Riverside County FD Tac Channels - ??

[zerg901]

RRDB shows Tac 1 as countywide - 2020 FD channel listing shows Tac 1 as B11 and Coachella

here is the tac channels (and more) from the 2020 fd listing

CH# - DISPLAY - RX FREQ - RX CTCSS - TX FREQ - TX CTCSS - PW - RW/N - NOTES

1 RRU 1 151.3850 110.9 159.3600 OST H N CDF RRU LOCAL NET 1 WEST

2 RRU 2 151.1750 110.9 159.2850 OST H N CDF RRU LOCAL NET 2

3 RRU 3 IND151.1300 94.8 158.9250 OST H N CDF RRU LOCAL NET 3 INDIO

4 RRU 3 BLY 151.1300 88.5 158.9250 OST H N CDF RRU LOCAL NET 3 BLYTHE

5 RVC C1 154.1000 0.0 156.0000 OST H N RVC LOCAL CMD NET

6 RVC C2 151.0250 141.3 156.2400 OST H N RVC LOCAL CMD NET

7 RVC C3 151.0550 0.0 156.1800 OST H N RVC LOCAL CMD NET

8 RVC C4 154.4450 88.5 159.1500 OST H N T1=CHUCKWALLA,T2=BLACK ROCK,T3=BIG MARIA

9 RVC C5 154.1450 167.9 159.2325 OST H N T2=BOX SPRINGS, T13=PARADISE

10 RVC C6 154.4450 167.9 158.8200 OST H N T1=SANTIAGO PK, T3= ELSINORE PK

11 RVC C7 154.1300 167.9 158.9550 OST H N T12= MT DAVID

12 RVC C8 153.7700 167.9 155.6250 OST H N T5-HEMET,T6-THOMAS,T8-PINE COVE,T14 RED MTN

13 RVC C9 154.1750 167.9 159.1875 OST H N T10= WHITEWATER

14 RVC C10 154.7550 167.9 158.8350 OST H N T4= CACTUS CITY

15 RVC C12 154.8000 167.9 159.2025 OST H N T8= EDOM HILL

16 RIV C20 154.1750 141.3 158.9175 OST H N RIVERSIDE CITY VHF TO UHF (T2-Box Spgs)

17 RVC T1 154.3400 192.8 154.3400 192.8 H N R VC TAC 1 B11 & COACHELLA

18 RVC T2 154.4150 192.8 154.4150 192.8 H N RVC TAC 2 B8 & WEST COUNTY

19 RVC T3 154.0100 192.8 154.0100 192.8 H N RVC TAC 3 COACHELLA ONLY

20 RVC T4 154.2500 192.8 154.2500 192.8 H N RVC TAC 4 COUNTYWIDE

21 RVC T5 159.0375 192.8 159.0375 192.8 H N RVC TAC 5 B1, 5, 9, 13

22 RVC T6 154.7100 167.9 154.7100 167.9 H N RVC TAC 6 B3, 5, 11

23 RVC T7 154.8600 167.9 154.8600 167.9 H N RVC TAC 7 B1,9,14,17

24 RVC T8 155.4900 123.0 155.4900 123.0 H N RVC TAC 8 B1,2,4,6,7,12,13,16,17

25 RVC T9 155.6550 167.91 55.6550 167.9 H N RVC TAC 9 B2,13,15

26 RVC T10 158.9475 192.8 158.9475 192.8 H N RVC TAC 10 B6,7,8,10,12,16

27 RVC T11 155.1900 192.8 155.1900 192.8 H N RVC TAC 11 - ALL BATT'S EXCEPT BLYTHE

28 BCTC T12 158.8800 192.8 158.8800 192.8 H N LICENSED FOR USE AT BCTC ONLY!!

29 BCTC T13 159.1575 192.8 159.1575 192.8 H N LICENSED FOR USE AT BCTC ONLY!!

30 MURS 1 RX 151.8200 0.0 000.00000 0.0 N HT ONLY Common user MURS / OLD TSC

31 MURS 2 RX 151.8800 0.0 000.00000 0.0 N HT ONLY Common user MURS / OLD TSC

32 MURS 3 RX 151.9400 0.0 000.00000 HT ONLY Common user MURS / OLD TSC

 

[Kingscup]

Which FD listing are you referring to? I was the one who submitted the info on the areas to the DB. It was from an official document at that time. It seems weird for RVC Tac 1 to go from countywide to only certain areas.

 

[zerg901]

I got the info from CDF M150 Statewide Freq List V20A 2020 - the revision date is 3/12/2020

sorry - didnt see your question till today

 

[ScanFanEd]

Anyone know if Riverside County may have changed the input frequency of RVC Command 6, which i believe was 158.820? I like to monitor inputs from time to time, however don't think I have heard activity on 158.820 recently, although it may be that I just haven't been close enough at the right time.

Thanks!

 

[Kingscup]

Anyone know if Riverside County may have changed the input frequency of RVC Command 6, which i believe was 158.820? I like to monitor inputs from time to time, however don't think I have heard activity on 158.820 recently, although it may be that I just haven't been close enough at the right time.

I do hear traffic on 158.820 so you were probably not close enough.

On another note, it seems that there seems to be a newish (lower power?) repeater in Temecula. I used to hear them clearly as they used Elsinore peak but now there is much more static. It is probably related to the south end of Temecula being in a bowl and there were probably dead spots from Elsinore peak.

 

[ScanFanEd]

You are absolutely correct. Appears that I just wasn't close enough at the time, as I am hearing the input traffic now. Thanks!

That would be interesting if there has been a repeater added in Temecula!

 

[zerg901]

Could someone confirm this info?

151.385R and 151.13R are used for station paging - just the dispatcher is heard on these channels 99% or 100% of the time

151.175R is used as a spare channel - maybe mostly for CalFire non emergency messages? or maybe as the primary command channel for wildfires? or maybe it is only used for SRA fires (state responsibility areas)?

The 'command channels / C channels' are used for dispatcher to field units comms in various areas of the county after an incident has been paged out on 151.385R or 151.13R.

 

[Kingscup]

Could someone confirm this info?

151.385R and 151.13R are used for station paging - just the dispatcher is heard on these channels 99% or 100% of the time

Mostly used for dispatching but is also used for non-incident radio traffic to keep to track of units. “Engine X enroute station XX training” etc.

151.175R is used as a spare channel - maybe mostly for CalFire non emergency messages? or maybe as the primary command channel for wildfires? or maybe it is only used for SRA fires (state responsibility areas)?

RRU 2 used to be the east county dispatch frequency before the county applied for and received from the FCC its current east county frequency. RRU 2 then became a command channel used mostly for vegetation fires but can be used for any incident.

The 'command channels / C channels' are used for dispatcher to field units comms in various areas of the county after an incident has been paged out on 151.385R or 151.13R.

RVC command 1-3 are generally used for incidents that have a potential to become large but they can be used for anything as the need arises. RVC command 4-12 are for day to day incident radio traffic.

 

[tkenny53]

What I find is this one:
11 RVC C7 154.1300 167.9 158.9550 OST H N T12= MT DAVID
That's a long way to Banning/Calimesa area.
That freq is a local tach,
As far as dispatching, I can sit here is Calimesa and one minute hear a clear call go out, then next, its all broken up and barely heard.
I am not sure where RCFD is dispatching from, Oddly, Perris seems better for cal fire side

 

[Markb]

What I find is this one:
11 RVC C7 154.1300 167.9 158.9550 OST H N T12= MT DAVID
That's a long way to Banning/Calimesa area.
That freq is a local tach,
As far as dispatching, I can sit here is Calimesa and one minute hear a clear call go out, then next, its all broken up and barely heard.
I am not sure where RCFD is dispatching from, Oddly, Perris seems better for cal fire side

Not sure exactly what you are asking/stating, but the dispatches are put out from several mountaintop sites, so that would be normal for RRU1 to have varying signal strengths from a given location. The dispatchers have to manually select the appropriate site for the area. They may be putting out a call in Anza one minute and in Desert Hot Springs the next.

Mt David is just east of the 60/10 junction. Doesn't seem that far from Calimesa....

 

[ScanFanEd]

I have always been curious about the different repeater sites that are used for RRU1. I live in the Menifee area and definitely experience the variation in signal strengths - at times pretty significant. Would anyone know which site is mostly used the LE, Menifee, Temecula areas? I am assuming they have a site on Elsinore or are there other sites around here?

 

[Kingscup]

Would anyone know which site is mostly used the LE, Menifee, Temecula areas? I am assuming they have a site on Elsinore or are there other sites around here?

it would be Elsinore peak above Lake Elsinore for Menifee and as stated earlier in the thread, probably another repeater in Temecula for Temecula.

 

[Kingscup]

I am not sure where RCFD is dispatching from, Oddly, Perris seems better for cal fire side

It is the same. CAL FIRE is the RCFD. They staff and run the RCFD. The CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Dept Emergency Command Center is at Perris headquarters.