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BNSF4999Member since Aug-21-02 · 442 posts

Hello all-got a question for you who are gurus in the radio area-
I purchased a radio off ebay only long after completing the bidding that it is a UHF radio. I need one for the Illinois Railway Museum, which uses the 160. and 161. radion range which i assume is FM. Is there anyway I can have the motorola dealer change it or put some chip or something into or another way to make it work?
Any information is much appreciated!Thanks,
Kevin V.
-President/CEO of Illinois Northern Ry Inc, subsidiary of The Midwest Regional Railways Corp.Illinois Railway Museum Conductor Trainee

Ohio Southern is on the way...coming when I get sick of the IN!

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RE: Railroad Radio, derekmorton, Jul-11-04, 09:47 PM, (1) RE: Railroad Radio, jdtrainman, Jul-11-04, 10:54 PM, (2) RE: Railroad Radio, ATF1224, Jul-11-04, 11:12 PM, (3) RE: Railroad Radio, BNSF4999, Jul-12-04, 04:03 PM, (4) RE: Railroad Radio, BNSF4999, Jul-13-04, 04:18 PM, (5) RE: Railroad Radio, ATF1224, Jul-13-04, 08:14 PM, (6) RE: Railroad Radio, BNSF4999, Jul-14-04, 04:52 PM, (7) RE: Railroad Radio, lfriddle, Jul-14-04, 07:42 PM, (8) RE: Railroad Radio, ATF1224, Jul-14-04, 11:23 PM, (9) RE: Railroad Radio, lfriddle, Jul-15-04, 09:51 AM, (10) RE: Railroad Radio, ATF1224, Jul-15-04, 11:52 AM, (13) RE: Railroad Radio, lfriddle, Jul-15-04, 09:48 PM, (14) RE: Railroad Radio, RCN900104, Jul-15-04, 10:02 AM, (11) RE: Railroad Radio, BNSF4999, Jul-15-04, 10:06 PM, (15)

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derekmortonCharter Member · 2810 posts

RE: Railroad Radio

Hi Kevin,What are the specs for the IRM radio?
What is the part number of the radio that you have?If the radio is not on the same band as the IRM that it will most likely a paperweight.

Derek
EngMod@sgrail.org
www.sgrail.org

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jdtrainmanMember since Apr-8-03 · 1409 posts

RE: Railroad Radio

UHF radios will not work on 160/161 MHz.....must be VHF.... Sounds like you've got a nice paperweight...JD

Jim Duncan
Midwest Rail Group

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BNSF4999Member since Aug-21-02 · 442 posts

RE: Railroad Radio

Its a Motorola GP300 8 Channel UHF radio. If anyone is interested in it its $150 with the charger since i obviously cant use it!Thanks for the info, anyone interested PM me.Kevin V.
-President/CEO of Illinois Northern Ry Inc, subsidiary of The Midwest Regional Railways Corp.Illinois Railway Museum Conductor Trainee

Ohio Southern is on the way...coming when I get sick of the IN!

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BNSF4999Member since Aug-21-02 · 442 posts

RE: Railroad Radio

scratch that it was a typo its only $100, not 150 sorry!Kevin V.
-President/CEO of Illinois Northern Ry Inc, subsidiary of The Midwest Regional Railways Corp.Illinois Railway Museum Conductor Trainee

Ohio Southern is on the way...coming when I get sick of the IN!

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BNSF4999Member since Aug-21-02 · 442 posts

RE: Railroad Radio

I got a different radio form ebay which will work (I asked this time lol). Thanks for those websites...
The one I got was a 16 channel which will do for now, Id eventually like a 50 or ideally a 99 channel one.
Thanks for the info everyone.Kevin V.
-President/CEO of Illinois Northern Ry Inc, subsidiary of The Midwest Regional Railways Corp.Illinois Railway Museum Conductor Trainee

Ohio Southern is on the way...coming when I get sick of the IN!

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lfriddleCharter Member · 519 posts

RE: Railroad Radio

I was wondering why you need a 99 channel unit. Almost any scanner can cover all the railroad channels if all you want to do is listen in. The Radio Shack Pro-89 stores 200 channels and is only $129.Larry

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ATF1224Member since Apr-9-03 · 1679 posts

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He obviously needs to talk on it though, so a scanner is out of the question. There are 90 different frequencies used by the railroads in the United states, and 6 more in Canada ( there are 97, but I was never able to find out what AAR 01 is). Having 99 channels allows you to progam in all 97 channels.

Jake Mensel
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The Norfolk Southern Winston-Salem District

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lfriddleCharter Member · 519 posts

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Having dealt with the Federal Communications Commission for the past 28 years, lets just say I remain skeptical. Hope you have deep pockets. Have Fun,
Larry

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BNSF4999Member since Aug-21-02 · 442 posts

RE: Railroad Radio

LAST EDITED ON Jul-15-04 AT 10:09 PM (EST)

hey guysI got a 16 channel radio to start with, along with mic, belt holster, and battery charger off ebay for about $250.
Yes, it would be illegal except it will be used for Illinois Railway Museum operations, the other channels will be used for roads we run specials on such as BNSF, UP, etc.
I was told by a CN engineer who works there to get a 99 channel because of the 97 channels stated above.
btw, your right, a 99 channel radio brand new costs around $800+ (wont be gettin one of those new for quite some time!)
Kevin V.
-President/CEO of Illinois Northern Ry Inc, subsidiary of The Midwest Regional Railways Corp.Illinois Railway Museum Conductor Trainee

Ohio Southern is on the way...coming when I get sick of the IN!

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