gardai chopper & squad cars

donkey balls

saw the gardai chopper the other evening EC135 i think, it had its spot light on guiding the gardai to where ever the light was fixed on.

this got me thinking do all gardai cars have a transcevier in order to hear the chopper comms and if so i take it that they have a secure freq.

Steyr

donkey balls wrote: »

saw A gardai chopper the other evening EC135 i think, it had its spot light on guiding the gardai to where ever the light was fixed on.

this got me thinking do all gardai cars have a transcevier in order to hear the chopper comms and if so i take it that they have a secure freq.

Fixed that for ya, and the Gardai Operate EC135T2's while the Air Corps Operate EC135P2's and yes they do have secure comms between them and the Gardai on the ground, they are flown and maintained by the IAC.

donkey balls

Steyr wrote: »

Fixed that for ya, and the Gardai Operate EC135T2's while the Air Corps Operate EC135P2's and yes they do have secure comms between them and the Gardai on the ground, they are flown and maintained by the IAC.

yeah i know that the IAC fly & maintain them ah f**k just after remembering my mate is based in dublin no need to post here.
thanks for the info Steyr:)

Steyr

donkey balls wrote: »

thanks for the info Steyr:)

No problem.:)

ian_m

They sometimes use the light as a decoy to trick the law breakers...

Turner

Yes they have a secure radio to all Garda cars and stations in the country (tetra)

They can also transmit live video back to Garda Control in Harcourt Square.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni0ewp1ASzI

donkey balls

Chief--- wrote: »

Yes they have a secure radio to all Garda cars and stations in the country (tetra)

They can also transmit live video back to Garda Control in Harcourt Square.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni0ewp1ASzI

i take it when there talking to the Dub ATC the freq is un secure as other acft would be tuned into the freq like app/clearance freq.

andy_g

donkey balls wrote: »

i take it when there talking to the Dub ATC the freq is un secure as other acft would be tuned into the freq like app/clearance freq.

you can sometimes here them talking to dublin approach and basically they say the area they will be operating in and the alt they will be using. when they change area of ops they also call it in

donkey balls

andy_g wrote: »

you can sometimes here them talking to dublin approach and basically they say the area they will be operating in and the alt they will be using. when they change area of ops they also call it in

thats what i was thinking myself that they would have to report at VRP

andy_g

you hear them alot of the time reporting over head blanch/clondalkin and over the city when theres a protest on