702Jeeper
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I don't currently own a scanner, but I think getting one might help me during my travels in/near Death Valley National Park (DVNP).
There is a daily broadcast at 0900 of the “Morning Report” over DVNP’s radio frequency. This broadcast includes a general weather forecast for DVNP. Now that I’m retired, I can make extended visits to the backcountry, namely the Saline and Eureka Valleys. So it would be great if I could tune in and hear this.
I saw in another thread on this forum that 170.100 Mhz is DVNP’s frequency. However, there are also a lot of repeaters in use to reach various far-flung areas. Do I simply need to tune the scanner to 170.100 to hear the broadcast? Or do I need to tune to some other frequency depending on which of their many repeaters I'm receiving from?
For the foreseeable future, would an inexpensive, basic scanner be able to do what I'm looking for? Or is DVNP currently using digital/encrypted or any sort of trunked system? If not, are they likely to change any time soon? As I understand it, receiving encrypted and/or trunked frequencies requires higher-priced equipment.
Thanks in advance, perhaps once I get out there and start listening, I can contribute a bit!
P.S. Here's the other thread I referenced: http://forums.radioreference.com/california-radio-discussion-forum/33428-death-valley-freqs.html
There is a daily broadcast at 0900 of the “Morning Report” over DVNP’s radio frequency. This broadcast includes a general weather forecast for DVNP. Now that I’m retired, I can make extended visits to the backcountry, namely the Saline and Eureka Valleys. So it would be great if I could tune in and hear this.
I saw in another thread on this forum that 170.100 Mhz is DVNP’s frequency. However, there are also a lot of repeaters in use to reach various far-flung areas. Do I simply need to tune the scanner to 170.100 to hear the broadcast? Or do I need to tune to some other frequency depending on which of their many repeaters I'm receiving from?
For the foreseeable future, would an inexpensive, basic scanner be able to do what I'm looking for? Or is DVNP currently using digital/encrypted or any sort of trunked system? If not, are they likely to change any time soon? As I understand it, receiving encrypted and/or trunked frequencies requires higher-priced equipment.
Thanks in advance, perhaps once I get out there and start listening, I can contribute a bit!
P.S. Here's the other thread I referenced: http://forums.radioreference.com/california-radio-discussion-forum/33428-death-valley-freqs.html