Blue Ridge Parkway

NEW Blue Ridge Parkway Repeaters

• Repeaters seem to be mixed mode, each having a DPL tone & NAC. Each are used randomly from different rangers.

Output Frequency	Tone	Input Frequency	Tone	Location	Lat/Lon	State
172.4500	025 DPL NAC 160			Bear Den Mtn.	38°03'59.60"N 78°47'55.67"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 Discussion Threads

• NC Forum Blue Ridge Parkway Discussion Thread
• VA Forum Blue Ridge Parkway Discussion Thread

Related Wiki Pages

• National Incident Radio Support Cache - These frequencies are also used for active fire operations.
• Travel Reference (VA) Blue Ridge Parkway
• Federal (VA)#Shenandoah National Park

External Links

• Blue Ridge Parkway home page
• Blue Ridge Parkway map

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