how about a list on who has changed over to narrow
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kitn1mcc wrote:we all know the due by date. but who has changed over. some of us have to drag out the lap top to reprogramOnly way I can tell you to know who has changed over is to go to each desired FCC license and check your desired freqs. on the web. I'm at work, and don't have access to the link at this time, but will update if you need it. Will be found under the 'Emission Designator'. If it starts with an 11xxxx (xxxx=combo of letters and numerals), their license has been upgraded for narrowband, not necessarily their system yet but most likely. If there are strictly 20xxxx's listed, then this license hasn't been converted yet, and is still only wideband.
EMTRailfan wrote:Only way I can tell you to know who has changed over is to go to each desired FCC license and check your desired freqs. on the web. [...] Will be found under the 'Emission Designator'. If it starts with an 11xxxx (xxxx=combo of letters and numerals), their license has been upgraded for narrowband, not necessarily their system yet but most likely. If there are strictly 20xxxx's listed, then this license hasn't been converted yet, and is still only wideband.My favorite system (NICTD South Shore) had their narrowband license modifications granted earlier this year. 11K0F3E was added to 16K0F3E, along with a lot of other designators. They are now licensed for analog and digital with 11Kxxxx designators --- plus 4K00xxx designators for the future. (Of course, being licensed for those emissions does not mean they are using all of them.)
justalurker66 wrote:Not certain, but I believe that the 4K00F3E designator allows for analog signaling such as paging or selective, the primary voice would be digital. Analog signaling can fit the narrow channel.EMTRailfan wrote:Only way I can tell you to know who has changed over is to go to each desired FCC license and check your desired freqs. on the web. [...] Will be found under the 'Emission Designator'. If it starts with an 11xxxx (xxxx=combo of letters and numerals), their license has been upgraded for narrowband, not necessarily their system yet but most likely. If there are strictly 20xxxx's listed, then this license hasn't been converted yet, and is still only wideband.My favorite system (NICTD South Shore) had their narrowband license modifications granted earlier this year. 11K0F3E was added to 16K0F3E, along with a lot of other designators. They are now licensed for analog and digital with 11Kxxxx designators --- plus 4K00xxx designators for the future. (Of course, being licensed for those emissions does not mean they are using all of them.)
There is a designator 4K00F3E in the list ... 4kHz analog? I keep seeing that 6.25 KHz spacing will be digital only but this is from an FCC granted license.
I am hoping that they stay analog until I can afford a digital radio. The good news is that the freight service's narrowband application is analog only, so it seems that there will be something analog to hear for a while.