When I took a rocket run to Carson City and home today (about 6 hours round trip) I heard an NDF unit call a dispatcher to go out of service. The interesting part of the transmission is that he called "Elko" and not "Eastlake" or "Minden." I did hear the unit's identifier to determine which NDF region the unit belonged to, but it might have been a western region unit calling Elko for dispatching or an Elko unit calling Elko for dispatching. The repeater was definitely local in the Carson-Minden area as I had a solid copy.
My understanding to this point is that Elko dispatched for the northeastern part of the state, Minden for the western part of the state and Las Vegas dispatching for the southern portion of the state. I know there have been some changes for NDF, what with the local jurisdiction contracts NDF no longer has. Has the northern portion of the state been consolidated for dispatching purposes or is traffic simulcasted on selected repeaters statewide now?
I can't pick up NDF from my home, with the exception of the northern conservation camp frequency, if conditions are right, when they use the Warm Springs repeater east of Tonopah. The state doesn't have a repeater on "Mtn. Top" or "Main" close enough for me to listen and figure this out.
My understanding to this point is that Elko dispatched for the northeastern part of the state, Minden for the western part of the state and Las Vegas dispatching for the southern portion of the state. I know there have been some changes for NDF, what with the local jurisdiction contracts NDF no longer has. Has the northern portion of the state been consolidated for dispatching purposes or is traffic simulcasted on selected repeaters statewide now?
I can't pick up NDF from my home, with the exception of the northern conservation camp frequency, if conditions are right, when they use the Warm Springs repeater east of Tonopah. The state doesn't have a repeater on "Mtn. Top" or "Main" close enough for me to listen and figure this out.
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