Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Guide to Radio Scanning in LauncestonTasmania September 2025 – Version 3

The radio scanning scene in Launceston Tasmania is changing, with a number of users leaving the bands for other communication methods, such as mobile phones, data terminals or using UHF CB. A new shared radio network for all government radio users (TASGRN) has been deployed and is now fully in use by a large number of government radio user, some of these used to be very active on VHF Mid Band frequencies, this has also changed the nature of what can be scanned.


Tas Fire Service / Ambulance Tasmania / Tasmanian Police / SES: All on the new TASGRN, 100% Encrypted. You can’t scan them.


VHF Airband: Very active across the state. Best frequencies:

118.1

TOWER-HOBART

118.7

TOWER-LTON

121.5

AIR EMERGENCY

123.45

AIR SIMP

123.8

ATC-LTON APPROACH

126.4

HELI RESOURCES

126.5

ATC-LTON

126.7

CTAF

127.3

CTAF-GT

127.475

SHARP AIRLINES

129.5

QANTAS

130.125

JETSTAR-HOBART

130.225

JETSTAR-LTON

130.35

VELOCITY

136.125

JETSTAR

136.55

VELOCITY



Amateur Radio: Active at times, some use of DMR and other digital modes.

29.6

10M HAM SIMP

53.875

VK7RAA 6M

145.025

2M HAM SIMP

146.4

VK7RAA Input

146.45

2H HAM SIMP

146.5

2M HAM SIMP

146.575

2M IRLP

147

VK7RAA-MTARTHUR

438.05

VK7RBH-BENLOMOND

438.425

VK7RJG-DMR

438.55

VK7RJG-MTARTHUR

439.775

VK7RDR-DAZZLER

439.925

NTARC


CB Radio: Both 27MHz and UHF CB are active. 27MHz is mostly hobby use, UHF CB is a mix of hobby and business use.

Business: A mix of VHF and UHF frequencies. Mostly FM, some use of DMR. Some DMR is encrypted. VHF Midband (70-80MHZ) is mostly dead now.

72.275

LES WALKDEN

73.13

B W MANION

75.59

BEAMS BROS

161.075

ARTEC

162.475

BORAL-DAZZLER

162.5

BORAL-MT ARTHUR

412.775

DEPT JUSTICE

413.1

LC STAFF

462.4375

RADIO WAREHOUSE

464.275

METRO ABLES

464.375

METRO FREELANDS

465.4

MARCOM WATSON

467.175

TECS

469.7

UHF RENTAL

471.3

BOAGS

471.525

BASIN CHAIR LIFT

471.7

PFRIFER CRANES

472.225

BOAGS

474.125

WARREN J SPEERS

474.225

VEC CONSTRUCTION

474.85

TRANSPORT INSP

474.925

PFEIFFER CRANES

475.05

MCDERMOTT BUSES

484.8

BOAGS

485.25

MARCOM WATSON

488.55

MARCOM WATSON

488.7

TECS

509.9375

CSE CROSS COM




TasRail: Active 24/7. Statewide VHF network with UHF for local operations.

157.5375

TASRAIL VHF SIMP

157.575

TASRAIL SIMP VHF

157.625

TASRAIL VHF SIMP

157.775

TASRAIL VHF SIMP

158

TASRAIL SIMP VHF

162.6

TASRAIL-DAZZLER

162.6125

TASRAIL-MTARTHUR

473.4

TASRAIL SIMP UHF

473.5

TASRAIL SIMP UHF

 

Councils: Mix of FM and DMR.

78.0125

WTC WORKS

78.55

GT COUNCIL

163.025

LCC MT ARTHUR(D)

163.075

LCC FREELANDS(D)

163.475

LCC FREELANDS(D)

163.575

LCC MT ARTHUR(D)

463.025

LCC QVMAG(D)

474.375

LCC PARKING(D)

494.925

LCC SWIMMING


UHF Headsets: A number of business now use UHF headsets for in store communication, these are very short range but are also very interesting to listen to.

450.275

JB HIFI

450.35

ANNANCONDA LTON

462.0125

MYER

462.05

HARRIS SCARFE

462.05

BUNNINGS

462.1

OFFICEWORKS

462.225

OFFICEWORKS

462.25

KMART LTON

462.275

SUPERCHEAP LTON

462.325

SPOTLIGHT

462.3875

DAN MURPHYS

462.4125

BCF LAUNCESTON

462.45

PETER ALEXANDER

462.4875

GOOD GUYS

463.4

TARGET LTON

465.3125

TARGET MOWBRAY

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