United States Forest Service (CA)

Angeles National Forest (ANF - Forest #01)

Channel Lineup

Most radios on the forest have 9 frequencies in common: ANF FN1 and ANF FN2 (Forest Net), ANF AN1 and ANF AN2 (Admin Net), NIFC tactical channels 1 through 3, and two Region 5 Air-to-Ground frequencies. Each ranger district, and crews within each ranger district, may have different channel lineups, but they will usually have these nine in common. The variations between ranger districts and crews involve frequencies belonging to other agencies such as Los Angeles County Fire, San Bernardino County Fire, CalFIRE, and the Bureau of Land Management, as well as frequencies of adjacent National Forests.

ANF FN1 and ANF FN2 are called "Forest Net" and are used primarily for fire and emergency traffic. ANF AN1 and ANF AN2 are called "Admin Net" and are used for routine communications. The channels ANF FN1 and ANF AN1 are simplex frequencies and ANF FN2 and ANF AN2 are repeated.

When users transmit on ANF FN1 or ANF AN1 using tone 8 (103.5 Hz) their transmission can be received by dispatch on the forest's 9 remote bases. These remote bases are linked to dispatch and the Forest Supervisor's Office in Arcadia. Most of these remote bases are co-located with repeaters and some are not. When someone communicates to dispatch on ANF FN1 or ANF AN1 it is not picked up by a repeater, and receiving them requires being close enough to receive simplex traffic. On the other hand, if users transmit on ANF FN2 or ANF AN2, the tone in use must match a repeater within range or their transmission will not be heard.

The 9 remote bases are located at: Fox Field (dispatch office), Arcadia (Forest Supervisor's Office), Frazier Peak, Warm Springs, Magic Mountain, Mt. Lukens, Blue Ridge, Johnstone Peak and Santiago Peak. Those remote bases that are not co-located with a repeater are: Fox Field, Arcadia, Warm Springs and Blue Ridge.

Intra-crew and tactical communications on the Angeles NF take place on the regional project net or on National Crew Net 163.7125. The 6 NIFC tactical frequencies may not be used for intra-crew communications or for the initial attack phase of a fire. All NIFC frequencies are reserved for use on "National Fires." These are fires where a National Type I or Type II incident management team is in command.

Angeles National Forest Channel Lineup

Channel	Tone(s)	Rx	Tx	Alpha Tag	Description
1	8	172.3750	172.3750	ANF FN1*	Forest Net Direct
2	1-14	172.3750	169.9500	ANF FN2	Forest Net Repeat
3	8	164.9375	164.9375	ANF AN1*	Admin Direct
4	1-14	164.9375	170.0750	ANF AN2	Admin Repeat
5		164.1250	164.1250	ANF SN1*	Service Net Direct
6	3, 5, 14	164.1250	164.8250	ANF SN2	Service Net Repeat
7		168.0500	168.0500	N TAC 1	NIFC TAC 1
8		168.2000	168.2000	N TAC 2	NIFC TAC 2
9		168.6000	168.6000	N TAC 3	NIFC TAC 3
10		168.4875	168.4875	R5 A/G53	Region 5 Air to Ground 53
11		169.1125	169.1125	R5 A/G59	Region 5 Air to Ground 59

Regional project net is 168.6625 simplex (transmit and receive frequencies the same), and available for fire and non-fire uses. However, Regional 5 project net only appears in programming for recreation crews at this time.

Repeaters

The Angeles National Forest (ANF) radio system is comprised of 14 repeater sites situated on various mountain peaks in and around the forest which are linked to the dispatch center at Fox Field near Palmdale. Each repeater site functions as both a repeater and as a receiving antenna for dispatch.

Each repeater operates on the same input/output frequency pairs but uses a different CTCSS tone on the input. By selecting different tones users may activate different repeaters, choosing the one best suited to their location and communication needs. When a user activates a repeater by keying up on the appropriate input frequency and tone, their transmission is repeated only by that repeater. Other repeaters in the forest do not repeat transmissions from other repeaters. The input or repeater selection tone is not transmitted on the repeater output frequency, rather all repeaters transmit Tone 8 (103.5) on the output.

The nature of Bendix King radios used by the Forest Service is such that users may select a CTCSS tone by selecting a number on the radio's keypad. As a result, most users refer to the CTCSS tone by its number (e.g., "tone 9" instead of Pine Mountain or 100.0 Hz).

Tones

ANF Repeaters

Tone	Location	CTCSS Tone
1	Waterman Mountain	110.9
2	Santiago Peak	123.0
3	Mount Hawkins	131.8
4	Frost Peak	136.5
5	Not Assigned	146.2
6	Oat Mountain	156.7
7	Josephine Peak	167.9
8	Frasier Peak	103.5
9	Pine Mountain	100.0
10	Burnt Peak	107.2
11	Magic Mountain	114.8
12	Mount Lukens	127.3
13	Johnstone Peak	141.3
14	Grass Mountain	151.4

Cleveland National Forest (CNF - Forest #02)

Cleveland National Forest Channel Lineup

Channel	Tone(s)	Rx	Tx	Alpha Tag	Description
1	1-12	168.7500	171.4250	CNF F1 FN	Forest Repeater Net
2	All excp. 1,6,8	168.1500	169.7250	CNF F2 AN	Admin Repeater Net
3	2,5,10	164.1250	164.8250	CNF F3 SN	Service Repeater Net
4		168.6625	168.6625	CNF F4 Prjct	R5 Project
5		168.2000	168.2000	CNF F5 NIFC T2	NIFC Tac 2
6		166.5500	166.5500	CNF F6 R5 T4	R5 Tac 4 Palomar Ranger District Initial Attack
7		167.1125	167.1125	CNF F7 R5 T5	R5 Tac 5 Trabuco Ranger District Initial Attack
8		168.2375	168.2375	CNF F8 R5 T6	R5 Tac 6 Descanso Ranger District Initial Attack
9		151.1900	151.1900	CNF F9 CF Loc	Cal Fire MVU Local Direct Tone 3 Rx Side
10		151.3550	159.3000	CNF F10 CF C1	Cal Fire Command 1
11		151.2650	159.3300	CNF F11 CF C2	Cal Fire Command 2
12		151.3400	159.3450	CNF F12 CF C3	Cal Fire Command 3 Tone 8 Rx Side
13		151.2500	151.2500	CNF F13 CF T5	Cal Fire Tac 5 Tone 16 Rx Side
14		151.4600	151.4600	CNF F14 CF T12	Cal Fire Tac 12 Tone 16 Rx Side
15		151.4750	151.4750	CNF F15 CF T13	Cal Fire Tac 13 Tone 16 Rx Side
16		169.1125	169.1125	CNF F16 R5 AG 4 CNF (P)	USFS Region 5 Air-Ground 4 Primary

Tones

CNF Repeaters

Tone	Location	CTCSS Tone
1	Sierra	110.9
2	Santiago Peak	123.0
3	Elsinore	131.8
4	High Point	136.5
5	Cuyumaca	146.2
6	Ortega	156.7
7	Los Pinos	167.9
8	Boucher	103.5
9	Lyons Peak	100.0
10	Portable Repeater	107.2
11	Black Mtn.	114.8
12	Sitton Peak	127.3

Sequoia National Forest (SQF - Forest #13)

Channels

Sequoia National Forest Channel Lineup

Channel	Tone(s)	Rx	Tx	Alpha Tag	Description
1	8	168.6750	168.6750	SQF F1	Emergency Net Direct
2	1-14	167.67500	170.5750	SQF F2	Emergency Repeater Net
3	8	168.7750	168.7750	SQF F3	Fire Net Direct
4	1-14	168.7750	170.6000	SQF F4	Fire Repeater Net
5	8	168.1750	168.1750	SQF F5	Admin Net Direct
6		169.7250	169.7250	SQF F6	BLM Central CA DIstrict Admin Net Direct
7	4,5,8	169.7250	165.450	SQF F7	BLM Central CA District Admin Repeater
8		169.7750	169.7750	SQF F8	BLM Central CA District Fire Net Direct
9	2-8	169.7750	163.0250	SQF F9	BLM Central CA District Fire Repeater Net

Tones

SQF Fire Repeaters

Tone	Location	CTCSS Tone
1	Delilah Lookout	110.9
2	Buckrock Lookout	123.0
3	Mule Peak Lookout	131.8
4	Baker Point	136.5
5	Oakflat	146.2
6	Piute BM	156.7
7	Chimney Peak	167.9
8	Jordan Peak Lookout	103.5
9	Sherman Peak	100.0
10	Tobias Peak	107.2
11	Breckenridge	114.8
12	Parkridge	127.3
13	Converse	141.3
14	Olancha	151.4

Wiki Links

• US Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Mgmt Unit (CA/NV)
• US Forest Service - Lassen National Forest (CA)

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