Anyone here do anything with ATCS?

[JoshuaHufford]

I host my own server and I have a mobile kit as well. Curious if anyone else here does it and what hardware you use?

 

[wwhitby]

I once ran a server and an aggregator. I had the whole of CSX's S&NA South Sub and the northern part of the M&M Sub covered.

However, once CSX switched to satellite, there was nothing left to monitor and I shut down the server. It was fun while it lasted.

I still have my mobile MCP and BCP radios, but I haven't powered them up in years.

 

[DaveNF2G]

There are three major railroads that own track in my area and only one of them (CP Rail) uses ATCS. I can only receive the BCP signals if I am in line with the directional antennas between CPs.

 

[RadioDitch]

Curious if anyone else here does it and what hardware you use?

Mobile set-up for monitoring and decoding...

Radio: Motorola Maxtrac (Tapped)
Antenna: PCTEL Maxrad MAX8375 (1/2 wave over 1/4 wave, 5dB gain), hole mounted on roof of my truck
Audio Input: Griffin Tech iMic Gen 2.
Computer: Asus Aspire Q302L, Windows 10 Professional, Intel Core i3, 6GB ram
Power: Radio - 12v Direct / Laptop - TrippLite 150w Inverter