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| − | | | + | |172.4500||025 DPL / NAC 160||Bear Den Mtn.||38°06'65.00"N 78°79'88.00"W||VA |
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| − | | 172.7250 || | + | |172.7250||025 DPL / NAC 160||Rocky Mtn.||37°47'43.00"N 79°10'50.00"W ||VA |
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| − | | 172.7500 || | + | |172.7500||025 DPL / NAC 160||Apple Orchard Mtn.||37°31'2.00"N 79°30'36.00"W ||VA |
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| − | | 173.7625 || | + | |173.7625||031 DPL / NAC 150||Poor Mtn.||37°11'51.00"N 80° 9'8.00"W ||VA |
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| − | | 172.7250 || | + | |172.7250||031 DPL / NAC 150||Grassy Hill||37° 0'60.00"N 79°54'17.00"W ||VA |
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| − | | 172.4500 || | + | |172.4500||032 DPL / NAC 140||Fishers Peak||36°33'34.00"N 80°49'22.00"W ||NC |
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| − | | 172.7500 || | + | |172.7500||047 DPL / NAC 130||Doughton Mtn.||36°27'41.00"N 81°13'22.00"W ||NC |
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| − | | 173.7625 || | + | |173.7625||023 DPL / NAC 130||Rich Mtn.||36°18'5.00"N 81°43'26.00"W ||NC |
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| − | | 172.7250 || | + | |172.7250||051 DPL / NAC 120||Mt. Mitchell||35°45'54.00"N 82°15'54.00"W ||NC |
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| − | | 172.7500 || | + | |172.7500||065 DPL / NAC 110||Mt. Pisgah||35°25'32.00"N 82°45'23.00"W ||NC |
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| − | | 173.7625 || | + | |173.7625||026 DPL / NAC 110||Cowee Bald||35°19'40.00"N 83°20'11.00"W ||NC |
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Revision as of 06:49, 3 April 2015
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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.
| 172.4500 | 025 DPL / NAC 160 | Bear Den Mtn. | 38°06'65.00"N 78°79'88.00"W | VA |
| 172.7250 | 025 DPL / NAC 160 | Rocky Mtn. | 37°47'43.00"N 79°10'50.00"W | VA |
| 172.7500 | 025 DPL / NAC 160 | Apple Orchard Mtn. | 37°31'2.00"N 79°30'36.00"W | VA |
| 173.7625 | 031 DPL / NAC 150 | Poor Mtn. | 37°11'51.00"N 80° 9'8.00"W | VA |
| 172.7250 | 031 DPL / NAC 150 | Grassy Hill | 37° 0'60.00"N 79°54'17.00"W | VA |
| 172.4500 | 032 DPL / NAC 140 | Fishers Peak | 36°33'34.00"N 80°49'22.00"W | NC |
| 172.7500 | 047 DPL / NAC 130 | Doughton Mtn. | 36°27'41.00"N 81°13'22.00"W | NC |
| 173.7625 | 023 DPL / NAC 130 | Rich Mtn. | 36°18'5.00"N 81°43'26.00"W | NC |
| 172.7250 | 051 DPL / NAC 120 | Mt. Mitchell | 35°45'54.00"N 82°15'54.00"W | NC |
| 172.7500 | 065 DPL / NAC 110 | Mt. Pisgah | 35°25'32.00"N 82°45'23.00"W | NC |
| 173.7625 | 026 DPL / NAC 110 | Cowee Bald | 35°19'40.00"N 83°20'11.00"W | NC |
Repeaters listed in order from north to south
Please list any confirmed analog/digital tones during mixed mode transmissions
OLD Blue Ridge Parkway Repeaters
| 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
| 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 Thread
- VA Forum Blue Ridge Parkway Discussion Thread
- Travel Reference (VA) Blue Ridge Parkway
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