[FedCom] Forest Service interesting stuff (part 1)

[T.K. Ruffzarf]

I came across some interesting stuff I didn't know, and being a fire 
dispatcher thought I should, so here's some of the tidbits.
All FS LE channels are now, or soon will be on 168.025 (instead of 166.125), 
same input- 164.625. PL's vary, and other freqs may be used, but 168.025 
will be primary. (by the way, this is for west of the Mississippi for sure, 
some of it is national.)
2 Itinerents, 163.1 and 168.350 can be used by anybody for anything.
(FYI- 163.1, pl 167.9 is standard D7 in FBI radio's as "DOE/FBI common".
I saw someone here recently (back east) say the bureau was using it as a 
regular channel.
  Correction on the NIFC COMMAND 5 & 6:
TX         RPT/DIRECT
169.750    167.100* CMD5
173.8125** 168.475  CMD6

*167.100 input to 166.000, Treasury IAD, so it's not usable in some 
locations (like the border, where the search for crooked Customs agents 
continues...)
**173.8125 Unusable near Riverside/LA Cal., FBI repeater.
ICS call-up/smokejumpers freq: 168.550 (old BLM air guard)
168.625 pl 110.9 AIR GUARD (PL use mostly to block Mexico in border area's)
NIFC Command channel PL's : 110.9, 123.0, 136.5, 141.3
  UHF logistics freqs (INPUTS OR OUTPUTS) MAY be used to extend range of 
aircraft freqs. They are:
TX        RX
410.775   414.650 CH1
411.400   415.400 CH2
411.500   415.500 CH3
411.750   417.300 CH4
411.925   417.350 CH5
412.150   417.500 CH6
412.200   417.800 CH7
  I DID in fact, hear aircraft on one of these before, I'll look it up when 
I get home,... MORE TO FOLLOW IN PART 2, including completely separate (and 
very unusual frequency selection) Alaska set up.
                              Ruff

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