expanding north

[cartman]

Heaps more frequencies added today (22/5/14) on the acma

Two main areas

Firstly Far North Coast on Papa around Ballina .... 4 new frequencies
Secondly Looks like they are about to convert the Hunter Valley part of November to Digital ... 13 new frequencies

Ballina area - Input 459.3875
1976067 - 469.3625 Tx North Teven via Ballina
1976068 - 468.8875 Tx Ballina East
1976069 - 468.1875 Tx Mt Buckombil
1976070 - 469.2125 Tx Woodburn

Hunter Valley - Input 459.5875
1976071 - 468.4875 Tx Putty Rd Singleton
1976072 - 468.3125 Tx Mt Poppong
1976073 - 468.8625 Tx Singleton Police Station, Singleton
1976074 - 469.1125 Tx Brokenback, Cessnock
1976075 - 469.0875 Tx Mt Arthur, Muswellbrook

Hunter Valley - Input 459.9000
1976076 - 468.3250 Tx Mt Arthur, Muswellbrook
1976077 - 468.8000 Tx Black Mt, Parkville
1976078 - 469.4000 Tx Mt Helen, Murrurundi
1976079 - 468.5625 Tx Mt Woolooma

Hunter Valley - Input 459.6500
1976080 - 467.8500 Tx Merriwa
1976081 - 468.1000 Tx Cassilis
1976082 - 468.8500 Tx Mt Denman, Denman
1976083 - 469.1500 Tx Mt Helen, Murrurundi

[Garry]

techs have been working in the Upper Hunter for over a month

[crafty]

Analog 468.1500 from Mt Yarrahapinni (covering from Kempsey north to Nambucca Heads) has been quiet for the last few weeks.
VHF Analog 78.3500 and digital 468.0125+468.5375 active from this site.

Cheers Allison

[cartman]

I have compiled a list of frequencies for OSCAR and PAPA from the acma database for the purpose of logging what is currently digital and what is analogue. There are most likely some mistakes ... ie may have a missed a few analog sites.

I am frequently in the Port Macquarie region so i able to cover the far south but I would appreciate assistance from those folk living along the north coast or transiting the region (eg professional drivers/on holidays) what is happening in their neck of the woods. From past experience a number of analog sites have become P25 on the same frequency plus some unlisted frequencies have been seen from time to time eg 468.0375 and 468.3375 that are not listed anywhere on the north coast.

Many thanks Alison for your contribution

467.8750 COFFS VOTE - Tx The Bluff Glenreagh - ACTIVE P25
467.8875 TABULAM VOTE - Tx Yates Flat
467.9000 BYRON VOTE - Tx Byron Bay
467.9500 BYRON VOTE - Tx Byron Bay
467.9625 KEMPSEY VOTE - Tx Cresent Head - ACTIVE P25
468.0125 NAMBUCCA VOTE - Tx Mt Yarrahapinni - ACTIVE P25
468.0625 KEMPSEY/NAMBUCCA VOTE - Tx Kempsey
468.1125 TABULAM VOTE - Tx Girard
468.1375 PORT MACQUARIE VOTE - Tx Mt Cairncross - ACTIVE P25
468.1750 WOODENBONG VOTE - Tx Haystack Mountain
468.1875 BALLINA VOTE - Tx Mt Buckombil, Wardell - ACTIVE Analog
468.2000 COFFS VOTE - Tx Boambee, Coffs Harbour - ACTIVE P25
468.2250 GRAFTON VOTE - Tx Cangai East
468.2875 TWEED-BYRON VOTE - Tx Springbrook Queensland - ACTIVE Analog
468.3000 GRAFTON VOTE - Tx Grafton, Woodburn - ACTIVE Analog
468.3125 CASINO VOTE - Tx Naughtons Gap
468.3750 DORRIGO VOTE - Tx Point Lookout Ebor
468.3875 NAMBUCCA VOTE - Tx Bowra Sugarloaf - ACTIVE P25
468.4250 GRAFTON VOTE - Tx Clarence Peak, Iluka - ACTIVE Analog
468.4500 COFFS VOTE - Tx Woolgoogla, Halfway Creek- ACTIVE P25
468.4625 NAMBUCCA VOTE - Tx Point Lookout Ebor - ACTIVE P25
468.4875 CASINO VOTE - Tx Homeleigh
468.5000 GRAFTON VOTE - Tx Banyabba Gibberage, Maclean
468.5125 PORT MACQUARIE VOTE - Tx Jolly Nose Hill - ACTIVE P25
468.5375 KEMPSEY VOTE - Tx Mt Yarrahapinni - ACTIVE P25
468.5500 DORRIGO VOTE - Tx Dorrigo
468.7125 BALLINA VOTE - Tx Evans Head
468.7250 BYRON VOTE - Tx Ocean Shores
468.7375 TWEED-BYRON VOTE - Tx Burringbar - ACTIVE Analog
468.7625 NAMBUCCA VOTE - Tx Nambucca Heads - ACTIVE P25
468.8375 PORT MACQUARIE VOTE - Tx Transit Hill - ACTIVE P25
468.8625 CASINO VOTE - Tx Parrots Nest - ACTIVE Analog
468.8750 WOODENBONG VOTE - Tx Toonumbar
468.8875 BALLINA VOTE - Tx Ballina East - ACTIVE Analog
468.9250 COFFS VOTE - Tx Sapphire, Mt Wondurrigah - ACTIVE P25
468.9625 PORT MACQUARIE VOTE - Tx Yarras Mount Seaview - ACTIVE P25
468.9875 TABULAM VOTE - Tx Tabulam
469.0000 GRAFTON VOTE - Tx Maclean
469.0250 GRAFTON VOTE - Tx Woombah (Yamba) - ACTIVE Analog
469.0625 KEMPSEY VOTE - Tx Telegraph Point - ACTIVE P25
469.0750 DORRIGO VOTE - Tx Mt Wondurrigah
469.0875 CASINO VOTE - Tx Parrots Nest, Mt Nardi - ACTIVE Analog
469.1125 CASINO VOTE - Tx Pickabooba Trig
469.1375 TWEED-BYRON VOTE - Tx St Helena, Byron Bay - ACTIVE Analog
469.1875 KEMPSEY VOTE - Tx Boonanghi - ACTIVE P25
469.2000 WOODENBONG VOTE - Tx Legume
469.2125 BALLINA VOTE - Tx Woodburn - ACTIVE Analog
469.2625 TABULAM VOTE - Tx Mallanganee
469.2875 DORRIGO VOTE - Tx Mt Hyland
469.3125 DORRIGO VOTE - Tx Clouds Creek
469.3250 COFFS VOTE - Tx Mt Coramba - ACTIVE P25
469.3375 PORT MACQUARIE VOTE - Tx Middle Brother - ACTIVE P25
469.3500 WOODENBONG VOTE - Tx Woodenbong
469.3625 BALLINA VOTE - Tx North Teven
469.3875 TWEED-BYRON VOTE - Tx Wardell, Tweed Heads - ACTIVE Analog Tweed Heads only
469.4250 WOODENBONG VOTE - Tx Yabra State Forest


KEMPSEY VOTE = Common Input 458.4375Mhz
PORT MACQUARIE VOTE = Common Input 459.0125Mhz
NAMBUCCA VOTE = Common Input 458.5625Mhz
GRAFTON VOTE = Common Input 459.000
COFFS VOTE = Common Input 458.950
BALLINA VOTE = Common Input 459.3875
BYRON VOTE = Common Input 459.2250
CASINO VOTE = Common Input 459.5875
TABULAM VOTE = Common Input 458.3875
WOODENBONG VOTE = Common Input 459.8500
TWEED-BYRON VOTE = Common Input 458.7875

[crafty]

From the list above you can add these as active:

467.8750 COFFS VOTE - Tx The Bluff Glenreagh - ACTIVE P25
467.9625 KEMPSEY VOTE - Tx Cresent Head - ACTIVE P25
468.1875 BALLINA VOTE - Tx Mt Buckombil, Wardell - ACTIVE Analog
468.2000 COFFS VOTE - Tx Boambee, Coffs Harbour - ACTIVE P25
468.2875 TWEED-BYRON VOTE - Tx Springbrook Queensland - ACTIVE Analog
468.3000 GRAFTON VOTE - Tx Grafton, Woodburn - ACTIVE Analog
468.4250 GRAFTON VOTE - Tx Clarence Peak, Iluka - ACTIVE Analog
468.4500 COFFS VOTE - Tx Woolgoogla, Halfway Creek - ACTIVE P25 [from Halfway Creek, not Woolgoolga]
468.7375 TWEED-BYRON VOTE - Tx Burringbar - ACTIVE Analog
468.8625 CASINO VOTE - Tx Parrots Nest - ACTIVE Analog
468.8875 BALLINA VOTE - Tx Ballina East - ACTIVE Analog
468.9250 COFFS VOTE - Tx Sapphire, Mt Wondurrigah - ACTIVE P25
469.0250 GRAFTON VOTE - Tx Woombah (Yamba) - ACTIVE Analog
469.0875 CASINO VOTE - Tx Parrots Nest, Mt Nardi - ACTIVE Analog
469.1375 TWEED-BYRON VOTE - Tx St Helena, Byron Bay - ACTIVE Analog
469.1875 KEMPSEY VOTE - Tx Boonanghi - ACTIVE P25
469.2125 BALLINA VOTE - Tx Woodburn - ACTIVE Analog
469.3875 TWEED-BYRON VOTE - Tx Wardell, Tweed Heads - ACTIVE Analog [from Tweed Heads, not Wardell]

Cheers Allison

[Wonky]

Hi Allison,

Thanks for the update, still on P25 in the Coffs area but slightly off topic, have you monitored the Coffs Council P25 system at all

[cartman]

I am in Port Macquarie this weekend.

468.9625 off Mt Seaview is now being heard in Port Macquarie.
Until now it has only been ever heard when i was down Forster, which made me think it was a line of sight issue.
So i was suprised when i heard it yesterday locally in Port - either it has been relocated to Mt Cairncross or a second site has been added.
No changes to the acma yet


Grant

[cartman]

Listening yesterday from a high spot in Port Macquarie ... heard 4 of the 5 sites on the Kempsey digital vote ...all linked by a common Radio id but yet to hear the Kempsey site on 468.0625Mhz

[BrisbaneScan]

468.9625 - Dual Input from Yarras

459.4625
459.0125

Yarras is West of Wauchope

[cartman]

The dual input is a normal feature of NSW Police Digital Voting
The Port Macquarie area vote is the 459.0125 Mhz input
The local channel input is 459.4625Mhz

I have seen similar dual input on a number of Brisbane QPS Digital frequencies

I suspect there is another site or link that has been added, either on Mt Yarras or elsewhere on 468.9625, because the signal is now being heard in Port Macquarie. It was affected by terrain before - which meant I could only hear it in Forster. Yarras (Mt Seaview) is a very hilly area, with a notorious windey road for the first hour out of Wauchope that takes you onto Walcha and Tamworth. The ACMA still shows that one entry

There are two low-powered directional links.
460Mhz Yarras to Transit Hill (Port Macquarie)
414Mhz Yarras to Mt Yarrahapinni


Grant