2019 Cal Fire freq list from SLO County

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https://calfireslo.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-FC100R.pdf

Looking at the Command Freqs we find -

CDF Command Freqs

151.1675 - Cmd 11 out - clear statewide - [ not used by Cal Fire for any other channels apparently ] - (portable repeater channel per document)

151.175 - CMD 9 out + RRU2 + TCU + Tac 3

151.19 - CMD 10 out + AEU + MVU 1 + TUU + Tac 4

151.2425 - CMD 12 out + Tac 32

151.25 - CMD 6 + HUU + LMU + BDU 3 + BEU East + Tac 5

151.2575 - Tac 1 - clear statewide

151.265 - CMD 2 out - clear statewide

151.34 - CMD 3 out + LMU East + Tac 7

151.355 - CMD 1 out - clear statewide

151.40 - CMD 4 out + BTU + Tac 10

151.445 - CMD 8 out + SCU + BDU 1 + Tac 11

151.46 - CMD 7 out + LNU West + MMU + Tac 12

159.2625 - CMD 12 in + A/G 2

159.3975 - Cmd 11 in - clear statewide - input to FB2T

out = repeater output freq = the transmit freq of the repeater

in = repeater input freq = the receive freq for the repeater = the freq that the repeater listens to

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151.175 - used search feature on CA homepage at Radio Reference to find the following on 151.175 in California

151.175 R - Burney in Shasta County - this is apparently the only Command 9 repeater in California - 11/5/2019 - dont see this listed in RRDB anywhere

151.175 - Butte Community College - maybe typo for 151.775

151.175 - Southern Marin County FPD - 3 bases + 100 mobiles

151.175 - misc Cal Fire bases in counties that use 151.175 as a Tac channel

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Question - what other Command Channels can we find ( from Command 3 to Command 12 ) that are not in the RRDB? Where can they be added in the RRDB?

Also - seems odd that Cmd 12 input is the same as A/G 2

Also 2 - how often does Cal Fire use base stations (FB) on Tac channels? (I vaguely remember discussing this before - maybe in SLO County?)

 

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Looking at 151.40 R - COMMAND 4 - it looks like the Command 4 repeaters are at -

California Hot Springs in Tulare County

Gilroy in Santa Clara County

Los Gatos in Santa Clara County

Willows in Glenn County - this might be a BTU Local Net repeater

Oakhurst in Madera County

La Honda / Allen Peak in San Mateo County

Paicine in San Benito County

Can anyone confirm that any of those repeaters are operational?

 

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Looking at Command 10 - 151.19 R - Command 10 repeaters might be located at -

Antelope Peak near Grenada in Siskiyou County

Bump Mtn near Susanville in Lassen County

Big Valley Mtn near Nubieber in Lassen County

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On a side note

Humboldt County has a 151.19 repeater licensed near Orick

San Jose SAR has 151.19 licensed also

 

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Looking at 151.2425 - CMD 12 output + Tac 32

151.2425 - only radio licenses in California per California Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference are

repeater near Valley Springs in Calaveras County

repeater at Blue Mtn Lookout near Arnold in Calaveras County

repeater on Fowler Rock Lookout Tower 4 miles SW of Angels Camp which is in Calaveras County

repeater on Telegraph Hill which is 4 KM east of Columbia which is in Tuolumne County (which is near Calaveras County iirc)

Therefore it seems that 151.2425 is clear for Tac 32 use statewide - except in the Calaveras County area - and except maybe near any adjacent states that use the freq

 

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looking at 151.34 - assigned uses are - CMD 3 output + LMU East (? Lassen County) + Tac 7

looking at the FCC database - there are multiple mountain top repeaters on 151.34 in California for Cal Fire - looks like Monterey County also uses 151.34 (for county parks perhaps)

getting started on a list of CalFire repeaters on 151.34 we have -

Mt Vaca - 11 kM nw of Vacaville in Solano County

Walker Ridge - near Wilbur Springs in Colusa County

Red Mtn Lookout - 6 KM NE of Fallbrook in San Diego County

Mt Konocti Lookout - 3.6 miles east of Kelseyville in Lake County

Lyons Peak - 11 KM east of Jamul in San Diego County

to be continued

 

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finishing up the CMD 3 list of possible Cal Fire repeaters - based on active FCC licenses -

Atlas Peak - 10 KM NE of Yountville in Napa County

Berryesa Peak Lookout - 15 KM SW of Capay in Napa County

Carbon Canyon Radio Site - 4 miles NE of Brea in Orange County

Sierra Peak - 12 KM N of Silverado in Orange County

Idlywild in Riverside County

Ranger Peak - 6 miles SSE of Banning in Riverside County

Elsinore Peak - 7 KM South of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County - also licensed here is 31.18 R + 151.175 R + 151.385 R

Santa Rosa Mtn - 20 KM East of Anza in Riverside County - also licensed here is - 31.18 R - 151.175 R - 151.265 R - 151.385 R

Strawberry Peak near San Bernardino in San Bernardino County

Onyx Peak - 14 KM SE of Big Bear City in San Bernardino County

Boulevard in San Diego County

Woodson Mtn near Ramona in San Diego County

Mt St Helena - near Middleton in Sonoma County - (151.3175 base is also license here)

 

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Info transcribed from the 2011 CDF Radio Handbook

Command repeaters are listed with output CTCSS of 103.5

CDF Command 3 - 151.34 R - repeaters at - Carbon Canyon, Elsinore Peak, Red Mountain (Mtn), Mt Woodson, Lyons Peak, Mount (Mt) Edna (?), Strawberry Peak (Pk), Pine Cove (?), and Santa Rosa (?)

[locations with question marks might not be operational in 2019]

CDF Command 4 - 151.40 R - Allen Pk, Loma Prieta, Call Mtn, Uhl Hill, Mt Bullion, Deadwood

CDF Command 5 - 151.3175 R - Fowler Pk - (iirc Cmd 5 no longer exists - maybe this is a MDT freq now)

CDF Command 6 - 151.25 R - Geyser Pk, Mt Jackson, and Oakridge

CDF Command 7 - 151.46 R - Turner Mtn, Bloomer, and Mt Howell

CDF Command 8 - 151.445 R - Cacheto Pk, Laughlin (? - cant read my notes), and Coldspring

CDF Command 9 - 151.175 R - Hatchet Mtn (near Burney)

CDF Command 10 - 151.19 R - Antelope Pk, Big Valley, and Roop

no Command 11 nor Command 12 is mentioned in the 2011 CDF Radio Handbook

(next step - attempt to match this info to existing FCC radio licenses - then compare to RRDB - not sure how much of this info is in the RRDB at this time)