Hunter Valley Scanning

Newcastle Police radio transmissions are fully encrypted again.

Newcastle Police are only partially encrypted again. Now you can hear the radio operator, but radio transmissions from cars and portables are encrypted.

The following details are of the helicopter that Dr. Geoffrey Edelsten was operating on his first solo flight at Moorabbin Airport that crashed.

VH CLX

Rotorcraft with skid landing gear

Manufacturer: ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO

Model: R44 II

Serial number: 12233

Aircraft first registered in Australia: 22 May 2008

Full Registration

Registration holder as of 20 August 2008

CHAGOLD PTY LTD

P O Box 290

YARRAMBAT VIC 3091

AUSTRALIA

Registered operator as of 20 August 2008

CHAGOLD PTY LTD

P O Box 290

YARRAMBAT VIC 3091

AUSTRALIA

Aerial Police Operations will begin using the following aircraft as of Friday 18th December, 2009, for speeding and fatigue affected drivers.

VH DVV

Power Driven Aeroplane with tricycle-fixed landing gear

Single Piston engine

Manufacturer: CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY

Model: 206H

Serial number: 20608092

Aircraft first registered in Australia: 24 March 2000

Full Registration

Registration holder as of 10 November 2009

STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES

NSW Police Force

Aviation Support, Hangar 276 Sopwith Pl

BANKSTOWN AIRPORT NSW 2200

AUSTRALIA

Registered operator as of 10 November 2009

STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES

NSW Police Force

Aviation Support, Hangar 276 Sopwith Pl

BANKSTOWN AIRPORT NSW 2200

Seven choppers all in a row heading West from Newcastle toward the Lower Hunter / Hunter Valley areas, probably to assist in aerial fire fighting. Choppers were all of the same class.

A Black Hawk Helicopter is currently in the air over Newcastle.

Newcastle Police radio transmissions are fully encrypted again.

Newcastle Police are currently able to be monitored. Their transmissions are not encrypted from the Police vehicles and portable radios. The radio operator unfortunately is still encrypted. It usually doesn't last long though.

Air Services frequency for Flightwatch in the Newcastle / Hunter Valley areas seems to have gone off the air. There have been no transmissions on this frequency for over 1 month now.

Newcastle Police are only partially encrypted again. Now you can hear the radio operator, but radio transmissions from cars and portables are encrypted.