see also:

• radio basics
• Radio Signal database and their waterfall appearances - SigIDWiki.com
• CB 2-way radio
• Ham amateur radio
• radio receivers
• software defined radio (SDR) receivers
• transceivers - software defined radio (SDR)
• remote communication for campers and hikers
• radio for campers
• hand crank torch radios for disasters and hiking
• bushwalking in Australia
• navigation management for hikers
• getting a weather forecast when camping or off-grid
• radar and radar motion detector sensors for campers
• radio antennas
• radio signal intelligence (SigInt)

• a list of all licensed broadcast transmitters can be found at https://www.acma.gov.au/list-transmitters-licence-broadcast
• locations of CB radio repeaters for duplex transmissions: https://www.vkham.com/Repeater/vicuhfcb.html

• ABC National radio 3RN 621kHz is also transmitted with the 215m antenna with a backup 50kW 64m mast
• 3AW 693kHz commercial has a 90m directional antenna at Mt Cottrell, west of Melbourne
• ABC Radio Melbourne's AM transmitter at 774 kHz near St Albans, which broadcasts as 3LO with 215m omni antenna at 50 kW, with a backup 50kW 64m mast, which allows it to be received over most of Victoria via repeaters
• 3CR 855kHz community on a 3.5kW 78m directional mast in Werribee for community
• 3UZ 927kHz commercial on a 5kW omni 136m mast in Lower Plenty with back up 54m mast
• 3PB National 1026kHz on a 14.5kW omni 136m mast in Lower Plenty with back up 54m mast
• 3EL 1071kHz commercial on 5kW directional 79m mast in Carisbrook/Maryborough
• 3AK 1116kHz commercial on a 5kW directional 120m mast in Lower Plenty
• 3RPH 1179kHz community on a 5kW omni 136m mast in Lower Plenty with back up 54m mast
• 3EA 1224kHz National on a 5kW 61m directional in Roxburgh Park
• 3EE 1277kHz commercial on a 5kW omni 99m mast in Lower Plenty
• 3MP 1377kHz commercial 5kW directional 92m mast in Rowville, near Dandenong
• Truganina HPON 1422kHz 5kW omni 46m mast
• 3KND 1502kHz community on a 5kW directional 106m mast in Lower Plenty
• Epping HPON 1593kHz 5kW omni 46m mast

• 3GG 531kHz commercial Buln Buln west Gippsland
• 3WV 594kHz National 50kW omni 201m at Dooen, Horsham with 76m standy mast
• 2CO 675kHz National 10kW omni 52m at Corowa
• 3MT 720kHz National 2kW directional 107m mast Omeo
• 3RN 756kHz National 10kW directional 100m mast Docker Plains, Wangaratta
• 5RM 801kHz commercial 2kW omni 92m at Renmark, SA
• 2BA 810kHz National 10kW omni 137m at Bega standby 27m
• 3GI 828kHz National 10kW omni 152m at Longford near Sale standby 45m
• 3RPH 882kHz community 2kW directional 90m at Purnim near Warrnambool
• Bendigo HPON 945kHz 2kW omni 78m
• 3HA 981kHz commercial 2kW omni 75m at Hamilton
• 3RN 990kHz National 0.5kW omni 42m at Wodonga
• 5MV 1062kHz National 2kW omni 22m at Berri near Renmark SA
• 3CS 1134kHz commercial 5kW directional 73m mast in Rossmoyne, Colac
• 5PA 1161kHz National 10kW directional 125m at Stewart Range near Naracoorte with standby 20m
• 3GV 1232kHz commercial 5kW directional 65m mast near Sale
• 3SR 1260kHz commercial 2kW omni 130m at Shepparton
• 5RN 1305kHz National 2kW omni 22m at Berri near Renmark SA
• 3BT 1314kHz commercial 5kW directional 61m mast in Ballarat Nth
• 3SH 1332kHz commercial 2kW omni 57m near Swan Hill
• Leopold/Geelong HPON 1341kHz 5kW directional 60m mast
• Mildura HPON 1359kHz 0.2kW omni 53m mast
• Shepparton HPON 1413kHz 0.5kW omni 130m mast
• 3ML 1467kHz commercial 2kW omni 53m at Mildura
• 5MG 1476kHz National 1kW directional 21m at Mt Gambier
• 2AY 1494kHz commercial 2kW omni 53m at Thurgoona near Albury
• 2QN 1521kHz commercial 2kW omni 102m at Deniliquin
• 3NE 1566kHz commercial 5kW directional 98m mast Bowser, Wangaratta
• 3WL 1602kHz National 0.25kW omni 31m at Warrnambool

• see Ham amateur radio
  • 3.5, 7, 14, 21, 28Mhz bands

• Surf 87.6MHz Frankston / Kiss Melbourne
• Kiss 87.8MHz western and Frankston (87.9)
• 3SCB 88.3MHz community 0.2kW omni 27m Moorabbin serving Sth Suburbs
• 3PVR 88.6MHz community 0.4kW omni 35m Yarrambat serving Plenty Valley
• 3WYN 88.9MHz community 0.4kW dir 80m Werribee
• Geelong HPON 89.3MHz HPON 0.25W omni 30m Ceres serving Geelong
• 3TSC 89.9MHz Light Christian community 56kW dir 120m Mt Dandenong
• 3SYN 90.7MHz Youth commercial 35kW dir 64m Mt Dandenong
• 3PTV Smooth 91.5MHz commercial 56kW dir 62m + 120m Mt Dandenong
• 3ZZZ 92.3MHz community 56kW dir 62m plus 16kW 45m Mt Dandenong
• SBS? 92.7MHz classical
• 3SBS 93.5MHz national 100kW omni 102m Mt Dandenong
• 3BAY 93.9MHz commercial 56kW dir 110m Drysdale serving Geelong
• 3WBC 94.1MHz community 0.1kW omni 21m Surrey Hills serving Camberwell
• 3UGE 94.5MHz community 0.5kW dir 15m Kinglake
• 3PLS 94.7MHz community 56kW dir 110m Drysdale serving Geelong
• 94.9MHz Joy LGBTQI+
• 3CAT 95.5MHz commercial 56kW dir 110m Drysdale serving Geelong
• 3GDR Golden Days 95.7MHz community 0.1kW omni 40m Caulfield serving Waverley
• ABC 3LO 96.1MHz re-transmission 0.2kW dir 14m Mt Victoria, near Warburton
• 3GGR 96.3MHz community 56kW dir 110m Drysdale serving Geelong
• 3INR 96.5MHz community 0.2kW omni 25m Heidelberg serving NE suburbs
• 3MDR 97.1MHz community 0.4kW omni 40m Kallista serving Dandenongs
• 3SER Casey 97.7MHz community 0.4kW omni 30m + 20m Narre Warren
• 3RIM 97.9MHz community 0.2kW omni 14m Mt Kororoit serving Melton
• 3ECB 98.1MHz community 0.2kW dir 25m Ringwood east serving eastern suburbs
• 3RPP 98.3MHz community 0.01kW omni 20m Frankston plus 0.8kW omni 35m at Arthurs Seat serving Mornington
• 3NOW 98.9MHz community 0.1W omni 15m Hadfield serving NW suburbs
• 3VYV 99.1MHz community 0.4kW dir 30m plus 0.2kW omni 22m at Gruyere, Warramate serving Yarra Valley
• 3NRG 99.3MHz community 0.4kW dir 30m Sunbury
• 3GPH 99.5MHz community 0.8kW omni 30m Ceres serving Geelong
• 3MEL 100.3MHz Nova 100 commercial 56kW dir 62m + 120m Mt Dandenong
• 3TTT 101.1MHz KIIS commercial 56kW dir 120m + 62m + 64m Mt Dandenong
• 3FOX 101.9MHz commercial 56kW dir 120m + 62m Mt Dandenong
• 3RRR 102.7MHz community 56kW dir 120m Mt Dandenong
• 3MBS 103.5MHz classical community 34kW dir 123m Mt Dandenong
• 3KKZ Gold 104.3MHz commercial 56kW dir 120m + 62m + 64m Mt Dandenong
• 3MMM 105.1MHz Triple M commercial 56kW dir 120m + 62m Mt Dandenong
• 3ABC 105.9MHz national 100kW omni 102m Mt Dandenong
• 3PBS 106.7MHz community 56kW dir 123m + 45m + 62m Mt Dandenong
• 3JJJ 107.5MHz Triple J national 100kW omni 102m Mt Dandenong

• see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Australia#Victoria

• FS8/JS8 call digital
  • https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html
  • mainly HF Ham radio frequencies eg. 14Mhz,
  • check local frequencies live here: https://pskreporter.info/cgi-bin/psk-freq.pl
• air band 108-137MHz AM
• Ham amateur radio 50-54MHz 6m band and 144-146MHz 2m band
• APRS digital packet radio: 145.175MHz
• ship and boat transponders use AIS on either 161.975 MHz (AIS 1, also known as channel 87B) and 162.025 MHz (AIS 2, channel 88B)
• VHF digital TV DVB-T broadcasting
  • Melbourne digital TV uses VHF Band III:
    • SBS 184.5MHz
    • Nine 191.666MHz
    • ABC 226.5MHz
• Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB+) radio
  • 9A (202.928 MHz)
  • 9C (206.352 MHz)

• UHF radar band
  • see radar and radar motion detector sensors for campers
  • frequencies between 300 MHz and 1 GHz plus the L band between 1 and 2 GHz and the S band between 2 and 4 GHz
• 70cm ham radio band
  • 430-450MHz
• ISM bands used for remote control transmitters, etc
  • usually use either 315Mhz, 433MHz or 915MHz ISM bands
• Govt/emergency services/etc mobile trunked radio
  • 450-470MHz
  • Motorola Assembled Trunking System (ATS) UHF repeater stations generally use either 403-470MHz, 444-474MHz, 470-494MHz, 494-520MHz
• UHF citizens band CB 2-way radio: 476–477 MHz consisting of 80 channels
  • https://www.vkham.com/Repeater/vicuhfcb.html locations of CB radio repeaters for duplex transmissions
  • GME XRS CB radios can also receive 403-520MHz which includes 70cm Ham radio band and mainly govt/emergency services but these do not seem to be FM/AM/SSB
• UHF digital TV 503 - 694 MHz
  • eg. Melbourne Channel 31 digital 557.666MHz
  • lots of transmissions around 504MHz - not sure what they are
  • 528MHz USB Smart TV interference
• mobile phones
  • 4G LTE mobile uses various bands including 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, and 2600 MHz
  • 5G mobile uses various bands including low-band (700 MHz, 850 MHz), mid-band (2300 MHz, 3500 MHz), and high-band (26-28 GHz)
• LoRa devices
  • 868MHz or 915MHz?
• airplane transponders 1090MHz (ADS-B)
• mobile satellite service:
  • Iridium satellite phones in Australia use the 1.6GHz L band, specifically between 1616 and 1626.5 MHz
• Wi-Fi operates at 2.4GHz (2412 MHz-2484 MHz) and 5GHz and new Wi-Fi 6E and 6GHz
• Bluetooth operates at 2.4GHz