NoClue48
Member
I should preface this by saying that I am quite new to digital trunking radio scanners, but have a nearly lifelong experience in radios and electronics (scanning, DXing, SWL, etc.).
I'd like to know if the digital scanners will perform as older analog scanners in legacy applications. For example, I have a list of some 37 railroad segments for Amtrak's Empire Builder from Chicago to Seattle; all in the 160 MHz - 161 MHz range. Can I still manually program them into BCD436/536 in the older bank/channel method?
I would like to be able to have, say, Bank 55, Channel 4 as "Chicago - Milwaukee, AAR 44, 160.770 MHz"; and Bank 55, Channel 7 as "Mississippi River at LaCrosse - Mississippi River at Hastings, AAR 44, 160.770 MHz"; and yet another Bank 55, Channel 11 as "St Paul Union Depot...". There would of course be an additional 34 channels in Bank 55 with locations and frequencies; many duplicated as above but distinguished by their location names.
I don't have any experience yet with the zip code location programming, but am intrigues by its potential. I just don't see how to do the above with that method since the train will be constantly moving.
Please advise if I'm way off base here. I am open to any and all suggestions... Thank you!
I'd like to know if the digital scanners will perform as older analog scanners in legacy applications. For example, I have a list of some 37 railroad segments for Amtrak's Empire Builder from Chicago to Seattle; all in the 160 MHz - 161 MHz range. Can I still manually program them into BCD436/536 in the older bank/channel method?
I would like to be able to have, say, Bank 55, Channel 4 as "Chicago - Milwaukee, AAR 44, 160.770 MHz"; and Bank 55, Channel 7 as "Mississippi River at LaCrosse - Mississippi River at Hastings, AAR 44, 160.770 MHz"; and yet another Bank 55, Channel 11 as "St Paul Union Depot...". There would of course be an additional 34 channels in Bank 55 with locations and frequencies; many duplicated as above but distinguished by their location names.
I don't have any experience yet with the zip code location programming, but am intrigues by its potential. I just don't see how to do the above with that method since the train will be constantly moving.
Please advise if I'm way off base here. I am open to any and all suggestions... Thank you!