Hello and welcome Back... Found this interesting
https://theintercept.com/2018/03/01/nsa-global-surveillance-sigint-seniors/
https://theintercept.com/2018/03/01/nsa-global-surveillance-sigint-seniors/
Radio Communication frequencies inc Aircraft, Military, Amateur Radio, Shortwave and anything else that comes under the Radar in N.S.W. - by Michael Bailey
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
HELITACK 271 CRASHES IN KOSCIUSZKO NATIONAL PARK
Hello and welcome back... Sad news with the crash of the red and white RFS Bell Huey Helicopter
(VH-HUE) known as Helitack 271 which crashed in the Kosciuszko Nation Park.
Photo - Craig Murray
The UH-1H helicopter that came down was operated by O'Driscoll Aviation.
Thankfully the pilot was O.K.
The helicopter was doing removal tasks at the time of the crash, but only a few days ago, was fighting fires at Holsworthy in NSW
Not much left of Helitack 271
LINKS
http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/pilot-recovering-in-hospital-after-crashing-helicopter-in-kosciuszko-national-park/news-story/dd5a0f28333a5c9ba76325a1c69ecd9b
(VH-HUE) known as Helitack 271 which crashed in the Kosciuszko Nation Park.
The UH-1H helicopter that came down was operated by O'Driscoll Aviation.
Thankfully the pilot was O.K.
The helicopter was doing removal tasks at the time of the crash, but only a few days ago, was fighting fires at Holsworthy in NSW
Not much left of Helitack 271
LINKS
http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/pilot-recovering-in-hospital-after-crashing-helicopter-in-kosciuszko-national-park/news-story/dd5a0f28333a5c9ba76325a1c69ecd9b
Saturday, April 7, 2018
SOAR RIDE AND SHINE - BATHURST 2018
Hello and welcome back.... Got nothing to do this weekend?
Head to Bathurst - NSW for the 'Sour Ride and Shine' inc Airshow
TIMES
Saturday 7th April
Gates open 12.30pm – 5.00pm
Flying program 1.30pm – 4.00pm
Coffee, Food Vans, Ice-cream Vans, Sausage Sizzle
Sunday 8th April
Gates open 8.30am – 5.00pm
Flying program 10.30am – 2pm
Judging – Presentations for Pinup girls 2pm
Judging – Presentation for Cars and Bikes 3pm
Food, Market Stall and Entertainment all day
FREQUENCIES
125.000 - Flight Info
120.600 - Airport
135.550 - REX (Regional Express)
127.350 - CTAF (Very Busy Ch)
133.250 - Airport
135.250 - Melb Centre
122.700 - Gliders
122.750 - Melb Centre
133.050 - Bris Centre
LINKS
https://www.soarrideshine.com.au/
#SourRide&Shine
#2018
#AirShow
Head to Bathurst - NSW for the 'Sour Ride and Shine' inc Airshow
TIMES
Saturday 7th April
Gates open 12.30pm – 5.00pm
Flying program 1.30pm – 4.00pm
Coffee, Food Vans, Ice-cream Vans, Sausage Sizzle
Sunday 8th April
Gates open 8.30am – 5.00pm
Flying program 10.30am – 2pm
Judging – Presentations for Pinup girls 2pm
Judging – Presentation for Cars and Bikes 3pm
Food, Market Stall and Entertainment all day
FREQUENCIES
125.000 - Flight Info
120.600 - Airport
135.550 - REX (Regional Express)
127.350 - CTAF (Very Busy Ch)
133.250 - Airport
135.250 - Melb Centre
122.700 - Gliders
122.750 - Melb Centre
133.050 - Bris Centre
LINKS
https://www.soarrideshine.com.au/
#SourRide&Shine
#2018
#AirShow
Thursday, April 5, 2018
THE INTERNET OF THINGS
Hello and welcome back.... So, after 4 months, i finally got my internet back to normal (for now)
Just after Christmas, we had a large thunder storm and just as i reached to turn off the modem , a large bolt of lightning struck just over the other side of the hill.
This instantly shunted the internet off and when it finally reboots, my internet is now crap. Slow speeds and constant dropouts, i'm talking around 25 dropouts a day.
At first i thought the modem had crapped itself it, so i replaced the modem, still the same problem so that ruled out the modem.
And so i turned to my trusty internet provider... Telstra
The thing that started to get on my nerves is that everytime you ring Telstra, you end up talking to someone new who goes through the motions of detecting the fact that yes, your internet is rubbish. (about an hour each time)
Then you get a technician to come out and straight away, they are in your house and testing various things. Some are really good and seem to know what they are talking about, others are arrogant and at times plain rude.
All up, i ended up with 7 technicians rocking up to my premises. One guy, after checking various ports in the house, wiring, changing modems, worked out that the problem lied further up the road.
Another came into my house, said that the problem was a filter i had on the phone, then proceeded to basically call me a liar when i pointed out that there was still a problem after changing it and it was still dropping.
He then press a button in his van as he drove off saying 'Problem solved" and charged me $145 for the call out which shows up on your next bill.
But the problem was not fixed, far from it.
Everytime the phone rang, the internet would also drop.
PROBLEM No1
The phone line and the internet line are 2 different divisions of Telstra.
The first mistake I was making was ringing a Telstra number and thinking one number can do everthing. I was ringing Telstra, telling them the problem over and over and they would send out a technician...for the phone line.. NOT THE INTERNET LINE.
But you see, the phone line and the internet line is the same right?
NO. its not
Finally after my 15th call to Telstra, a lovely lady from Malaysia worked out that the visits from the technicians were to check the phone line only, (normal call out is about 30mins at the premises). A Internet technician can take around 45 - 1 hour at the premises because more is involved.
I also found that Internet Technicians seem to know a bit more.
As it turns out the problem was up around the corner.
All along, i was saying to the people on the phone, "I Think The Problem Is In The Line Somewhere up The Road" but do they listen...No.
I was close to rewiring the whole house thinking something had gone wrong.
So, after 4 months, my internet is back to normal, but seriously, it should not take so long.
Why cant Telstra keep a list of what is happening at a premises. I eventually had to make a 'Formal Complaint" so that one person would handle the case and know what was happening (Case Manager)
but, I shouldn't have to.
I am still on ADSL and get the feeling that Telstra didn't seem to want to fix the problem because NBN will be rolled out in my area shortly.
Must say, Im not impressed, just the way you get treated. Im not stupid, i do know abit about how the Internet of things work and how to read a modem log which was displaying errors in the millions.
When the internet works ok, it works ok but when it runs into problems, you will need the patience of a saint to deal with the crap that you face from your service provider
End Of Rant
Just after Christmas, we had a large thunder storm and just as i reached to turn off the modem , a large bolt of lightning struck just over the other side of the hill.
This instantly shunted the internet off and when it finally reboots, my internet is now crap. Slow speeds and constant dropouts, i'm talking around 25 dropouts a day.
At first i thought the modem had crapped itself it, so i replaced the modem, still the same problem so that ruled out the modem.
And so i turned to my trusty internet provider... Telstra
The thing that started to get on my nerves is that everytime you ring Telstra, you end up talking to someone new who goes through the motions of detecting the fact that yes, your internet is rubbish. (about an hour each time)
Then you get a technician to come out and straight away, they are in your house and testing various things. Some are really good and seem to know what they are talking about, others are arrogant and at times plain rude.
All up, i ended up with 7 technicians rocking up to my premises. One guy, after checking various ports in the house, wiring, changing modems, worked out that the problem lied further up the road.
Another came into my house, said that the problem was a filter i had on the phone, then proceeded to basically call me a liar when i pointed out that there was still a problem after changing it and it was still dropping.
He then press a button in his van as he drove off saying 'Problem solved" and charged me $145 for the call out which shows up on your next bill.
But the problem was not fixed, far from it.
Everytime the phone rang, the internet would also drop.
PROBLEM No1
The phone line and the internet line are 2 different divisions of Telstra.
The first mistake I was making was ringing a Telstra number and thinking one number can do everthing. I was ringing Telstra, telling them the problem over and over and they would send out a technician...for the phone line.. NOT THE INTERNET LINE.
But you see, the phone line and the internet line is the same right?
NO. its not
Finally after my 15th call to Telstra, a lovely lady from Malaysia worked out that the visits from the technicians were to check the phone line only, (normal call out is about 30mins at the premises). A Internet technician can take around 45 - 1 hour at the premises because more is involved.
I also found that Internet Technicians seem to know a bit more.
As it turns out the problem was up around the corner.
All along, i was saying to the people on the phone, "I Think The Problem Is In The Line Somewhere up The Road" but do they listen...No.
I was close to rewiring the whole house thinking something had gone wrong.
So, after 4 months, my internet is back to normal, but seriously, it should not take so long.
Why cant Telstra keep a list of what is happening at a premises. I eventually had to make a 'Formal Complaint" so that one person would handle the case and know what was happening (Case Manager)
but, I shouldn't have to.
I am still on ADSL and get the feeling that Telstra didn't seem to want to fix the problem because NBN will be rolled out in my area shortly.
Must say, Im not impressed, just the way you get treated. Im not stupid, i do know abit about how the Internet of things work and how to read a modem log which was displaying errors in the millions.
When the internet works ok, it works ok but when it runs into problems, you will need the patience of a saint to deal with the crap that you face from your service provider
End Of Rant
NSW RESCUE HELICOPTERS
Hello and welcome back..
Rescue Helicopters are the backbone of Emergency Services giving fast, reliable transport while offering the same service you would expect from an hospital emergency room.
From Search & Rescue missions, Car Accident Victims and even Lost & Injured Hikers. Rescue Helicopters are available 24hour, 7 days a week, on call, ready at a moments notice, often putting their own lives at risk.
NSW has currently 3 Rescue Helicopter teams, those being Careflight, Westpac Rescue and Toll Rescue (NSW Ambulance) who took over from CHC Helicopters & Snowy Hydro Southcare.
Most Rescue Helicopters today have multi-agency radios onboard including Police, Marine, Airband, Ambulance & Hospitals at a touch of a button.
Listening to Rescue Helicopters gives you an idea about what these amazing services have to deal with, they include things like adverse weather conditions, patients on the verge of death and even LED laser lights blinding them as they are about to land.
If you have a digital scanner receiver that can receive GRN (Government Radio Network) in NSW, this would be a excellent place to start.
You can often hear Helicopters talking to hospitals detailing what is going on, so that the hospital is ready and waiting for the incoming patent.
NSW GRN ID’s are 10301 (Main Helicopter rescue channel) & 10306 (NETS - Newborn Emergency Transport Service )
WESTPAC RESCUE NSW
SYDNEY AND SOUTH
Lifesaver 21 (VH-SLU) – Sydney based Kawasaki BK117 Helicopter.
Lifesaver 22 (VH-ZVP) – Sydney based Bell 412 Helicopter
Lifesaver 23 (VH-SLA) – Moruya based Kawasaki BK117 B2 Helicopter
Base Frequencies - 474.8625, 475.100mhz
NORTHERN DISTRICTS
Westpac 1 - Newcastle based Augusta Westland AW139 Helicopter
Westpac 2 – Newcastle based Augusta Westland AW139 Helicopter
Westpac 3 – Tamworth based Augusta Westland AW139 Helicopter
Westpac 4 - Lismore based Augusta Westland AW139 Helicopter
Reg = VH-ZXA, VH-ZXB, VH-ZXC, VH-ZXD
Frequencies - 484.950, 485.000mhz
CAREFLIGHT
Careflight1 (VH-IME) - Westmead Children’s Hospital based Kawasaki BK117 Helicopter (part of NETS – Neonatal Care).
Frequency - 124.1500
TOLL AVIATION NSW
Tolls runs a Fleet of 8 Augusta Westland AW139 Helicopters at 4 Bases (Bankstown, Wollongong, Orange & Canberra)
Regos = (VH-TJE) (VH-TJF) (VH-TJG) (VH-TJH) (VH-TJI) (VH-TJJ) (VH-TJK) (VH-TJO)
Frequencies - 128.950, 126.400mhz
OTHER VARIOUS FREQUENCIES (Aust Wide)
Helicopter Simplex - 467.675 (Used when winching)
Air Ambulance (NSW) - 132.750
CHC Helicopters - 126.400
LifeFlight Queensland – 128.900
Air Ambulance Victoria – 122.075, 132.750
Tasmanian Emergency Helicopter – 119.100
Western Australia (Rescue 65 /St John Amb) - 411.9755, 412.5750, 412.6550, 412.475, 413.350, 413.025 (May have gone digital)
Royal Flying Doctors - 159.730 (South Australia)
Royal Adelaide Hospital - 129.000 (Helipad)
RAAF Search & Rescue - 282.800
Distress Beacon = 121.500 (VHF)
Distress Beacon = 406.000 (UHF)
Rescue Helicopters are the backbone of Emergency Services giving fast, reliable transport while offering the same service you would expect from an hospital emergency room.
From Search & Rescue missions, Car Accident Victims and even Lost & Injured Hikers. Rescue Helicopters are available 24hour, 7 days a week, on call, ready at a moments notice, often putting their own lives at risk.
NSW has currently 3 Rescue Helicopter teams, those being Careflight, Westpac Rescue and Toll Rescue (NSW Ambulance) who took over from CHC Helicopters & Snowy Hydro Southcare.
Most Rescue Helicopters today have multi-agency radios onboard including Police, Marine, Airband, Ambulance & Hospitals at a touch of a button.
Listening to Rescue Helicopters gives you an idea about what these amazing services have to deal with, they include things like adverse weather conditions, patients on the verge of death and even LED laser lights blinding them as they are about to land.
If you have a digital scanner receiver that can receive GRN (Government Radio Network) in NSW, this would be a excellent place to start.
You can often hear Helicopters talking to hospitals detailing what is going on, so that the hospital is ready and waiting for the incoming patent.
NSW GRN ID’s are 10301 (Main Helicopter rescue channel) & 10306 (NETS - Newborn Emergency Transport Service )
WESTPAC RESCUE NSW
SYDNEY AND SOUTH
Lifesaver 21 (VH-SLU) – Sydney based Kawasaki BK117 Helicopter.
Lifesaver 22 (VH-ZVP) – Sydney based Bell 412 Helicopter
Lifesaver 23 (VH-SLA) – Moruya based Kawasaki BK117 B2 Helicopter
Base Frequencies - 474.8625, 475.100mhz
NORTHERN DISTRICTS
Westpac 1 - Newcastle based Augusta Westland AW139 Helicopter
Westpac 2 – Newcastle based Augusta Westland AW139 Helicopter
Westpac 3 – Tamworth based Augusta Westland AW139 Helicopter
Westpac 4 - Lismore based Augusta Westland AW139 Helicopter
Reg = VH-ZXA, VH-ZXB, VH-ZXC, VH-ZXD
Frequencies - 484.950, 485.000mhz
CAREFLIGHT
Careflight1 (VH-IME) - Westmead Children’s Hospital based Kawasaki BK117 Helicopter (part of NETS – Neonatal Care).
Frequency - 124.1500
TOLL AVIATION NSW
Tolls runs a Fleet of 8 Augusta Westland AW139 Helicopters at 4 Bases (Bankstown, Wollongong, Orange & Canberra)
Regos = (VH-TJE) (VH-TJF) (VH-TJG) (VH-TJH) (VH-TJI) (VH-TJJ) (VH-TJK) (VH-TJO)
Frequencies - 128.950, 126.400mhz
OTHER VARIOUS FREQUENCIES (Aust Wide)
Helicopter Simplex - 467.675 (Used when winching)
CHC Helicopters - 126.400
LifeFlight Queensland – 128.900
Air Ambulance Victoria – 122.075, 132.750
Tasmanian Emergency Helicopter – 119.100
Western Australia (Rescue 65 /St John Amb) - 411.9755, 412.5750, 412.6550, 412.475, 413.350, 413.025 (May have gone digital)
Royal Flying Doctors - 159.730 (South Australia)
Royal Adelaide Hospital - 129.000 (Helipad)
RAAF Search & Rescue - 282.800
Distress Beacon = 121.500 (VHF)
Distress Beacon = 406.000 (UHF)
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