Posted by Dennis E on August 22, 2001 at 13:59:47:
In Reply to: Washington DNR frequencies posted by Dave Michaud on August 21, 2001 at 22:43:47:
As you've probably gathered by now after reading lots of messages on this site, most of us live in the Puget Sound area, such as Seattle, Tacoma and Everett areas, etc. So, we welcome reports from you and other folks outside the Puget Sound area the folks, such as Rich Williamson, who work so diligently to keep the frequencies up to date. We obviously don't have perfect knowledge.
Here's the FCC website that shows details on the frequency 159.450 you asked about, and as you examine the various details, we can see why you get it so strong...in fact, you will see the Latitude and Longitude of the site so you can use various mapping programs to figure out how far it is from you. Good luck, and thanks for the report of a new frequency!
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/genmen/uls/freq_st_res.hts?db_id=19&rows=0&state=WA&freq=00000159.45000000
: I checked this web site and saw what the DNR freqs. were. I programmed
: all of the 151 and 159 freqs in and low and behold heard a big fire being
: worked on in the Carson are. They gave it a name of "Ridge Runner"
: but what I was hearing it on was 159.450 (R) very strong, and 151.235 (input)
: very weak, almost unheard. But these freq pairs didn't show up on this site.
: Does any one else have other freqs being used that are not on this site?
: Also does any one know of any UHF control links to and from the repeater
: sites. i live in Vancouver and the local DNR office at 18th and grand
: has a UHF beam aimed due east from that location. That leads me to believe
: that there are UHF links used. Early on there were units calling other
: units a saying what repeater location they were using (Mt. Defiance)
: in Oregon same Mt. that GPNF and MHNF use.
: Thanks