[TheList] Akaroa

Fri Jan 26 16:36:56 AEDT 2018

Hey Mark

I have herd of these. Where would you recommend getting one from

Cheers

Tim

On 26 Jan. 2018 18:13, "Mark Robinson" <the-list at zl2tod.net> wrote:

> On 26/01/18 17:27, Tim Devaney wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Have just made the move from Dunedin to Akaroa I'm wondering if somebody
>> could point me in the right direction of some possible frequencies that I
>> could program in on my scanner for out here I understand and please correct
>> me if I'm incorrect that the police sadly and Canterbury are encrypted and
>> cannot be received what about fire and ambulance I've had a play around and
>> try to sniff some frequencies out but everything seems to be dead things
>> would be greatly appreciated as I have a very expensive scanner sitting
>> here that's not receiving anything and I miss knowing what's going on in my
>> neck of the world.
>> Cheers Tim
>>
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> A few things spring to mind:
>
> Because Akaroa is surrounded by hills in every direction it's not going to
> be easy.
>
> First get an antenna above the roof. If there's a disused TV antenna use
> that for a start.
>
> Search the licenses database at
>
> https://www.rsm.govt.nz/smart-web/smart/page/-smart/domain/l
>> icence/SelectLicencePage.wdk
>>
>
> for frequencies in the area. It's a very clumsy interface, get your act
> together RSM.
>
> Look around the hilltops and see which ones have repeaters on them. It
> appears there's something at -43.7665, 172.866.
>
> You may find satellites and HF (<30MHz) are where your efforts are best
> rewarded. Weather satellites cluster around 137.5MHz. You can track
> satellites on
>   > http://heavens-above.com/main.aspx?lat=-43.8054&lng=172.9671
> &loc=Akaroa&alt=8&tz=NZST
>
> Have you played with those little RTL-SDR USB dongles? Good for finding
> unknown signals, tracking planes etc etc.
>
> Good Luck,
> Mark
>
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