEONE MARINE
 
KEEP up to date with the latest Maritime news at AIRSEARAILROAD.COM  (nice music as well)

MANY thanks to Maritime NSW for various info.

#Marine Radio NSW
#NSW Marine Radio

RESETTING SCANNER RECIEVERS

Hello and welcome back.... There comes a time in one's life when its time to reset your scanner, I had to reset my Alinco recently after static nearly killed it but it took ages to find out how to reset the unit looking through the chunky handbook, so I decided to put them all in one place.... Here.

I will over time keep adding to this list and if you have a contribution please Email me at = radio.communication.nsw@hotmail.com

Reset Radio

ALINCO DJ-X3 handheld
Turn the power on while holding down the (FUNC/CENTRE) key, the (BANK/1M/10M) and the dial all at the same time. A pretty display will show for a few seconds and then it is reset.

UNIDEN  UBC355XLT desk/mobile
Press & hold L/O & PROG & turn radio on, screen will say clear - let go of buttons

UNIDEN  UBC93XLT handheld
Turn off the scanner
While holding down button 2, 9, and HOLD, turn on scanner, It takes about 3 seconds to initialize and CLEAR appears.

UNIDEN  UBC760XLT
Hold down the button 2, 9 & MAN then turn on scanner, let go of buttons

AOR AR-MINI
Turn the power off, hold down the FUNC, MONI key and the dial knob and turn the power on.
Confirm that ALLRST is blinking
To reset all contents press and hold the dial knob for 2 seconds longer.

UNIDEN UBCD396 T/XT
1 . Turn off your scanner
2 . hold down the following keys
3 .    2, 9, HOLD
4 . turn on while pressing these 3 buttons

More to come  :)

MOBILE ONE ANTENNA'S

Hello and welcome back..... I am often asked about Receiving (scanner) antennas and to which one is the best, often when you buy a new receiver, the antenna was just an afterthought, meaning you pay for the radio not the antenna... Yes it came with it, but its usually not that good.
A great example was when I brought a Alinco DJ-X3 wideband communications receiver and inside the box was a little grey bit of rubber that resembled an antenna, so I put it on my radio and waited and waited and waited.... Nothing.
So I connected a SMA to BNC adapter and hooked it up to my Mobile One SCATX scanner antenna (below) on my roof and ...WOW. The Radio came alive.

VHF lowband - NPWS = 77.700 was excellent... little static
Airband - Sydney radar  = 124.550 = clear
UHF - State Rail - 450.050 - clear with a little static
Marine band - marine rescue - 154.575 - very clear

These are some frequency's that I pick up in the first few seconds using this great, well built antenna.

Mobile One is an Australian company and make various antenna's for Australian conditions, they have been doing this since 1973.
Whether your after Handheld, Base or Mobile these antennas have stood the test of time, I should know, I have been using their antenna's since I started getting interested in radios when I was 16 (1986) (seems like yesterday)

Mobile One's prices are excellent because you can buy directly from the manufacture.... Yes, they make all their Antennas in their factory at Camden NSW, No cheap crap from China. (sorry China)

The range of Antenna's in mind boggling but is well set out on their website.... CLICK HERE

Mobile One makes and sells Antenna's for Mobile phone setups, CB Radio both 27mhz- 477mhz, Airband, Amateur radio, Marine, AM-FM Radio, Digital TV Antenna's and of course Radio Scanners.

Excellent Tip = The simplest way of putting a scanner antenna on a house is with the use of a magnet mount upside down on the guttering of the house

Give  Mobile One a call on 02-46556677        International = +61 246556677
OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE = http://www.mobileone.com.au/antennas/m1antennas.html

Don't forget to tell em Radio Communications NSW sent you :)

Remember behind every great man is a great woman, as it is so with radios..... behind every great radio is a great antenna.... or so the song goes.

Many thanks to Peter Pride of Mobile One for use of their logo and photos (Antenna's)

Please contact me at = radio.communication.nsw@hotmail.com

BLUE MOUNTAINS (Lower) (Updated 24.08.22)

 

Hello and welcome back.... This post will cover Lapstone, Glenbrook, Blaxland, Warrimoo, Valley Heights, Springwood (Pic Above), Winmalee & Faulconbridge.
 
 

FREQUENCIES


BMCC Springwood - 72.2875
BMCC (The Hub) Springwood - 462.4375
Blaxland & Glenbrook Taxi    -    491.000
Glenbrook Helicopter Landing Site (Raaf) - 118.050
Blue Gum Lodge Springwood - 462.350
St Columbus School - 472.300
Colour Spot Nursery Hawksbury Hts - 484.8250
Target Winmalee - 464.8375 (closed)
Coles Winmalee    -    462.200000
Taxi Combined    -    412.675000
Springwood Aquatic Centre - 476.64375
Springwood Aquatic Centre - 476.650
Valley Heights Rail    -    418.475000
Yaramundi UTS    -    492.500000
Bunnings Valley Heights - 462.3875
State Rail - 450.050
Sydney Trains Springwood - 412.1375
Sydney Trains Springwood - 418.1375
Sydney Trains Springwood - 418.2625
Sydney Trains Springwood - 418.325
Sydney Trains Springwood - 418.475
Amateur Radio - 29.630
Amateur Radio - 147.075
Amateur Radio - 434.425
Sydney Water (Winmalee) - 412.675
DAB Radio - 206.352
Digital Radio - 202.928
Digital Radio - 204.640
Blaxland After School Care - 462.175
VRA Rescue (Mt Riverview) - 77.6875
VRA Rescue (Mt Riverview) - 150.7375
VRA Rescue (Mt Riverview) - 460.625
VRA Rescue (Mt Riverview) - 491.350
St John Ambulance - 150.900
St John Ambulance - 151.125
St John Ambulance - 162.3625
St John Ambulance - 404.000
St John Ambulance - 460.900
St John Ambulance - 78.6875
St John Ambulance - 472.200
St John Ambulance - 472.150
St John Ambulance - 411.400
St John Ambulance - 412.100
St John Ambulance - 507.0125
St John Ambulance - 168.9625
St John Ambulance - 79.525
Rural Fire (Glenbrook) - 413.800

***Also check out Penrith Frequencies = CLICK HERE

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Glenbrook Rail Bridge

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PENRITH - NSW FREQUENCIES

Hello and welcome back.... Continuing my focus on Sydney's west.... Penrith ( or the "Riff" as it is know by locals)

FREQUENCIES  (updated 17/07/2016)

Nepean Hospital = 470.275 (security) (c)
                             470.600 - Nepean Hospital
                             451.250 - Nepean Hospital

Apple Store =  450.175 (Westfields)

Mercure Penrith - 495.0625 (Next to Panthers)

K-Mart Nepean Square - 462.3625

Target Westfields = 462.300

Myer Stores = 454.050, 463.550

Officeworks = 462.4375 (High St)

Hoyts = 484.875 (Westfields)

Lennox Shopping Village =  484.850, 485.0875 (Emu Plains)

Fire Brigade = GRN (Government Radio Network), 161.3875 (Regentville)

Penrith RSL = 26.978 (paging), 509.525

Nepean Square  - 484.850

Penrith Panthers = 463.850, 464.3625

Penrith City Council = 168.3125 (swimming centre?), 168.6875, 162.175, 162.7125,

SES = GRN
 
Rail Corp =450.050 (Main Traffic Ch), 451.28125,

Penrith Paceway = 471.875

Emu Plains Sporting and Recreational Club = 450.150

ACI Operations (glass) - 450.225, 450.375, 464.275, 465.6875, 471.525, 475.025,

Premier Cabs =  472.4125, 472.7125

Westfields = 466.650 (c),
                   464.000
                   465.6625
                   467.150
                   466.325
                   466.625

Sydney Water = 150.325, 453.700, 463.200

Police = 78.350,  (UHF Encrypted Digital)

Rural fire = GRN, (see Rural Fire page for more)

Crane Enfield Metals = 495.125

Pipven = 509.5625

National Foods = 471.425

St John Ambulance =  411.400, 412.100, 472.200 (football games?)

Emu Plains Correctional Services = 467.550

BTW Communications = 466.3625
                                       474.900
                                       519.875 (crn Jane & Riley st)
                                       492.8875 - BTW (panthers)
                                       486.375 - BTW (panthers)
                                       463.7125 - BTW (panthers)
                                       464.0375 - BTW (panthers)

Vintage FM =  846.200, 849.800, 850.400,

(c) = Confirmed

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RADIO SCANNER LAWS IN NSW

Hello and welcome back.... I was asked, today by a neighbour "Is Scanning Legal?", and was surprised when I said 'YES', It is perfectly legal pastime as long as you follow a few guidelines.

The information below was advised by the NSW Regional Office of the ACMA in January 2007.

Receive Only & Scanners
A transceiver that would normally require a licence to possess and operate may be used for receiving only (without a licence) IF, and only if, it has been modified in a way that makes it impossible to transmit by simply plugging in a microphone or making some simple adjustment.

In other words, if you have a technician disable the transmitter internally so it can not be easily enabled then you may use it as a receiver to listen to any service.

Scanners and scanning receivers are perfectly legal to own and use.

There are NO laws that prohibit listening to any service or authority, except for: telephones; you can not monitor any telephone service (including mobile phone, Radphone, Seaphone, etc) or Encrypted transmissions (including Police)

SO, what does this mean.... Basically scanning is a hobby or pastime and it stays like that, USE COMMON SENSE.... I can't stress that enough.

DON'T rock up to an accident with a radio scanner in your hand, most emergency services especially Police frown upon their conversations being "Spied upon" or listened to.

DON'T use your scanner for Illegal activity, you want to be stupid enough to break the law then leave your scanner at home for when you get out of jail.
It pisses me that idiots get caught, and it gets splattered across the news that the person was caught with "A Police Radio Scanner".

All this does is ruin it for people like myself and other like mined people that enjoy this hobby

DON'T record private phone conversations... This is illegal.
This includes Mobile phones, Cordless-phones and Ship to shore radio telephone.

DON'T re-transmit conversations that you hear on your scanner. 
Keep conversations that you hear to yourself. I do believe you can reword a conversation, say if you were writing a story, post or website (can anybody verify?)
Try to limit what you say on Socal Media..eg, Facebook.
Most members of the public are not aware of what a radio scanner is and usually the ones that do, think that your some type of weird pervert listening in to people's conversations (you can thank the media for that one) 
Also be careful if you do give out information, the person reading the detailed post of a bloke who committed suicide by setting himself of fire may be a someones loved one and wouldn't appreciate everyone knowing how it all went down. 
Think before you Post.

In regards to Android and Apple Apps that have police scanners on them I think its only a matter of time that they are banned. 
I was reading about a police officer in America chasing a suspect down a street, as the officer spoke he could hear his voice being echoed from the persons iPhone.... This outraged police officers and their unions, making a request to parliament to ban these apps.

Hope this helps, basically it comes down to common sense, because it may be a matter of time that certain people could ruin it for others with their stupid behavior... Time will tell.

Disclaimer = I am not a Lawyer or solicitor, I have compiled this information after years of knowledge, research and common sense.
 
 

ALINCO DJ-X3 - HOW TO NEARLY KILL A RADIO

Hello and welcome back.... Here's a small tip that nearly cost me my Alinco DJ-X3 (Radio Scanner), while out in the sun I took of my jumper and a mass of static zapped my radio, It (the radio) started having lockouts and was beeping and going nuts.....Lesson learnt, When taking off a jumper don't hold onto your radio.
A full reset did the trick BUT I lost all programed frequencies so many hours spent reprogramming is on the cards.
Could have been worse.

To reset a Alinco DJ-X3 = turn the power on while holding down the (FUNC/ENTER) key, the (BANK(1M/10M)) key, and the dial all at the same time

#alincoreset

#alinco

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MT DRUITT FREQUENCIES

Hello and welcome back.... Frequencies for Mt Druitt in Sydney's West

 Updated 17/7/2016












FREQUENCIES

509.6625 - Mt Druitt Swim Centre

509.8625 - Emerton Swim Centre

509.5625 - Riverstone Swim Centre

462.0125 - Radio Warehouse (Mt Druitt auto body repair)

WJ Friend pty ltd = 71.6125, 74.1125

Yates = 450.300

Police = Encrypted Digital

Westfields = 471.150, 476.350, 506.8125, 516.8125

Mt Druitt Hospital = 474.825, 474.875, 484.850

Tilling Timber pty ltd = 509.925

K-Mart - 859.000

Tafe NSW - 465.825, 456.325

Federal Police = 928.0375, 852.0375 (encrypted digital)

Ambulance and NSW Fire are on Digital GRN. (Government Radio Network).. CLICK HERE

For NSW Rural fire see Main Bushfire post. CLICK HERE

#MtDruitt Frequencies

MONITORING ARMY FIELD COMMUNICATIONS

Hello and welcome back.... I found this article from "Radio and Communications" magazine very interesting, Its a little old now but from my research I believe most frequencies are still in operation as most army field radios still do 1.6-29mhz & 20-59mhz, although digital encryption is now available.

This publication was printed in June 1997 by Bob Bell.(Many thanks)
Click on the page for a better view, then right click and select view image :

 

I miss this magazine, Radio and Communications magazine was an excellent publication and was the replacement for CB Action magazine.

Remember, frequencies on this site are for listening pleasure only and not to be abused.
What may have been acceptable back in 1997 may not be now, sadly this is the world as we know it.

Happy Scanning.

COWRA - FREQUENCIES

Hello and welcome back....Today, spotlight on Cowra N.S.W.

FREQUENCIES

Rural Fire Service = 72.620, 78.2125, 148.5875 (pager?), 148,9875 (pager?), 404.650, 404.800,  404.875,409.800, 410.250, 414.100, 414.250, 414.325, 419.250, 419.700, 450.725, 450.875, 450.950, 451.000, 460.225, 460.375, 460.450, 460.500
NSW Fire Brigades = 407.7125,417.1625, 852.4125, 928.4125
SES = 416.175, 416.475
Police = 78.1875, 78.275, 78.350*, 78.575, 80.6875,  80.775, 80.850, 81.075, 451.225, 451.400, 459.075,460.025, 460.725, 460.900, 468.575,469.425
Ambulance = 462.225
St John Ambulance = 411.400, 412.100, 472.150, 472.200
Cowra Hospital = 473.400
NPWS = 77.525
State forests = 79.1125
Cowra shire council = 95.900, 148.3375 (pager?), 451.6563, 461.1563, 474.000, 476.575, 477.325, 479.200
Boorowa shire council = 160.1125, 164.7125, 451.325, 460.825
Radio 2LF = 99.500
Airservices Australia = 112.400, 118.500, 133.050, 126.700, 135.250, 299.000
Telstra = 158.6625, 163.2625, 404.550, 414.000, 414.300, 839.800, 884.670, 884.800, 894.200
Country Energy = 404.025, 404.325, 404.625, 404.850, 413.475, 413.750, 414.075
AGL = 162.650
Transgrid = 78.250
Agrilink Holdings pty ltd =  450.125
Vintners Aust = 451.625, 461.125
Lachlan taxi cabs = 472.825, 478.025
Prime television = 472.850

 

Aust Capital Television =  852.1375, 928.1375
Snowliner coaches = 73.790
Bryants Concrete =  72.200, 74.700



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CARIBOU & DAKOTA FLYOVER

 

Hello and welcome back....On Sunday 19th August a flyover took place to support Vietnam Veterans ceremony in Springwood NSW.

The aircraft involved were a Caribou A4-210 and a C47 Dakota C65-94 (Thanks to HARS.org for the info)

 

FREQUENCIES

123.450mhz (chat ch )

It was fun listening to these two classic aircraft as they lined up and approached Springwood Main Center for the flyover... At one time someone even lost their map out the window of one aircraft relying on Google Maps for directions.
Classic