Ambulances And Hospitals.....
The Tasmania Ambulance Service, known as T.A.S, is the government run service covering all of Tasmania who use Simoco SRM9030 and Tait Orca handheld radios.
The frequencies in this list are mostly repeaterised except where noted, so by listening to one frequency, you will here all Northern Traffic, or all of the Southern traffic (depending where you live). In areas where the TAS network will not reach, such as the West Coast and far North West, the Ambulance service will share and utilise the local Fire Service frequencies but using different CTCSS tones.
The Ambulance service also has access to the Fire Brigade, SES, Council, Forestry and miscellaneous other channels. Bases are linked back to regional headquarters using a mix of 400, 800 & 900 MHz links.
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Southern Tas, Northern Tas, North West Tas, Hospitals & Others, Callsigns, Codes.
All frequencies are in MHz & FM mode unless otherwise stated.
Southern Tasmania:
| Frequency | Coverage /Area |
| 77.2375 | Hobart City And Surrounding Areas - (Simplex ) |
| 78.2500 | Mt Wedge - (Strathgordon / South West area) |
| 78.4125 | Mt Rumney (Hobart Area) |
| 78.8500 | Brady's Sugarloaf (Southern Central Plateau ) |
| 78.8625 | Mt Koonya (Tasman Peninsula Area) |
| 78.9125 | Mt Faulkner (Hobart & Southern Tas) |
| 78.9250 | Herringback (Huonville & Surrounding Areas) |
| 79.0875 | Mt Hobbs (Southern Tasmania) |
Northern Tasmania:
| Frequency | Coverage / Area |
| 78.4875 | Flinders Island |
| 78.6250 | Mt Barrow (Launceston & North East Tas) |
| 78.7000 | Mt Dismal (Launceston & Tamar Valley) |
| 78.7750 | Millers Bluff (Northern Midlands) |
| 78.8250 | Dazzler Range (Central North Tasmania) |
| 79.0625 | West Launceston (Shared with TFS) |
North West Tasmania:
| Frequency | Coverage / Area |
| 78.2500 | Sullocks Hill (Ulverstone/Penguin) |
| 78.3750 | Kelcy Tier (Devonport) |
| 78.5125 | Montumana (Rocky Cape area) |
| 78.9125 | Companion Hill (Hampshire area) |
| 79.3125 | Round Hill (Burnie) |
| 79.3500 | Mt Claude (Kentish area) |
There may be additions to the above list at a later date.
Hospitals & Others:
| Frequency | Coverage / Area |
| 77.1250 | Patient Transport - Launceston Area |
| 77.7050 | Flinders Island Health Clinic |
| 77.8400 | Scottsdale Hospital Simplex |
| 78.3850 | Department Of Health / Bruny Island Community Health Centre |
| 159.0400 | West Coast District Hospital, Queenstown |
| 450.075 | Mersey Community Hospital, Latrobe |
| 469.575 | Royal Hobart Hospital |
| 469.675 | St Helens Private Hospital, Hobart |
| 469.900 | Royal Hobart Hospital |
| 474.175 | Royal Hobart Hospital Orderlies |
| 484.9750 | Calvary Hobart (Low Powered) |
Callsigns:
The base is always referred to as 'T.A.S.' and has its radio room centralised in Hobart. Vehicles are identified by a three digit number, with the first digit indicating the type of vehicle:
| Number | Unit Type |
| 100-399 | Administration Vehicles |
| 400-499 | Patient Transport Vans |
| 500-599 | Supervisors wagons, carrying medical supplies, but unable to Transport patients. |
| 600-699 | Rescue Units |
| 700-799 | 'Regular' Ambulances |
| 800-899 | 'Light' Ambulances |
| 900-999 | 4WD Ambulances |
Yankee 8 or 9 |
Air Ambulance (Rescue Chopper) |
| Mike Sierra Mike | Air Ambulance - Referred to by Aircraft registration. (Royal Flying Doctor Service) |
Codes Used:
| Code | Meaning |
| A & E | (Sounds like A.N.E) Accident and Emergency at the Hospital. |
| D.E.M | Department Of Emergency Medicine. (Normally pronounced as "Dem".) |
| QV | Queen Victoria Maternity Unit - Used for the arrival of newborns. |
| TNR | Transport Not Required. |
| A / Alpha | Serious Condition; Life Threatening (Old CAT 1, "A") |
| B / Bravo | Serious Condition; Not Life Threatening (Old CAT 2, "B") |
| C / Charlie | Patient Dying, Unlikely To Live |
| D / Delta | Not Urgent Or Low Priority (Old CAT 3) |
| E / Echo | Patient Deceased (Old CAT 5) |
| Alert 41 | Police |
| DOA | Dead on arrival. Or is likely to be deceased when ambulance arrives. |
| PFO | Patient Fell Over/ Intoxicated and fell over. |
The TAS radio system is probably the least interesting to listen to, since much of the communication about jobs is done before the ambulance leaves the station, and CCIR selcalls are used to indicate the status of the ambulance: proceeding to job; arriving at job; leaving job for hospital; and lastly clear of hospital & clear to take new jobs. (Those are the beeps you hear on their frequencies.)
There are other codes, but the above ones give you the general idea.
If you have any additions, corrections or updates to any of the above then please be sure to email them in to us.