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• Victoria Police Rural & Regional Communications Goes Encrypted

  By VicRadio Zone on 21 Nov, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Victoria Police rural communications have now successfully migrated to encrypted communications on the Regional Mobile Radio (RMR) Network as of Tuesday 20th November, 2018. For those still not aware the RMR Network is a VHF P25 trunk system interlaced with… Read More ›

• Uniden Australia Scanner Upgrade Program

  By VicRadio Zone on 17 Aug, 2018 • ( 13 )

  

  Uniden Australia have officially launched their Scanner Upgrade project for the UBCD436-PT and UBCD536-PT series of scanners. A few weeks ago an upgrade site appeared for a brief period of time before being removed. There were a few lucky folks… Read More ›

• A brief look at the new Uniden SDS100 Bearcat

  By VicRadio Zone on 28 Jul, 2018 • ( 8 )

  

  So a few weeks ago being the impatient sort of chap I am I purchased one of the new Uniden SDS100 Bearcat scanners. Now I’m going to tempt fate a little bit here, even though I have a sneaking and… Read More ›

• The surprise Uniden package, that is not a surprise.

  By VicRadio Zone on 22 Mar, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  Well there you go! A few months ago a popular scanner supplier and its associated web site Universal Radio based in the United States posted a page with a tantalising photo of the then purported Uniden SDS100 Bearcar. Scanner and… Read More ›

• Victorian Government Operational Communications Program Update & other matters

  By VicRadio Zone on 7 Sep, 2017 • ( 5 )

  

  Hi All, It’s been far too long since our last article, but that’s what happens when you have work, a wife and kids to consider. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s had to contend with all of the… Read More ›

• Avalon Airshow 2017

  By VicRadio Zone on 19 Feb, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  Once again the skies over Victoria are about to come alive and get a little bit louder as we experience the excitement of Avalon 2017. The Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition are two concurrent events; an exhibition… Read More ›

• Where are the RMR radio ID’s?

  By VicRadio Zone on 7 Jan, 2017 • ( 10 )

  Morning All, Well it seems many are missing having access to the RMR Network RiD’s and I’ve received many messages asking for them. Originally I intended on having them all on one page, like I used to for the MMR… Read More ›

• General news, updates and other observations.

  By VicRadio Zone on 27 Dec, 2016 • ( 7 )

  

  Firstly let me commence by wishing you all a Merry Christmas, I hope you haven’t had to release your belt notch out to far as you recover from your food induced comas. There has been quite a bit happening of… Read More ›

• Whistler releases TRX-1 & TRX-2 scanners with DMR.

  By VicRadio Zone on 22 May, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Greetings yet again, Well within hours of our posting our last blog article regarding Uniden’s announcement of their plans to introduce a DMR capability to their existing top-tier range of scanners Whistler fired back with an announcement of their own…. Read More ›

• Uniden announces DMR capability for BCD536HP & BCD436HP series.

  By VicRadio Zone on 18 May, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  Uniden America has finally announced it plans to introduce the ability to monitor DMR systems, including Motorola’s MotoTRBO. HOORAY! The ability to monitor the aforementioned protocol will at this stage only be offered on their flagship range of scanners, those… Read More ›