NIFC - Wildland Fire Hand-Held Radios
 
About Your Radio
Choose a radio below for details, instructions, and troubleshooting help.

Portable
BK DPH
BK GPH
BK EPH
Thales 25-RACAL
EF Johnson 5100
Datron
Vertex

Mobile
EF Johnson 5300

Aviation
Technisonic TFM-138B
Technisonic TDFM-136
NAT NPX138
NAT TH250
NAT NPX136D


Radio News
8/20/2008  -  See the links section for new articles.
There are several new links to articles of interest.  
1/19/2006  -  Instructor Guide for VHF – FM Narrowband Basics
Instructor Guide for VHF – FM Narrowband Basics training that will be provided to all firefighters t   ...More

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Common Problems  
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Troubleshooting items that apply to all radio types:
8/20/2008  -  Incident Medivac Plans and Emergency Communications
 Incident Medivac Plans and Emergency Communications within an incident  DISCUSSION: Redu   ...More
11/4/2005  -  Hints for better radio coverage
Tips to improve radio coverage with your handheld: Hold the radio vertical, with antenna str   ...More
10/28/2005  -  Problems with SCAN
Check to see if channel is in SCAN List. Check Squelch Level if set too high. Check other parame   ...More
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For Contractors
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Related Topics
Narrowband Training
Answers questions such as (1) What exactly has changed? (2) Why are we doing this?

Related Links
Links to Communications-related sites such as the NIICD Hotsheet, radio manufacturers’ sites, and more.