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scanner on train
will Amtrak yell at me if i dont have headphones in my scanner? i want to bring
my VX-150 but i dont have the right type of headphones. Tom Mt. Morris, MI check out my Genesee County scanner page at geocities.com/tomcat4680 |
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tomcatgbmi ...
^ will Amtrak yell at me if i dont have headphones in my scanner? That's not cool. It would be better not to use the scanner if you don't have headphones. In an open air environment like an air show it might be OK, but not when there are people trying to relax and enjoy their thoughts. But I suppose you were only asking this question to advertise your web site anyway, or perhaps just to stir up some dust. Frank |
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It depends on
1) The conductor 2) the mood of the other passengers. I carry my scanner on the train all the time. I do not use an ear phone, but then I only listen to the channel that the Amtrak is currently running on, which passengers hear anyway because the conductors have their radios on (some have earphones but most don't). Also I keep the volume way way down, so for the most part the train noise cancels out the scanner noise for anyone beyond my seat. I usually have to put the scanner up to my ear when there is any activity. When the train is crowded I turn it off except when there is a problem like a stopped train. In those cases, the passengers are usually asking me whats going on. Most of them think I am an Amtrak employee, primarily because of the radio and other geek stuff attached to my belt. If you are going to be listening to all the neighboring police frequencies etc and your scanner is going to be constantly crackling, then earphones would be a necessity. On my travel, one of the conductors noticed what I was doing. The next week (I travel on the same train every week), he showed up with a list of frequencies they use on their line, the mileposts where they change and all of the signal interpretations. I'm not sure what you mean by "the right kind of earphone". Is there something different about the ear plug on your scanner? Single line ear plugs are available at any Radio Shack for probably about $2.00. On 13 Oct 2003 16:52:20 GMT, (tomcatgbmi) wrote: will Amtrak yell at me if i dont have headphones in my scanner? i want to bring my VX-150 but i dont have the right type of headphones. Tom Mt. Morris, MI check out my Genesee County scanner page at geocities.com/tomcat4680 |
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Al H wrote:
I'm not sure what you mean by "the right kind of earphone". Is there something different about the ear plug on your scanner? Single line ear plugs are available at any Radio Shack for probably about $2.00. He's using a Yaesu VX-150, which isn't really a scanner...it's a 2-meter transceiver that can scan out of band. The unit uses a 4-element plug for the external speaker/microphone option. -- Mike KD7PVT NAR #70953 - Sr/HPR Level-1 ~ SeaNAR - The Seattle NAR Section #568 NO Junk Email, please! Real email to: amphoto [at] blarg [dot] net. Vegetables aren't food; vegetables are what the food eats! |
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