Railroad NXDN in Elpaso county

USASA · Mar 30, 2021

Hi all!

Well My new SDS100 arrived, I love it. I added DMR and NXDN upgrades. Now I am attempting to program NXDN Railroad freqs. I am not getting any results, I must be doing something wrong. Has anyone successfully programmed in NXDN railroad freqs. If so please pass along the information. Thanks.

Al
USASA

abqscan · Mar 30, 2021

Which frequencies are you trying to monitor that are NXDN?

SQP · Mar 30, 2021

Being that he's listening to UPRR frequencies, he'll be waiting SEVERAL years to hear NXDN.

eyes00only · Mar 30, 2021

I haven't monitored much of anything lately because of the dang E, but I thought the railroads still use the old VHF freqs. in the 160 range.

SQP · Mar 30, 2021

eyes00only said:
I thought the railroads still use the old VHF freqs. in the 160 range.

STILL are...on FM.

natedawg1604 · Mar 30, 2021

There is a railroad test facility (Transportation Technology Center) in Pueblo that uses a bunch of NXDN freqs, you might drive by the area and check them out. It appears the sites are low-power covering a small area, so you may have to get within a few miles to hear them.

MxV Rail NXDN Trunking System, Pueblo, Colorado

MxV Rail NXDN Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

mciupa · Mar 30, 2021

Not for Colorado but just an FYI about how NXDN works in my 536 and 325P2.
Up here in Canada, I found these and the audio is great.

Concord - MacMillan Yard

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
161.19750			BM	0 RAN	AAR 172	AAR 172	NXDN	Railroad
160.36500			BM	CSQ	CN05	CN 05 Yard - Hostlers	FM	Railroad
160.60500			BM	CSQ	CN14	CN 14 Yard	FM	Railroad
160.96500			BM	CSQ	CN26	CN 26 Yard	FM	Railroad
160.39500			BM	CSQ	CN63	CN 31 Yard	FM	Railroad
161.29500			BM	CSQ	CN37	CN 37 Yard	FM	Railroad
161.07500			BM	0 RAN	CN51	CN 51	NXDN	Railroad
160.56000			BM	0 RAN	Yard Ch. 6	Channel 6	NXDN	Railroad
160.68000	161.49000	CKU474	RM	0 RAN	Diesel Shop	Diesel Shop	NXDN	Railroad
160.47000	161.28000		RM	0 RAN	East	East	NXDN	Railroad
161.10000	160.29000		RM	0 RAN	Express	Express	NXDN	Railroad
161.00250			BM	0 RAN	Extra	Extra	NXDN	Railroad
160.62000	161.43000	CKU483	RM	0 RAN	Hump	Hump	NXDN	Railroad
160.87500			BM	0 RAN	Mechanical	Mechanical	NXDN	Railroad
160.95000			BM	0 RAN	Signal Dept	Signal Department	NXDN	Railroad
160.23000	161.04000		RM	0 RAN	South	South	NXDN	Railroad
161.34000	160.53000	CKU476	RM	0 RAN	West	West	NXDN	Railroad

CN Rail is moving along with the changeover. CP Rail hasn't done any up here I believe.

Mick · Mar 30, 2021

This page has more updated info for the TTC:

MxV Rail (Old: Transportation Tech Center) Pueblo

MxV Rail, Pueblo, Colorado http://www.mxvrail.com/ https://elpasocountyscan.blogspot.com/p/transportation-tec...

elpasocountyscan.blogspot.com

I can hear it with a rooftop antenna from my residence which is 45 miles northwest of the TTC.

natedawg1604 said:
There is a railroad test facility (Transportation Technology Center) in Pueblo that uses a bunch of NXDN freqs, you might drive by the area and check them out. It appears the sites are low-power covering a small area, so you may have to get within a few miles to hear them.

MxV Rail NXDN Trunking System, Pueblo, Colorado

MxV Rail NXDN Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

USASA · Mar 31, 2021

Thank you all for the responses. I am learning about all of the different digital formats, IE NXDN, DMR and alike. There is not a lot out there about programming those formats. At my age learning is a chore in it's self. I do appreciate the help. Thanks again. Ears On!

Al
USASA

USASA · Apr 2, 2021

Hi all.

Has anyone programmed Cedar Springs Hospital? It is NXDN, 456.550, 457.025, 457.650. I have but I get nothing. I am new to DMD and NXDN. I do not have any other settings for C.S.H.. So, I am not positive I am doing it right. Any help is appreciated. Ears On!

Al
USASA

Mick · Apr 2, 2021

Last month on March 9th I logged Cedar Springs Behavioral Health on 457.025 using NXDN RAN 4 TG 123.

USASA said:
Hi all.
Has anyone programmed Cedar Springs Hospital? It is NXDN, 456.550, 457.025, 457.650. I have but I get nothing. I am new to DMD and NXDN. I do not have any other settings for C.S.H.. So, I am not positive I am doing it right. Any help is appreciated. Ears On!
Al
USASA

Mojaveflyer · Apr 2, 2021

As others have noted, the Transportation Test Center east of Pueblo uses NXDN modulation for their radio system. About the only other NXDN useage in Colorado is in the San Luis Valley with the Cumbres & Toltec narrow gauge tourist railroad.

USASA · Apr 3, 2021

All the NXDN used by Railroads are out of range even with my roof antenna. Oh well!
Cedar Springs uses NXDN, but no luck on receiving anything there. I want to test out the NXDN up grade I have in the SDS100. Anyone In ElPaso county that have a NXDN user that I can test with? Thanks much for the replies!

Al
USASA

Mick · Apr 3, 2021

I am in El Paso County, here are my logs of NXDN users:

451.1875 NXDN 9600 RAN 3
451.5000 NXDN 4800
451.8125 NXDN 4800 RAN 11
456.8000 NXDN 4800 RAN 11 Construction
456.5500 NXDN WQXC512 Cedar Springs Behavioral Health Svcs
456.2250 NXDN 4800 RAN 3 TG 123 WQWX945 U.S. Olympic Committee
456.3125 NXDN RAN 1 WRCY202 Roundup Fellowship
456.8000 NXDN 4800 RAN 11 Construction
452.0375 NXDN 4800 Ran 12 Construction
452.2000 NXDN 4800 RAN 20 WQQU758 O'Reilly Automotive, Fountain
457.0250 NXDN RAN 4 TG 123 WQXC512 Cedar Springs Behav Health
461.5500 NXDN IDAS Site 3 (too weak)
463.2750 NXDN 9600 RAN 14 WQUJ463 O'Reilly Auto
464.4875 NXDN 4800 Ran 11 KNCG709 G E Johnson Const CO
464.5375 NXDN 4800 RAN 11 KNCG709 G E Johnson Construction
466.1875 NXDN 4800 RAN 0

USASA said:
All the NXDN used by Railroads are out of range even with my roof antenna. Oh well!
Cedar Springs uses NXDN, but no luck on receiving anything there. I want to test out the NXDN up grade I have in the SDS100. Anyone In ElPaso county that have a NXDN user that I can test with? Thanks much for the replies!

Al
USASA

USASA · Apr 4, 2021

Mick:

Thank you! I will program them and see if I get any thing. Being out here in Falcon does effect what I can receive. I do have a outside antenna a Diamond D-130J. It does work well.
Again THANK YOU! Every bit helps!!!

USASA · Apr 5, 2021

Hi All!

Well I put into my Favorites The Railroad and Cedar Springs. Nothing on Cedar. But I will keep playing with it.
Some very smart person needs to come up with a way to do encryption on scanners. Legal issues, I get it.

Al
USASA

USASA · Apr 6, 2021

Hay Mick:
I am in El Paso County, here are my logs of NXDN users:

451.1875 NXDN 9600 RAN 3
451.5000 NXDN 4800
451.8125 NXDN 4800 RAN 11
456.8000 NXDN 4800 RAN 11 Construction
456.5500 NXDN WQXC512 Cedar Springs Behavioral Health Svcs
456.2250 NXDN 4800 RAN 3 TG 123 WQWX945 U.S. Olympic Committee
456.3125 NXDN RAN 1 WRCY202 Roundup Fellowship
456.8000 NXDN 4800 RAN 11 Construction
452.0375 NXDN 4800 Ran 12 Construction
452.2000 NXDN 4800 RAN 20 WQQU758 O'Reilly Automotive, Fountain
457.0250 NXDN RAN 4 TG 123 WQXC512 Cedar Springs Behav Health
461.5500 NXDN IDAS Site 3 (too weak)
463.2750 NXDN 9600 RAN 14 WQUJ463 O'Reilly Auto
464.4875 NXDN 4800 Ran 11 KNCG709 G E Johnson Const CO
464.5375 NXDN 4800 RAN 11 KNCG709 G E Johnson Construction
466.1875 NXDN 4800 RAN 0

Are you monitoring these? Are these one freq. NXDN? P programmed them as "one freq" but I hear nothing. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

Mick · Apr 13, 2021

Hi Al, I logged all of the NXDN freqs in my list while in search mode. If I wanted to monitor them daily, I would enter them as "NXDN One Frequency" in the Uniden BCD536HP scanner. Many of the freqs on the list are simplex, and you may not be close enough to hear activity on them.

radio · Apr 14, 2021

USASA said:
Hay Mick:
I am in El Paso County, here are my logs of NXDN users:

451.1875 NXDN 9600 RAN 3
451.5000 NXDN 4800
451.8125 NXDN 4800 RAN 11
456.8000 NXDN 4800 RAN 11 Construction
456.5500 NXDN WQXC512 Cedar Springs Behavioral Health Svcs
456.2250 NXDN 4800 RAN 3 TG 123 WQWX945 U.S. Olympic Committee
456.3125 NXDN RAN 1 WRCY202 Roundup Fellowship
456.8000 NXDN 4800 RAN 11 Construction
452.0375 NXDN 4800 Ran 12 Construction

USASA said:

Hay Mick:
I am in El Paso County, here are my logs of NXDN users:

451.1875 NXDN 9600 RAN 3
451.5000 NXDN 4800
451.8125 NXDN 4800 RAN 11
456.8000 NXDN 4800 RAN 11 Construction
456.5500 NXDN WQXC512 Cedar Springs Behavioral Health Svcs
456.2250 NXDN 4800 RAN 3 TG 123 WQWX945 U.S. Olympic Committee
456.3125 NXDN RAN 1 WRCY202 Roundup Fellowship
456.8000 NXDN 4800 RAN 11 Construction
452.0375 NXDN 4800 Ran 12 Construction
452.2000 NXDN 4800 RAN 20 WQQU758 O'Reilly Automotive, Fountain
457.0250 NXDN RAN 4 TG 123 WQXC512 Cedar Springs Behav Health
461.5500 NXDN IDAS Site 3 (too weak)
463.2750 NXDN 9600 RAN 14 WQUJ463 O'Reilly Auto
464.4875 NXDN 4800 Ran 11 KNCG709 G E Johnson Const CO
464.5375 NXDN 4800 RAN 11 KNCG709 G E Johnson Construction
466.1875 NXDN 4800 RAN 0

Are you monitoring these? Are these one freq. NXDN? P programmed them as "one freq" but I hear nothing. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

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452.2000 NXDN 4800 RAN 20 WQQU758 O'Reilly Automotive, Fountain
457.0250 NXDN RAN 4 TG 123 WQXC512 Cedar Springs Behav Health
461.5500 NXDN IDAS Site 3 (too weak)
463.2750 NXDN 9600 RAN 14 WQUJ463 O'Reilly Auto
464.4875 NXDN 4800 Ran 11 KNCG709 G E Johnson Const CO
464.5375 NXDN 4800 RAN 11 KNCG709 G E Johnson Construction
466.1875 NXDN 4800 RAN 0

Are you monitoring these? Are these one freq. NXDN? P programmed them as "one freq" but I hear nothing. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

Is that the same GE Johnson Construction that is building the new Pikes Peak Summit Building? Always hearing their trucks going up and down the PP Highway with the PP Rangers on Pikes Peak Ch 1

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