Blue Ridge Parkway
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NEW Blue Ridge Parkway Repeaters
- Repeaters seem to be mixed mode, each having a DPL tone & NAC. Each are used randomly from different rangers.
Template:Largetable ||Output Frequency || Tone / NAC|| Repeater Site || Repeater Coordinates || |- | 172.7250 || 025 DPL / NAC 160 || Rocky Mtn. || 37°47'43.00"N 79°10'50.00"W || |- | 172.7500 || ??? DPL / NAC 160 || Apple Orchard Mtn. || 37°31'2.00"N 79°30'36.00"W || |- | 173.7625 || ??? DPL / NAC 150 || Poor Mtn. || 37°11'51.00"N 80° 9'8.00"W || |- | 172.7250 || 031 DPL / NAC 150 || Grassy Hill || 37° 0'60.00"N 79°54'17.00"W || |- | 172.4500 || 032 DPL / NAC 140 || Fishers Peak || 36°33'34.00"N 80°49'22.00"W || |- | 172.7500 || ??? DPL / NAC ??? || Doughton Mtn. || 36°27'41.00"N 81°13'22.00"W || |- | 173.7625 || 031 DPL / NAC 130 || Rich Mtn. || 36°18'5.00"N 81°43'26.00"W || |- | 172.7250 || 051 DPL / NAC 120 || Mt. Mitchell || 35°45'54.00"N 82°15'54.00"W || |- | 172.7500 || 065 DPL / NAC 110 || Mt. Pisgah || 35°25'32.00"N 82°45'23.00"W || |- | 173.7625 || ??? DPL / NAC 110 || Cowee Bald || 35°19'40.00"N 83°20'11.00"W || |- |} Repeaters listed in order from north to south
025 DPL in use on 172.7500, more than likely Apple, but could be Doughton
NAC 130 matches the pattern, but unconfirmed on Doughton
OLD Blue Ridge Parkway Repeaters
Template:Largetable ||Output Frequency || Input Frequency || Tone|| Channel || |- | 167.1750 || 166.3750 || 103.5 PL || F-1 (Repeated) || |- | 167.1750 || 167.1750 || 103.5 PL || F-2 (Direct) || |}
- Some maintenance units are reported still using the old 167 repeater, especially during snow closings.
- Some units ran CSQ on occasion, there didn't seem to be a pattern, so possibly operator error.
Blue Ridge Parkway Districts/Units
Template:Largetable || Milepost Range || Units || District || |- | 000 - 106 || 100 Units || Ridge District || |- | 106 - 217 || 200 Units || Plateau District || |- | 217 - 305 || 300 Units || Highlands District || |- | 305 - 384 || 400 Units || Pisgah District (North of BRP HQ) || |- | 384 - 469 || 500 Units || Pisgah District (South of BRP HQ) || |- | || 850 Units || Radio Technicians / Mt. Mitchell State Park Rangers || |- |}
- Dispatch is refered to as "800".
- Dispatching is done at BRP HQ at MP 384 in Asheville, NC during the day.
- Dispatching is handed off to Buncombe EOC in Buncombe County, NC at night.
- Units 01-20 are subdistrict 1 rangers.
- Units 21-40 are subdistrict 2 rangers.
- Units 41-60 are subdistrict 3 rangers.
- Units 60+ are reported as park maintenance personnel.
Related Links
- Blue Ridge Parkway home page
- Blue Ridge Parkway map
- NC Forum Blue Ridge Parkway discussion
- VA Forum Blue Ridge Parkway discussion