VicFire border frequencies

[djwiz]

For any of our SA cousins just over the border that may be interested...

CFA Communications Dept. are still expanding radio coverage for Regional Dispatch Channels handled by VicFire Ballarat.

Depending on your location and antenna setup, you may be able to pick up:

Current:
*Water Tower opposite Mildura FS 163.275MHz - North West (CFA Regions 2,18,20)
*Mt. Arapiles 163.725MHz - West (CFA R's 15,16,17)
*Casterton 163.6625MHz or Carapook 162.25MHz - South West (CFA R's 4,5,6)

Future (sites registered, equipment to be installed):
*Werrimull 162.675MHz or Ouyen FS 163.4MHz - North West (CFA Regions 2,18,20)
*Kaniva FS 162.5625MHz, Water Tower @ Nhill 163.1MHz, Goroke FS 163.375MHz, Harrow 162.2375MHz - West (CFA R's 15,16,17)

Anyone wanting further information, feel free to PM me.

[Robert-Robert34]

You left out a couple of frequencies that us vollies down here in the SE can hear and they are

161.1125 MHz
163.5625 MHz

[djwiz]

You left out a couple of frequencies that us vollies down here in the SE can hear and they are

161.1125 MHz
163.5625 MHz

Rob, I was only talking about Dispatch Channels handled out of VicFire Ballarat.

161.1125 is REG4A (Main). The channel that all comms in R4 used to be conducted on at Station/Group level. Now it's limited to a small few that are still doing this until such time as they get adequate coverage and cut across to a Dispatch Repeater.

163.5625 is a repeater but for the REG4A channel, not VicFire Ballarat Dispatch.

If you've listened to either of these frequencies lately, you should've noticed a sharp decline in the amount of radio traffic you'll hear because 80% of R4 now talks to VicFire Ballarat on other frequencies.