I am looking for a little bit of advice/information if anyone has it relating to the communications set up for the Pikes Peak Interational Hill Climb.
Mainly I am interested in being able to monitor the communications, specifically the car tracking net to help me be more aware after what happened last year.
I know that a HAM radio would more than likely be my best solution, but I haven't gotten my liscense yet, and the thought of cluttering up the net by accidently pressing the transmit button bothers me.
Can anyone speak to a suitable hand held with a locking transmit button that will have enough power to be able to get into the net (I realize that a car mounted unit would be my best choice as it would be far more powerful, but a dash mounted unit doesn't fulfill my mobility requirements in this instance)?
Or for that matter does anyone know what freq they will be using?
Can anyone recommend a hand held scanner that will have enough power and recieving strength built in to be able to listen in on the net?
I plan on getting my HAM lisence within the end of the year, but that's not going to happen before the end of the month, and as I stated, the thought of potentially disrupting the very net I want to listen in on is something I want to avoid.
Mainly I am interested in being able to monitor the communications, specifically the car tracking net to help me be more aware after what happened last year.
I know that a HAM radio would more than likely be my best solution, but I haven't gotten my liscense yet, and the thought of cluttering up the net by accidently pressing the transmit button bothers me.
Can anyone speak to a suitable hand held with a locking transmit button that will have enough power to be able to get into the net (I realize that a car mounted unit would be my best choice as it would be far more powerful, but a dash mounted unit doesn't fulfill my mobility requirements in this instance)?
Or for that matter does anyone know what freq they will be using?
Can anyone recommend a hand held scanner that will have enough power and recieving strength built in to be able to listen in on the net?
I plan on getting my HAM lisence within the end of the year, but that's not going to happen before the end of the month, and as I stated, the thought of potentially disrupting the very net I want to listen in on is something I want to avoid.