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Does anyone have experience setting up comms for a Baja 1000 race team? The team I'm helping is a motorcycle team, so nothing more that a VHF portable for the rider with at least the Weatherman channel for emergencies. However, I haven't found much about freq coordination for teams other than " pick a VHF channel use it" on the off road racing forums.

I've searched this forum, but only Monty seemed to have mentioned Baja 500. RIP, Monty.

Thanks!

Find a frequency and use it. For bikes I normally use a small kenwood, like a 780/880 sized unit, with a 5/8 wave antenner. Throw nasar and calcord in for emergency use.

you can't just pick a freq and use it, you need a license for whatever freq you are using.

do a seach, this was discussed last year, or a year before with lots of suggestions..

The majority of the groups go through PCI. They seem to be the primary people assigning/coordinating channels for everyone. Many people also share channels too. As far as I know very little run repeaters.

I would ask PCI. That's your best source of info.

And for what it's worth, though old..... http://www.score-international.com/baja ... Speaks.pdf

If you want to go it alone I'd get familiar with what you can find for known Baja freqs (151-153Mhz for example). The Race-Dezert forum is a good source also; it's one of the better desert racing forums.

ETA:

Here's an assortment of freqs. This isn't all of them either!

1) 151.625 Weatherman/SCORE
2) 151.715 BFG RELAY
3) 151.985 RHI/TG Racing I
4) 153.395 BFG PITS
5) 151.925 CHECKERS PITS
6) 150.860 FAIR PITS
7) 151.685 NETWORK
154.555 Floyd/GRIFFIN I *
9) 151.505 CHECKERS II
10) 153.185 TG Racing II
11) 153.380 MAG 7
12) 154.615 Floyd/GRIFFIN II
13) 153.215 RHI II/BFG Pvt.
14) 151.490 BITD/SCORE III
15) 150.875 SCORE II
16) 154.515 PCI RELAY
17) 151.070 DECO Steve/Derek 16
18) 150.800 Canada Hummer
19) 151.950 Henns/RHI III
20) 154.555 Floyd Hummer
21) 150.935 Marc Stein/Sykes #1
22) 150.950 Andataco/D. Sykes#2
23) 153.170 Craig Turner 7
24) 151.725 Baker 7s/Penhall 10
25) 152.330 Gary Mecham 7S
26) 151.220 Jarad/Eric Hardin 7S
27) 151.835 Joe Custer 7S
28) 153.080 Jeff Lewis #1
29) 154.550 Jeff Lewis #2
30) 147.825 Scott Sells 7
31) 153.365 Duralast/Landfield 7S
32) 151.520 Robby Gordon
33) 151.000 Bob Gordon
34) 151.040 Mark Post
35) 153.560 TEAM GREEN
36) 154.980 BAJA PITS I
37) 153.455 BAJA PITS II
38) 153.065 J. Spirkoff/Spirit
39) 151.655 I. Stewart/Mecham
40) 153.320 Ivan Stewart #1
41) 153.305 Ivan Stewart #2
42) 150.965 Trackside Photo
43) 152.780 Off-road.com
44) 151.600 Herbst #1
45) 152.045 Larry Ragland
46) 153.725 Baldwin #1
47) 153.245 Goodyear Main Pit
48) 155.970 Barstow Sheriff
49) 166.375 Barstow BLM EMER.
50) 157.620 SCORE 5

152.4200 SCORE Medical
152.2900 SCORE Broadcast

Thanks TP. This is what I was looking for. It's interesting that a private radio shop like PCI does the "coordination" for the event. One would think the race organizers would have something more official in place. That's desert racing, I guess.

Thanks again!

Ya call up PCI and talk to them, they really are the leaders in the field. I beleive on Weathermans website he has lists of freqs as well. You can also check in at:

Pirate 4x4s desert racing section
Race-Dezert Forums
Dezert Rangers
Desert Rides

If you need any other help or have other questions, feel free to PM me.... ive got experience with off road racing and SCORE.