NSW Rescue Helicopters
Rescue
helicopters can be heard on a daily basis as they fly around our state.
Crews are
mainly heard talking to MRU on the Government Radio Network (GRN) on talk group
10301. However, they are often heard on other local ambulance and police
channels.
MRU – Medical Retrieval Unit, St George Hospital
Sydney Rescue Base – Hanger 30
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Call sign |
Rego |
Type |
Base |
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Rescue 21 |
VH-SYB |
Eurocopter EC 145 |
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Rescue 22 |
VH-EPH |
|
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Rescue 23 |
VH-SYV |
|
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Rescue 24 |
VH-SYZ |
|
|
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Rescue 26 |
VH-SYJ |
|
|
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Careflight 3 |
VH-BIF |
BK 117 |
Westmead |
|
Careflight HIRT 2 |
VH-IME |
BK 117 |
Currently out of area |
|
Careflight HIRT 1 |
VH-IAG |
|
Currently out of area |
|
Childflight 2 |
VH-ECQ |
Eurocopter Dauphin |
Westmead |
|
Childflight |
VH-BKZ |
MBB BK117 |
Westmead |
|
Southcare 1 |
VH-NSC |
|
|
|
Westpac 1 |
VH-HRS |
|
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Westpac 2 |
VH-HRR |
|
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Westpac 3 |
VH-HRT |
|
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Westpac 4 |
VH-WSR |
Bell 412 |
Tamworth |
|
Lifesaver (used for
training) |
VH-NRL |
Eurocopter Dauphin |
Lismore |
|
Lifesaver 3 |
VH-SLU |
|
|
|
Lifesaver 2 |
VH-LRH |
Eurocopter Dauphin |
Lismore |
|
Lifesaver 1 |
VH-SLA |
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Lifesaver 4 |
VH-LRC |
Eurocopter Dauphin |
Lismore |
Other frequencies to monitor include –
484.950
Westpac
131.600
Polair
469.425
Polair
132.750
Air
Ambulance
156.475 Rescue 26, winching ops, (VHF marine channel
69)
467.675
helicopter
simplex, used when winching etc
The following call signs can be heard on the
Air Ambulance channel mentioned above
|
VH-AMR |
VH-AMS |
VH-MVS |
VH-MSH |
VH-MSM |
VH-MSU |
VH-MSZ |
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VH-MVJ |
VH-MVL |
VH-MWZ |
VH-MWX |
VH-MWU |
VH-MVY |
|
A fellow
enthusiast supplied the following information of aircraft being used around the
The
following aircraft can be heard on
|
Call sign |
Rego |
Type |
Base |
|
Careflight 230 |
VH-XCW |
|
Gold Coast / Toowoomba |
|
Careflight 599 |
VH-XCF |
|
Gold Coast |
please email me at lakescanslist@netspace.net.au with any additions or alterations that you
may have
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G.Luxton 2011