VKR Gold Coast Region

[rochedalescan]

468.075 - Tweed heads repeater

468.025 - Southport repeater

468.1125 - Palm Beach

469.275 - Wongawollan repeater

469.150 - Springbrook repeater

469.100 - Broadbeach repeater

[BradT87]

If you're near central Gold Coast also try; 468.7125 and 469.1250.... Works really well for me.

[alinco21]

468.1125 - Palm Beach

as well.

[hallsie]

Are these still current?

Heading down to Surfers for the weekend and was gonna listen to QPS, especially interested in Surfers / Isle of Capri

[alinco21]

yes

[Interceptor12]

What does VKR stand for?

[Stretch]

What does VKR stand for?

It's the callsign given to the police communications rooms. Each state is VK? with a different letter. If I remember correctly, VK means it's in Australia. As far as I'm aware doesn't actually stand for anything.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Comint]

What does VKR stand for?

VKR does not stand for anything. It is just a Callsign issued to the Queensland Police by the Australian radiofrequency regulatory authority, currently known as the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

Other Callsigns in the sequence include:-
VKA - South Australia Police
VKC - Victoria Police
VKG - New South Wales Police
VKI - Western Australia Police
VKJ - Royal Flying Doctor Service - Meekatharra
VKL - Royal Flying Doctor Service - Port Hedland
VKM - Northern Territory Police
VKN - Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade
VKT - Tasmania Police

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Comint

Edit: RFDS details.

[Radio_Australia]

Any further updates to Gold Coast area police in regards to full time digital switch over ? Or is it just rumors......

[railsquad77]

Will go soon have not heard radio workshop get anything but with g20 there will be a rush to get radio networks locked down