[TheList] Analogue reception is good in SI and still not a write off.

Sun Jan 7 12:10:13 AEDT 2018

Ambo digital was only a trial. They are back to conventional VHF and the
listed UHF frequencies.

On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 1:06 PM, glenn williams <gmw1963 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Tim
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> No PRS repeater and very little PRS use in Chch that I know of,  apart
> from as group on CH1 at night which I picked up from the east side.
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> Very patchy reception around road to Akaroa particularly Motukarara to
> Little River. The Police still have issues in this area with P25.
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> Comms for Fire are received off the Ashburton channel as I understand for
> that side of Banks Peninsula.
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> I see rwiki Canterbury states that the ambo’s are on digital in chch, I
> receive them on 500 mhz analog, is the digital running as well?
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> Cheers
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> Glenn
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> *From:* TheList [mailto:thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz] *On Behalf Of *Tim
> Devaney
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 6, 2018 1:07 AM
> *To:* thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
> *Subject:* Re: [TheList] Analogue reception is good in SI and still not a
> write off.
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> Hi folks
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> Am moving from Dunedin to Akaroa and am wondering what you can pick up on
> a scanner in Christchurch and akaroa. If anyone can give me some freq to
> listen to would be awesome. Also is there a repeater in chch for prs users
> nd if so how does one use nd on what freq.
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> Thanks
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> . Tim
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> On 5 Jan. 2018 21:33, "Ray Colvill" <raycolvill1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Just been on holiday to Nelson and back via the reopened SH1.
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> I live in Timaru  and run a variety of scanners, 2 Uniden UBCD396XT and
> two Yupiteru scanners.
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> Received police reception at the north lip of the Hundalees to
> Blenhiem,from West coast, Nelson, Blenhiem on the Timaru 75.450 FM channel
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> On the way back the Unidens received Otago rural 75.225 from the Hundalees
> south(did not expect that)
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> Calls from west coast police travelling to CHCH with prisoners, i also
> hear Oamaru police near Waimate  at regular intervals.
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> So do not delete any common analogue data as yet when Analogue cars come
> to CHCH they still only have analogue gear fitted.
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> You may hear the odd call, i recognised the dispatchers voices in Nelson
> from my Timaru analogue days,they must be still employed and on  that days
> shift.
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> I heard Wellington Fire and Ambo calls around Ward and Seddon areas as
> well.
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> Close call gave me frequencies of he smallish cruise ship anchored in
> Kaikoura's south bay.
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> I watched Planes flying high over Richmond and using App Flightradar24 was
> able to show family the full flight data in real time.
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> Listened to heaps of marine calls about Motueka and Kaiteriteri as they
> were in full Xmas mode.
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> PS  all traffic cars up north SI were either Red or Orange colour, not one
> white one at all. saw two red and one orange outside the
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> Blenhiem station on Tuesday 2nd.
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> Cheers RAYC
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