KeithJoseph
Still working on my amateur radio callsign.
Do they even use radios? All I ever hear is the beeping on their frequencies..
Texas parks and wildlife.
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nd5y
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I assume you mean the game wardens and not the state parks. I haven't heard game wardens or anybody else use the TPWD repeaters in several years. Around here they mainly talk to DPS dispatch on DPS frequencies and occasionally talk to eachother on Ch. 5D (151.355 simplex NAC 111).
KeithJoseph
Still working on my amateur radio callsign.
I've already got that programmed but never hear them talk.
KeithJoseph
Still working on my amateur radio callsign.
What are their call numbers so I know that's them?
nd5y
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The don't talk a lot. They also use county sheriff frequencies.
KeithJoseph
Still working on my amateur radio callsign.
That's gonna be channel 1. 155.5350 and channel 2 155.6700
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I've heard lots of traffic on the State Park freqs. I was talking to one of the Game Wardens a couple years back and they we're using low-band and VHF. Not sure if that's still the case or if they've changed over to VHF completely.
nd5y
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What? TPWD has been on VHF high band for many decades.
KeithJoseph
Still working on my amateur radio callsign.
Then I've gotta be doing something wrong. I've never heard anything on any of their frequencies. And I know they assist on traffic stops around here.
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The tv show Lone Star Law always shows them using cell phones I never see them on the radio......
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If they primarily use VHF then maybe the low band unit was for some other purpose and not their primary communication. I don't know what it's purpose served I just know he had a low band and a VHF in the truck. I guess it could've been for another department or some other purpose. Not sure.
We use either the county radio or DPS. In most areas with trunking available to state LE (eg; Houston, RGV, MRG, Collin, etc) we use those. You won't hear much on our repeater channels. Some Parks are not very active on their radios, and some are. The small parks use direct channels, and large parks usually have their own repeaters (eg; San Angelo State Park)….
As for callsigns, its based on regions and districts like DPS uses. DPS and TPWD have their regions and districts divided up differently. I'm in San Angelo, which is Region 1, District 2. As an example, my callsign is 1230.
Hope you find this info helpful.....
As for callsigns, its based on regions and districts like DPS uses. DPS and TPWD have their regions and districts divided up differently. I'm in San Angelo, which is Region 1, District 2. As an example, my callsign is 1230.
Hope you find this info helpful.....
rbarker
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And Austin they use 159.27 and also 151.415 when they’re running license plate Or Tx numbers checks
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Austin is the last surviving TPWD dispatch center (LaPorte was closed last year) ... and it could be going away as well... stay tuned....
I have lived in Waco since 1998 and I have only heard the Game Wardens key up one time. If you like, watch an episode of Lone Star Law and see for yourself. Typically, they use cell phones.
They seem to mostly use DPS and local radio systems. However I do catch them occasionally on 151.355 NAC 111 simplex.
Wow, I thought they would be showing up on TxWarn since there are identified talk groups for the Houston area.
Markef
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There are on TXWARN using talkgroup 3033. There are others listed but I haven't heard them on the others. They use DPS and local systems as well.
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