Can someone tell me how to monitor the Park rangers, and other operation at Mt. Mitchell State park? I got the frequencies for the Blue Ridge Parkway off of the RR data base, but I could not find the ones for the State Park.
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159.420 narrow for starters.
Don't know the PL.
Don't know the PL.
Input to 159.420 repeater is 151.250 and PL is 186.2 (both sides).
State park units are dispatched by the new Blue Ridge Parkway comm centre at Parkway HQ.
State park units are dispatched by the new Blue Ridge Parkway comm centre at Parkway HQ.
I didn't check RR database. This is from an old spread sheet I personally developed a few years ago; I think the freq data came from PerCon Corp discs and the tone info from monitoring.
I reviewed my spread sheet and found the column where I normally typed the FCC call sign was blank. I checked the FCC database and could not find a license for this location, expired or active. But the entry of the PL code indicates that I have personally monitored it. Perhaps some RR members in the area could listen and report.
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Apparently, the call sign was WNGX352. License expired some time in 2001 and was not renewed. The FCC record showed this to be a base station and not a repeater, so I am now unsure of my information.
Apparently, the call sign was WNGX352. License expired some time in 2001 and was not renewed. The FCC record showed this to be a base station and not a repeater, so I am now unsure of my information.
Could be, Marshall, thanks. Looks like they may have system-licensed several locations including Mt Mitchell (Clingman's Peak).
It was said above that they use the Feds system, that would be in the NTIA database,
not the FCC.
I heard traffic on the frequency last week but wasn't paying attention to tell if it was for Mt Mitchell or not. I do know the ranger at mt Mitchell was carrying an XTS when I was up there last weekend and have heard them call in on the BRP system to run registration and license checks.
I'll listen next week and double check the PL tone. I'm sure I won't have any issues hearing Clingmans down around Charlotte.
I'll listen next week and double check the PL tone. I'm sure I won't have any issues hearing Clingmans down around Charlotte.
800's are Mt Mitchell and Lake James are in the 900's but I think they have their own repeater now. Generally speaking park operations are conducted on their own system 159.240 or 159.420 (or 159.870 in the case of Chimney Rock as it is privately managed). SP rangers will use the local SO (or BRP in the case of Mt Mitchell) for things that require access to the DCI network as they don't have their own terminals
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Mt. Mitchell Rangers have Kenwood VHF radios in the vehicles. Not sure what frequency they use for in-park ops, however.
They do, from time to time, use Yancey County frequencies (since the park is within Yancey County) to talk to law/fire/EMS.
155.370 Law
155.085 Fire/EMS
They do, from time to time, use Yancey County frequencies (since the park is within Yancey County) to talk to law/fire/EMS.
155.370 Law
155.085 Fire/EMS
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