Surfcom possibly changing radio system

[ziggybyrne]

Surf clubs have been told not to purchase any new radios or spend too much on their existing fleet as they will not be compatible with the new "system" to be implimented in the near future.
Has anybody got anything to add to this? I cant see them going grn or digital as the cost would be substantial. 12.5 khz narrowband seems the most likely reason to me.
Any thoughts on this guys?
cheers ziggybyrne

[Vkfour]

The ACMA is restructuring the 400 MHz band and users will be required to relocate to various areas of the band, depending on their use, eg, amateur, government, non-government. All radios are to be required to comply with a 12.5kHz spacing. In areas of congestion, this is to occur by 2015 and in other areas by 2018. This will may cause a load of problems but the "government" area will be between 400 and 430 MHz.

[geoffro316]

Qld Surf Life Saving are supposed to being going to digital next season (starts around Oct 2013).

[brisescannerdude]

When i was up there recently I stopped in at Kirra Beach/Coolangatta for the surf life saving championships, they all had DP4800 Portables which is MotoTRBO.

Or Analog - depending on how they are programmed.

This may have been hire kit, the order to not purchase new radios come about becuase they were looking at moving to digital using IDAS since all of the repeaters were/are Icom FR series. The info I have is about 6-9 months old so things may have changed.

http://omnitronicsworld.com/omnitronics ... em-orders/

[vk2gel]

Looks like SLSQ are changing to an Icom IDAS system, using these http://www.radiocomms.com.au/products/5 ... built-GPS-

Can this be monitored with a BCD436 please?

If its proprietary, is there an Icom ham handheld that might be able to monitor it?

Thanks, Grant

[Phil]

No known scanner can listen to DMR or NXDN at this stage, you will require a scanner discriminator tap or SDR to listen


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[Pumper_50]

No known scanner can listen to DMR or NXDN at this stage, you will require a scanner discriminator tap or SDR to listen


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There is one scanner due for release that can monitor those protocols.

AOR AR-DV1
http://www.rigpix.com/aor/aor_ardv1.htm


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[youngn]

No known scanner can listen to DMR or NXDN at this stage, you will require a scanner discriminator tap or SDR to listen


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There is one scanner due for release that can monitor those protocols.

AOR AR-DV1
http://www.rigpix.com/aor/aor_ardv1.htm


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Finally!

[mn1983]

Hope you have a lot of $$

[dags19]

could hardley cart that thing around the beach

[Phil]

then buy a IDAS radio

[dags19]

Any recomendations dont know much about that proably cost an arm and a leg just to listen to surfcom

[Phil]

Refer to the link that VK2GEL posted


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[blacktown]

NSW Lifesaving are flagging a move in the near future to Dmr Tier II and recommending that clubs buy the Hytera PD782G model. Analog for the interim

[lucky098]

SLSQ DIGITAL RADIO CHANNELS

484.950000 MHz RAN 1 – LOCAL TALK
485.000000 MHz RAN 1 – LOCAL TALK
484.625000 MHz RAN 1 – SPRINGBOOK
485.250000 MHz RAN 1 – POINT LOOKOUT
486.050000 MHz RAN 1 – MORTON ISLAND
487.075000 MHz RAN1 - CALOUNDRA
487.950000 MHz RAN 1 - TWEED HEADS
487.62500 MHz RAN 1 – SPRINGBROOK 2
487.95000 MHz RAN 1 – RAZORBACK RANGE
488.650000 MHz RAN 1 – BROADBEACH, RAINBOWBEACH, and NORTH STRADBROKE Is
488.775000 MHz RAN 1 – SURFERS PARADISE Q1
488.920000 MHz RAN 1 – Mt COOLUM
498.000000 MHz RAN 1 – DOUBLE ISLAND POINT
489.225000 MHz RAN1 – MAGNETIC ISLAND
489.07500 MHz RAN 1 –BRISBANE CITY
489.22500 MHz RAN 1 - NOOSA
506.937500 MHz RAN 1 – EMU PARK
507.837500 MHz RAN 1 – YEPOON
510.800000 MHz RAN 1 – REDCLIFFE

[dags19]

was on the beach at mooloolaba today was listing to surfcom on 489.22500 MHz RAN 1 - NOOSA

[lucky098]

What radio are you using to listen to surfcom.

[dags19]

Icom IC-F4103D

[Phil]

guys if you have a IDAS radio you could very easily listen providing you know the RAN which are above

[lucky098]

Cool i have an Icom IC-F4260H.