SLS rubber duckies get called out by the police down here all the time, although they don't usually communicate with each other directly, they call back to their base, who ring VKG, who gets onto the car crew and so on... all of which usually means there's a few minutes delay in messages getting through.Longreach wrote:I cannot fathom why they would ever need access to ESO channels anyway, If the situation arose that someone would be guiding a chopper in i'd say that would be the task of the senior NSWA person on scene.Im guessing the frequency range of the radios still gives them access to the simplex analog ESO AIR channel etc, which is likely all they need.
Most people have enough trouble operating their radios in the normal course of their duties without trying to navigate their way to an ESO channel!
Andrew
