Friday, August 26, 2022

GOULBURN AIRPORT FREQUENCIES

 

Goulburn Airport is located 7km south of Goulburn Town in NSW

 

FREQUENCIES

136.300 - AWIS (Weather)

121.200 - Melbourne Centre (Ground)

124.100 - Melbourne Centre

127.150 - CTAF

126.400 - Vee H Aviation

407khz - ATIS (Shortwave)

 


 

#goulburnairport

#airportfrequencies


407khz Tower (Below)



Thursday, August 25, 2022

RICHMOND RAAF BASE - NSW (Updated 25/08/22)

 Hello and Welcome Back... Richmond RAAF Base sits at the foothill of The Blue Mountains in North West Sydney, NSW and is home to = 

453 Squadron = (453SQN) Surveillance and Response Group / Air traffic services
37 Squadron = (37SQN) Air Lift Group (C-130J Hercules)    
22 Squadron (Sydney) = (22SQN) Combat Support Group / Reserve and expeditionary/airfield services
87 Squadron = (87SQN) Aerospace Operational Support Group / Intelligence/photography
285 Squadron = (285SQN) Air Lift Group / Air Lift Group flight simulator and technical training
3 = (3EHS) Aeromedical / Evacuation Squadron
1CCS = Combat Communication Squadron Detachment Richmond / Combat Support Group
1ADS = Combat Support Group / Airfield defence guards
1AOSS = Combat Support Group / Airfield operations and engineering
Air Movements Training and Development Unit / aerial delivery development / training and certification
Air Lift Systems Program Office / Defence Material Organisation medium airlift sustainment
176 = (176ADS) 176 Air Dispatch Squadron / Army aerial dispatching




FREQUENCIES  

330.200 - Department of Defence (DOD)
331.100 - Department of Defence (DOD)
26.5150 - Department of Defence (DOD)
121.650 - Ground Vehicles
126.300 - ATIS (weather)
128.250 - Ground Control (SMC)
134.375 - Department of Defence (DOD)
135.500 - Richmond Tower
136.025 - Department of Defence (DOD)
135.900 - Richmond Approach
257.300 - Richmond Tower
363.800 - Richmond Approach (Primary)
897.400 - AOCS HF NET (nfm)
264.600 - SMC (Ground)
261.700 - Richmond Command (RICCOM) (am/nfm)
243.000 - Richmond Tower
119.700 - Richmond Centre
269.200 - Richmond Air Movements
361.600 - AMS (Richmond Movements)


Notes = Military airfield - Glider / Light Aircraft operations on weekends. 

Bird hazard

Frequent hazard to military aircraft from unauthorized civilian aircraft
infringing Richmond airspace.

 
 
 
#richmondraaf
#airforce

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Monday, August 22, 2022

JJCC 8629 RADIO (Lots of Other Names) RADIO REVIEW

 Hello and Welcome Back... The Radio with 100 Names, Well maybe not that much but it is a Wicked Little Radio with Several Excellent Functions..


The JJCC 8629 is a GPS / Bluetooth enabled 2 way radio that also does Aviation Band (Receive Only). If the radio looks familiar, that's because this radio also goes under several other brands / models including Radtel RT-490, Socotran FB8629, & Jianpai 8800 plus a heap more, but all have the same engine under the hood...

 

FREQUENCY RANGE

 RX = Receive Only

TX/RX = Transmit & Receive


THE GOOD

The best thing i have found with this radio is the Bluetooth function, while this radio also has GPS as well, you can only enable one at a time, meaning, if your using Bluetooth, you can't run the GPS function at the same time, its one or the other... 

Why is Bluetooth good?

Because you can create various scenarios thru an App on your IPad / Phone and change the setup of the radio at a whim.. At the moment, i have several 'Scenarios' saved on my IPad , they are 'UHF CB (80ch)', 'RFS Fireground with Aviation', 'Richmond / Bankstown / Sydney Airport', ect, ect.. all available to download thru Bluetooth in a second.. 

The App that makes it work is a pain and i couldn't get the Android Version to work, but did get the IPad Version to work which i was happy about.. The APP is called 'SuperWalkie-Talkie'

You can find the Android version here = https://www.radtels.com/pages/software-download 

Scroll down to 'Radtel RT490 6 Band Radio Bluetooth APP Download (for Andriod)' and download to your phone.. To Get the App to Work is explained in this excellent PDF Layout = https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0564/8855/8800/files/Radtel_RT490_User_Manual_bluetooth_Expanded.pdf?v=1645512534

For Apple IPad / Phone, you have to copy and paste some Chinese language into the app search and download that way.. Its all explained in this wicked PDF download = https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0564/8855/8800/files/Radtel_RT490_User_Manual_bluetooth_Expanded.pdf?v=1645512534

Me, Personally.. I program this radio via my Laptop using the 'Multiband Program Software' found in the link here = https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0564/8855/8800/files/radtel_rt490.zip?v=1627441662 and using the usual 2 pin Boafeng programming cable, then once finished, transfer the file to my Ipad using Bluetooth using 'CASE' on the App... CASE means FILE in the APP..

Moving On.. The GPS function would be handy if camping and you ran into trouble.. (also gives Altitude reading, see pic below) (yes, i blanked out my location, Sorry Girls hahaha)


The colour screen is excellent, exp if your in the shade or inside, outside is a bit patchy but its a excellent colour screen and stands out well.. 

Be sure to remove 2 layers of plastic when you first get your radio. One layer is on the whole screen, the second layer is mounded to the screen surrounds and you will need a sharp nail or toothpick to pick out a corner and peel off. Failure to remove this second layer will result is a heap of scratches that clouds the screen over time. With the 2nd layer removed, the screen is extremely scratch resistant and 'pretty'

The Aviation Band is excellent with good sensitivity and defaults to AM when programming which is handy..  

Battery life is Excellent and is charged using a USB-C plug that plugs into directly into the battery (not the radio) (See Pic Below)

Just below the belt clip is the USB-C plug for charging... The radio also comes with a charging cradle as well..

Another good feature is the top scroll button, you can use this, or the front toggle 4 way button on the unit (Top Scroll Button in pic below)


 

Some Shots in the Sun (see below)




THE BAD

As you can see from the pics above, the colour screen in sunlight is not so good, its very reflective.

You can't use GPS and Bluetooth at the same time..

The App is rubbish on Android, i spent hours trying to get it to work..


CONCLUSION

The JJCC8629 / Radtel RT-490 is an excellent value for money. 

Airband is what i wanted this radio for, as a back-up to my Yaesu VX-6, only the JJCC is half the price and has Bluetooth..

Highly Recommend

 


 

#radtel

#jjcc

#airband

#2-way

#radio

#review

#nswradio&communication



Sunday, August 21, 2022

9 NEWS NETWORK - SYDNEY (Updated 21/08/2022)

 Hello and Welcome Back..

Nine Network Studio's is situated in North Sydney (Denison St)

 


FREQUENCIES

462.125  (NSW Wide)
487.925  (Willoughby)
485.100  (Aust Wide)
495.000  (Aust Wide)
450.100  (NSW Wide)
462.1125  (NSW Wide)
471.900  (NSW Wide)
475.050  (NSW Wide)
509.875  (NSW Wide)
486.375  (Aust Wide)
471.000  (Aust Wide) (STA Bus Sydney)
465.925  (NSW Wide)
492.375  (NSW Wide)
76.3875  (Willoughby)

 


 

#ninenetwork

#ninenews

#ch9

#nswradio&communications

 

SITE UNDER UPDATE - RE-CHECK YOU FAV POST

 Hi, Just a Quick note- I Have Neglected this Site and is Time for an Update.. 

I will be going through this site and deleting stuff that no longer viable and updating frequencies as well as some radio reviews...

Keep an eye out for older posts with an 'Updated' mark as they will be the new frequencies...

 

FUNDRASING

For those that are new to the NSW Radio & Communications community, we have a fundraiser every six months to keep funds in the PayPal account to go towards site hosting, and to maintain my equipment & for various reviews..
 
I do realize that we are living in a difficult time so any amount that you can chip in will be very helpful. I also understand completely if you can’t give anything right now.

All you have to do to make your donation is click on one of the yellow donate buttons anywhere on the site. I use PayPal. It’s safe and secure, and you don’t need an account to make your contribution.

cheers

Michael

Friday, July 22, 2022

PROLIFIC DRIVER PROBLEM - PROGRAMMING CHINESE RADIOS

 Hello and Welcome Back... If you own a Chinese 2-way radio such as Baofeng, Jianpai, JJCC, Radtel, Socotran, ect ect, you may have noticed that if you program your radio via Windows, that a recent windows update rendered the driver for the programming plug useless..

When you plug your program cord in and check in the device settings, you will probably see this  (pic below)


'F.U. Windows Update'...

How To Fix..

Download the 2008 driver HERE and save it to your desktop of somewhere you can find it...

Double click and let the program run, it will put the driver to where it has to go...

Next, go to windows control panel and click on 'Hardware & Sound' (you can also put in 'Device Manager' in the windows search bar, bottom left of windows)

Click on Device Manager

Click on 'Ports & LPT'

Right click and select 'Properties', click on 'Driver' then 'Update Driver' 

A new window will open 'How Do You Want To Search For Drivers'

Click on 'Browse My Computer'

The click on 'Let Me Pick From a List of Available Drivers'

Look for the driver dated 25/10/2008 

Double Click 25/10/2008

It will install the driver and click 'Close'

If you check the Device Manager 'Ports & LPT' it should have changed to (pic below)

 


And Thus, Solving The Problem...

Let The Programming Begin...

Cheers

 

 

#radioprogramproblems

#chineseradios

#china

#programradio