[FedCom] Re: Wildland Fire - Forest Service

Mon, 13 May 2002 16:33:33 GMT

Check out:
http://www.geocities.com/scancsp/nirsc.htm 

Although dated I think it's still pretty much valid. 

T.K. Ruffzarf writes: 

> I know we have subscribers in Alaska, and I know I sent this privately, 
> but I don't think publicly.
> Alaska has set repeaters throughout the state. These are TOTALLY different 
> from the lower 48. I suspect they pick the closest repeater for Command, 
> then use a simplex for tac, and I'm not sure if they use the regular Air 
> Tactics freqs or pick another simplex from the group.
> Maybe someone "up there" can enlighten me. What I find most interesting
> is the fact that almost all the Alaska FS freqs are Justice/FBI freqs down 
> here. I'd love to know the FBI setup for AK. Anyhow, here's the Forest 
> Service Alaska Cache: 
> 
> CH1  164.525 DIR
> CH2  163.050 DIR
> CH3  163.8375 TX 163.050 RPT
> CH4  163.175
> CH5  163.9125 TX 163.175 RPT
> CH6  163.025 DIR
> CH7  166.6375 TX 163.025 RPT
> CH8  164.150 DIR
> CH9  164.800 DIR
> CH10 163.9875 TX 166.875 RPT
> CH11 173.8125 TX 168.475 RPT 
> 
> That's it. Anyone know repeater locations ???
> Here's some other BLM freqs now being used by the Forest Service in SoCal.
> TAC1 166.725 DIR
> TAC1 170.050 TX  166.725 RPT  Tecate Pk,Monument,Toro Pk
> TAC2 166.775
> TAC3 168.250 (heard last year on a Los Padres or Angeles fire)
> FAA AIR LIASION 169.350 
> 
> Itinerants (163.100/168.350) can also be set up to repeat either way.
> 415.400 was the UHF freq I heard last year repeating an air tactics 
> channel. Happy Fire Season/Ruff
> P.S.- I welcome any corrections/comments, and especially info on how it 
> works in Alaska. Also interested in any USFS LE freqs heard, other than
> 168.025 and 166.125. I also found the Santa Monica Mtns LE repeater on 
> 172.525 now has a PL of 146.2 
> 
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