Altoona Curve

[IStebleton]

Does anyone know what freqs they my operate on? I can't seem to find any licences for them.

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

Nothing site specific. Check common business frequencies. Maybe if you're lucky and are onsite you'll get a close call hit

 

[radio3353]

Does anyone know what freqs they my operate on? I can't seem to find any licences for them.

Altoona Curve? I can only guess, but are you talking about Horseshoe Curve? If so, they do not operate on any frequency. They are an historic site that operates a viewing area and museum.
The freight trains running along the three tracks of the curve can be heard on Norfolk Southern road channels (NS owns the tracks.) I don't know which channel(s) are current as I have not been there in quite a while, but just scan the usual RR freqs and you will hear something. Truth be told though there is not much to hear besides defect detectors. There is a speaker atop the funicular shed that broadcasts the local road channel and defect detector freqs so you can verify what you hear on a scanner against that. Not sure if Amtrak uses the NS road channel when they come through. More than likely they don't talk at all. There really is no need for comms there because there is no switching or yard work.
If you watch the Curve on Virtual Railfan you can sometimes hear the speaker on top of the shed in the background and it is normally just the defect detector squawking.

 

[IStebleton]

Altoona Curve? I can only guess, but are you talking about Horseshoe Curve? If so, they do not operate on any frequency. They are an historic site that operates a viewing area and museum.
The freight trains running along the three tracks of the curve can be heard on Norfolk Southern road channels (NS owns the tracks.) I don't know which channel(s) are current as I have not been there in quite a while, but just scan the usual RR freqs and you will hear something. Truth be told though there is not much to hear besides defect detectors. There is a speaker atop the funicular shed that broadcasts the local road channel and defect detector freqs so you can verify what you hear on a scanner against that. Not sure if Amtrak uses the NS road channel when they come through. More than likely they don't talk at all. There really is no need for comms there because there is no switching or yard work.
If you watch the Curve on Virtual Railfan you can sometimes hear the speaker on top of the shed in the background and it is normally just the defect detector squawking.

The Altoona Curve is a baseball team that plays at a stadium right off I-99 in Altoona

 

[jtwalker]

The Altoona Curve is a baseball team that plays at a stadium right off I-99 in Altoona

I assumed you meant the Horseshoe Curve too. 😂

 

[IStebleton]

Well after going to a game, 90% of staff were using various models of Motorola DTR radios. So they're un-monitorable.

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

Yeah that would have been my next assumption. Getting to be more prevalent at locations without a site license

 

[DanRollman]

Well after going to a game, 90% of staff were using various models of Motorola DTR radios. So they're un-monitorable.

DTRs are fantastic radios with a great building-penetrating FHSS technology. The DTR line is really underutilized in my opinion. These are ideal radios for schools, hospitals, office buildings, small to medium-sized stadiums and amusement parks, industrial plants, warehouses, hotels, etc.

I use DTR radios as our family radios around the neighborhood and while traveling. The penetration throughout a ship during a cruise, for example, beats out my analog, DMR and P25 radios. Glad to hear of a stadium using this great and cost-efficient digital technology.