QAS 6 digit call signs
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 3:56 pm
Afternoon all.
As you're all aware by now QAS is switched into the GWN. In some places however (mostly Southside Brisbane) there are still analogue repeaters for trucks that haven't been fitted with the new radios. For awhile I was puzzled with the new call signs eg. "601-033". I've found out that the new numbers are designed to give more info than the older alpha/bravo prefixes. Using my example from before, the first digit shows the region number, 6 being south/bayside. The second number indicates the skill set of the crew, 0 being the ACP's (old "bravo" units). The third indicates how many stretchers are on board. For the majority of the trucks, this will still be 1, but there are new dual stretcher cars and the Patient Transfer side of things uses this system as well, meaning we may hear more than 1 or 2. The last 3 digits are the traditional callsign. (First two being station number and the last being truck number)
Hope this helps anyone out who was wondering!
As you're all aware by now QAS is switched into the GWN. In some places however (mostly Southside Brisbane) there are still analogue repeaters for trucks that haven't been fitted with the new radios. For awhile I was puzzled with the new call signs eg. "601-033". I've found out that the new numbers are designed to give more info than the older alpha/bravo prefixes. Using my example from before, the first digit shows the region number, 6 being south/bayside. The second number indicates the skill set of the crew, 0 being the ACP's (old "bravo" units). The third indicates how many stretchers are on board. For the majority of the trucks, this will still be 1, but there are new dual stretcher cars and the Patient Transfer side of things uses this system as well, meaning we may hear more than 1 or 2. The last 3 digits are the traditional callsign. (First two being station number and the last being truck number)
Hope this helps anyone out who was wondering!