Rescue in progress not far but on Airwaves....grrrr

[pwmonkey]

Rescue helo trying to find some poor soul who has gone under the ice at Lurg Loch, not far from me but they have switched to Airwaves for comms so not getting much.

pw

[pwmonkey]

Helimed on 123.1 now so not a total loss of something to hear.

pw

[thelad]

lucky you can still get the helimed. im just watching aprogram with Rescue 177 and they are using airwave as they leave base.

[Tayfisher]

If 177 is working nearby it's worth listing to 449.5375 for their on-board comms! They were using this freq on Saturday and I could hear them talking on Airwaves as well as talking to the mountain rescue teams on CH62A (156.125). A very interesting freq to watch if 177 is about although they don't always transmit their on-board audio!

[liamcarbin]

If 177 is working nearby it's worth listing to 449.5375 for their on-board comms! They were using this freq on Saturday and I could hear them talking on Airwaves as well as talking to the mountain rescue teams on CH62A (156.125). A very interesting freq to watch if 177 is about although they don't always transmit their on-board audio!

There are a few other channels as well for their on-board comms, different aircraft use different channels. Was listening to these whilst staying near RAF Valley in wales. On one channel was SAR Seaking (Rescue 144?) and the other was pilots training in a griffin heli. Very interesting to listen to.

• Helimed 417.5250
  Navy 419.1875
  Navy 449.6875
  RAF 449.5375
  RAF Valley 449.7375
  SAR 417.5000
  SAR 417.5750
  SAR 419.1125
  SAR 419.1375
  SAR 419.5875

[stratocaster]

All very well,but will the frequencies change or remain when Bristow take over ops?

[pwmonkey]

was Rescue 137 working yesterday but thanks for the UHF freqs, will get those into the radio at some point.

Ah, exactly there Strat, I have a funny feeling we might see (hear or not) the end of analogue voice comms when the new birds take over. Unless there is some CAA thing that means they have to be co-ordinated by the same kind of 5680kHz service.

Mind you, am sure that this now for profit contractor for SAR wont be wanting to spend anything extra on equipment so fingers crossed it stays analogue.

pw

[stratocaster]

My sentiments exactly PW!

[petedyork]

Hi All - any update on Bristow freqs ?
We had various Bristow SAR over York recently - and I did not hear anything on the usual freqs.
Any confirmation ie would they use 449 as Recue 177 used to ?
Thanks
PeteD, York

[thelad]

Yes Polycon is in use on the Bristow SAR aircraft Pete.

[petedyork]

OK great - thanks for the confirmation
PeteD, York

[Minus1]

419.1125 is the only freq I've heard used by Bristow helis, though I suspect they must have a spare in case two helis are in close proximity.

[highlandchatter]

I've heard them once in the Oban area on 419.1375 usually when on intercom it's 419.1125 I hear them using .