[FedCom] Re: FedCom Digest, Vol 7, Issue 4

[Mark Cobbeldick]

John,
This fire season NIFC is also operationally testing P-25 digital voice
with two HotShot crews.  The crews have been assigned the frequency of
168.250 or 166.725 with each crew having their own CTCSS tone/NAC code.

You might also want to take a look at the following...

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NIICD Hotsheet News:
<http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/niicd/Hotsheet/Hotsheet.html#face>

These two items are listed:
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* NIICD Narrowbanded in 2004
NIICD has changed all VHF-FM national cache radios to narrowband
analog. Contact Steve Jenkins for more information. 

* NIICD Frequency Schemes Have Changed
All NIICD VHF-FM and UHF radio frequency channeling schemes have
changed. Some new frequencies have been added and/or existing
frequencies reorganized within each radio. These changes are in
addition to narrowbanding all VHF-FM frequencies. VHF-AM radios are not
affected. New frequency sheets are included in appropriate kits.
Contact the CDO for more information.


NIICD Documents:
Part way down on this page, a couple of P-25 items of interest are
shown.  Take a look at these;

Frequently Asked Questions
P25 Digital (2003)

& 

Studies
Intra-Crew Frequency Study (2003)


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Mark C.



--- John Marcel <jmarcel66 at comcast.net> wrote:

> There are several list for the National Interagency Fire Center
> frequencies
> (aka the Cache). Sometimes also refered to as the NIIRC (or something
> similar). Do a search of "NIFC Frequencies" and they'll come up. One
> note
> however is narrowband frequencies are now being assigned and those
> haven't
> surfaced yet.
> 
> Next try searches of the parks, forests, or wherever the fire is
> occuring.
> Often those frequencies are listed since they rarely change. Some
> crews will
> also use simplex frequencies from the park/area they're based out of.
> 
> The federal fire people are very tight lipped about the frequencies
> they
> use. But the freqs still get out. A few years ago when they had some
> equipment out this way, I asked "Officially" so we could interop
> w/them if
> needed and they said no "Officially". The guy told me to look on line
> because the unofficial sites were accurate. So you can imagine
> someone
> walking in won't get far. The lists on line at least upto 2002 had
> been
> accurate and most are still used.
> 
> John Marcel/K1FDD
> Concord, NH Fire Dispatch
> NH Fire Academy Communications
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> With all the forest fires in the northwest, does anyone know where I
> might
> find an accurate list of DNR, BLM, Forrest Service and Air Attack
> frequencies in use?  The Media Relations people at the firebases were
> "reluctant" to give out that info.
> 
> 
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