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Re: When is the FCC mandated radio freq. changes going to take place??
Author: Graham Buxton
Date: 04-07-2010 - 18:56
Dwight Wrote:
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> I read in one of the railfan magazines at my
> barber shop that locomotives are supposed to have
> new radios capable of sending and recieving on the
> "new" FCC mandated radio freqs. by July 2010, and
> mentions other equipment to follow later, when is
> the new switchover happening and will current
> scanners be able to recieve the freqs.?? Why did
> the FCC make the change?
This link may answer some of your questions:
[www.railcom.net]
The reason for the switch to "narrowband" is to cram additional traffic in the radio spectrum freed up by the change. That was also one of the prime factors in the recent changes to TV broadcast channels.
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> I read in one of the railfan magazines at my
> barber shop that locomotives are supposed to have
> new radios capable of sending and recieving on the
> "new" FCC mandated radio freqs. by July 2010, and
> mentions other equipment to follow later, when is
> the new switchover happening and will current
> scanners be able to recieve the freqs.?? Why did
> the FCC make the change?
This link may answer some of your questions:
[www.railcom.net]
The reason for the switch to "narrowband" is to cram additional traffic in the radio spectrum freed up by the change. That was also one of the prime factors in the recent changes to TV broadcast channels.
