How to find I-30 Speedway Freq?

[ChrisRing]

Several years ago, I managed to find the radio frequency that I-30 Speedway uses for their race track officials. But two years ago, they changed frequencies. I have sat at the trace many times scanning every frequency I could and have been unsuccessful. Can anyone give me an idea of how to figure out what frequency they are using now? All I know is that they are located here 34.636315 -92.439308 and they use their radios every saturday night.

 

[chrish04]

on there website it has a contact them section, maybe just send the owner a emailing asking him you would like to listen to what they are saying on there radios with him being the owner he would should know that information, you might get lucky and him be a nice guy and just tell you or he might be rude and tell you no, that would be your best bet because i looked everywhere i know to find them and cant find them, you have a 50/50 chance in him telling you. I have had police depts tell me there freqs before i was surprised but it worked, give it a shot worst can happen is no resonse or him telling you no.


Chris

 

[ChrisRing]

Thanks for the reply Chris. I sorry I forgot to mention that I already tried that. I definately got the later response. They were nice, but basically said it was none of my business. I believe that they have to disclose their license info according to the FCC? Don't they? Oh well. I appreciate your help.

 

[manatee]

Two things:
1. Often they don't know what frequency they are on. They buy a set up from ? and it does not tell them. At Perris in Cali, the flag man showed me his radio. It had no numbers.
2. Regarding a license, they are mostly using "business band" frequencies, which are used by many entities. For example in my town, the local school and the race track are on the same frequency, 151 etc..

 

[ChrisRing]

Thanks for the comment Manatee! Yes, I believe they have "purchased" their setup from some other company and they truely do not know. Oh well. Chris Ring

 

[poppafred]

If you can find the name they filed for a license under, you can search the FCC database for that. Also, the database has a search option for location name. I input the name of my city and it pulled up everyone who used that as their mailing address, even the ham radio licenses.

 

[cubn]

Out of 20 or so dirt tracks I've been to, only one had an FCC license. Most use one of the following:
Common Itinerant and Business - The RadioReference Wiki

CloseCall is a really useful tool. It makes the task much easier.

If you can't find them yet, then I would search 151-160 and 451-470. Sometimes they hide in the 451-453 Mhz area.

If they use Raceceivers, try 454.000.

If the track changes promoters, often the radio frequency will change as the previous workers take the radios with them when they depart.

I made a page dedicated to this very subject:
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Dirt_Track_Racing_Frequencies


Good luck.

 

[poppafred]

Another possibility is that they have gone to FMRS radios. You can pick them up at Lowe's, Home Depot and some Walmarts. They can be used with headsets and have a 1-2 mile range and they are fairly CHEAP. You break one or someone steals one, easy to replace and surprisingly decent comms over short ranges.

 

[scannerpimp]

Chris here are there radio freq lap counter to drivers 454.0000 , flagman 463.800,469.5000