[Scan-DC] VRE

Blair Thompson b_thom at rocketmail.com
Sat Nov 17 14:58:04 EST 2018


I don't ride VRE. When I listen to trains, I have only about ten channels in my railroad bank that I listen to. This is on a Sportcat 180. Hey, it works. I have AAR 96, 161.550, as my priority channel. I listen primarily in Alexandria. I mean, I could use one of those old tunable RS radios from the late '60s - early '70s, find 161.550 on the dial, and Scotch tape the dial in place. For me, 161.550 is one-stop shopping. I say this only to point out that I am not an expert. 

https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?aid=2484

RR says that Amtrak uses 160.680 for the Autotrain, and even then, only at Lorton. I gather that once it's on the road, it switches to an Amtrak frequency. I assume that for comms with the CSX dispatcher in Jacksonville, the traincrew would use mostly 161.550. 

I can hear about five miles out, but Lorton is too far for me to confirm any use down that way.

I can't offer anymore than that.

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On Wed, 11/14/18, Kenneth Fowler KD4IIW <fxpd614 at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: [Scan-DC] VRE
 To: "Scan-DC" <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
 Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 2:19 AM
 
 Is anyone that rides VRE able to confirm that
 VRE uses 160.680 and if what
 they use it for?
 
 
 
 
 
 Kenneth R. Fowler, KD4IIW
 
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