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Frequency Usage in New Zealand


Someone somewhere asked for help finding the New Zealand police
frequencies....

                     The New Zealand Scanning Guide.

              Original version by Richard Rowntree, ZL1BOK
          Com-Centre, 195 New Windsor Rd, Auckland, New Zealand

           Authorised posting for computer based distribution
        By Graeme Williams (graeme.williams@powerlink.iconz.co.nz)

Revision 1.1 (06 October 1995)

Users:              Frequency range:         Search step:   Mode:
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Police VHF          75.200   - 76.400        12.5 Khz       NFM
Police UHF          485.200  - 488.200       25 Khz         NFM
Fire Service        106.7625 - 106.9625      25 Khz         AM
Ambulance           141.300  - 141.600       12.5 Khz       NFM
ES Band             138.000  - 144.000       12.5 Khz       NFM
A Band R/T          81.000   - 84.100        12.5 Khz       NFM
B Band R/T          104.9875 - 107.9875      12.5 Khz       AM
C Band R/T          455.300  - 458.350       25 Khz         NFM
D Band R/T          461.800  - 464.550       25 Khz         NFM
E Band R/T          151.000  - 153.400       25 Khz         AM/NFM
F Band R/T          478.000  - 482.000       25 Khz         NFM
F Band R/T          484.000  - 487.975       25 Khz         NFM
Aircraft            118.000  - 136.000       100 Khz        AM
Marine VHF          156.000  - 162.025       25 Khz         NFM
Amateurs 2m         144.000  - 148.000       25 Khz         ALL
Amateurs 70cm       430.000  - 440.000       25 Khz         ALL
Trunking            414.000  - 418.000       12.5 Khz       NFM
Trunking TS Band    851.000  - 864.000       12.5 Khz       NFM
C.B. HF             26.330   - 26.770        10, 25 Khz     AM SSB
C.B. UHF            477.000  - 478.000       10, 25 Khz     NFM
Cellular output     870.000  - 890.000       30 Khz         NFM
Cellular input      825.000  - 845.000       30 Khz         NFM


Notes: o  Police VHF is used by mobile patrols
       o  Police UHF is primarily hand-helds, and linked to VHF
          repeaters
       o  ES Band is exclusive to emergency service simplex/repeaters
       o  B Band is to become obsolete for FM broadcast radio
       o  Use 10 Khz steps if 30 Khz steps are not available for
          cellular
       o  Fire also use: 455.0625, 457.3000, 455.1375, 457.4000,
          459.6375


POLICE RADIO CODES

THE "10" CODES:

10/1 ALL UNITS            10/6 CHANGE CHANNEL
10/2 ON THE WAY           10/7 ATTENDING
10/3 FREE                 10/8 BASE
10/4 REPEAT               10/9 URGENT
10/5 OFF FOR 5 MIN        10/0 FINISHED FOR DAY
                          10/10  MAN DOWN


JOB RESULT CODES:

K/1 SETTLED               K/6 OFFENCE REPORT
K/2 NOBODY HOME           K/7 LEFT TO SPECIAL
K/3 NO OFFENCE            K/8 BACK UP ONLY
K/4 CAUTIONED             K/9 ARREST
K/5 REPORTED              K/0 TASK ONLY


JOB/STATUS CODES:

Incident               Services

1A Alarm                 2A Advise of death etc
1B Bomb                  2K Found property
1C Suspicious            2L Lost property
1D Domestic              2M Missing person
1F Fire                  2P Public relations
1P Insecure premises     2S Summons
1S Sudden death          2W Warrant
1X Suicide
1K Drunk
1M Psychiatric

Preventive             Tasks

3F Foot patrol           4C Paperwork
3H Bar/Hotel             4F Finger printing
3R Road block            4M Meal break
3T Stop persons/car      4L Lift
3W Observations          4Q Enquiries
                         4S Service car/petrol/LPG
                         4U Lockup
                         4B Mortuary work


Fire Service Radio Codes

1.  STATUS

K0        Not available
K1        Proceeding to incident
K2        In attendance at incident
K3        On RT outside normal turnout
K4        On RT inside normal turnout area
K5        On RT (UHF)
K6        On telepager
K7        At normal station
K8        At residence
K9        Off RT - state location
KE        Unable to proceed (state reason ).
          (Spoken as "kay echo")

2.  SUPPORTING SERVICES REQUIRED

K11       Ambulance required (suffix number injured and injuries)
K12       Electrical Authority required (state reason)
K13       Gas Authority required (state reason)
K14       Police required (state reason)
K14-1     Police required urgently (reason not appropriate for RT
          transmission)
K15       Transport or Traffic Officer  required
K16       Water Authority required (state reason)
K17       Fire Safety Officer required
K17-1     Technical Liaison Officer required
K18       Dangerous Goods Inspector required
K19       Canteen or refreshments required

3.  APPLIANCE MOVEMENTS

K22       Is your appliance available for further call?
K22-1     Appliance available to respond to further call (state
          location including District)
K22-2     Have you any appliances that can be released?
K25       Proceed to, and standby at ........... (location)
K25-1     Appliance standing by awaiting instructions at
          .............. (location)
K26       Appliance will be engaged at incident for..........(time)
K26-1     Appliance still engaged no additional developments
K28       Appliance is to return to station (only to be used by
          control room)
K28-1     Return other responding appliances

4.  RADIO PROCEDURE

K31       Request permission to leave RT unattended (fires and
          standbys)
K32       On radio test - how do you receive ?
K33       Radio test received satisfactorily
K34       Repeat your message
K35       Verify address of call
K35-1     Request street map reference
K36       Contact control room by telephone
K37-Simplex    Change/changing to channel Simplex
K38       Associate Officer to Incident  (state incident address)
K39       Retransmit your current status (MSU or verbal)

5.  FIREGROUND

K41       Fatality (indicate number with suffix)
K42       Fire Service personnel critically injured, trapped or
          fatality
K43       All available manpower fully  utilised
K44       Command Point established (OIC and location )
K44-1     Command Point reverting to appliance mobile (state
          location)
K45       Command responsibility change
K46-1     Stop Message - False Alarm Good intent
K46-2     Stop Message - False Alarm Accidental
K46-3     Stop Message - False Alarm Defective Apparatus
K46-4     Stop Message - False Alarm Malicious
K47       Stop Message - Message unchanged from informative
K48       Stop Message - Details to follow

6. ARRIVAL MESSAGES

K55       First appliance in attendance  - special service incident
K66       First appliance in attendance  - non-property fire
K77       First appliance in attendance  - nothing showing
          investigating further
K88       First appliance in attendance  - property fire apparently
          small
K99       First appliance in attendance  - property fire well
  involved


Regards, Graeme Williams



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