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Re: Hillsbus

Post by Scotty » Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:38 am

cartman wrote:Hillsbus is complicated.
Not for radio scanning though :)

Hillsbus use the VHF frequency I mentioned, with Tait radios, regardless of what depot they come from.

Westbus etc may be a different story, although I've never had a reason to find out.
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Re: Hillsbus

Post by BerryV » Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:47 pm

Scotty wrote:
cartman wrote:Hillsbus is complicated.
Not for radio scanning though :)

Hillsbus use the VHF frequency I mentioned, with Tait radios, regardless of what depot they come from.

Westbus etc may be a different story, although I've never had a reason to find out.
Interesting, One of the Hillsbus fleet has a couple of runs each day for the Business I work for. The radio operator is "bonnyrigg base(westbus)" Radios are TAIT with motorola portables
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Re: Hillsbus

Post by cartman » Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:10 pm

Scotty wrote:
cartman wrote:Hillsbus is complicated.
Not for radio scanning though :)

Hillsbus use the VHF frequency I mentioned, with Tait radios, regardless of what depot they come from.
Westbus etc may be a different story, although I've never had a reason to find out.
Hillsbus also use the 487.675Mhz frequency which caters for the lower half of the Hillsbus map.

http://www.cdcbus.com.au/IgnitionSuite/ ... 0Guide.pdf

I have been scanning both (162.975 and 487.675) and they are not patched together.
Both are Hillsbus as can be demonstrated by noting the bus numbers quoted and looking up the CDC listing on Australian Bus Fleet lists



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Re: Hillsbus

Post by freqwaves » Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:14 pm

I thought Hillsbus might have been using 473.675 (st 146.2) off Pennant Hills site but checking the acma now shows Two Way radio rentals has moved this frequency to Bondi Jct on 23.9.11.
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Re: Hillsbus

Post by cartman » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:37 am

CDC-Hillbus "foundry rd" base heard today on 464.2500 114.8 Tx Mastercom (Lystear) Rental site Pennant Hills
Drivers complaining about Sydney CBD traffic not moving and running late


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Re: Hillsbus

Post by Garry » Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:08 am

I was hearing Telfords on 488.350 ctcss 88.5 from my shack in Newcastle yesterday
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Re: Hillsbus

Post by news » Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:46 pm

cartman wrote:CDC-Hillbus "foundry rd" base heard today on 464.2500 114.8 Tx Mastercom (Lystear) Rental site Pennant Hills
Drivers complaining about Sydney CBD traffic not moving and running late


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FYI, CDC lost another run 2 weeks ago, they now have until Aug next year when they loose region 3. they lost the latest tender to the NSW govt(the 2nd one they have lost in 6 months). A western australia based operator will be taking over the Region 3 runs.....
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Re: Hillsbus

Post by matthewn1983 » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:34 pm

RTA TMC was heard broadcasting CBD traffic incident on 464.2500 114.8.
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Re: Hillsbus

Post by Garry » Fri Jun 07, 2013 8:05 pm

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/n ... 6659290218

Sydneys Double Decker Buses start next week
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Re: Hillsbus

Post by Scotty » Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:11 pm

A while back I noticed Hillsbus 'conductors' walking around with Motorola digital portables, similar to the DP3600.

I haven't heard them on their old VHF and UHF frequencies of late and noticed this document earlier this afternoon referencing the Orion (MOTOTRBO) network:
http://orionet.com.au/Case-Studies/Comf ... harge.aspx

Just one more user to the digital side maybe...
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