I have the RadioShack PRO-82 scanner and it does a great job for train listening. I bought it for $99. If that's too much to pay for a new unit, eBay almost always has good used scanners for less.I would like to have a low cost scanner to listen to "train chatter", on my next trip- LS, and CZ. Can I get one at Radio shack, and what do I need to know about using it> Thanks
That is the model I was interested in, does it come ready to go right out of the box or do you need to program it in any way?I have the RadioShack PRO-82 scanner and it does a great job for train listening. I bought it for $99. If that's too much to pay for a new unit, eBay almost always has good used scanners for less.I would like to have a low cost scanner to listen to "train chatter", on my next trip- LS, and CZ. Can I get one at Radio shack, and what do I need to know about using it> Thanks
It's pretty much good to go right out of the box, as it just needs 4 AA batteries for operation. Programming the frequencies to be scanned is necessary, but it's a no-brainer.That is the model I was interested in, does it come ready to go right out of the box or do you need to program it in any way?I have the RadioShack PRO-82 scanner and it does a great job for train listening. I bought it for $99. If that's too much to pay for a new unit, eBay almost always has good used scanners for less.I would like to have a low cost scanner to listen to "train chatter", on my next trip- LS, and CZ. Can I get one at Radio shack, and what do I need to know about using it> Thanks
Bob, thanks for the info, maybe I have no brains but frequencies do I need to Program? (if you know)It's pretty much good to go right out of the box, as it just needs 4 AA batteries for operation. Programming the frequencies to be scanned is necessary, but it's a no-brainer.That is the model I was interested in, does it come ready to go right out of the box or do you need to program it in any way?I have the RadioShack PRO-82 scanner and it does a great job for train listening. I bought it for $99. If that's too much to pay for a new unit, eBay almost always has good used scanners for less.I would like to have a low cost scanner to listen to "train chatter", on my next trip- LS, and CZ. Can I get one at Radio shack, and what do I need to know about using it> Thanks
If you go to the OTOL link that I provided above, you'll find one page that lists all the RR frequencies in use that you can program into your scanner. You'll also find a page that lists every Amtrak run, and then links to pages containing the specific frequencies used by each train, and the points where one should change from one channel to the next.Bob, thanks for the info, maybe I have no brains but frequencies do I need to Program? (if you know)It's pretty much good to go right out of the box, as it just needs 4 AA batteries for operation. Programming the frequencies to be scanned is necessary, but it's a no-brainer.That is the model I was interested in, does it come ready to go right out of the box or do you need to program it in any way?I have the RadioShack PRO-82 scanner and it does a great job for train listening. I bought it for $99. If that's too much to pay for a new unit, eBay almost always has good used scanners for less.I would like to have a low cost scanner to listen to "train chatter", on my next trip- LS, and CZ. Can I get one at Radio shack, and what do I need to know about using it> Thanks
While you could sit there and program all of those frequencies, for starters you could just program in the railroad's main road frequency. I'm not sure where you're located, but CSX is 160.590 and NS is 160.950 (as far as I know that's system wide).If you go to the OTOL link that I provided above, you'll find one page that lists all the RR frequencies in use that you can program into your scanner. You'll also find a page that lists every Amtrak run, and then links to pages containing the specific frequencies used by each train, and the points where one should change from one channel to the next.Bob, thanks for the info, maybe I have no brains but frequencies do I need to Program? (if you know)It's pretty much good to go right out of the box, as it just needs 4 AA batteries for operation. Programming the frequencies to be scanned is necessary, but it's a no-brainer.That is the model I was interested in, does it come ready to go right out of the box or do you need to program it in any way?I have the RadioShack PRO-82 scanner and it does a great job for train listening. I bought it for $99. If that's too much to pay for a new unit, eBay almost always has good used scanners for less.I would like to have a low cost scanner to listen to "train chatter", on my next trip- LS, and CZ. Can I get one at Radio shack, and what do I need to know about using it> Thanks
It's not systemwide. CSX uses 160.950 for most of the Silver Meteor's run, but uses 160.800, 160.860, and 160.995 for the LSL. And CSX uses 161.100 for part of the Silver Star's run, when it's not on the A line.While you could sit there and program all of those frequencies, for starters you could just program in the railroad's main road frequency. I'm not sure where you're located, but CSX is 160.590 and NS is 160.950 (as far as I know that's system wide).
I stand corrected. However, I would not recommend putting all of the railroad frequencies into your scanner at once because of the time that it would take for the scanner to go through all of them in "scan" mode. I would look up your route and program in those specific frequencies so that you won't miss any communications when your scanner is searching other frequencies that aren't even used on your route.It's not systemwide. CSX uses 160.950 for most of the Silver Meteor's run, but uses 160.800, 160.860, and 160.995 for the LSL. And CSX uses 161.100 for part of the Silver Star's run, when it's not on the A line.While you could sit there and program all of those frequencies, for starters you could just program in the railroad's main road frequency. I'm not sure where you're located, but CSX is 160.590 and NS is 160.950 (as far as I know that's system wide).
NS uses 161.070 on the LSL, 160.800 for the Pennsy's run just to be different.
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