Tyne and Wear Fire Service

[timbo]

Bad news. The Airwave engineers have been testing the new radio system the last couple of days, so looks like the T&W fire brigade will be digital very soon ( I was hoping to get at least one more Bonfire night out them before they went, but it don't look too promising Boo Hoo

[Guzzy]

Expect to see all public service bodies go digital over the next few years. Followed shortly by the private sector.

Jon

[formatron]

shame, but the fireground channels are to stay on uhf they have no intention to change these to tetra.

ON-scene Handhelds "Fireground Channels"

457.0125 FM Ch.3
457.0375 FM Ch.1
457.0875 462.5875 FM Ch.2
457.1375 462.6375 FM Ch.5
457.1875 FM Ch.4
457.2375 FM Ch.6
457.4875 FM Ch.7
418.8375 FM MOD National (Used during firefighting support)

[michaeljames]

4 Years later...

Just got thinking tonight after a big incient in Shiremoor, North Tyneside, are their handhelds still analogue? Didn't have the frequencies to hand when i was on scene

[smoggy07]

4 Years later...

Just got thinking tonight after a big incient in Shiremoor, North Tyneside, are their handhelds still analogue? Didn't have the frequencies to hand when i was on scene

The handhelds, "Manpacks" I think they`re called are still analogue but you would need to be really close by to hear them using them.

the frequencies are in the post above yours

[jaybranch]

Yep, they're still in use.... the guys from Hebburn were attending a fire at a house just behind ours and they were around for a good hour or so.... they were chatting on Channel 4.

[bpoolfc95]

Ive only ever heard the on scene handhelds once since tetra was introduced but am looking forward to bonfire night. Before tetra, i used to love standing in the back garden and picking up the fire engines. I used to hear the sirens in the background. Its just a shame thats all over. Tetra = waste of money