I was hiking in the park this weekend and noticed some of the park rangers using some very antiquated radios. Anyone have any information on what system they are operating on and also what kind of radios they are using?
I haven't seen the radios in person, but my initial thoughts are that they are using a RELM BK (often noted as B/K or Bendix/King) Radio. They are generally pretty popular among anyone dealing with wildland interoperability communications and forest/parks operations. They may look old, but the newer ones can do P25 digital format such as the DPHX5102X (which appears to be what the Forest Service is moving towards, not sure for the NPS).