UPDATES TO MASTERFILE (card), ARE THEY AVAILABLE?

 Hello and Welcome Back... Thought we would do a post on Masterfile (card) updates, whats involved and how much does it cost..(For Uniden 436, 536, SDS100, SDS200 (USDS100 / USDS200)

So, each week at NSW Radio & Communications, we do a scout around across various websites = ACMA, Facebook, NSW PSN, Radio Chat Forums, ect, ect looking for changes to radio frequencies. 

Just lately, NSW PSN has gone thru various changes to TGIDs, most recently to NSW Fire & Rescue. Sometimes these changes can be minor and other times can be signifigant taking us the best part of 6-8 hours to rewrite a new TGID list while deleting the old one.

Other times, an update might be someting we have thought of, or a customer has suggested, or has asked for it. 

Express PSN is one of those things. 

Express PSN is a bank with every Control Ch listed and active. Great if you travel alot knowing no matter where you are in NSW, as long as you have an antenna setup that has gain (most UHF CB Antennas have 4-8db gain), you can almost be guaranteed* that you will pick something up 

Other PSN banks have been born because customers have requested 'Ambulance Only' or 'Rural Fire Only' because they work or have an interest in that one thing, once again, we have thought 'how do we make this happen'? and thru hours and hours of testing, have come up with a solution adding it to the masterfile

The current Masterfile is at 7.5 with 7.6 out shortly.. (keep checking this site)

So, whats changed or have we just 'moved banks around' to make it look good?

Firstly PSN, (Bank 0-3), utilising bank 0 for the first time, see's 'Express PSN (Public Safety Network)' with only Emergency Services active in this bank, so thats Rural Fire, Fire & Rescue, SES & NSW Ambulance with NSW wide control frequencies. 

Bank 1 = The normal 'Site Programmed' NSW PSN with the new Fire & Rescue TGIDs ready to go. Full government users (about 35 users) are active. 

Bank 2 = Is a narrowed down version of Bank 1 with only Emergency users (Rural Fire, Fire & Rescue, SES & NSW Ambulance) programmed in.

Bank 3 = Is Express PSN with all Government Users and all PSN Control Frequencies active 

Bank 4 = Will be NSW Rural Fire (Analogue & PMR) with new VHF only bank, Updates to Mid North Coast & NPWS

Bank 5 = Sees updates to Surf Rescue (updated every summer) Mid North Coast and new bank 'Surf Life Saving Australia' used at pools and waterways 

Bank 6 = Is local comms with UHF CB moved to a new bank (Bank 7).. great for traveling and NSW Marine moved to Bank 8 (for marine lovers, boaties).. Updates to Mid North Coast & Media (updates Gravity Media)

Bank 7 & 8  = Now UHF CB only & NSW Marine only (Bank 8 includes Marine Rescue as well)

Bank 9 = Military with updates to Williamtown RAAF (streamlining 3 lots of frequencies into 1)

Bank 10 = Includes updates to Western Sydney Airport.. (the Western Sydney Airport may get its own bank in the future) 

Bank 11 = Airline Companys, updated to include all NSW wide aircraft users not just Sydney Airport as previous masterfile versions

Bank 12 = Local Airports, Updates to Mid North Coast, Mudgee airports

Bank 13 = Orion Connect Plus DMR Network.. Updated locations. I do believe that Connect Plus is sited to shut down with users headed to Capmax Network (Bank 14)

Bank 14 = Orion Capmax Trunked Network.. Updated around every 3-6 months

Bank 15 = Orion Gencom (no updates)

Bank 16-17 = Motor Racing, these banks will be blended into one bank as V8 Supercar Frequencies can no longer be listened to (Digital Encryption).. Bank 16 will be Gravity Media DMR Trunked network (still working on that) while Bank 17 will be Motor Racing and will include Gravity Media (non trunked), pit crews, flag marshalls, track crew and other racing teams.. May change racing bank to 16 while i nut out Gravity Media. Racing banks will include Bathurst, Eastern Creek & Newcastle

Bank 18 = FM Radio (good for testing antenna setup)

 

Masterfile 7.6 is due for release this week or next week, still have a few finishing touches to do.. (keep checking this site)

 

HOW MUCH

Updates for exsisting customers  = Card Version $40 (includes new card posted to you), Email Version = $30

Why is not Free?

The Masterfile is free to those customers who have had a card done recently, meaning a few weeks ago, not years down the track. It takes time to do something properly and thats what we do.

When we do a update, everything gets re-done (re-programed) from scratch, which takes around 4-6 hours, not just added bits here and there, that way any old frequencies are not mixed with new frequencies / TGIDs. which can cause overlapping in the scanner and making the scanner run erratic..

If your going to do a job, do it properly, after all, its the Masterfile we use here at NSW Radio & Communications, so we know it works and is up to date, selling you the same file we use and love for simplicity and useability..

To request an update, using the Donate Link (top right of this page), put in the correct amount and in 'Notes' section, put UPDATE 

Hope this Helps

The team at NSW Radio & Communications 

 

* = must be in radio range