Allan_Love_Jr
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Holy sh*t. Your right. There not playing around.
Holy sh*t. Your right. There not playing around.
Sorry to seem mentally slow, but are the new Narrowband AAR freq.s still in the 160-161 MHz band ? I seem to remember a comment here a while back over controversy about 220 MHz vs. 900 MHz
Thanks to anyone who KNOWS (forget the I thinks - you see where THINK got IBM).
I've been listening to CSX recently, and it seems they are still operating on the wideband channels as of yet. Are they just going to switch to the new narrowband channels come 1/1? I tried to program the supposed narrowband channels in my scanner and tried to listen, and it didn't work at all.
I've been listening to CSX recently, and it seems they are still operating on the wideband channels as of yet. Are they just going to switch to the new narrowband channels come 1/1? I tried to program the supposed narrowband channels in my scanner and tried to listen, and it didn't work at all.
Well, let's put it this way...the other morning I created two banks, one with the wideband frequencies (I.E. CSX road channel AAR 08, 160.230) and the other with corresponding narrowband frequencies (AAR 108, 160.2375). AAR08 picked up clear as a bell, dispatch traffic and all...108 barely picked up anything even as a train went by...not sure if I did something wrong..
Well, mostly, you're misunderstanding that Wideband 08 is the same frequency as narrowband 008.
Channel 108 is a different frequency and a different channel.
Yeah, I figured that one out today...I feel like a complete idiot..lol. What are those frequencies going to be for then?
It is 1/1/2013 now and sure enough. There all on Narrow-band. Monitoring the Radio as I type this. Just heard the CN and BNSF Dispatcher and let me tell you. There is a hell of a difference in voice tone.correct.... all VHF & UHF frequencies under FCC Part 90 (which is all business & all public safety) are required to be narrowbanded by 12/31/12. and that does include ALL railroad frequencies (mobile, portables & all train radios).
so no more old Motorola Spectra's anymore.. yeah...