[Scan-DC] MD Forestry

[Andy]

Karl & Carl,

I can confirm that for the last 15 or so years, Western & North Western
Baltimore County, Howard County and Southern Carroll County State Parks have
consistantly operated on Channels 6 & 7. Channel 6 being the most active in
the western Baltimore area for law enforcement. I never understood why these
channels were assigned to the southern sectors and the northern most
counties in the state used them. Maybe they have a hidden channel plan or
just don't use the plan officially set up for them.

MD DNR Police-Ch.6-151.3100 (Longhill & Toll Booths at Park Entrances, when
staffed)
MD DNR Fire-Ch.7-151.2500 (In 15 years I've never heard more than a couple
of transmissions on here. There just aren't that many fires they handle.
Most are handled by the local fire departments.)

I hope this helps.

Andy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Steudl" <lh_n8xbd@intrepid.net>
To: <Scan-DC@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 9:47 PM
Subject: [Scan-DC] MD Forestry


> Carl,  The following should help you out,
>
> MD Dept of Forests,Parks, and Wildlife uses a 7 frequency plan for their
> basic frequencies
> Their radios have different zones for the different areas they serve
> utilizing the same basic 7 in different arrangements.
> The state is set up in different regions and the frequencies are separated
> accordingly.
> West Region is Garrett, Allegheny, Washington, Frederick
> East Region is Worcester,Wicomico,Somerset,Dorchester and over toward the
> ocean and the surrounding counties
> Southern Region is St. Marys, Calvert,Charles,Montgomery,Anne Arundel and
> some of the other counties in that direction
> Central Region is Baltimore, Harford, Cecil, Kent, Carroll and some others
>
> One of the arrangements is:
>
> Channel 1 - 151.325  East and West  law enforcement
> Channel 2 - 151.46    East and West fire operations
> Channel 3 - 159.45 Rptr out 151.145 rptr in State wide repeater system
with
> different tones for access
> Channel 4 - 151.355 Central law enforcement ops
> Channel 5 - 151.415 Central fire ops
> Channel 6 - 151.31    Southern law enforcement
> Channel 7 - 151.25    Southern fire ops
> They also have the Mid Atlantic States Compact Frequency which is a mutual
> aid of sorts for forest fires
>                    159.285
> I may have a few channel #'s mixed up but it should still give you the
idea
> of how they work.
> MD Dept. of Natural Resources also has a statewide repeater system west of
> the Chesapeaake Bay:
> 151.205 rptr out 159.24 rptr in with different tones for access.
>
> Both agencies often work together and have the capability to talk on each
> others systems as well as being able to come up on various other agencies
> systems that still use VHF including federal systems.
>
> The VA frequency you list is the regionwide repeater similar to MD except
VA
> has several different repeaters in different regions.  159.33 rptr out
> 151.265 rptr in for Frederick, Clarke, Loudoun, Fairfax, Fauquier,
Culpeper,
> Warren, Shenandoah, Page counties and a # of others. Their fireground
would
> normally be 151.475
>
> Hope this helps,  Karl, Berkeley Springs,WV N8XBD
>
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