TasGRN - Monitoring Guide and Network Information

The Tasmanian Government Radio Network (TasGRN) is Tasmania's statewide digital radio network for emergency services, government agencies, land managers and essential infrastructure operators. For radio enthusiasts and scanners users, TasGRN represents one of the biggest changes to Tasmania's radio landscape in decades.

What is the TasGRN?

TasGRN was developed to replace a number of separate, ageing radio networks with a single statewide communications platform.

The network brings together organisations including:

• Tasmania Police (Encrypted)
• Tasmania Fire Service (Encrypted)
• Ambulance Tasmania (Encrypted)
• State Emergency Service (Encrypted)
• Parks and Wildlife Service
  
• Sustainable Timber Tasmania
• TasNetworks
• Hydro Tasmania

The original project was designed around a P25 digital radio network, providing greater interoperability between agencies, improved coverage and secure communications.

The network is operated under a long-term arrangement involving Telstra and Motorola Solutions. By 2025, the network had expanded to around 400 sites across Tasmania.

What does it mean for scanner users?

TasGRN is quite different from the older analogue VHF systems that many Tasmanian listeners grew up monitoring. Instead of simply programming a list of frequencies and listening to individual channels, a trunked P25 system dynamically assigns radio resources to different talkgroups. A scanner monitoring the system therefore needs to understand the trunking information being transmitted by the network.

For the listener, the important things to identify are:

Site – the particular TasGRN radio site being received.

Control channel – the channel carrying the information that tells radios where communications are taking place.

Talkgroup – a logical channel used by a particular agency, operational group or function.

Radio traffic – the actual voice or data transmission taking place.

This means that two listeners in different parts of Tasmania may receive quite different TasGRN traffic, even though they are monitoring the same network.

Encryption

One of the biggest changes with TasGRN is the use of encrypted communications.

Tasmania Police publicly described TasGRN as an encrypted network during the early-access trials, with security being one of the major objectives of the new system.

This has a major impact on scanning.

A digital scanner may be able to detect the presence of a transmission, identify the site or talkgroup information, and record other network activity, but encrypted voice cannot simply be decoded by a normal scanner or any radio, other than a properly programmed TasGRN radio.

For monitoring purposes, it is therefore useful to distinguish between:

• What the scanner can technically receive
• What information is transmitted
• Whether the voice traffic is encrypted
• Whether the traffic is actually intelligible to the listener

An encrypted transmission is still an interesting RF signal even when the audio itself cannot be monitored.

Why TasGRN is interesting to radio monitors

TasGRN provides a large statewide radio system to explore.

Rather than concentrating solely on listening to conversations, monitoring the network can involve looking at:

• Radio sites and coverage
• Control-channel activity
• Talkgroup activity
• Site identification
• Signal strength
• Network changes
• New or retired sites
• Agency activity
• Propagation conditions
• System behaviour during major incidents

For the serious scanner enthusiast, the network itself can be as interesting as the voice traffic.

Monitoring TasGRN

A modern digital trunking scanner is the easiest way to monitor an accessible portion of TasGRN.

Equipment capable of receiving P25 trunked systems can be used to investigate the network, although the ability to receive a signal does not mean that encrypted voice can be understood. Software-defined radio can also be useful for analysing the RF side of the network and understanding how sites and control channels operate.

The most useful approach is often to combine a scanner with a logging database. Recording the date, time, frequency, site, talkgroup and observations makes it possible to build up a picture of how the network operates in different parts of Tasmania.

The TasGRN transition

TasGRN was not switched on overnight. Agencies transitioned from several older networks to the new system progressively.

The project replaced a mixture of existing digital and analogue systems, including the former Trunk Mobile Radio Network (EDACS) and several VHF networks.

The transition has also continued to involve network expansion and infrastructure work. New and upgraded sites remain relevant to monitoring because Tasmania's terrain makes radio coverage particularly challenging. 

What can you actually hear?

This is the important distinction for anyone getting into TasGRN: You may be able to receive the network without being able to listen to its voice traffic.

Some transmissions or network information may be observable, while protected operational communications remain inaccessible to ordinary monitoring equipment.

That doesn't make the system uninteresting. For a radio enthusiast, TasGRN can be treated as a large RF experiment: find the sites, identify the control channels, observe activity, compare coverage and document how the network behaves around Tasmania.

A different kind of scanning

Traditional scanning was often about:

"What frequency is the police using?"

Modern trunked-system monitoring is increasingly about:

"What network am I receiving, which site am I hearing, what talkgroups are active, and what can I learn from the signals?"

TasGRN is a good example of that change. For Tasmanian scanner enthusiasts, the network provides plenty to investigate even where the actual voice traffic is mostly encrypted.

TASGRN Sites: Updated 22/09/2206

## Mt Faulkner

- 421.2125 MHz

- 421.4625 MHz

- 421.5875 MHz

- 421.7125 MHz

- 421.8375 MHz

- 421.9625 MHz

- 422.0875 MHz

- 422.2125 MHz

- 422.3375 MHz

- 422.4625 MHz

- 422.5875 MHz

## Browns Hill

- 166.9625 MHz

- 167.1125 MHz

- 167.2625 MHz

- 167.4125 MHz

- 167.5625 MHz

- 167.7125 MHz

- 167.8625 MHz

## Mt Dismal

- 167.2125 MHz

- 167.3625 MHz

- 167.5125 MHz

- 167.6625 MHz

- 167.8125 MHz

- 167.9625 MHz

- 168.1125 MHz

## Abels Hill

- 421.2375 MHz

- 421.4875 MHz

- 421.7375 MHz

- 421.8625 MHz

- 421.9875 MHz

- 422.1125 MHz

- 422.2375 MHz

- 422.3625 MHz

- 422.4875 MHz

## West Launceston

- 421.3250 MHz

- 421.5750 MHz

- 421.8250 MHz

- 421.9500 MHz

- 422.0750 MHz

- 422.2000 MHz

- 422.3250 MHz

- 422.4500 MHz

- 422.5750 MHz

## George Town (Mt George)

- 423.1750 MHz

- 423.4250 MHz

- 423.6750 MHz

- 423.9250 MHz

- 424.1750 MHz

- 424.4250 MHz

## Kelcey Tier

- 423.4750 MHz

- 423.7250 MHz

- 423.9750 MHz

- 424.2250 MHz

- 424.3500 MHz

- 424.4750 MHz

- 424.6000 MHz

- 424.7250 MHz

## Hobart (Police HQ)

- 423.5125 MHz

- 423.7625 MHz

- 423.8875 MHz

- 424.0125 MHz

- 424.1375 MHz

- 424.2625 MHz

- 424.3875 MHz

- 424.5125 MHz

- 424.6375 MHz

- 424.7625 MHz

## Round Hill

- 421.2375 MHz

- 421.4875 MHz

- 421.7375 MHz

- 421.9875 MHz

- 422.2375 MHz

- 422.3625 MHz

- 422.4875 MHz

## Mt Barrow

- 165.5000 MHz

- 165.6500 MHz

- 165.8000 MHz

- 165.9500 MHz

- 166.1000 MHz

- 166.4000 MHz

- 166.5500 MHz

## Burnie City

- 421.2750 MHz

- 421.5250 MHz

- 421.7750 MHz

- 422.0250 MHz

- 422.2750 MHz

- 422.4000 MHz

- 422.5250 MHz

## Snow Hill

- 166.7000 MHz

- 167.4500 MHz

- 167.6000 MHz

- 167.7500 MHz

- 167.9000 MHz

## Interlaken

- 165.3125 MHz

- 165.4625 MHz

- 165.6125 MHz

- 165.7625 MHz

- 165.9125 MHz

## Quoin Mountain

- 167.0125 MHz

- 167.1625 MHz

- 167.3125 MHz

- 167.4625 MHz

- 167.6125 MHz

- 167.7625 MHz

- 167.9125 MHz

- 168.0625 MHz

## Companion Hill

- 167.3750 MHz

- 167.5250 MHz

- 167.6750 MHz

- 167.8250 MHz

- 167.9750 MHz

## Cluan Tiers (Cobblers Hill)

- 165.7250 MHz

- 165.8750 MHz

- 166.0250 MHz

- 166.1750 MHz

- 166.4750 MHz

- 166.6250 MHz

## Mt Seymour Oatlands

- 167.5000 MHz

- 167.6500 MHz

- 167.8000 MHz

- 167.9500 MHz

- 168.1000 MHz

## Weldborough Pass

- 165.7250 MHz

- 165.8750 MHz

- 166.0250 MHz

- 166.1750 MHz

- 166.3250 MHz

## Black Bottom Hill

- 166.8250 MHz

- 166.9750 MHz

- 167.1250 MHz

- 167.2750 MHz

- 167.4250 MHz

- 167.5750 MHz

## Kellys Lookout

- 165.5625 MHz

- 165.7125 MHz

- 165.8625 MHz

- 166.0125 MHz

- 166.1625 MHz

- 166.4625 MHz

- 166.6125 MHz

## Chimney Pot Hill

- 421.2750 MHz

- 421.5250 MHz

- 421.6500 MHz

- 421.7750 MHz

- 421.9000 MHz

- 422.0250 MHz

- 422.1500 MHz

- 422.2750 MHz

- 422.4000 MHz

- 422.5250 MHz

## Ringarooma

- 167.1500 MHz

- 167.3000 MHz

- 167.4500 MHz

- 167.6000 MHz

- 167.7500 MHz

- 167.9000 MHz

## Mt. Rumney

- 423.4750 MHz

- 423.7250 MHz

- 423.8500 MHz

- 423.9750 MHz

- 424.1000 MHz

- 424.2250 MHz

- 424.3500 MHz

- 424.4750 MHz

- 424.6000 MHz

- 424.7250 MHz

## Derby

- 165.3125 MHz

- 165.4625 MHz

- 165.6125 MHz

- 165.7625 MHz

- 165.9125 MHz

- 166.0625 MHz

## Westbury

- 165.7875 MHz

- 165.9375 MHz

- 166.0875 MHz

- 166.3875 MHz

- 166.5375 MHz

- 166.6875 MHz

## Scottsdale

- 165.7000 MHz

- 165.8500 MHz

- 166.0000 MHz

- 166.1500 MHz

- 166.4500 MHz

- 166.6000 MHz

## Table Cape

- 421.3125 MHz

- 421.5625 MHz

- 421.8125 MHz

- 422.0625 MHz

- 422.3125 MHz

- 422.4375 MHz

- 422.5625 MHz

## Gladstone

- 167.5875 MHz

- 167.7375 MHz

- 167.8875 MHz

- 168.0375 MHz

- 168.1875 MHz

## Blackwall

- 421.2625 MHz

- 421.5125 MHz

- 421.7625 MHz

- 422.0125 MHz

- 422.2625 MHz

- 422.5125 MHz

## Bradys Sugarloaf (Tarraleah)

- 165.5875 MHz

- 165.7375 MHz

- 165.8875 MHz

- 166.0375 MHz

- 166.1875 MHz

## Bridport

- 165.7750 MHz

- 165.9250 MHz

- 166.0750 MHz

- 166.2250 MHz

- 166.3750 MHz

- 166.5250 MHz

## Flagstaff Hill

- 165.7750 MHz

- 165.9250 MHz

- 166.0750 MHz

- 166.2250 MHz

- 166.3750 MHz

- 166.5250 MHz

## Hadspen

- 421.2125 MHz

- 421.4625 MHz

- 421.7125 MHz

- 421.8375 MHz

- 421.9625 MHz

- 422.0875 MHz

- 422.2125 MHz

- 422.3375 MHz

- 422.4625 MHz

## Perth

- 423.4500 MHz

- 423.7000 MHz

- 423.9500 MHz

- 424.0750 MHz

- 424.2000 MHz

- 424.3250 MHz

- 424.4500 MHz

- 424.5750 MHz

- 424.7000 MHz

## Pipers Brook

- 167.3750 MHz

- 167.5250 MHz

- 167.6750 MHz

- 167.8250 MHz

- 167.9750 MHz

## Port Sorell

- 421.2250 MHz

- 421.4750 MHz

- 421.7250 MHz

- 421.9750 MHz

- 422.2250 MHz

- 422.4750 MHz

## Stanley

- 165.8500 MHz

- 166.0000 MHz

- 166.1500 MHz

- 166.3000 MHz

- 166.4500 MHz

- 166.6000 MHz

## Sullocks Hill

- 423.2750 MHz

- 423.5250 MHz

- 423.7750 MHz

- 424.0250 MHz

- 424.1500 MHz

- 424.2750 MHz

- 424.4000 MHz

- 424.5250 MHz

## Den Hill via Campbell Town

- 165.5875 MHz

- 165.7375 MHz

- 165.8875 MHz

- 166.0375 MHz

- 166.1875 MHz

- 166.3375 MHz

## Mt Horror

- 163.3000 MHz

- 163.7500 MHz

- 164.2000 MHz

- 164.6500 MHz

- 165.4500 MHz

- 165.9000 MHz

- 166.3500 MHz

## Dazzler Range

- 167.5000 MHz

- 167.6500 MHz

- 167.8000 MHz

- 167.9500 MHz

- 168.1000 MHz

## Barren Tier

- 166.0000 MHz

- 166.1500 MHz

- 166.3000 MHz

- 166.4500 MHz

- 166.6000 MHz

## Poatina Saddle

- 167.3750 MHz

- 167.5250 MHz

- 167.6750 MHz

- 167.8250 MHz

- 167.9750 MHz

## East Tower Hill

- 167.3500 MHz

- 167.5000 MHz

- 167.6500 MHz

- 167.8000 MHz

- 167.9500 MHz

- 168.1000 MHz

## Beaconsfield

- 423.1875 MHz

- 423.4375 MHz

- 423.6875 MHz

- 423.9375 MHz

- 424.1875 MHz

- 424.4375 MHz

## Evandale

- 421.3000 MHz

- 421.5500 MHz

- 421.6750 MHz

- 421.8000 MHz

- 421.9250 MHz

- 422.0500 MHz

- 422.1750 MHz

- 422.3000 MHz

- 422.4250 MHz

- 422.5500 MHz

## Mt Charles (Derwent Bridge)

- 166.8250 MHz

- 166.9750 MHz

- 167.1250 MHz

- 167.2750 MHz

- 167.4250 MHz

## New Norfolk (Mt Lloyd)

- 166.7625 MHz

- 166.9125 MHz

- 167.6625 MHz

- 167.8125 MHz

- 167.9625 MHz

- 168.1125 MHz

## Mt Tim Shea

- 167.3500 MHz

- 167.5000 MHz

- 167.6500 MHz

- 167.8000 MHz

- 167.9500 MHz

- 168.1000 MHz

## Windy Ridge Hut Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

- 415.2125 MHz

## Mt Black (Rosebery)

- 167.1000 MHz

- 167.2500 MHz

- 167.4000 MHz

- 167.5500 MHz

- 167.7000 MHz

- 167.8500 MHz

## Mt King William

- 165.3125 MHz

- 165.4625 MHz

- 165.6125 MHz

- 165.7625 MHz

- 165.9125 MHz

- 166.0625 MHz

## New Pelion Hut Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

- 414.9750 MHz

## Vinegar Hill, Flinders Island

- 167.3750 MHz

- 167.5250 MHz

- 167.6750 MHz

- 167.8250 MHz

- 167.9750 MHz

## Kia Ora Hut Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

- 415.0875 MHz

## Mount Roland

- 165.5875 MHz

- 165.7375 MHz

- 165.8875 MHz

- 166.0375 MHz

- 166.1875 MHz

- 166.3375 MHz

## Ansons Bay

- 167.1000 MHz

- 167.2500 MHz

- 167.4000 MHz

- 167.5500 MHz

- 167.7000 MHz

## Counsel Hill

- 166.8250 MHz

- 166.9750 MHz

- 167.1250 MHz

- 167.2750 MHz

- 167.4250 MHz

## Howrah

- 421.2375 MHz

- 421.4875 MHz

- 421.6125 MHz

- 421.7375 MHz

- 421.8625 MHz

- 421.9875 MHz

- 422.1125 MHz

- 422.2375 MHz

- 422.3625 MHz

- 422.4875 MHz

## Mt Hobbs

- 167.1000 MHz

- 167.2500 MHz

- 167.4000 MHz

- 167.5500 MHz

- 167.7000 MHz

## Mt Owen

- 167.2125 MHz

- 167.3625 MHz

- 167.5125 MHz

- 167.6625 MHz

- 167.8125 MHz

- 167.9625 MHz

## South Sister (St. Marys)

- 163.8750 MHz

- 164.3750 MHz

- 165.0750 MHz

- 167.0250 MHz

- 167.4750 MHz

- 167.9750 MHz

## Pine Valley Hut Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

- 415.3375 MHz

## Sandfly

- 165.6500 MHz

- 165.9500 MHz

- 166.2500 MHz

- 166.4000 MHz

- 166.5500 MHz

## Wayatinah (Heals Spur)

- 167.1000 MHz

- 167.2500 MHz

- 167.4000 MHz

- 167.5500 MHz

- 167.7000 MHz

## Currie

- 165.9500 MHz

- 166.1000 MHz

- 166.2500 MHz

- 166.4000 MHz

- 166.5500 MHz

## Strathgordon (Twelve Trees Range)

- 167.2375 MHz

- 167.3875 MHz

- 167.5375 MHz

- 167.6875 MHz

- 167.8375 MHz

## Waratah

- 165.9375 MHz

- 166.0875 MHz

- 166.2375 MHz

- 166.3875 MHz

- 166.5375 MHz

- 166.6875 MHz

## Belchers Lookout

- 167.3750 MHz

- 167.5250 MHz

- 167.6750 MHz

- 167.8250 MHz

- 167.9750 MHz

- 168.1250 MHz

## Smithton

- 165.7250 MHz

- 165.8750 MHz

- 166.0250 MHz

- 166.1750 MHz

- 166.3250 MHz

- 166.4750 MHz

## Collinsvale

- 421.2875 MHz

- 421.5375 MHz

- 421.6625 MHz

- 421.7875 MHz

- 421.9125 MHz

- 422.0375 MHz

- 422.1625 MHz

- 422.2875 MHz

- 422.4125 MHz

- 422.5375 MHz

## Strathan (Water Tower Hill)

- 167.1500 MHz

- 167.3000 MHz

- 167.4500 MHz

- 167.6000 MHz

- 167.7500 MHz

- 167.9000 MHz

## Grasstree Hill

- 423.2750 MHz

- 423.5250 MHz

- 423.6500 MHz

- 423.7750 MHz

- 423.9000 MHz

- 424.0250 MHz

- 424.1500 MHz

- 424.2750 MHz

- 424.4000 MHz

- 424.5250 MHz

## Tahune (Blue Hill)

- 165.6250 MHz

- 165.7750 MHz

- 165.9250 MHz

- 166.2250 MHz

- 166.3750 MHz

- 166.5250 MHz

## Runnymede

- 165.5875 MHz

- 165.7375 MHz

- 165.8875 MHz

- 166.0375 MHz

- 166.1875 MHz

- 166.3375 MHz

## Tylers Hill

- 167.1000 MHz

- 167.2500 MHz

- 167.4000 MHz

- 167.5500 MHz

- 167.7000 MHz

- 167.8500 MHz

## Mt Koonya Port Arthur

- 167.4375 MHz

- 167.5875 MHz

- 167.7375 MHz

- 167.8875 MHz

- 168.0375 MHz

- 168.1875 MHz

## Walkers Lookout, Flinders island

- 166.0000 MHz

- 166.1500 MHz

- 166.3000 MHz

- 166.4500 MHz

- 166.6000 MHz

## Dunalley (Big Blue Hill)

- 165.7750 MHz

- 165.9250 MHz

- 166.0750 MHz

- 166.2250 MHz

- 166.3750 MHz

- 166.5250 MHz

## Bilton Hill

- 165.7750 MHz

- 165.9250 MHz

- 166.0750 MHz

- 166.2250 MHz

- 166.3750 MHz

- 166.5250 MHz

## Luncheon Hill

- 167.4625 MHz

- 167.6125 MHz

- 167.7625 MHz

- 167.9125 MHz

- 168.0625 MHz

## Mt. Rumney

- 167.2375 MHz

- 167.3875 MHz

- 167.5375 MHz

## Mt. Rumney

- 416.2375 MHz

- 416.7375 MHz

- 417.2375 MHz

## Mt. Rumney

- 167.5875 MHz

- 167.8875 MHz

- 168.0375 MHz

## Bonneys Tier

- 421.2500 MHz

- 421.5000 MHz

- 421.7500 MHz

- 422.0000 MHz

- 422.1250 MHz

- 422.2500 MHz

- 422.3750 MHz

- 422.5000 MHz

## Mt Tanner, Flinders island

- 167.4750 MHz

- 167.6250 MHz

- 167.7750 MHz

- 167.9250 MHz

- 168.0750 MHz

## Deloraine

- 165.4500 MHz

- 165.6000 MHz

- 165.7500 MHz

- 165.9000 MHz

- 166.0500 MHz

- 166.2000 MHz

## Moonah

- 423.5375 MHz

- 423.7875 MHz

- 423.9125 MHz

- 424.0375 MHz

- 424.1625 MHz

- 424.2875 MHz

- 424.4125 MHz

- 424.5375 MHz

- 424.6625 MHz

- 424.7875 MHz

## Montumana

- 167.1000 MHz

- 167.2500 MHz

- 167.4000 MHz

- 167.5500 MHz

- 167.7000 MHz

- 167.8500 MHz

- 168.0000 MHz

## Cannells Hill, Huonville

- 167.3250 MHz

- 167.4750 MHz

- 167.6250 MHz

- 167.7750 MHz

- 167.9250 MHz

- 168.0750 MHz

## Richmond (Butchers Hill)

- 423.4500 MHz

- 423.7000 MHz

- 423.9500 MHz

- 424.0750 MHz

- 424.2000 MHz

- 424.3250 MHz

- 424.4500 MHz

- 424.5750 424.7000 MHz

## Triabunna

- 165.8000 MHz

- 165.9500 MHz

- 166.1000 MHz

- 166.2500 MHz

- 166.4000 MHz

- 166.5500 MHz

## Zeehan

- 165.7250 MHz

- 165.8750 MHz

- 166.0250 MHz

- 166.1750 MHz

- 166.3250 MHz

- 166.4750 MHz

## Mt Paul

- 165.4500 MHz

- 165.6000 MHz

- 165.7500 MHz

- 165.9000 MHz

- 166.0500 MHz

- 166.2000 MHz

## Sorell

- 421.2500 MHz

- 421.5000 MHz

- 421.6250 MHz

- 421.7500 MHz

- 421.8750 MHz

- 422.0000 MHz

- 422.1250 MHz

- 422.2500 MHz

- 422.3750 MHz

- 422.5000 MHz

## New Norfolk (Peppermint Hill)

- 421.2625 MHz

- 421.5125 MHz

- 421.6375 MHz

- 421.7625 MHz

- 421.8875 MHz

- 422.0125 MHz

- 422.1375 MHz

- 422.2625 MHz

- 422.3875 MHz

- 422.5125 MHz

## Cressey

- 167.0375 MHz

- 167.1875 MHz

- 167.3375 MHz

- 167.4875 MHz

- 167.6375 MHz

- 167.7875 MHz

## Rudds Hill Orford

- 165.8500 MHz

- 166.0000 MHz

- 166.1500 MHz

- 166.3000 MHz

- 166.4500 MHz

- 166.6000 MHz

## Gentle Annie

- 166.0875 MHz

- 166.2375 MHz

- 166.3875 MHz

- 166.5375 MHz

- 166.6875 MHz

## Bicheno

- 166.8250 MHz

- 166.9750 MHz

- 167.1250 MHz

- 167.2750 MHz

- 167.4250 MHz

- 167.5750 MHz

## Bare Top Hill

- 167.1500 MHz

- 167.3000 MHz

- 167.4500 MHz

- 167.6000 MHz

- 167.7500 MHz

- 167.9000 MHz

## Lake Pieman

- 165.9250 MHz

- 166.0750 MHz

- 165.2250 MHz

- 166.3750 MHz

- 166.5250 MHz

## South Bruny Island

- 165.4500 MHz

- 165.6000 MHz

- 165.7500 MHz

- 165.9000 MHz

- 166.0500 MHz

- 166.2000 MHz

## Western Bluff

- 167.4625 MHz

- 167.6125 MHz

- 167.7625 MHz

- 167.9125 MHz

- 168.0625 MHz

## Mt Read

- 165.2000 MHz

- 165.3500 MHz

- 166.1000 MHz

- 166.2500 MHz

- 166.4000 MHz

- 166.5500 MHz

## Mt Wedge

- 165.7250 MHz

- 165.8750 MHz

- 166.0250 MHz

- 166.1750 MHz

- 166.3250 MHz

- 166.4750 MHz

## Braddons Lookout

- 421.2875 MHz

- 421.5375 MHz

- 421.7875 MHz

- 422.0375 MHz

- 422.2875 MHz

- 422.4125 MHz

- 422.5375 MHz

## Waterfall Valley Hut Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

- 414.7125 MHz

## Bellevue Tier

- 166.0875 MHz

- 166.2375 MHz

- 166.3875 MHz

- 166.5375 MHz

- 166.6875 MHz

## Rosegarland

- 166.8875 MHz

- 167.0375 MHz

- 167.1875 MHz

- 167.3375 MHz

- 167.4875 MHz

- 167.6375 MHz

- 167.7875 MHz

## Windamere Hut Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

- 414.8375 MHz

## Blue Hill

- 167.5875 MHz

- 167.7375 MHz

- 167.8875 MHz

- 168.0375 MHz

- 168.1875 MHz

## Boronia Hill (Blackmans Bay)

- 421.2250 MHz

- 421.4750 MHz

- 421.6000 MHz

- 421.7250 MHz

- 421.8500 MHz

- 421.9750 MHz

- 422.1000 MHz

- 422.2250 MHz

- 422.3500 MHz

- 422.4750 MHz

## Bothwell

- 165.6500 MHz

- 165.9500 MHz

- 166.2500 MHz

- 166.4000 MHz

- 166.5500 MHz

## Brittons Swamp

- 165.4500 MHz

- 165.6000 MHz

- 165.7500 MHz

- 165.9000 MHz

- 166.0500 MHz

## Camdale

- 423.5375 MHz

- 423.7875 MHz

- 424.0375 MHz

- 424.2875 MHz

- 424.5375 MHz

- 424.6625 MHz

- 424.7875 MHz

## Coads Hill, Huon Valley

- 167.3500 MHz

- 167.5000 MHz

- 167.6500 MHz

- 167.8000 MHz

- 167.9500 MHz

- 168.1000 MHz

## Eaglehawk (Hawks Hills)

- 167.0375 MHz

- 167.1875 MHz

- 167.3375 MHz

- 167.4875 MHz

- 167.6375 MHz

- 167.7875 MHz

## Gagebrook

- 421.3250 MHz

- 421.5750 MHz

- 421.7000 MHz

- 421.8250 MHz

- 421.9500 MHz

- 422.0750 MHz

- 422.2000 MHz

- 422.3250 MHz

- 422.4500 MHz

- 422.5750 MHz

## Geeveston

- 165.5875 MHz

- 165.7375 MHz

- 165.8875 MHz

- 166.0375 MHz

- 166.1875 MHz

- 166.3375 MHz

## Gordon Dam

- 165.6500 MHz

- 165.9500 MHz

- 166.2500 MHz

- 166.4000 MHz

- 166.5500 MHz

## Gordons Hill

- 423.1875 MHz

- 423.4375 MHz

- 423.5625 MHz

- 423.6875 MHz

- 423.8125 MHz

- 423.9375 MHz

- 424.0625 MHz

- 424.1875 424.3125 424.4375 MHz

## Goshen

- 167.3750 MHz

- 167.5250 MHz

- 167.6750 MHz

- 167.8250 MHz

- 167.9750 MHz

- 168.1250 MHz

## Hamilton

- 166.9625 MHz

- 167.1125 MHz

- 167.2625 MHz

- 167.4125 MHz

- 167.5625 MHz

## Lemonthyme

- 166.0000 MHz

- 166.1500 MHz

- 166.3000 MHz

- 166.4500 MHz

- 166.6000 MHz

## Liena (Martha Creek Hill)

- 166.9625 MHz

- 167.1125 MHz

- 167.2625 MHz

- 167.4125 MHz

- 167.5625 MHz

## Marrawah

- 167.1875 MHz

- 167.3375 MHz

- 167.4875 MHz

- 167.6375 MHz

- 167.7875 MHz

## Maydena (Abbotts Lookout)

- 167.1500 MHz

- 167.3000 MHz

- 167.4500 MHz

- 167.6000 MHz

- 167.7500 MHz

- 167.9000 MHz

## Mole Creek

- 167.2375 MHz

- 167.3875 MHz

- 167.5375 MHz

- 167.6875 MHz

- 167.8375 MHz

- 167.9875 MHz

## Mt Augusta (Ross)

- 165.8625 MHz

- 166.0125 MHz

- 166.1625 MHz

- 166.3125 MHz

- 166.4625 MHz

- 166.6125 MHz

## Musselroe Bay

- 165.8625 MHz

- 166.0125 MHz

- 166.1625 MHz

- 166.3125 MHz

- 166.4625 MHz

## North Bruny Island

- 167.3750 MHz

- 167.5250 MHz

- 167.6750 MHz

- 167.8250 MHz

- 167.9750 MHz

- 168.1250 MHz

## Nubeena

- 167.1500 MHz

- 167.3000 MHz

- 167.4500 MHz

- 167.6000 MHz

- 167.7500 MHz

- 167.9000 MHz

## Pencil Pine

- 167.1875 MHz

- 167.3375 MHz

- 167.4875 MHz

- 167.6375 MHz

- 167.7875 MHz

## Preston

- 167.3000 MHz

- 167.4500 MHz

- 167.6000 MHz

- 167.7500 MHz

- 167.9000 MHz

## Queenstown (Hill behind Silver Hills Hotel)

- 165.4500 MHz

- 165.6000 MHz

- 165.7500 MHz

- 165.9000 MHz

- 166.2000 MHz

- 166.3500 MHz

## Railton

- 167.1000 MHz

- 167.2500 MHz

- 167.4000 MHz

- 167.5500 MHz

- 167.7000 MHz

- 167.8500 MHz

## Reynolds Neck

- 167.4750 MHz

- 167.6250 MHz

- 167.7750 MHz

- 167.9250 MHz

- 168.0750 MHz

## Ridgley

- 165.6250 MHz

- 165.7750 MHz

- 165.9250 MHz

- 166.0750 MHz

- 166.2250 MHz

- 166.3750 MHz

- 166.5250 MHz

## Savage River Mine

- 166.0000 MHz

- 166.1500 MHz

- 166.3000 MHz

- 166.4500 MHz

- 166.6000 MHz

## Sheffield

- 167.4375 MHz

- 167.5875 MHz

- 167.7375 MHz

- 167.8875 MHz

- 168.0375 MHz

- 168.1875 MHz

## Southwest National Park (Melaleuca Hut)

- 414.8375 MHz

## Swansea

- 165.7250 MHz

- 165.8750 MHz

- 166.0250 MHz

- 166.1750 MHz

- 166.3250 MHz

- 166.4750 MHz

## Tasman National Park (Munro Bright Hut)

- 414.7125 MHz

## Tasman National Park (Retakuna Hut)

- 414.8375 MHz

## Tooms Lake

- 167.3750 MHz

- 167.5250 MHz

- 167.6750 MHz

- 167.8250 MHz

- 167.9750 MHz

## West Takone

- 166.8250 MHz

- 166.9750 MHz

- 167.1250 MHz

- 167.2750 MHz

- 167.4250 MHz

- 167.5750 MHz

## Wilmot

- 165.3125 MHz

- 165.4625 MHz

- 165.6125 MHz

- 165.7625 MHz

- 165.9125 MHz

- 166.0625 MHz

Features I love on my Uniden UBCD436PT Radio Scanner

The Uniden UBCD436PT is a radio scanner that can be used in a fairly traditional way, load some frequencies, select a system and listen. But that is not really how I use it.

For me, the UBCD436PT is much more interesting as a radio investigation and signal-hunting tool. Its combination of Discovery Mode, recording, System Analyser functions, band searching and digital mode decoding makes it useful for finding and understanding signals rather than simply listening to known channels.

I spend a lot of time looking for signals I don't already know about, identifying what systems are in use, working out what digital modes are being used and then documenting what I find. The 436PT fits that style of scanning very well.

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Discovery Mode

One of the features I find particularly useful is Discovery Mode.

Instead of relying entirely on a pre-programmed frequency database, Discovery Mode allows the scanner to monitor a range of frequencies and identify activity that may otherwise be missed.

This suits the way I scan. I don't necessarily want to sit down and program hundreds of frequencies before I start investigating an area. Sometimes I want to ask a much simpler question:

"What is actually transmitting here?"

Discovery Mode gives me a way of doing that. It can be particularly useful when investigating services where I know the general frequency range but don't know exactly what frequencies are active. I can let the scanner work through the range, identify activity and then investigate the signals that are found.

For someone who enjoys the hunt as much as the listening, this is a very useful feature.

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The Recorder Changes How I Scan

The built-in recording capability is another feature that I find extremely useful.

Normally, scanning is very much a "you heard it, or you missed it" hobby. That can be frustrating when something interesting happens while you're away from the radio.

With recording, I can leave the scanner monitoring and come back later to review what happened. This is particularly useful for my style of scanning because I am often interested in identifying signals and documenting them, rather than simply listening to conversations in real time.

If I hear something interesting, I can go back to the recording and listen again. That means I can concentrate on the signal itself rather than frantically trying to remember a callsign, frequency or piece of information that I heard five minutes earlier.

It also makes the scanner much more useful for experimentation. I can monitor a band, record the activity and then review the results later when I have more time.

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System Analyser

The System Analyser functionality is another feature that makes the 436PT stand out for me. When investigating trunked radio systems, I am interested in more than simply hearing voice traffic. I want to understand how the system is operating.

System analysis can provide useful information about the activity occurring on a trunked system and helps turn the scanner from a simple receiver into an investigative tool.

This is particularly useful when I am investigating systems such as the TASGRN. Rather than simply adding a system to the scanner and listening to whatever happens to come through, I can use the scanner to investigate the system itself.

For me, that is a major difference.

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Searching the Bands

One of the things I enjoy most about scanning is searching. The 436PT is very capable in this area. I can search sections of the VHF and UHF spectrum looking for activity without having to know the exact frequencies beforehand.

This is particularly useful for:

• Finding new frequencies
• Checking whether an allocation is actually being used
• Looking for local services
• Investigating businesses
• Finding amateur activity
• Looking for digital signals
• Checking frequency allocations
• Investigating unidentified transmissions

This is where the scanner becomes a radio receiver rather than simply a database of frequencies. I'll often start with a general search and then narrow things down once I find something interesting.

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Decoding Digital Modes

Digital radio has changed scanning considerably. A signal that once would have sounded like nothing more than digital noise can now potentially be identified and decoded by the scanner.

The UBCD436PT supports digital formats including DMR and NXDN, which makes it considerably more useful for modern signal hunting. This is important because the radio spectrum around me contains a mixture of analogue and digital systems.

I don't want to have one radio for analogue, another for DMR and another for NXDN if I can avoid it. Having those capabilities in the one scanner makes investigating unknown signals considerably easier.

I can search a frequency, identify that it is digital, and then start investigating what type of system and users I am dealing with.

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How I Actually Use It

My use of the 436PT is probably a little different from the typical scanner user.

I don't see it as simply:

Turn scanner on → select favourite system → listen.

My workflow is more like:

Search → Find → Identify → Decode → Record → Investigate → Document

I'll search a frequency range looking for activity. Once I find something interesting, I'll try to establish what it is. Is it analogue? DMR? NXDN? Part of a trunked system?

Once I've identified the signal, I can record it, investigate it further and add the information to my own records.

That makes the 436PT particularly useful alongside the other tools I use for logging and documenting radio activity.

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Why I Like It

The biggest advantage of the UBCD436PT for me isn't any single feature.

It is the way the features work together.

Discovery Mode helps me find things.

Band searching lets me investigate spectrum that I don't already understand.

Digital decoding helps identify modern radio systems.

System Analyser helps me investigate trunked systems.

Recording lets me go back and review what I found.

Together, these features make the scanner useful for something much broader than conventional scanning. It becomes a signal investigation platform.

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Is It Perfect?

No. Like any scanner, there are things that could be better.

The user interface isn't always the most intuitive, and getting the most out of the radio requires spending some time learning how its various functions work.

There is also a difference between having a feature and having the knowledge to use it effectively. For example, simply having DMR or NXDN decoding doesn't automatically tell you what a mysterious digital signal is. You still need to investigate, understand the technology and work out what you are actually receiving.

But I don't see that as a major weakness. For me, that investigation is part of the hobby.

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The Verdict

The UBCD436PT is a particularly interesting scanner for anyone who wants to go beyond simply listening to programmed frequencies.

For conventional scanning, it does the job. But where it really becomes interesting is when you start looking for signals rather than waiting for them to appear.

Discovery Mode, recording, System Analyser, band searching and digital decoding all support that style of operation.

For me, the UBCD436PT isn't just another scanner sitting on the desk. It's a tool for exploring the radio spectrum, finding things I didn't know were there, working out what they are and recording what I discover, that's what makes it such a useful addition to my radio monitoring setup.

Sensitivity vs Selectivity for a Radio Scanning Beginner

When you first get into radio scanning, one of the first things you tend to look for in a scanner is sensitivity.You want a receiver that can hear weak signals.

That makes sense. After all, what's the point of having a scanner that can't hear the transmissions you're interested in? But there is another specification that is just as important, and often overlooked: Selectivity.

Sensitivity and selectivity are related, but they solve two very different problems. Understanding the difference can make a huge difference to how well your scanner performs, particularly if you live in an area with lots of radio activity.

What is sensitivity?

In simple terms, sensitivity is how well a receiver can hear a weak signal.

A highly sensitive receiver can receive a signal that is very weak at the antenna. Imagine you're standing outside and someone is talking to you from 100 metres away. A sensitive receiver is like having very good hearing. It can still hear that person when they're speaking quietly.

For radio, sensitivity is normally expressed as the minimum signal level required for the receiver to produce a usable signal.

For example, you might see a specification such as: 0.3 µV for 12 dB SINAD

The lower the required signal level, generally speaking, the more sensitive the receiver is.

This is where things get interesting. It is easy to assume:

More sensitivity = better scanner.

Not necessarily. A scanner doesn't operate in isolation. Your antenna is receiving everything around you. If you live somewhere with lots of strong radio transmitters, your receiver may actually have too much to deal with.

This is where selectivity becomes important.

What is selectivity?

Selectivity is the receiver's ability to receive the signal you want while rejecting signals you don't want.

Think of it like trying to listen to one person in a crowded room. Sensitivity is how good your hearing is. Selectivity is your ability to concentrate on one person's voice while ignoring everyone else. A receiver with good selectivity can separate closely spaced signals and reject unwanted signals outside the channel you're listening to.

Imagine you're monitoring a local radio network. The signal you're interested in is relatively weak. Nearby, however, you have a powerful transmitter that is many times stronger.

You need a scanner that can:

1. Detect the weak signal.
2. Tune accurately to it.
3. Filter out signals outside the channel.
4. Handle the strong nearby transmitter without becoming overloaded.
5. Produce clean, usable audio.

That's much more complicated than simply asking:

"How sensitive is this scanner?"

The best scanning setup isn't necessarily the one that hears the most RF. It's the one that hears the signals you actually want to hear, clearly and reliably.

And once you understand that, you start looking at scanners, antennas and filters a little differently. That's when radio scanning starts becoming less about simply buying equipment and more about understanding how the RF environment around you actually works.

Why Every Radio Operator Should Have a Radio Go Kit Ready to Go

One of the things I have learned from years of playing around with radios is that you rarely need a go kit when everything is going according to plan. You need it when something changes, and when that happens, the last thing you want to be doing is standing in front of a pile of radios, batteries, cables and accessories trying to remember what you need.

That is why I think every radio hobbyist should have at least one radio go kit that is completely assembled, charged and ready to leave the house at a moment's notice. Not packed when you need it. Packed before you need it.

My reminder came from an unexpected hospital admission. Recently, I found myself in the situation of being unexpectedly admitted to hospital. 

One of the things I wanted was my radio gear. Not because I was expecting to do anything particularly exciting with it. I simply knew that having something familiar to listen to would give me something to do and would make an unfamiliar situation a little more comfortable.

The problem was that I wasn't in a position to pack it myself.
That meant I needed someone else to collect it from home.
And suddenly I had to explain what to bring.
Which radio?
Which aerial?
Which charger?
Which cable?
What headphones?
What batteries?
Where was everything?

None of this was particularly difficult when I was sitting at home with access to all of my equipment. It becomes a very different problem when you're somewhere else, you're unwell, you're stressed, and somebody who doesn't know your equipment is standing at home asking: "What exactly do you want me to bring?"

That experience reinforced something I had already suspected:
A go kit isn't just about being prepared for an emergency. It's about removing decisions when you don't have the time or ability to make them.

A go kit should be grab-and-go. For me, a good go kit isn't necessarily a huge Pelican case containing every piece of radio equipment I own, in fact, I think the opposite can be more useful.
The idea is to have a self-contained kit containing the equipment you are most likely to need.
For a monitoring setup, that might be:
* Scanner or receiver
* Spare batteries or battery pack
* Charging cable and mains charger
* Suitable antenna
* Earphones/headphones
* Small notebook and pen
* Memory card if the radio uses one

Everything should have a place and everything should be identifiable.
And, most importantly, someone else should be able to pick up the case and understand what it is.

The key is to make sure that everything required is inside. That removes the need for somebody to understand your hobby.
They don't need to know the difference between a BCD436PT and a BCD325P2, They don't need to know which antenna works best.
They just need to know: Take this box.

An unexpected hospital admission is just one example.
There are plenty of situations where having your equipment ready can make a huge difference.
- Going away unexpectedly:
You might suddenly need to travel. It could be for work, a family situation, helping somebody out, or simply an unexpected overnight stay somewhere.
If your radio kit is already packed, there's nothing to think about. Grab the case and go.

- Evacuating your home:
This is one of the more serious scenarios. Fire, flood, storm damage or another emergency can mean you have very little time to leave.
You probably won't have time to decide which radio you want, find a charged battery, locate your programming cable and hunt around for headphones. A prepared kit means that equipment can become part of your existing emergency preparations. It doesn't need to be your priority during an evacuation, of course. But if you have time to grab it, it's ready.

- Power outages:
A good portable monitoring setup can be useful during an extended power outage. Having the radio, batteries, charging options and accessories together means you aren't searching through drawers in the dark trying to work out which cable belongs to which device. A go kit can also be designed around USB power banks, vehicle charging or other backup power options.

- Travelling:
Even when I'm travelling for something completely unrelated to radio, I like knowing that my portable equipment is ready. 

- Radio events and field days:
Not every emergency is an emergency. Sometimes you simply get an opportunity. Someone might message you about a radio event, field day, special activation or an afternoon of radio monitoring. If your kit is already prepared, you can take advantage of the opportunity without spending half an hour deciding what equipment you need.

Having a radio go kit packed and ready to go, helps to ensure you are ready to go at a moments notice and that in the event that somebody else needs to grab this, it also reduces the stress on them.

Loggings - 24/09/2206

RadioFreakDB Export

Generated: 25/09/2026, 1:49:50 pm

Frequency	Callsign	Mode	Service
73.13	B W MANION	FM	Business
118.7	TOWER-LTON	AM	Airband
123.45	AIR SIMP	AM	Airband
123.8	ATC-LTON APPROACH	AM	Airband
123.95	FIA-NW	AM	AirBand
126.5	ATC-NORTH	AM	Airband
126.7	CTAF	AM	Airband
129.5	QANTAS	AM	Airband
130.35	VELOCITY	AM	Airband
146.4	VK7RAA INPUT	FM	Amateur Radio
146.500	2M HAM Simplex	FM	Amateur Radio
147.000	VK7RAA 2M Repeater	FM	Amateur Radio
151.4	TRAFFIC LIGHTS	Data	Business
156.425	MARINE WEATHER	FM	Marine
156.6	MARINE VHF 12	FM	Marine
156.7	MARINE VHF 14	FM	Marine
157.9	BORAL - INPUT	FM	Business
162.15	TASRAIL	FM	TasRail
162.500	BORAL	FM	Business
162.525	TASRAIL	FM	TasRail
162.6	TASRAIL-DAZZLER	FM	TasRail
162.6125	TASRAIL MT ARTHUR	FM	TasRail
438.4125	VK7RJG(D)	DMR	Amateur Radio
438.550	VK7RJG 70CM Repeater	FM	Amateur Radio
462.075	TASPORTS	FM	Business
462.325	SPOTLIGHT LAUNCESTON	FM	Business
463.025	LCC QVMAG(D)	NXDN	Councils
464.275	METRO ABLES	FM	Business
464.375	METRO FREELANDS	FM	Business
471.7	PFEIFFER CRANES	FM	Business
473.500	TASRAIL UHF	FM	TasRail
474.225	TECS	FM	Business
474.775	UNI SECURITY (DMR)	DMR	Business
476.425	UHF CB CH 1	FM	UHF CB
476.450	UHF CB 02	FM	UHF CB
476.525	UHF CB CH 5		UHF CB
476.6625	UHF CB CH 50		UHF CB
476.7	UHF CB CH 12	FM	UHF CB
476.725	UHF CB CH 13		UHF CB
476.850	UHF CB 18 (TIP)	FM	UHF CB
476.9	UHF CB CH 20	FM	UHF CB
476.95	UHF CB CH 22	FM	UHF CB
476.975	UHF CB CH 23		UHF CB
477.025	UHF CB CH 25	FM	UHF CB
477.075	UHF CB CH 27	FM	UHF CB
477.175	UHF CB CH 31		UHF CB
477.2	UHF CB CH 32	FM	UHF CB
477.225	UHF CB CH 33	FM	UHF CB
477.3	UHF CB CH 36		UHF CB
477.325	UHF CB CH 37	FM	UHF CB
477.375	UHF CB CH 39	FM	UHF CB
477.4	UHF CB CH 40	FM	UHF CB
477.4125	UHF CB CH 80	FM	UHF CB
494.925	LAUNCESTON AQUATIC CENTRE	FM	Councils
509.8875	UHF SIMPLEX	FM	Business

Exported from RadioFreakDB by VK7AAL

Daily Carry Radio Case – September 2026

One of the things I have been working on recently is improving my portable radio monitoring setup, mostly due to my new Uniden UBCD436PT handheld being a bit larger than my previous radio. 

I have always liked the idea of being able to throw a scanner in a backpack and head out without having to think too much about protecting it, carrying accessories or setting everything up once I arrive. My previous case worked reasonably well, but it had one major limitation: the scanner really needed to be removed from the case to be used properly.

With summer approaching here in Tasmania, and with plans to get out and about more, I decided it was time for a rethink.

For the new setup I have used a Plano Guide Series 37410 Deep Waterproof Stowaway Tackle Tray. It might seem like an unusual choice for a radio case, but it actually works extremely well.

The Plano is designed as a waterproof tackle tray and uses a Dri-Loc O-ring seal and three latches to provide protection against water ingress. The 37410 is also a relatively deep case, giving me enough room to build something more useful than simply a storage box.

Rather than starting from scratch, I reused the foam from my previous radio case. This allowed me to create a custom layout around the equipment I actually carry.

The centrepiece of the case is my Uniden UBCD436PT. The important difference with this setup is that I can use the radio while it is still in the case. That changes the case from simply being somewhere to store the scanner into a portable monitoring station. I can put the case into my backpack, connect the required accessories and run the 436PT while I am out walking or exploring.

The 436PT's search and Close Call functions make this particularly useful for the sort of monitoring I enjoy doing. Rather than sitting at home scanning a fixed list of frequencies, I can take the receiver with me and see what I can find in the environment around me.

Another reason I wanted the 436PT in this setup is its recording capability. For me, that is a big part of the appeal of portable monitoring.  With the scanner operating inside the case, I can leave it running while I am moving around and review interesting traffic later. That fits nicely with the way I log radio activity. I don't necessarily want to stop what I am doing every time something interesting happens. Being able to record the session means I can concentrate on exploring and then go back through anything interesting afterwards. It also gives me another way of building up information for my radio logging and monitoring projects.

I have also added a smaller case specifically for the little things that otherwise tend to disappear into the bottom of a backpack.

This contains things such as:

• Adaptors
• Earphones
• Small cables
• Other radio accessories

Keeping these items separate makes the main case much easier to manage.

One of the other benefits of the new layout is that I can also carry a 2 metre/70 centimetre amateur handheld radio. This is particularly useful when I am heading somewhere more remote. Although the primary purpose of the setup is radio monitoring, having an amateur handheld with me provides an additional means of communication when I am away from built-up areas.

Heading into summer, I expect to spend more time out and about.

That could mean heading into the bush, visiting different locations around Tasmania, doing some radio exploring or simply taking the scanner along when I am somewhere I haven't monitored before.

The equipment is protected, the accessories are organised and the scanner is ready to operate. This is a relatively simple change, but it has lifted my portable monitoring setup to a new level.

My old case was primarily about protecting and carrying a scanner. The new case is about taking a working monitoring station with me.

The combination of the UBCD436PT, recording, Close Call and search modes, accessories, and an amateur 2m/70cm handheld gives me a compact setup that can cover quite a few different situations.

And because it all fits into a backpack, I am much more likely to actually take it with me. For me, that is ultimately what makes a good portable radio setup: not having the most equipment, but having a setup that is convenient enough that you actually use it.

With summer approaching, I'm looking forward to putting this one to work.

Scanner Software Links

https://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/Unidenman4/BCDx36HPSentinel 

https://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/HomePatrol/HomePatrolSentinel 

https://www.proscan.org/ 

https://whistlergroup.com/pages/trx-1-downloads-1

https://whistlergroup.com/pages/trx-2-downloads-1

https://whistlergroup.com/pages/ws1040-downloads-1

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https://whistlergroup.com/pages/legacy-downloads

https://whistlergroup.com/pages/trx-1e-internationaldownloads

https://whistlergroup.com/pages/trx-2e-internationaldownloads

https://www.uniden.info/download/index.cfms=BEARTRACKER+885 

https://psredit.com/

 https://www.butel.nl/shop/us/content/17-softwaredemo-downloads

UBCD3600XLT EU, SDS100E EU, SDS200E EU. https://unidenholdings.jp/en/business/wireless

For Sale / Wanted to Buy

At times I will have radios and radio related items for sale or that I am looking to buy, I will list these here.
Please use the contact me form on the righthand side to message me about these.
Last Updated - 25/09/2026

For Sale:

Uniden BCD325P2 - $400

Uniden BCD325PT (US Version) in great, very clean condition with DMR and NXDN updates applied.
Includes: Original box with original antenna, belt clip and user manual.

ToolPRO Safe Case Extra Small - $15

No case foam included. 230 x 190 x 110mm.

Wanted to Buy:

Icom R3 / R6

Yaesu VR120D