chris451rr
Member
I have been hearing DMR on some rail freqs in East iowa
for example 160.350, UPRR W Lead. The other channel may have been 160.890
I heard this on another channel, and I have a dmr scanner but was programmed for analog at the time I heard it. Now I switched this channel over to DMR and I see slot 1 color 1.
So all I've heard about them converting to NXDN are incorrect, they are converting to DMR at least here.
\Personally I think DMR gives them a greater variety of radio vendors then the NXDN does.
Although I note that performance is good on both (at or better than analog.)
The repeater is set to beacon approx each 5 minutes.
I first noticed this a few days ago when scanning for rail activity, waiting for a train to pass under a bike trail bridge that goes right over dual tracks. Meanwhile I have not heard NXDN.
for example 160.350, UPRR W Lead. The other channel may have been 160.890
I heard this on another channel, and I have a dmr scanner but was programmed for analog at the time I heard it. Now I switched this channel over to DMR and I see slot 1 color 1.
So all I've heard about them converting to NXDN are incorrect, they are converting to DMR at least here.
\Personally I think DMR gives them a greater variety of radio vendors then the NXDN does.
Although I note that performance is good on both (at or better than analog.)
The repeater is set to beacon approx each 5 minutes.
I first noticed this a few days ago when scanning for rail activity, waiting for a train to pass under a bike trail bridge that goes right over dual tracks. Meanwhile I have not heard NXDN.