Forestry Tasmania
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 8:26 pm
Forestry Tasmania maintains a state-wide network which provides extensive coverage throughout Tasmania and its surrounding areas. Although not usually active on a daily basis, you will find that they tend to become very active during the warmer summer months, when besides normal duties, they maintain constant forest fire watches from strategically placed lookouts scattered around the State. Usually they will provide the first reports of any fires spotted, or be able to provide constant feedback on them.
Most communication is straight forward and easy to follow, you will often stumble across various personnel reporting in on current temperature, wind speeds, and other local weather conditions which can then be relayed back to the Tasmania Fire Service if required.
Most communication is straight forward and easy to follow, you will often stumble across various personnel reporting in on current temperature, wind speeds, and other local weather conditions which can then be relayed back to the Tasmania Fire Service if required.
Below are the main vote groups used by Forestry Tasmania.
Legend: Channel Name - Frequency & Tone - Repeater Site - Coverage
Bass
Sub-Group 1 East Bass:
T2 - 78.4750 & 186.2Hz - Mt Arthur - Tamar valley / NE
T3 - 79.3250 & 186.2Hz - Mt Horror - NE / Far NE
T26 - 79.5000 & 186.2Hz - Platts Lookout - Weldborough / Goshen
Sub-Group 2 West Bass
T14 - 79.4750 & 203.5Hz - Dazzler Range - Tamar / Mersey
T16 - 79.4875 & 203.5Hz - Mt Claude - Kentish / Meander Valley
Sub-Group 3 South Bass
T15 - 79.1375 & 203.5Hz - Millers Bluff - South Esk
T27 - 79.4625 & 186.2Hz - South Sister - Fingal Valley / East Coast
T29 - 78.4250 & 186.2Hz - Tower Hill - Fingal Valley
Derwent
T7 - 79.5500 & 203.5Hz - Mt Hobbs - Southern Midlands
T8 - 79.5375 & 203.5Hz - Mt Koonya - Tasman Peninsula
T9 - 79.4500 & 203.5Hz - Mt Mariah - East Coast
T22 - 79.2500 & 203.5Hz - Snow Hill - Midlands
T10 - 79.4000 & 203.5Hz - Abbots Lookout - Maydena
T12 - 79.4625 & 203.5Hz - Bradys Sugarloaf - Tarraleah
T13 - 79.5000 & 203.5Hz - Mt Faulkner - Greater Hobart
T28 - 78.9750 & 203.5Hz - Mt Wedge - Strathgordon
Abbots Lookout: RX CTCSS = 218.1Hz
Huon
T31 - 79.3750 & 203.5Hz - Tylers Hill - Dover
T32 - 79.5250 & 203.5Hz - Blue Hill - Geeveston
T33 - 78.7500 & 203.5Hz - Doodys Hill - Geeveston
South Coast
T1 - 79.1000 & 218.1Hz - Maatsuyker Island - South
T17 - 78.4750 & 218.1Hz - Bare Hill - Cockle Creek
T21 - 78.4250 & 218.1Hz - Grey Mountain - Huonville
East Coast
T4 - 79.4000 & 203.5Hz - Platts Lookout - St Helens
T5 - 79.1500 & 203.5Hz - Moaners Tier - Swansea
T6 - 79.7625 & 203.5Hz - South Sister - Beaumaris
North West Region
Sub-Group 1 Murchinson:
T1 - 79.1000 & 218.1Hz - St Valentines Peak - Hampshire
T1 - 79.1000 & 218.1Hz - Companion Hill - Hampshire
T17 - 78.4750 & 218.1Hz - Mt Read - Rosebery
T21 - 79.4000 & 218.1Hz - Table Cape - Wynyard
Sub-Group 2 Circular Head
T14 - 79.4750 & 203.5Hz - Dazzler Range - Tamar / Mersey
T16 - 79.4875 & 203.5Hz - Mt Claude - Kentish / Meander Valley
West Coast
T1 - 79.1000 & 218.1Hz - St Valentines Peak - Hampshire
T1 - 79.1000 & 218.1Hz - Companion Hill - Hampshire
T17 - 78.4750 & 218.1Hz - Mt Read - Rosebery
T18 - 79.0500 & 218.1Hz - Mt King William - Derwent Bridge
T19 - 79.0500 & 218.1Hz - Mt Owen - Queenstown
T20 - 79.4750 & 218.1Hz - Elliot Range - SW of Macquarie Harbour
Simplex & Portable Repeaters
T38 - 78.0375 & 203.5Hz - Portable Repeater #3
T39 - 76.9500 & 203.5Hz - Air To Ground Simplex
T42 - 78.1625 & 233.6Hz - Portable Repeater #6
T43 - 77.5375 & 233.6Hz - Portable Repeater #7
T30 - 78.4000 & 233.6Hz - Portable Repeater #9
T11 - 79.5125 & 203.5Hz - Barren Tier
Bass
Sub-Group 1 East Bass:
T2 - 78.4750 & 186.2Hz - Mt Arthur - Tamar valley / NE
T3 - 79.3250 & 186.2Hz - Mt Horror - NE / Far NE
T26 - 79.5000 & 186.2Hz - Platts Lookout - Weldborough / Goshen
Sub-Group 2 West Bass
T14 - 79.4750 & 203.5Hz - Dazzler Range - Tamar / Mersey
T16 - 79.4875 & 203.5Hz - Mt Claude - Kentish / Meander Valley
Sub-Group 3 South Bass
T15 - 79.1375 & 203.5Hz - Millers Bluff - South Esk
T27 - 79.4625 & 186.2Hz - South Sister - Fingal Valley / East Coast
T29 - 78.4250 & 186.2Hz - Tower Hill - Fingal Valley
Derwent
T7 - 79.5500 & 203.5Hz - Mt Hobbs - Southern Midlands
T8 - 79.5375 & 203.5Hz - Mt Koonya - Tasman Peninsula
T9 - 79.4500 & 203.5Hz - Mt Mariah - East Coast
T22 - 79.2500 & 203.5Hz - Snow Hill - Midlands
T10 - 79.4000 & 203.5Hz - Abbots Lookout - Maydena
T12 - 79.4625 & 203.5Hz - Bradys Sugarloaf - Tarraleah
T13 - 79.5000 & 203.5Hz - Mt Faulkner - Greater Hobart
T28 - 78.9750 & 203.5Hz - Mt Wedge - Strathgordon
Abbots Lookout: RX CTCSS = 218.1Hz
Huon
T31 - 79.3750 & 203.5Hz - Tylers Hill - Dover
T32 - 79.5250 & 203.5Hz - Blue Hill - Geeveston
T33 - 78.7500 & 203.5Hz - Doodys Hill - Geeveston
South Coast
T1 - 79.1000 & 218.1Hz - Maatsuyker Island - South
T17 - 78.4750 & 218.1Hz - Bare Hill - Cockle Creek
T21 - 78.4250 & 218.1Hz - Grey Mountain - Huonville
East Coast
T4 - 79.4000 & 203.5Hz - Platts Lookout - St Helens
T5 - 79.1500 & 203.5Hz - Moaners Tier - Swansea
T6 - 79.7625 & 203.5Hz - South Sister - Beaumaris
North West Region
Sub-Group 1 Murchinson:
T1 - 79.1000 & 218.1Hz - St Valentines Peak - Hampshire
T1 - 79.1000 & 218.1Hz - Companion Hill - Hampshire
T17 - 78.4750 & 218.1Hz - Mt Read - Rosebery
T21 - 79.4000 & 218.1Hz - Table Cape - Wynyard
Sub-Group 2 Circular Head
T14 - 79.4750 & 203.5Hz - Dazzler Range - Tamar / Mersey
T16 - 79.4875 & 203.5Hz - Mt Claude - Kentish / Meander Valley
West Coast
T1 - 79.1000 & 218.1Hz - St Valentines Peak - Hampshire
T1 - 79.1000 & 218.1Hz - Companion Hill - Hampshire
T17 - 78.4750 & 218.1Hz - Mt Read - Rosebery
T18 - 79.0500 & 218.1Hz - Mt King William - Derwent Bridge
T19 - 79.0500 & 218.1Hz - Mt Owen - Queenstown
T20 - 79.4750 & 218.1Hz - Elliot Range - SW of Macquarie Harbour
Simplex & Portable Repeaters
T38 - 78.0375 & 203.5Hz - Portable Repeater #3
T39 - 76.9500 & 203.5Hz - Air To Ground Simplex
T42 - 78.1625 & 233.6Hz - Portable Repeater #6
T43 - 77.5375 & 233.6Hz - Portable Repeater #7
T30 - 78.4000 & 233.6Hz - Portable Repeater #9
T11 - 79.5125 & 203.5Hz - Barren Tier