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Conrail used to use 100.0 for "no defects" and 150.0 for a defect alert. The 150.0 was eliminated several years ago by CSX in former Conrail territory and now the 100.0 is also gone from most detectors in my area as they have been upgraded. The 150.0 is not a standard PL and it and the 100...

A ham radio has somewhat better intermod rejection than a scanner but any handheld is VERY susceptable to intermod or desensitization when used with a base antenna. The handheld is designed to work with its short antenna. It WILL be subject to overload and intermod if subjected to strong signals fro...

I don't have hands-on experience with the V8 but I expect it is similar in performance to other Icom 2M Ham hand helds. The specifications for the V8, like other Icom Ham units, say that while the receiver covers 136-174, performance is guaranteed only for 144-148. Any Icom I have had experience wit...

A few quotes from the latest RG&E employee newsletter: " The plant's final day of operation was April 23, six months shy of it 60th anniversary, although plant employees will continue decommissioning activites into the summer." "..as a result of environmental requirements it was c...

RadioPersonality wrote:I have tried and can't find much regarding what frequency or amount of RF being put off by RCO boxes.

There is a mod to upgrade the BC-100 to 200 channels and some other enhancements but it is not "DIY". You will need a memory chip and some other parts that may or may not still be available from Uniden, a service manual and, most important, the skills and shop equipment to do surface mount...

Why would you want to modify it?

Lots of roads are governed by the state even if they seem to be "US" roads. Like the no "R" traffic for radioactive movements. Charles I am not aware that the NY State "No Trucks with R Permits" signs have anything to do with radioactive cargo. It indicates a weight re...

Acca is the former RF&P yard in Richmond, VA.

Okay, understood. I think. What I meant by weird offset was the actual width of the offset, which is .360 meg. Is this to save space and stay within the band parameters? If you are asking about the offset for a train to dispatcher channel, it can be anything except an adjacent channel that might &q...

Without knowing the specifics of how your system works in terms of dispatcher base locations it is difficult to respond. But, here are some general comments on trade-offs with setting up a RR radio dispatch system. If each dispatcher has a single base in the center of their district with a high towe...

I agree with Otto's comments. It is admirable to attempt to preseve cars like this but at what cost? Most museums do not have a surplus of funds and there are too many cases of money spent on acquisitions at the expense of restoration or even basic maintenance of the existing collection. Such acquis...

Okay, lets add a further question... What about a railroad employee who has his handheld radio in scan mode, while in a company provided vehicle, deadheading to an outlieing location to take charge of a train? Ah, who cares? Its just another wonderful example of the idiocy of the ******** in Albany...

Apparently it had to be craned up so they could replace some equipment. Certainly not a simple task! It would be interesting if anyone got any photos of what the crane was used for. I would guess that the best cased scenario is that the rock was wedged under the engine so that the engine had to be ...

The charges they face are not trivial. Criminal Mischief in the second degree is a Class D felony that carries a prison sentance of up to 7 years. I don't have any current information on the "interfering with a railroad" charge but I believe there was some recent legislation that would mak...