US Forest Service - Cherokee National Forest (TN)

US Forest Service

Cherokee Forest, TN

The Cherokee National Forest is located in Eastern Tennessee and stretches from Chattanooga to Bristol along the North Carolina border. The 640,000-acre forest is the largest tract of public land in Tennessee. It lies in the heart of the Southern Appalachian mountain range, one of the world's most diverse areas. These mountains are home to more than 20,000 species of plants and animals. Each year millions of people visit Tennessee's Cherokee National Forest. It is a place of scenic beauty that provides opportunities for anyone interested in nature and history.

District Map

Radio Network

North Channels

• The northern portion of the Forest (north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park) has two Ranger Districts: Nolichuckey & Watauga

Channel #	Rx Freq	Rx Tone	Tx Freq	Tx Tone	Description	Confirmation/Re-Confirmation
01	172.3750	103.5	172.3750	103.5	CNF North - Local
02	172.3750	103.5	164.8250	156.7	Greystone Repeater (Greene County)
03	172.3750	103.5	164.8250	123.0	English Repeater (Sevier County)
04	172.3750	103.5	164.8250	179.9	Round Repeater (Cocke County)
05	172.3750	103.5	164.8250	167.9	Pinnacle Repeater (Unicoi County)
06	172.3750	103.5	164.8250	110.9	White Rock Repeater (Carter County)
07	172.3750	103.5	164.8250	146.2	Holston Repeater (Carter County)
08	172.3750	103.5	164.8250	136.5	White Top Repeater (Grayson County,VA)
09	172.3750	103.5	164.8250	100.0	Temp/Portable Repeater

South Channels

• The southern portion of the Forest (south of Great Smoky Mountains National Park) has two Ranger Districts: Tellico & Ocoee

Channel #	Rx Freq	Rx Tone	Tx Freq	Tx Tone	Description	Confirmation/Re-Confirmation
01	169.9250	103.5	169.6250	103.5	CNF South - Local
02	169.6250	103.5	164.1250	192.8	Wauchesi Repeater (Monroe County)
03	169.6250	103.5	164.1250	114.8	Oswald Dome Repeater (Polk County)
04	169.6250	103.5	164.1250	151.4	Cold Springs Repeater (Sevier County)
05	169.6250	103.5	164.1250	127.3	Sassafras Repeater (Monroe County)
06	169.6250	103.5	164.1250	107.2	Look Rock Repeater (Bount County)
07	169.6250	103.5	164.1250	100.0	Temp/Portable Repeater

Law Enforcement Channels

Channel #	Rx Freq	Rx Tone	Tx Freq	Tx Tone	Description	Confirmation/Re-Confirmation
01	168.0250	123.0	168.0250	123.0	LE Direct
	168.0250	123.0	172.4000	146.2	Holston Repeater (Carter County)
	168.0250	123.0	172.4000	167.9	Pinnacle Repeater (Unicoi County)
	168.0250	123.0	172.4000	186.2	Unk Repeater
	168.0250	123.0	172.4000	136.5	Unk Repeater

Common Channels

Channel #	Rx Freq	Rx Tone	Tx Freq	Tx Tone	Description	Confirmation/Re-Confirmation
8 South / 10 North	168.7500	123.0	168.7500	123.0	Air Detection
9 South / 11 North	166.5625	CSQ	166.5625	CSQ	Region 8 Fire
10 South / 12 North	168.2000	CSQ	168.2000	CSQ	Tac 2
11 South / 13 North	169.1750	CSQ	169.1750	CSQ	Tac 3
12 South	163.7125	CSQ	163.7125	CSQ	Project 1
13 South	168.6125	CSQ	168.6125	CSQ	Project 2
14	167.7000	CSQ	167.7000	CSQ	Air/Ground 46 Primary
15	166.9000	CSQ	166.9000	CSQ	Air/Ground 29 Secondary
16	168.6250	110.9	168.6250	110.9	Air Guard**
	168.6500	110.9	168.6500	110.9	USFS Flight-following*
	169.9000	CSQ	169.9000	CSQ	Old Region 8 Fire

*	168.6500 is the national flight following frequency. In addition to flight following, this frequency is used for general administration of air traffic but is never used for ground-to-ground communications.
**	168.6250 is the common air guard frequency and is always the last channel of all NIRSC radios. This frequency is used for air-to-air initial contact, emergency ground-to-air communications and initial call, recall and redirection.

Air Unit Numbers

2HX - North Division Spotter Helicopter Bell 407 (Elizabethton Airport)

6HE - North Division Spotter Helicopter Bell 407 (Greeneville Airport)

Related Links

• National Incident Radio Support Cache - These frequencies are also used for active fire operations.

Links

• CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST
• USDA

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