Wednesday, February 27, 2013

ISS - INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - FREQUENCIES (Updated 26/08/22)

Hello and welcome back....... Found this extremely interesting, Live Viewing from the International Space Station.


WATCH LIVE FROM ISS


 
FREQUENCIES
 
For Australians the main frequencies seem to be  =

145.800mhz (Voice Repeater Worldwide)
145.825mhz (packet radio)
143.625mhz - VHF-1 Downlink
130.167 - VHF-2 Downlink (Service Module) (NFM Mode)
247.000
436.000
437.800mhz
437.550 UHF simplex (rarely used)
463.000
414.200mhz - space to space comms ( Extravehicular Mobility Unit-to Extravehicular Mobility Unit)
628.000
630.000

Radios used = Kenwood TM-D700 & TM-D710 used in the Zvezda Service Module
                       Ericsson radio used in the European Colombus module.

WHERE IS THE ISS NOW?

Track the ISS

http://www.heavens-above.com/

http://www.n2yo.com/

http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/sat_freq.html







Sunday, February 17, 2013

TANDY ELECTRONIC CATALOGS

Hello and welcome back..... A little reminiscing now, How many of these radios did you own when growing up through the years? 

A webpage called http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/ has their catalogs online dating back to 1940 (Pretty impressive eh).... 

As a regular user of Tandy gear, I enjoyed reading these catalogs, now I can relive my youth. 

Cheers.




Monday, February 4, 2013

POLICE HELECOPTER NSW - (POLICE AIR WING) - NSW

 
Hello and welcome back..... Polair (Police Aviation Support Branch) is based at Bankstown Airport.
(Updated - 13/10/22)

The Police Air Wing provides services such as: search and rescue, support for crime investigation, counter-terrorism, and helps with prevention and detection by keeping a visible presence patrolling the skies.


Currently, the Polair fleet consists of  =

Polair 1 = Bell 429 Helicopter (Tail No VH-PHW)

Polair 2 = Bell 412 Helicopter (Tail No VH-PHX)

Polair 3 = Bell 429 Helicopter (Tail No VH-PHB)

Polair 4 = Bell 429 Helicopter (Tail No VH-PHM)

Polair 5 = Bell 412 Helicopter (Tail No VH-PHZ)

Polair 6 = Fixed Wing Aircraft (Cessna Caravan) (Tail No VH-DVV)

Polair 7 = Fixed Wing Aircraft (Cessna Caravan) (Tail No VH-DFV)
 
Polair 8 = Fixed Wing Aircraft (Cessna Caravan)

Polair Car - Peugeot 4008


FREQUENCIES

3.2535*
4.5615*
7.6615*
10.5065*
131.6000 AM
469.425?

* = USB (Upper Side Band)


LINKS
https://www.facebook.com/PolAirNSWPF
An excellent source of information including photos

https://vimeo.com/66875916  (Inside look at Polair)

http://www.youtube.com/user/NSWPoliceAirWing?feature=watch





Massive "Thank You" to NSW Police, Polair NSW Facebook page (photos), Radioreference.com




Thanks to Lightsand Sirens for the video