USFS/NIFC still using 415 MHz?

[MonitorMike]

Back when I lived in So. California, I could pick up South Zone talking to 4 different USFS Fire HQ's, as well as USFS units & some BLM Fire traffic.

Questions:

1. What frequency would North Zone use that I could pick up in San Jose, if any?

2. Do they still use those 415 MHz channels now for So. Zone & USFS?

 

[Mick]

Some current typical links

409.1875 103.5 link w/171.475R San Bernardino NF Forest Net
410.7875 103.5 link w/172.225R San Bernardino NF Admin Net
415.5250 103.5 USFS South Ops w/166.5625 & 164.9125
417.5750 146.2 BLM w/166.375

Other links in the 415 MHz area are listed here:
SoCalFedCom

 

[SCPD]

The North Zone net was disbanded (no pun intended) several years ago. NIFC is using a lot of 400 MHz frequencies for logistics, camp nets and linking repeaters and cross band aircraft remote bases. All these are part of the national cache and only used on large incidents. Many National Forests are still using UHF to link remote bases/repeaters.

 

[MtnBiker2005]

Exsmokey / Anyone,

You have any info on this freq 406.225 P25 NAC 788 in your NF lists ?

Cleveland National Forest - "Admin" , "Three Sisters Falls" & "Cedar Creek Falls" area in San Diego County.

 

[northzone]

Federal UHF links and NorthOps

The feds have "rebanded" the 406 to 420 mhz band. All repeater outputs will be from 406 to 411 mhz. Inputs are 9mhz higher. Slowly they are moving everyone to fit the new plan. An example is Tahoe National Forest Net which used to be repeated on 415.4750, it is now 408.9875. Search from 406 to 411 in 12.5khz steps.

I believe NorthZone (actually it has been NorthsOps for about last 10 years) is still up and running as a net. They have moved it over to the state microwave system so you do not hear it on vhf/uhf anymore. A Plumas NF radio tech gave me this info about northops a few weeks ago.

 

[ecps92]

What is heard on the 408.9875?
Link from/to?? What Pairs

The feds have "rebanded" the 406 to 420 mhz band. All repeater outputs will be from 406 to 411 mhz. Inputs are 9mhz higher. Slowly they are moving everyone to fit the new plan. An example is Tahoe National Forest Net which used to be repeated on 415.4750, it is now 408.9875. Search from 406 to 411 in 12.5khz steps.

I believe NorthZone (actually it has been NorthsOps for about last 10 years) is still up and running as a net. They have moved it over to the state microwave system so you do not hear it on vhf/uhf anymore. A Plumas NF radio tech gave me this info about northops a few weeks ago.

 

[hpycmpr]

Is South Ops also on the state microwave and off VHF/UHF?

Steve

 

[northzone]

What is heard on the 408.9875?
Link from/to?? What Pairs

All Tahoe Forest net traffic (both mobiles and dispatch) is heard from every mountaintop they have. My guess is it is from a remote base at Wolf Mtn (or similar) to dispatch center in Grass Valley.

 

[ecps92]

Thanks, So All traffic from 168.7750

All Tahoe Forest net traffic (both mobiles and dispatch) is heard from every mountaintop they have. My guess is it is from a remote base at Wolf Mtn (or similar) to dispatch center in Grass Valley.