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Homeland Security Live Alert

 
 

 

Jackson County Oregon
Amateur Radio
Emergency Services
Priority
Frequency
Offset
Tone
Notes
154.145
         
154.175
 
VHF
154.310
1
147.580
none
ERC/MARA simplex
154.340
2
147.160
+
136.5
 JARS - ARES - Soda Mtn
154.370
3
147.340
+
136.5
 JARS - Grants Pass - King Mtn
154.680
4
146.760
-
136.5
 JARS - Grants Pass - Fielder Mtn
154.830
5
147.200
+
136.5
 JARS - Klamath Falls - Chase Mtn
155.160
6
147.180
+
136.5
 JARS - Crescent City - Camp 6
155.490
7
145.490
-
136.5
 JARS - Illinois Valley - 8 Dollar Mtn
155.610
8
146.700
-
100.0
 Mt Baldy (linked with RVLA 440's)
159.030
9
147.000
+
123.0
 Medford Manor
159.090
10
147.260
+
123.0
    
11
147.060
+
 
JCARES BBS - JACBBS
12
147.100
+
 
145.070
13
147.320
+
   
14
146.520
none
*National Emergency
(Most Digi-peaters)
15
147.370
none
Medford local simplex
144.390
16
145.330
+
IRLP link
         
Packet
         
3622.0 LSB
         
7101.3 LSB
         
 
UHF
Coverage Area
1
442.300
+
123.0
 RVLA - Mt Ashland Medford, Yreka, Weed
2
444.825
+
100.0
 RVLA - Elk Mtn Medford
3
442.825
+
203.5
 RVLA - 8 Dollar Mtn GP to CJ
4
444.500
+
186.2
 RVLA - King Mtn Medford, Coos Bay, Rice Hill
5
440.675
+
173.8
 RVLA - Chase Mtn Medford, KF, Yreka
6
444.325
+
100.0
 RVLA - Shasta Bally Redding to Woodland
7
440.725
+
110.9
 RVLA - Elk Mtn - Not linked Medford
8
446.000
none
*National Emergency  
9
441.850
+
100.0
 RVLA - Lane Mtn Roseburg to Eugene
10
440.850
+
94.8
 RVLA - Fielder Mtn Medford, GP
11
444.975
+
173.8
 RVLA - Onion Mtn Medford, GP
12
442.700
+
100.0
 RVLA - Mt Sexton Medford, GP, Selma
13
443.375
+
100.0
 RVLA - Odell Butte Hwy 97 & Hwy 138
14
446.225
441.205
Red Cross Emergency - Mt Baldy Medford

 

ERC / MARA
Emergency Communications - Jackson County Region
 
Method (ordered by Preference)
Normal Telephone
Cell Phone
Satellite Phone
Amateur Radio (ERC Frequencies)
Frequency
Offset
Tone
Notes
147.5800
none
none
 Primary Method
3.9650
LSB
3.9370
LSB
7.2280
LSB
Amateur Radio (Other Emergency Frequencies)
147.160
+
136.5
 JARS - ARES - Soda Mtn
147.340
+
136.5
 JARS - Grants Pass - King Mtn
146.760
-
136.5
 JARS - Grants Pass - Fielder Mtn
147.200
+
136.5
 JARS - Klamath Falls - Chase Mtn
147.180
+
136.5
 JARS - Crescent City - Camp 6
145.490
-
136.5
 JARS - Illinois Valley - 8 Dollar Mtn
       
3.9600
     LSB
(Columbia Basin Net)
       
       
Other Options If Necessary
       
Business Radio
(Whatever is available to you)
       
GMRS (License Required)
462.6750
Ch 20
none
 less than 2 miles
(With commercial GeneralMobileRadioService radios and equipment, ranges could be as great as 25 miles-'Bubble-pak' radios are more like FRS Radios)
       
FRS (Extremely Short Distances)
462.5625
Ch 1
none
 less than 1 mile
(This service is designed specifically for short distance, FAMILY communications; hence the name 'Family Radio Service')
       
CB (Citizens' Band Radio)
27.0650
Ch 9
1 to 5 miles

 

Citizens' Band Radio
FRS/GMRS CHANNELS/FREQ'S
Channel
Frequency
Notes
Channel
Frequency
Notes
1
26.965 MHz
        
2
26.975 MHz
  
FRS (^1/2w) & GMRS (^5w)
3
26.985 MHz
  
1
462.5625
 (GMRS Simplex)
4
27.005 MHz
  
2
462.5875
 (GMRS Simplex)
5
27.015 MHz
  
3
462.6125
 (GMRS Simplex)
6
27.025 MHz
  
4
462.6375
 (GMRS Simplex)
7
27.035 MHz
  
5
462.6625
 (GMRS Simplex)
8
27.055 MHz
  
6
462.6875
 (GMRS Simplex)
9
27.065 MHz
 (emergency channel)
7
462.7125
 (GMRS Simplex)
10
27.075 MHz
        
11
27.085 MHz
 (unofficial general calling channel)
FRS Only (^1/2w)
12
27.105 MHz
  
8
467.5625
  
13
27.115 MHz
  
9
467.5875
  
14
27.125 MHz
  
10
467.6125
  
15
27.135 MHz
  
11
467.6375
  
16
27.155 MHz
  
12
467.6625
  
17
27.165 MHz
  
13
467.6875
  
18
27.175 MHz
  
14
467.7125
  
19
27.185 MHz
 (unofficial trucker's channel)      
20
27.205 MHz
  
GMRS Only (^50w) (Repeater Outputs)
21
27.215 MHz
  
15
462.5500
  
22
27.225 MHz
  
16
462.5750
 "White Dot"
23
27.255 MHz
  
17
462.6000
  
24
27.235 MHz
  
18
462.6250
 "Black Dot"
25
27.245 MHz
  
19
462.6500
  
26
27.265 MHz
  
20
462.6750
 "Orange Dot" (Emergency Channel)
27
27.275 MHz
  
21
462.7000
  
28
27.285 MHz
  
22
462.7250
  
29
27.295 MHz
  
(GMRS Repeater Inputs)
30
27.305 MHz
    
467.5500
  
31
27.315 MHz
    
467.5750
  
32
27.325 MHz
    
467.6000
  
33
27.335 MHz
    
467.6250
  
34
27.345 MHz
    
467.6500
  
35
27.355 MHz
    
467.6750
  
36
27.365 MHz
    
467.7000
  
37
27.375 MHz
    
467.7250
  
38
27.385 MHz
 (lsb national calling frequency)      
39
27.395 MHz
  
GMRS=
 General Mobile Radio Service
40
27.405 MHz
  
FRS=
 Family Radio Service

 

 

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