Why are there continuous carrier tones on the rail freqs (160 to 162 MHz) in IN? I have been searching the rail band with an old scanner with PC control & have found the tone only channels. Can any one tell me the rail voice channels for NWI?
I hear several continues carrier tones on the rail freqs in my area (NWI, halfway between Lafayette & Gary). Do you know the voice only channels for this area?Other transmitters cannot transmit when hearing this tone. See here
Why are there continuous carrier tones on the rail freqs (160 to 162 MHz) in IN? I have been searching the rail band with an old scanner with PC control & have found the tone only channels. Can any one tell me the rail voice channels for NWI?
The transmitter continuously (24/7) transmits a high pitch tone sound on several rail freqs in my area. It has nothing to do w/ voice & I never hear any voice comms on the freqs. If I crank back the squelch to 35% I can make the scanner not stop on them.Do you mean Open Carrier aka Stuck Transmitter
Ok, I'll buy that. But can you tell me the voice rail channels for NWI?start unplugging stuff.
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The transmitter continuously (24/7) transmits a high pitch tone sound on several rail freqs in my area. It has nothing to do w/ voice & I never hear any voice comms on the freqs. If I crank back the squelch to 35% I can make the scanner not stop on them.
Thanks, I went to the database & found all the rail freqs licensed in Jasper County, IN.it is just the FCC page to look railroad stuff up
The transmitter continuously (24/7) transmits a high pitch tone sound on several rail freqs in my area. It has nothing to do w/ voice & I never hear any voice comms on the freqs. If I crank back the squelch to 35% I can make the scanner not stop on them.
Great. However, I think you may need to manage your expectations.I went to the database & found all the rail freqs licensed in Jasper County, IN.
Yrs ago I had the defect detector freq here, but I don't even know that one anymore & that would be a good indication of daily train traffic, that is if it is even broadcasted in audio anymore.But, from a fixed location in the Rensselaer area, I don't think you are going to hear much.
If you have the ROAD CH then you have the Defect Detector freq. And yes, most of the rr's still have the detectors broadcast audio on that freq. Very few if any have done away with that yet that I am aware of.Yrs ago I had the defect detector freq here, but I don't even know that one anymore & that would be a good indication of daily train traffic, that is if it is even broadcasted in audio anymore.
I use it for that, ham repeaters & other various still analogue comms. Last yr I did maintenance on it again of spray cleaning the volume pot, changing the back light again and finally doing the dimmer to light switch mod. Back in the early 90's I did the mods of crystal overclock, 100 more channels & various others, in Bill Cheek's mod books. The only issue it has it that the 9 volt regulator is bad (and drains a battery) & I have to keep a 9 volt adapter connected to it, But my scanners are on a Backup UPS, so not a prob.that Radio Shack Pro2004, if it's still working OK