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Looking for a railroad radio frequency? Check this first! by Aa3rt - Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:31 pm	2 Replies 17205 Views	by Aa3rt Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:35 am
Buying your first scanner? Read me first! by Aa3rt - Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:37 pm	0 Replies 11271 Views	by Aa3rt Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:37 pm
RAILROAD.NET Forum Rules/Legal/Terms of Service by Mike Roque - Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:09 pm - In: News, Announcements, FAQ and Help	7 Replies 1061688 Views	by John_Perkowski Wed Nov 29, 2017 5:57 pm

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Scanners-what do you use when railfanning? 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 by Aa3rt - Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:26 pm	116 Replies 68222 Views	by Denver Dude Sat Sep 01, 2018 7:41 pm
CQ, CQ, Calling all RR.Net Amateur Radio (Ham) operators! 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 by Aa3rt - Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:14 pm	99 Replies 56141 Views	by KB1KVD Mon Apr 18, 2016 6:06 am
READ ME FIRST: Welcome to the Radio forum! by Aa3rt - Mon Mar 15, 2004 4:18 pm	0 Replies 8343 Views	by Aa3rt Mon Mar 15, 2004 4:18 pm
NS West Slope Radio reception by RMB357 - Wed Aug 21, 2019 12:01 am	2 Replies 2441 Views	by RMB357 Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:13 pm
What handheld was NS using in mid/late 1990's by mtoney - Thu Apr 11, 2019 9:05 pm	2 Replies 4366 Views	by mtoney Fri Apr 19, 2019 11:29 am
Extending range 1 2 by Amtrak7 - Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:44 pm	16 Replies 12006 Views	by Ken W2KB Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:20 pm
Antenna For Stealth Scanning 1 2 by cbehr91 - Sun Sep 19, 2010 2:38 pm	16 Replies 12436 Views	by mtoney Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:15 am
Beeps and Rings 1 2 by trevor macpherson - Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:32 pm	19 Replies 20680 Views	by Engineer Spike Fri Nov 09, 2018 9:31 pm
Why are loco radios so bad? by CPSK - Thu May 31, 2018 11:04 am	9 Replies 5799 Views	by CPSK Wed Oct 31, 2018 5:39 pm
I am about to buy my first scanner. Then what? by Denver Dude - Sat Sep 01, 2018 7:56 pm	5 Replies 3203 Views	by Denver Dude Sat Sep 22, 2018 10:24 am
Trophspheric Ducting of VHF radio signals by CPSK - Wed Jun 20, 2018 12:48 am	2 Replies 3695 Views	by CPSK Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:21 am
Consultation about HT radio problem by Ronal U18C Indonesia - Sat May 05, 2018 11:01 pm	0 Replies 2651 Views	by Ronal U18C Indonesia Sat May 05, 2018 11:01 pm
Long range reception? by CPSK - Mon May 18, 2015 8:22 pm	4 Replies 5765 Views	by D Alex Thu Apr 05, 2018 6:14 pm
Radio Communications in Steam Era by richardspitzer - Fri Dec 08, 2017 5:14 am	9 Replies 3214 Views	by richardspitzer Wed Apr 04, 2018 1:36 am
Help getting first scanner by sullysullinburg - Tue Jun 13, 2017 1:48 pm	2 Replies 3579 Views	by JayBee Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:18 am
Federal Govt. Railroad Inspections? by deadhead350 - Mon Dec 14, 2015 12:12 pm	5 Replies 5308 Views	by Backshophoss Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:12 pm
Uniden BCD325P2 by TB Diamond - Tue Oct 27, 2015 12:29 pm	2 Replies 4449 Views	by TB Diamond Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:32 pm
Best for replacing a vx150 and v8000? by train2 - Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:15 am	0 Replies 4408 Views	by train2 Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:15 am
Yaesu VX-150 audio issues by CPSK - Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:07 am	0 Replies 4625 Views	by CPSK Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:07 am
IS Railroadradio.net still online? by Backshophoss - Sun May 26, 2013 1:28 am	11 Replies 7939 Views	by lakeshoredave Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:42 am
Upgrading from Radio Shack by The ViRoCo - Tue May 20, 2014 4:10 pm	1 Replies 5087 Views	by The ViRoCo Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:46 pm
Okay So I Picked A First Scanner by davidns8560 - Sat May 03, 2014 3:46 pm	4 Replies 5608 Views	by davidns8560 Mon May 05, 2014 5:30 pm
Questions Re: New Uniden BC75XLT Scanner by davidns8560 - Thu May 01, 2014 3:39 pm	0 Replies 4938 Views	by davidns8560 Thu May 01, 2014 3:39 pm
Some Newbie Help Looking at used Bearcat Scanners by davidns8560 - Sat Apr 26, 2014 1:44 pm	2 Replies 5097 Views	by davidns8560 Sun Apr 27, 2014 4:20 pm
Radio Skip Story 1 2 3 by lakeshoredave - Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:33 pm	36 Replies 22619 Views	by lakeshoredave Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:53 am
RRs changing to digital (vs. analog) radios 1 2 3 by Ken W2KB - Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:20 am	43 Replies 26140 Views	by TB Diamond Fri Nov 22, 2013 6:36 pm
Norfolk souther HT1000 "DN" model. by CSXT7590 - Tue Feb 05, 2013 6:53 pm	1 Replies 5876 Views	by kitn1mcc Tue May 07, 2013 6:42 pm
Narrow Band channels by CPSK - Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:09 pm	2 Replies 6772 Views	by CPSK Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:20 pm
Wideband ro Narrow Band Radio? What does this meanForscanner by gearhead - Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:33 pm	11 Replies 15136 Views	by CarterB Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:59 am
Smartphone (Android) Scanners by dj_paige - Sun Nov 14, 2010 7:32 am	6 Replies 11406 Views	by trainjunky Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:18 pm
Official Union Pacific 150th anniversary ham radio event by Ken W2KB - Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:33 pm	1 Replies 6455 Views	by JWright Sat Oct 06, 2012 12:42 pm
Illegal Use or "Bootlegging" on Railroad Frequencies 1 2 3 4 5 6 by Gadfly - Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:17 am	79 Replies 40577 Views	by Gadfly Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:28 am
What portable radio by DutchRailnut - Sat Aug 11, 2012 6:57 pm	5 Replies 7859 Views	by CarterB Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:45 am
US Locomotive Radio Commands by richardspitzer - Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:49 am	5 Replies 7104 Views	by DutchRailnut Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:19 pm
Base antenna help by csxjs - Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:17 pm	4 Replies 8329 Views	by AMK0123 Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:51 pm
Narrow band change over by kitn1mcc - Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:47 pm	8 Replies 8665 Views	by kitn1mcc Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:21 pm
New Antenna by csxjs - Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:05 pm	7 Replies 10326 Views	by DutchRailnut Sun May 27, 2012 7:21 am
Old NS Trackside Analyzers by cbehr91 - Thu May 27, 2010 6:08 pm	1 Replies 7459 Views	by train2 Tue May 08, 2012 9:12 pm
Buzzer Component on Passenger Rail Cars by X4401 - Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:44 pm	2 Replies 6097 Views	by X4401 Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:36 pm
looking to buy a new scanner by bostonrailfan - Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:28 pm	0 Replies 6319 Views	by bostonrailfan Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:28 pm
Fort Lauderdale and surburban areas scanner stores by Sylvain727 - Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:23 pm	0 Replies 6510 Views	by Sylvain727 Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:23 pm
Grand Junction Frequency between B.E.T. and Readville by bostonrailfan - Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:52 am	3 Replies 6517 Views	by bostonrailfan Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:01 pm
Questions from NorthEast Oregon listener by oregonguy59 - Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:48 pm	0 Replies 5741 Views	by oregonguy59 Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:48 pm
Ethanol to Revere major announcement for 9/7/11 by DJLDRUMS - Fri Oct 07, 2011 7:51 pm	1 Replies 7264 Views	by Trainman101 Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:34 am
What did I just buy by david741 - Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:53 am	0 Replies 5948 Views	by david741 Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:53 am
GE 12R series II radio by DutchRailnut - Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:10 pm	14 Replies 11974 Views	by Gadfly Thu Sep 29, 2011 4:06 pm
MOW Channel by wilmette2008 - Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:54 pm	2 Replies 6919 Views	by Gadfly Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:30 pm
An Update by WSH - Thu Sep 08, 2011 12:55 pm	0 Replies 6740 Views	by WSH Thu Sep 08, 2011 12:55 pm
Bellingham WA, Whatcom County frequencies? by nwsolarjohn - Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:11 pm	0 Replies 6778 Views	by nwsolarjohn Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:11 pm
Anyone yet to experience a narrow-band changeover? by train2 - Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:32 pm	0 Replies 6811 Views	by train2 Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:32 pm
Handheld Scanner Antenna by csxjs - Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:59 pm	6 Replies 8780 Views	by Steve W Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:07 am
Boston Southampton Street Rail Yard Radio Freq by bostonrailfan - Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:12 pm	1 Replies 7254 Views	by bostonrailfan Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:00 am
interpreting what ones hears by blw - Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:36 pm	4 Replies 7900 Views	by gprimr1 Tue Jun 28, 2011 4:52 pm
161.4100 Use??? 1 2 3 by MNCRR9000 - Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:24 am	35 Replies 20940 Views	by MNCRR9000 Tue May 17, 2011 2:12 pm
questions about trimming an antenna 1 2 by wmmanager - Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:18 pm	15 Replies 16738 Views	by Ken W2KB Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:56 pm
Fostoria Trackside Online Video Coming! by CNJ - Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:40 pm	2 Replies 7391 Views	by CNJ Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:07 am
I'm New at This, What can I expect....... 1 2 by WSH - Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:07 pm	15 Replies 13062 Views	by justalurker66 Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:50 am
Railroad radio question by wilmette2008 - Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:32 pm	12 Replies 9593 Views	by justalurker66 Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:30 pm
MTA- Metro North new LTR Trunked Radio System??? by MNCRR9000 - Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:47 pm	12 Replies 9738 Views	by MNCRR9000 Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:38 pm
Cleancab Radio for Sale in the For Sale / Wanted Area by CleanCab_108 - Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:15 pm	3 Replies 7831 Views	by CleanCab_108 Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:14 pm
New England Railroad Frequencies Request by sery2831 - Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:15 am	4 Replies 8408 Views	by g-u-rr Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:04 pm
Watch this news report from Chicago by wilmette2008 - Wed Dec 29, 2010 4:26 pm	3 Replies 7751 Views	by Steve W Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:01 pm
Timetable for CSX switch to narrowband radios released. by MNCRR9000 - Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:09 pm	12 Replies 12587 Views	by kitn1mcc Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:35 pm
Radio Term Question by m'borosouthend - Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:06 pm	3 Replies 7741 Views	by Ken W2KB Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:50 pm
Harmon Trackstar III vhf radio repair by Bessemer866 - Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:20 pm	4 Replies 7714 Views	by Bessemer866 Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:36 pm
New Railroad Scanner by park - Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:37 pm	1 Replies 7241 Views	by ckwwestshore Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:18 pm
Unattended listening by CPSK - Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:37 pm	3 Replies 7618 Views	by justalurker66 Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:06 am
Can anyone recommend a nice chimney mounted antenna? by Trainman101 - Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:31 pm	11 Replies 8541 Views	by CarterB Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:12 pm
Window Mount Antennas 1 2 by super7cr - Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:21 am	15 Replies 14077 Views	by jaymac Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:22 pm
Need help with an attic antenna by AMK0123 - Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:54 am	8 Replies 8530 Views	by Ken W2KB Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:56 am
Chessie Railroad Watches Recalled by TheMar - Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:07 pm	3 Replies 9666 Views	by Gadfly Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:27 pm
what to look for in a scanner by frikentrainnerd - Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:50 pm	3 Replies 7533 Views	by frikentrainnerd Wed Jun 30, 2010 3:57 pm
New scanner user having problems with an RS 20-404 by njtcoastline - Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:52 pm	2 Replies 7348 Views	by njtcoastline Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:45 pm
Metro North Railroad 153.2975 and 153.3425? by MNCRR9000 - Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:04 pm	1 Replies 7496 Views	by MNCRR9000 Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:39 am
MBCR + Digital??? by MNCRR9000 - Tue May 04, 2010 5:12 pm	9 Replies 7704 Views	by MNCRR9000 Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:15 pm
Looking for replacement antenna - please advise by Farringdon - Sun Jun 06, 2010 8:32 am	3 Replies 7432 Views	by Ken W2KB Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:00 pm
New scanner user-problems with new scanner by 7express - Mon May 17, 2010 8:20 pm	6 Replies 7498 Views	by scharnhorst Mon May 24, 2010 10:00 pm
To Those Near Lake Ontario by Conrail4evr - Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:58 pm	8 Replies 9765 Views	by dummy Fri May 07, 2010 1:44 pm
The Ultimate antenna, with strings attached by waterlevelroute - Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:52 pm	5 Replies 9279 Views	by dummy Fri May 07, 2010 12:36 pm
Yaesu FT-250R and Railcom antenna? by ckwwestshore - Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:59 pm	2 Replies 8148 Views	by dummy Fri May 07, 2010 12:24 pm
Antenna on roof of house-should i worry about lightning? by Trainman101 - Sun May 02, 2010 2:45 pm	3 Replies 7534 Views	by Trainman101 Wed May 05, 2010 4:02 pm
antenna in a tree? by dummy - Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:31 pm	5 Replies 6689 Views	by dummy Mon May 03, 2010 7:56 am
Old Telegraph Lines by Mcoov - Sun May 02, 2010 8:03 pm	2 Replies 7762 Views	by dummy Mon May 03, 2010 7:45 am
MT-1000 by DutchRailnut - Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:47 pm	3 Replies 7875 Views	by kitn1mcc Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:49 pm
Casper, WY BNSF dispatch by Zotter - Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:59 am	6 Replies 10842 Views	by EdM Tue Mar 23, 2010 4:18 pm
Can I listen to radio chatter from trains? by Slides - Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:12 pm	10 Replies 15611 Views	by EdM Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:06 pm
Contactor seeking to use railroad radio to communicate by ARuiz - Sat May 02, 2009 7:04 pm	12 Replies 8499 Views	by Engineer Spike Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:47 am
Steam Locomotive Radio install VRR number 40 update 7/14/07 by kitn1mcc - Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:19 pm	4 Replies 9706 Views	by kitn1mcc Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:12 pm
Radio freqs in central NJ by hioo1 - Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:25 pm	7 Replies 9779 Views	by MNR's #1 Conductor Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:09 am
Frequencies for NYSW, CSX and others in NJ 1 2 by Steve F45 - Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:09 pm	20 Replies 22346 Views	by MNR's #1 Conductor Sat Feb 27, 2010 7:58 pm
Harmon Trackstar III by Steve W - Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:52 pm	0 Replies 6967 Views	by Steve W Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:52 pm
Anyone using the new Yaesu FT-250R? by Pinewald Station - Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:34 pm	5 Replies 9354 Views	by ckwwestshore Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:50 pm
top notch base rr monitring radio by waterlevelroute - Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:30 pm	3 Replies 7820 Views	by waterlevelroute Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:37 am
Railroad Micor Channel Elements by clearblock - Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:35 pm	7 Replies 9741 Views	by kitn1mcc Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:22 pm
Defect Detector range? by the-rail-life - Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:05 pm	5 Replies 8493 Views	by Aa3rt Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:54 am
Old locomotive radios by BR&P - Sun Aug 01, 2004 3:49 pm	6 Replies 9861 Views	by wa8lgm Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:00 pm
Looking for stock antenna replacement by MNCRR9000 - Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:48 pm	2 Replies 7624 Views	by MNCRR9000 Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:26 pm
Finally going mobile scanning by iceman977th - Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:22 pm	0 Replies 7396 Views	by iceman977th Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:22 pm
Scanner got stolen... recommend an inexpensive replacement? by MEC407 - Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:43 pm	3 Replies 7846 Views	by iceman977th Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:14 pm
IC-V8 Ham radio for train scanning by Malley - Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:27 pm	3 Replies 7261 Views	by DarkStar Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:47 am

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