[TheList] TheList Digest, Vol 94, Issue 12

Wed Aug 16 05:12:16 AEST 2017

Ambulance have 2 command units.

Auckland - http://www.111emergency.co.nz/X-Z/XP2743.htm
Christchurch - http://www.111emergency.co.nz/F-I/GKB798.htm

Radio setup in the 2 command units are exactly the same.

Mostly used at events.
They also have an Ops Support Vehicle in AKL/CHC with cross linking ability
and portable repeaters etc.

All the new ambulances have P25 capable hardware in them in preparation for
a switch in the future.

They also have IP R/T's they are starting to deploy to some Rural stations.

On 15 August 2017 at 23:14, Radio Scanner <rs157950 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ah interesting, I cant say ive ever seen/heard of an ambo command vehicle.
> I heard 5 or so years ago from a Sergent that some areas will not go
> digital at all due to the cost (when they can use cellphones which seems to
> be happening a lot now anyway). Im also sure everyone is well aware that
> digital is very hit and miss and while it has some good features, will
> never compare with analog for hilly areas etc.
>
>
> On 15/08/2017 11:00 p.m., DogSecurity - Richard wrote:
>
> In central areas, fire have their own exclusive repeaters, out rural they
> use the police ones directly, no linking in place. I believe they're all
> police owned repeaters though (but I'm not sure)
>
> The fire RTs have access to the police ESA even in fire exclusive areas
> (IE for us, fire have Ham1 even though they only use the waikato fire
> network which is linked to vegas, TGA and taupo networks - Anyone outside
> of a 50ish Km radius to the city use police (excluding Raglan, as they
> can't get in due to the divvy)
>
> To the best of my knowledge, police don't have access to the VHF liason
> channel that fire and ambulance have access to, messages are passed through
> the comms centres. Also I've never heard police on the Ambulance repeaters.
> I don't think Ambulance will go digital anytime soon, if they did then they
> would be able to tap into the P25 police network, the problem being
> ambulance stations and hospitals heavily rely on 5tone, and 5tone is only
> available on conventional channels.
>
> Of interest in regards to your last email, ambulance have a command
> vehicle somewhere, I think wellington or chch based. I had a look on
> 111emergency but couldn't find images of it. I've never heard of it in use
> so I don't think it's Auckland based.
>
>
> Richard
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> spelling.
>
> On 15 August 2017 10:38:33 PM NZST, Radio Scanner <rs157950 at gmail.com>
> <rs157950 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Somehow I completely missed the second part of your message with the
>> photo links!
>>
>> There is what appears to be VHF or even ESA in the middle of the roof,
>> right in front of the extendable mast for a total of 3? lower frequency
>> antennas. I have no idea how these vans are setup but id like to think
>> they had the capability to contact fire/ambo via their own channels. (I
>> realize fire have access to the police repeaters sometimes although IDK
>> if thats because comms links them or fire are just switching their radio
>> over to a police VHF repeater).
>>
>> On 15/08/2017 9:26 p.m., DogSecurity - Richard wrote:
>>>
>>>  I've never heard of that, while those images are of a Palmerston North
>>>  AOS van, and my knowledge mainly with RFI aerials rather than Pacific
>>>  (which those look they are) none of them look VHF to me :)
>>>
>>>  Cheers,
>>>
>>>  Richard
>>>
>>>
>>>  On 15/08/17 20:50, Radio Scanner wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  ve as a command post for major incidents as well? If so I would
>>>>  imagine there is also a VHF or two for communicating on ambo channels
>>>>  and with fire portables. Possibly another ESA band radio dedicated to
>>>>  fire comms.
>>>
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