Ornge Air

[IdleMonitor]

If you're not in range of the repeater 413.6875 like I am, I found by putting the input frequency 418.6875 in you will get good Ornge enroute comm's to the hospital.

I always thought PCOM 150.1 was a channel for this, but it seems like it must be the call out channel and the repeater/input frequencies are for enroute to hospital with patient. Example, patient being transferred from anywhere in Eastern Ontario enroute to Ottawa. Typically, the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus for a trauma type.

Great distance on the UHF side with the repeater input frequency.

 

[Muxlow]

Heard them on PCOM few days ago. They had a ETA of 10 mins to the Sarnia Airport and got them just fine on PCOM. Then of course the CACC dispatcher had to relay that to the ground ambulance. EMS has to transport from the hospital to the airport for Ornge to land. But Sarnia Hospital now has a helipad that will be open by the end of next month (waiting on Transport Canada approval)

Didn't pick them up off UHF but then again I don't think i have repeater input out in that radio to monitor. Might be a good idea to do that.