[TheList] TheList Digest, Vol 102, Issue 18

Fri Apr 6 17:40:45 AEST 2018

Thanks for that Anthony. Sounds interesting. Any RTL-SDR kit you or anyone else can recommend?

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   1. Re: Canterbury Digital Scanning (Anthony Hollands)

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From: Anthony Hollands <anthony.hollands at gmail.com>
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Digital around Christchurch. You will find many scattered around 151-164,
451-464, 859-864. Most are various taxis, couriers, bus co etc. If you are
on the port side of the hills you will find port frequencies 418-420.

Only way to go is RTL-SDR or similar SDR.

On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 5:54 PM, richard Pringle <uncledingo at live.com> wrote:

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>
>
> Speaking of digital scanners is anyone using one in
> Christchurch/Canterbury area? Would be interested to know what extra can be
> picked up using one. May consider getting one, email me directly if you
> would like.
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>    1. Re: Whistler trx1 (Tim Devaney)
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> From: Tim Devaney <timdevaneynz at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [TheList] Whistler trx1
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> Hey
>
>  Just got confirmation from the Whistler group that the TRX one has an
> Australian band plan that you can select in settings that will give you
> coverage from 50 6MH said to around 80 5MHZ it will not cover the FM
> frequencies for radio due to severe interference so it?s looking like a
> really good scanner I just can?t make my mind up.  Do I get to uni then
> 486HP or do I get the TRX one does anybody in this group I?m both these
> units or either either that could give us a rundown on differences I just
> don?t want to waste a lot of money on something only to find the other one
> is better further down the track.
> Cheers Tim
>
> On Thu, 5 Apr 2018 at 12:41, Mark Foster <blakjak at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > No problem Tim. I'm of course only going by what was posted here, some
> > additional first-hand reports would be great.
> > I think i'll have to ask Santa for a new scanner at this rate!
> > (but still figuring out what model... so keen to hear what others
> > experience!)
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 11:52 AM, Tim Devaney <timdevaneynz at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Did not get that. So you're telling me if I buy the tx1 from Amazon when
> >> I get it I can go into the settings and change the band plan to
> Australia
> >> which will enable to 75 MHz band I'm guessing Australia's band plan is
> >> similar to New Zealand. Thank you very much for your advice as always
> your
> >> response is greatly appreciated.
> >> Tim
> >>
> >> On Thu, 5 Apr. 2018, 11:18 Mark Foster, <blakjak at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> This was literally answered 3 days ago.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> http://radiowiki.org.nz/pipermail/thelist_radiowiki.
> org.nz/2018-April/009045.html
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 10:23 AM, Tim Devaney <timdevaneynz at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi folk
> >>>>
> >>>>  I?m looking at getting one of the scanners from Amazon however
> looking
> >>>> at the band plan at seems to miss out the 75 mhz which police nd fire
> use
> >>>> here in New Zealand can anyone confirm this for me please or is there
> a
> >>>> different model I can buy for New Zealand that has it enabled .  I?m
> stuck
> >>>> between the TRX one and the union 436HP really doing my head in lol
> >>>>
> >>>> Tim
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> From: David Kilgour <kilgour at outlook.co.nz>
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> Hi,
>
> Yes the TX1/TX2 will cover the 75MHz range if the radio is set to the
> Austrlian or UK bandplan, but the performance on that band is very poor as
> I have a TRX2. I think that they changed the firmware so it will cover the
> 75MHz range but the hardware is not designed for the band so you get alot
> the FM broascast interferance and the sensetivity is very poor.
> The Uniden 436 is the way to go (use to have one also until last week) and
> still have the base version 536. This 436 radio has alot more functions
> than the TRX1 and works very well on 75MHz. The early 436's has a problem
> with noise generated from the battery compartment that effected the UHF
> band performance but Uniden have fixed this in the radios manufactured
> after about the middle of last year. You do need to have to pay extra for
> the DMR & NXDN option keys for the 436 where they come included with the
> TRX1.
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> If you have any more questions please just ask.
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> From: TheList <thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz> on behalf of Tim Devaney
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> Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2018 2:32:01 AM
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> Subject: Re: [TheList] Whistler trx1
>
> Hey
>
>  Just got confirmation from the Whistler group that the TRX one has an
> Australian band plan that you can select in settings that will give you
> coverage from 50 6MH said to around 80 5MHZ it will not cover the FM
> frequencies for radio due to severe interference so it?s looking like a
> really good scanner I just can?t make my mind up.  Do I get to uni then
> 486HP or do I get the TRX one does anybody in this group I?m both these
> units or either either that could give us a rundown on differences I just
> don?t want to waste a lot of money on something only to find the other one
> is better further down the track.
> Cheers Tim
>
> On Thu, 5 Apr 2018 at 12:41, Mark Foster <blakjak at gmail.com<mailto:blak
> jak at gmail.com>> wrote:
> No problem Tim. I'm of course only going by what was posted here, some
> additional first-hand reports would be great.
> I think i'll have to ask Santa for a new scanner at this rate!
> (but still figuring out what model... so keen to hear what others
> experience!)
>
> On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 11:52 AM, Tim Devaney <timdevaneynz at gmail.com<
> mailto:timdevaneynz at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Did not get that. So you're telling me if I buy the tx1 from Amazon when I
> get it I can go into the settings and change the band plan to Australia
> which will enable to 75 MHz band I'm guessing Australia's band plan is
> similar to New Zealand. Thank you very much for your advice as always your
> response is greatly appreciated.
> Tim
>
> On Thu, 5 Apr. 2018, 11:18 Mark Foster, <blakjak at gmail.com<mailto:blak
> jak at gmail.com>> wrote:
> This was literally answered 3 days ago.
>
> http://radiowiki.org.nz/pipermail/thelist_radiowiki.
> org.nz/2018-April/009045.html
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 10:23 AM, Tim Devaney <timdevaneynz at gmail.com<
> mailto:timdevaneynz at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Hi folk
>
>  I?m looking at getting one of the scanners from Amazon however looking at
> the band plan at seems to miss out the 75 mhz which police nd fire use here
> in New Zealand can anyone confirm this for me please or is there a
> different model I can buy for New Zealand that has it enabled .  I?m stuck
> between the TRX one and the union 436HP really doing my head in lol
>
> Tim
> --
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