scanSydney

Scotty wrote:

OnAir wrote:Baulkham Hills still very active on VHF.
"Fire-1" = 164.0875 123Hz
"Fire-3" = 164.3125 123Hz

Cheers
Jeff VK2AIR

Thanks Jeff - will out them back up. What about 'Fire 5'?

I removed them as these frequencies have expired and all are no longer showing on the ACMA database. Either the database isn't up to date (entirely possible) or Baulkham Hills RFS are using frequencies that are no longer licensed.

HI Scotty
apologies for delayed reply, just back from leave. I dont recall hearing activity on Fire-5 for a while. It is in my normal scan group. I'll mark it as a priority and keep an ear out. No sure where that TX was located, it could be further away from me than Fire-1 and Fire-3

Well, I just heard Fire-1 164.0875 MHz active then. It seems they're still happily using it with no licenses.

Scotty wrote: HORNSBY KU-RING-GAI
GRN
eG028 HRNSBY 10049
PMR (P25 UHF)
E070 RFS PMR 420.2500 NAC216 SIMPSONS HILL
E071 RFS PMR 422.0125 NAC216 HORNSBY HEIGHTS
E072 RFS PMR 422.2250 NAC216 WAHROONGA
E073 RFS PMR 424.0500 NAC216 BELROSE
E074 RFS PMR 424.0750 NAC216 KURRAJONG HEIGHTS
E075 RFS PMR 424.1500 NAC216 MT WHITE
E076 RFS PMR 424.1750 NAC216 COWAN
(Input: 429.3750)
PMR (VHF)
N/A 163.0250 N/A WAHROONGA

I can confirm Hornsby/Ku-ring-gai has gone GRN only EXCEPT for Mt White (424.1500 - patched into the GRN) to cover a blackspot or two in Brooklyn/Hawkesbury River.

I have been told there is no intention to expand the P25 PMR coverage given the availability of GRN across the district (especially now with Hornsby Heights GRN in place).

Update re Hills area RFS
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Thanks Jeff - will out them back up. What about 'Fire 5'?

I removed them as these frequencies have expired and all are no longer showing on the ACMA database. Either the database isn't up to date (entirely possible) or Baulkham Hills RFS are using frequencies that are no longer licensed.
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I've had Fire-5 on priority scan for a few weeks now and no activity monitored from my location. Fire-1 and Fire-3 still very active. Also Fire-5 is not mentioned during routine radio checks. So I suspect its no longer in use.

Cheers
Jeff
vK2AIR

scanSydney wrote:I can confirm Hornsby/Ku-ring-gai has gone GRN only EXCEPT for Mt White (424.1500 - patched into the GRN) to cover a blackspot or two in Brooklyn/Hawkesbury River.

I have been told there is no intention to expand the P25 PMR coverage given the availability of GRN across the district (especially now with Hornsby Heights GRN in place).

Thanks. List updated. Of note the 6 removed frequencies are still current on the database.

OnAir wrote:I've had Fire-5 on priority scan for a few weeks now and no activity monitored from my location. Fire-1 and Fire-3 still very active. Also Fire-5 is not mentioned during routine radio checks. So I suspect its no longer in use.

Thanks. List updated. Of note it is still the case that none of the VHF 'Fire' frequencies used by Baulkham Hills are listed on the database.

Since moving house & all my scanners being in storage for the last 12 months I have finally setup my base again & reviewing my scanners programs.
Have all the RFS stations that had PMR networks in the 462mhz to 467mhz band been decomissioned & now on the GRN?

In the District that I’m in all stations apart for a couple used grn at there stations and the only reason the the couple of stations don’t use grn is there is no grn coverage ie around the Hawkesbury River. This would affect some brigades in Hornsby , Hawkesbury and Central Coast RFD.

Pretty much Freqwaves. One of the last areas to go was the Southern Highlands Team.

Thanks Matt, been checking the ACMA database in my lunch breaks & all have disappeared from their allocated frequencies.
But some 161mhz VHF Band fireground frequencies still allocated.

Regards, John.

August 2018 Update:

The following updates have been provided by members

CENTRAL COAST
- Merger of Gosford and The Lakes.

MACARTHUR
- GRN only. All PMR gone.

THE HILLS
- GRN now in use. VHF removed.

Seeking confirmation on the following analogue areas. All are still listed on the ACMA database, but I don't know if they are still active (or even in the latest profile):
- Central Coast (Gosford/The Lakes)
- Chifley/Lithgow
- Hunter Valley
- Lower Hunter