Scanner Radio Frequency List for
Newcastle NSW Australia

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Here are some frequencies.

Australian TV sound (Newcastle)
 0 -  51.75     28 - 532.75     44 - 644.75         57 - 735.75 (Ten)
 1 -  62.75     29 - 539.75     45 - 651.75 (SBS)   58 - 742.75
 2 -  69.75     30 - 546.75     46 - 658.75         59 - 749.75
 3 -  91.75     31 - 553.75     47 - 665.75         60 - 756.75
 4 - 100.75     32 - 560.75     48 - 672.75 (ABC)   61 - 763.75
 5 - 107.75     33 - 567.75     49 - 679.75         62 - 770.75
5A - 143.75     34 - 574.75     50 - 686.75         63 - 777.75
 6 - 180.75     35 - 581.75     51 - 693.75         64 - 784.75
 7 - 187.75     39 - 609.75     52 - 700.75         65 - 791.75
 8 - 194.75     40 - 616.75     53 - 707.75         66 - 798.75
 9 - 201.75     41 - 623.75     54 - 714.75 (Prime) 67 - 805.75
10 - 214.75     42 - 630.75     55 - 721.75         68 - 812.75
11 - 221.75     43 - 637.75     56 - 728.75         69 - 819.75

Tripple J radio - 102.100

Amateur radio
Simplex - 146.000, 146.500, 146.600 (RTTY and voice)
Repeaters - 146.700, 146.725, 146.775, 146.800, 146.900, 146.925,
            147.100, 438.625, 438.675

Class licenced devices
27 Mhz CB radio - 26.965 to 27.405 (4 watts AM and 12 watts SSB)
   UHF CB radio - 476.425 to 477.400 25 Khz steps (5 watts FM)
27 Mhz Marine - 27.680, 27.720, 27.820, 27.860, 27.880, 27.900, 27.910
                27.940, 27.960, 27.980 (4 watts AM)
Cordless Phones - 30.075 to 30.300 25 Khz steps
New - List of cordless phone frequencies
Walkie talkies - 55.050, 55.150, 55.250 (DSE/Tandy)
               - 433.750 to 434.225 25 Khz steps (DSE/Digitor)
               - 433.075 to 434.775 25 Khz steps (Jaycar/Technek Toys)
Handphone Service - 27.550, 27.560, (27.580 Bushfire fighting only)
                    27.590, 27.620, 27.660, 27.760 (Max 4 watts)
                    27.230, 27.240, 27.250, 27.260, 27.270, 27.280 (700 mw)
Baby Monitors - 27.095, 30.400, 30.600, 36.700 (LIPD)

UHF CB users
Raymond Terrace Woolworths
Raymond Terrace public swimming pool
Council traffic controllers

General
Seaphone - Land 160.650, 161.850, 162.000
           Boat 156.050, 157.250, 157.400
Marine Port operation - 156.300, 156.400, 156.550
               safety - 156.800
Local Councils - 468.925, 469.225
Newcastle University Security - 486.950
Government Radio Network - 416.4750, 416.5000, 416.6875, 416.7500,
                           416.9750, 417.0000, 417.1875, 417.2500,
                           417.4750, 417.5000, 417.7500, 418.6500
Blue Ribbon bus - 465.450, 466.450
Newcastle bus - 485.575, 485.925
Motorola trunking system - 865.5625, 866.0625, 866.5625, 867.0625,
                           867.5625, 868.0625, 868.5625, 869.0625
Charlestown Square staff - 474.950
Railway - 450.050
RTA - 165.1125
Hire cars - 474.725
NRMA - 473.325
NBN simplex - 160.9875
Williamtown Airport Weather information - 316.100 AM mode
Williamtown RAAF exercises - 270.800, 316.400
Mail Centre - 419.925
Taxi Voice - 419.200
Telstra - 500.0625, 500.1125, 500.2625, 500.2875


Shortwave

I have heard School of the Air on the following frequencies.

(Khz, USB) 4636, 5117, 5131, 5146, 5158, 5228, 5222, 5244, 5301, 5306,
           5424, 5428, 5446, 5805, 5846, 5854, 6786, 6800, 6826, 6945,
           7476, 7531, 7358, 7566, 7632, 7638, 7644

I have heard Christian Broadcast Stations on the following frequencies.

(Khz,  AM) 5745, 5935, 5810, 5070, 5825, 7425, 7435, 7510, 7315, 7560,
           9355, 9385, 9455, 9985, 9745, 9645, 9615, 9845, 9930,
           11550, 11580, 11565, 11635, 17510, 17550, 17780 


I'll add more when I have time. See bottom of page for last updated.
 
If you have some frequencies or want to talk about scanners or amateur
radio please email me.

TV Sound
TV sound is wide band FM. The deviation is less than that of FM broadcast radio stations. The Yaesu FT-50 amateur radio handy talkie FM wide filter is barely wide enough for TV sound but hopeless for FM broadcast radio.

Amateur Radio
Amateur radio is a two way communication service that requires users to posses a licence which is obtained from the ACA after passing a test. Voice modes used are FM, AM, and SSB. Repeaters allow the range of communication to be greatly extended.

CB radio
In Australia there are two CB radio bands. The 27 MHz CB service operates under similar conditions to the USA. The UHF CB service has 40 channels around 477 MHz using FM at up to 5 watts transmitter power. Both services are covered by class licences so no individual licences are required. Repeaters are allowed on UHF CB. Channels 1 to 8 are repeater outputs while channels 31 to 38 are used as the inputs. Channel 5/35 is the emergency channel.
Read ACA CB rules.
Read FCC CB rules.

Low Interferance Potential Devices
In Australia there are small segments of bands from a few kilohertz to tens of gigahertz that are allocated for what are known as low interferance potential devices. Most of the allocations are designated all transmitters which means they can be used for such things as data links, remote controls, baby monitors, and walkie talkies. The 54 to 56 Mhz LIPD range allows a maximum of 2.5 mw EIRP while the 433.05 to 434.79 Mhz LIPD range allows up to 25 mw EIRP. (EIRP=Equivilant Isotropic Radiated Power). To find out the full details download lipd.pdf from the ACA website.

Motorola 800 MHz Trunking Radio
The 800 MHz trunking system listed is owned by Motorola and is located on Mt. Sugarloaf. It is used by a number of organisations including a locum doctor service, and the traffic watch aircraft used by several radio stations. Channel 3 seems to be the one most used, and the traffic aircraft can be heard on channel 6 on workday mornings. The control channel alternates between channels 2 and 4.

Class licenced devices
All radio transmitters are required to be covered by a licence. Class licences cover transmitters for which an individual licence need not be obtained.

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