SPRINGWOOD FOUNDATION DAY - FIRE & RESCUE 1

 THESE PHOTOS TAKEN AT SPRINGWOOD FOUNDATION DAY.

 ALL PHOTO'S TAKEN BY MICHAEL BAILEY

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NSW RAIL - EMD TRAIN STRUGGLE

Hello and welcome back........ Not only am I a huge Aviation fan, I also am a huge Rail fan. In my younger days I used to catch a train home from Strathfield to Campbelltown NSW.
My choice was catch the electric train straight away or wait 30mins and catch a EMD? Diesel that would fly through stations at 3 seconds flat
I chose the Diesel, the best part was I often went into the second cab (engine) where the guard used to sit, but now the guard was required to sit with the driver thus leaving the second engine empty. Not sure if you were allowed (would not dare touch anything) but the sound was electrifying, something I will never forget.

This video is a similar train that I used to catch (EMD)- I used to nickname them a bullnose diesel because of the light in the middle.
Make sure you click 720p and change to fullscreen, the sound is incredable. Massive thanks to Rod Williams for the video.

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

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.

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

NSW WATER POLICE (MARINE AREA COMMAND)

 

Hello and welcome back......

Marine Area Command

 

The Marine Area Command, formerly the Water Police, is based at Balmain. It has 123 operational water police, marine intelligence unit, marine crime prevention officer, divers, detectives and the marine operational support team, and employs six civilian engineers and 30 deck hands. The current fleet consists of 11 seagoing craft, including OPV Nemesis, the largest purpose-built police boat in the Southern Hemisphere,) and a number of smaller boats.

FREQUENCIES

2.2040 = Sydney Water Police - Middle Head - USB  
2.2854 = Sydney Water Police - Middle Head 400w USB     
2.6774 = Sydney Water Police - Middle Head 400w USB     
2.6774 = Coffs Harbour Water Police 400w USB     
3.2535 = Sydney Water Police - Middle Head 400w USB     
3.2535 = Coffs Harbour Water Police 100w USB 
4.1354 = Sydney Water Police - Middle Head 400w USB     
4.3764 = Coffs Harbour Water Police 400w USB  
4.3764 = Sydney Water Police - Middle Head 400w USB  
4.4274 = Sydney Water Police - Middle Head 400w USB
6.2074 = Sydney Water Police - Middle Head 400w USB 
6.2164 = Newcastle Water Police 400W USB
6.5084 = Sydney Water Police - Middle Head 400w USB
7.6614 = Sydney Water Police - Middle Head 400w USB
7.6615 = Coffs Harbour Water Police 100w USB
27.5300 = Coffs Harbour Water Police 4w  AM
27.9600 = Sydney W-PD - Marine Area Command - Sydney Water Police - Church Point 4w  AM
156.8750 = MarinePatrol - Marine Area Command - Sydney Water Police - Vaucluse 50w  FM 
157.1500 = Sydney Water Police - Vaucluse 50w  FM
157.3000 = Sydney Water Police - Vaucluse 50w  FM
157.3500 = Sydney Water Police - Vaucluse 50w  FM




Many thanks to NSW Police for use of their video and for keeping our waterways safe.

MOBILE ONE ANTENNA'A - THE SCANDUCKY

Hello and welcome back..... Looking for a replacement antenna for your scanner can be a task in itself, but I think I found the answer, so I thought I would do a test to see how good it really is. Granted, there are more expensive Antenna's out there but what got my attention is value for money and its Australian made (Remember them?).
This antenna does not claim to be more effective than the stock antenna your scanner came with but I was more than impressed with certain results with the Mobile One Scanducky.

RESULTS

SCANNER = Alinco DJ-X3
LOCATION = Springwood NSW
ANTENNA = 1 x Uniden Bearcat Stock Antenna
                       1 x Mobile One Scanducky

VHF = 78.4375mhz

Stock antenna gets 1 bar signal.
Scanducky gets 2 Bars signal.

AIRBAND = 126.300mhz (Richmond ATIS)

Stock antenna gets 2 bars signal
Scanducky gets 4.5 bars signal (excellent result)

UHF = 468.850mhz (Police)

Stock antenna gets 1.5 bars signal
Scanducky gets 2.5 bars signal

FM RADIO = 107.700mhz (2GO Gosford)

Stock antenna gets 4 bars signal
Scanducky gets 5 bars signal (full)

RESULTS

On VHF, UHF & FM Radio Scanducky was slightly better than the standard antenna giving 1-2 bars more gain.
Aviation Enthusiasts rejoice as this antenna was excellent, signal was strong and clear.....This is one Antenna to add to your scanning kit.
This antenna is slightly larger than the stock antenna at 350mm (14") and is only $40 to buy.
Best of all your money stays in Australia not overseas.

TO BUY

Mobile One are situated at Camden Airport - ask for Peter Pride (He designed this Antenna)
or phone 02 4655 6677
For our International Friends call  +61.2.4655.6677
Or Email = sales@mobileone.com.au



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