[TheList] Fenz

Sat Oct 19 19:58:28 AEDT 2019

Will do


On 19/10/2019 8:35 PM, Brendan Sheehy wrote:
> I've had a look at the vehicle on Derek's site. None on there have any 
> uhf that I can see. Perhaps grab a couple snaps next time you see them.
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> *Subject:* Re: [TheList] Fenz
> I can't say I've noticed the aerials you mention. But I have noticed 
> some appliances with the RFI attempt at a ground independent ESA Band 
> aerial (We tried them on Police Bikes like 20 years back).
>
> https://www.rfiwireless.com.au/mobile-products/vhf-mobile/vhf-ground-independent-mopole-70-77-mhz-threaded-stud.html#.Xaq36GbRWUk 
> It used to have a spring mounting option.
>
> Stick to the basic quarter wave if you can.
>
> Neill 73 de ZL1TAJ
>
>
> On Sat, 19 Oct 2019 at 19:50, Gary Stone <kaimaikid at xtra.co.nz 
> <mailto:kaimaikid at xtra.co.nz>> wrote:
>
>     Definitely UHF antennas - they appear to be RFI elevated feed
>     colinear with spring traps
>
>     Main reason for asking was to save me having to put another radio
>     into my car just for local Fire
>
>
>
>
>     On 19/10/2019 5:51 PM, Mark Foster wrote:
>>     Late response. I'm not aware of any IGC channels being fitted
>>     onto 'fleet' vehicles*.  UHF is used for LMR in the Auckland
>>     area, not sure how far down into BOP it goes, possible the
>>     vehicles you're seeing roam into the Auckland (UHF) areas, but
>>     the rest are still ESA/75Mhz.  Possible they're running shorter
>>     antennas.
>>
>>     * Auckland Operational Support vehicles are fitted with their
>>     IGC-equivalent radios in addition to the UHF LMR.
>>
>>     On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 2:23 PM Gary Stone <kaimaikid at xtra.co.nz
>>     <mailto:kaimaikid at xtra.co.nz>> wrote:
>>
>>         I am noticing more and more these days fire service utes
>>         either running
>>         around with both VHF and UHF antennas or just a UHF antenna
>>         only (BoP
>>         region)
>>
>>         Curious if the utes with UHF only still have full contact
>>         with Fire
>>         Comms or are they just set up for local fire ground radio
>>         support?
>>
>>         Does Tauranga have a UHF channel now that is linked to the
>>         VHF fire comm
>>         channel?
>>
>>         Also is there any UHF linking in the BoP region?
>>
>>         Please don't make me have to go out and purchase a frequency
>>         counter and
>>         find myself a friendly ute driver and sit there triggering
>>         his mic, lol
>>
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