NJ Federal - NPS DWG
Hi folks:
While monitoring the NPS Del. Water Gap freq's the past few Sundays, I've noticed that the Rangers and Dispatch sometimes refer in the transmissions as different channel #'s. When I originally found the current freq's in use (2005 I think), I inquired at the NJ Ranger Station to see if their were others in use. I was told no, just the repeater channels that cover both North and South areas for all types of workers (Maint, Lifeguards, LE, etc.)
However, I've noticed that one of the channels was referred to as "Ch. 3" (168.475 while I was in Upper Glen NJ area) and at another time, the dispatcher said "everyone switch to Ch. 2 for non-emergency communication; emergency traffic on Ch. 1 only" [during an emergency]. I heard no other traffic on the repeater channels during the event. Does anyone in that area have "connections" to see what the radio plan is? Is Ch. 2 a Tac, Ch.3 a repeater, etc. Or does the NPS have something similar to the DEP VHF radio network set-up in place? Any positive contributing feedback is most welcome; I hike the area quite a bit and like to know what's occurring for safety reasons. Thanks in advance.