Hi there...

[RhB_HJ]

Greetings,

A BC92XLT is the first scanner I bought, yesterday. Sooo, don't be surprised if I have a few "dumb Newbie" questions.

The reason I finally bought a scanner: sick and tired of sitting by the trackside with a camera, not knowing when the trains will move - if they move.

Cheers

HJ

 

[DPD1]

You'll find it can make your day much more productive... Especially when trying to check out railroads that have low train amounts, and unpredictable schedules. Though I must admit, in a way, I kind of miss the days when I was a kid without the radio, and we sat out by the track at night waiting for the night local to come through... Sometimes it did, and sometimes it didn't. In a weird way, it was kind of fun not knowing.

I think that radio has the RR band programed into the band search? You'll be able to find a lot of freqs quickly in your area that way. Just hit 'lock out' on any non RR related stuff.

Dave
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[jmp883]

Welcome to the great worlds of scanning and of railfanning. I'm an emergency services dispatcher as well as a scanner buff and railfan. I also spent a year as a train dispatcher for New Jersey Transit. If you have any questions just ask.

Your radio is capable of scanning the rail band. The rail band is 160.000 MHz and 163.000 MHz. There are a few exceptions to this but the majority of North American railroads will be found here. Kalmbach Publishing used to sell a guidebook of North American railroad radio frequencies but I just checked their website and I don't see it listed anymore. Hobbyshops may still have it in stock.

Go to www.railroad.net. It's a great resource....I post there, also as jmp883.

Enjoy!

 

[RhB_HJ]

Thank you, gentlemen.

A few weeks ago I picked up "Canadian Trackside Guide 2005", that lists all the frequencies for the different railways in "The Great White North", including the two shortlines in our area. I'll be spending some time getting things "sorted" i.e entering all the railway frequencies. It also lists train numbers and all kinds of other stuff.
Having railfanned in Europe, with a timetable even for the freights, it will take a bit of a mental shift.

For your daily smile: it took me half a day to figure out that "Scan" and "Search" are not interchangeable terms. New "project", new lingo and terms. But a few more days should get me there.