About the Bush Telegraph Network

The bush Telegraph is a HF radio network for 4WD enthusiasts. It provides radio and communications services not available elsewhere for the pleasure and benefit of travellers in remote areas of Australia.
These services include:
 

• Five general communication channels spread over a wide frequency range providing users with radio coverage up to about 3,500 km's.

• Operating frequencies are:

  • 3995kHz

  • 5455kHz

  • 7899kHz

  • 11612kHz

  • 14977kHz

• Well equipped base stations located in appropriate locations throughout Australia

• Radio sked calls at periodic times

• Beacon and SELCALL facilities at all bases

• GPS tracking and position logging for all users with GPS receivers connected to their HF radios (not available on Voice frequencies)

• Message paging, either automatically (not available on Voice frequencies)  or verbally vi base stations

• Remote diagnostics of mobile radios (where this facility is available at the mobile)

Friendly, cordial volunteer radio operator's staff all bases with a genuine interest in HF radio. Equipped at each base is the same to ensure conformity of services and includes:

Codan NGT & 9323 front control HF radio with:

• GPS calling facilities (not available on Voice frequencies)

• Remote diagnostics facilities

• Page calling facilities

• Remote Configuration calling facilities

• Broadband Antenna

• GPS tracking (not available on Voice frequencies)

• Page messages (not available on Voice frequencies)

• SELCALLing

• Remote diagnostics testing

• Logging of network activities

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