Cleveland National Forest New Forest Net

[Teotwaki]

Updates for the link on 409.1875 that is carrying audio for SBNF Forest Net. Below is a list of tone numbers announced for the units that were talking through repeaters. Also the link is transmitting tone 218.1 and not 103.5 as shown in my previous post.

3 Strawberry
4 Keller
5 Bertha
8 Black

I also heard the same audio on a weaker signal transmitting on 406.3875

 

[es93546]

Any large amount of ferrous metals around those compasses like a tower or vehicle will ruin the accuracy.

A lot of the early lookouts were made of wood. Some of those still survive. A lot of the wood ones were just two story structures, relying on topography for their view, rather than an extended steel tower. The Osborne Fire Finder was invented in 2011 and began deployment into more modern lookouts in 1913. Some of the early lookouts consisted of a wooden platform attached to a topped tree with boards nailed into the stem of the tree serving as a ladder. This is when the staff compass was used. I can't imagine being on one of those topped trees in a thunderstorm. This is when men were men!

 

[Teotwaki]

A lot of the early lookouts were made of wood. Some of those still survive. A lot of the wood ones were just two story structures, relying on topography for their view, rather than an extended steel tower. The Osborne Fire Finder was invented in 2011 and began deployment into more modern lookouts in 1913. Some of the early lookouts consisted of a wooden platform attached to a topped tree with boards nailed into the stem of the tree serving as a ladder. This is when the staff compass was used. I can't imagine being on one of those topped trees in a thunderstorm. This is when men were men!

"The Osborne Fire Finder was invented in 2011"?

 

[es93546]

"The Osborne Fire Finder was invented in 2011"?

Oops, that should be 1911, obviously!

 

[prcguy]

A lot of the early lookouts were made of wood. Some of those still survive. A lot of the wood ones were just two story structures, relying on topography for their view, rather than an extended steel tower. The Osborne Fire Finder was invented in 2011 and began deployment into more modern lookouts in 1913. Some of the early lookouts consisted of a wooden platform attached to a topped tree with boards nailed into the stem of the tree serving as a ladder. This is when the staff compass was used. I can't imagine being on one of those topped trees in a thunderstorm. This is when men were men!

I had a project 30 years ago for a huge satellite receive antenna that covered 70deg of the satellite arc with 35 feeds and it had to be planted on a foundation and aligned to a very small fraction of a degree. The site was polluted with lots of huge steel structures and a tall fence where the vendor could not use a Theodolite to a known target so he drove a very plumb stake in the ground and over three days at exactly 12 noon he planted stakes on the long shadow cast by the first stake and they all lined up perfectly. That gave him exact due south at our location to calculate the angles for the dish foundation.

 

[Teotwaki]

Updates for the link on 409.1875 that is carrying audio for SBNF Forest Net. Below is a list of tone numbers announced for the units that were talking through repeaters. Also the link is transmitting tone 218.1 and not 103.5 as shown in my previous post.

3 Strawberry
4 Keller
5 Bertha
8 Black

I also heard the same audio on a weaker signal transmitting on 406.3875

I submitted a database correction for the 218.1 tone and admin "officer_415" quickly applied the correction. Thanks!

United States Forest Service (California) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for United States Forest Service (California)

www.radioreference.com

 

[Teotwaki]

406.225 Control Link 1 CNF Admin 192.8
406.275 Control Link 2
406.325 Control Link 3
406.350 Control Link 4
406.3875 Control Link 5 San Ber 103.5
406.425 Control Link 6
406.525 Control Link 7 Santiago 103.5
406.575 Control Link 8 San Ber 218.1
408.9875 Control Link 9
409.1875 Control Link 10 San Ber 103.5
409.3875 Control Link 11
410.7875 Control Link 12 San Ber 218.1

406.575 Control Link 8 San Ber 218.1 - - -

Does have SBNF traffic on it and the tone is correct. Call sign Wilderness 487V calling Dispatch for a radio check. He did not give the tone, signal was noisy. However Charles 1 said he was on Admin tone 2. This appeared to be only the audio coming from a repeater's receiver but not the return audio to be transmitted by the repeater.

 

[Teotwaki]

Summary of control link updates as heard at my location in Orange County, Calif

406.225 Control Link 1 CNF Admin Net 192.8
406.275 Control Link 2
406.325 Control Link 3
406.350 Control Link 4
406.3875 Control Link 5 SBNF 103.5 same audio as on 10 (?)
406.425 Control Link 6
406.525 Control Link 7 CNF Forest Net 103.5 Very likely located on Santiago
406.575 Control Link 8 SBNF Admin Net 218.1
408.9875 Control Link 9
409.1875 Control Link 10 SBNF Forest Net 218.1 Same audio as on 5 (?) Strong, possibly located on Santiago (?)
409.3875 Control Link 11 Los Padres NF audio heard but think it is a relay of some sort
410.7875 Control Link 12 SBNF 218.1

 

[Teotwaki]

Today's update - Adding Prevention 25

Black Eagles, Sequoia NF Tribal Crew/Hotshot Wildland Crew (says the Internet)
Brush 288
Camp 31
Comms 22, 26, 27, 28, 29
2Charles1 (Patrol Captain)
2Edward 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
Engineer 325
Field 31
2King 1 & 5 (canine units)
Lookout 03, 41, 50, 51 57, 62 (Palomar), 10, 21, 86, 87 (KCB591 Boucher Hill), 13, 22, 33, 34, 38, 39, 64, 68 (High Point poss KFX215)
Marauders, IA crew from Antelope Valley
Mountaineer arriving at Alpine
OHV2
Patrol 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 33, 34, 41, 42
Prevention 24, 25
Ranger 2
Rec 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31
Trails 21, 25, 32, Volunteer 33
2Tom 2 (LEO Trainee)
Utility 28, 36

 

[Teotwaki]

Morning update - Adding Lookout 71 at Boucher Hill. They used Tone 4 which is the High point repeater.

Black Eagles, Sequoia NF Tribal Crew/Hotshot Wildland Crew (says the Internet)
Brush 288
Camp 31
Comms 22, 26, 27, 28, 29
2Charles1 (Patrol Captain)
2Edward 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
Engineer 325
Field 31
2King 1 & 5 (canine units)
Lookout 03, 41, 50, 51 57, 62 (Palomar), 10, 21, 71, 86, 87 (KCB591 Boucher Hill), 13, 22, 33, 34, 38, 39, 64, 68 (High Point poss KFX215)
Marauders, IA crew from Antelope Valley
Mountaineer arriving at Alpine
OHV2
Patrol 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 33, 34, 41, 42
Prevention 24, 25
Ranger 2
Rec 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31
Trails 21, 25, 32, Volunteer 33
2Tom 2 (LEO Trainee)
Utility 28, 36