CSX (?) Philadelphia area

kb2vxa · #1 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009, 07:44 AM

After no luck with the database, wiki or search I turn to you. Does anybody have info on 160.590 in the Philly area like what is it used for? It sounds like dispatch on a repeater but the way it is during a tropo band opening it's hard to tell being it's all in and out.

Septa3371CSX1 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009, 12:48 PM

160.590 is SEPTA North Road repeater - aka Desks 1, 2, and 3 - the ex-Reading commuter lines. CSX and NS trains operating in this territory also use this frequency. The input to this is 161.460. Hope this helps.

kb2vxa · #3 (**permalink**) 03-29-2009, 10:48 AM

Yup, it helped alright, that explains some of the place names I was hearing. Funny how it takes me back to my days hanging around the Reading Terminal bunkhouse when the band opens.