Repeating, how does one access your live broadcast on You Tube? I have tried all four links on your Website (Live) - no show.

Hey You we’re on my side of town! Good video !

Wow! Excellent catch, I like it, it's awesome, @trainaficionado, thank you very much and have a nice day and night.

Very Helpful to a new user and new to rail fanning subscriber, thanks Jim Teeple Warren, Ohio

What a great session, Thanks for doing this, Jim Teeple Warren, Ohio

Very Informative, Thanks for taking time to produce this great video. Jim Teeple, Warren, Ohio

After buying scanners for 47 years I have to say Uniden is really greedy now. I prefer the format of programming and how to use the functions with Uniden. The Whistler scanners don't have upgrades. I see the 996P2 was discontinued which was a disappointment. I purchased a 996P2 new about 4 years ago for $ 345. NXDN extra was $ 60 and DMR $ 50. I got lucky a year ago and found a old guy that could not figure out how to program a 996P2 and sold it basically new for $ 160. Uniden could discontinue all these upgrades and different models that could reduce costs that should lower the street price but oh no, can't have that. It is the same thing with all these different models of hand held amateur radios. To sum it up logic would have these companies make 2 models. 1 model for simple analog and 1 model with all the digital modes. I keep forgetting that common sense and logic went out the door many many years ago. In 1977 when I bought my 1st scanner it was a Regency made in? Indianapolis, Indiana. We at 1 time made everything in the states, all the manufacturing. Now? Nothing, that is #1 reason why there is no future for the USA.

TY for sharing this special piece of history.🫶🏻

No feet for home base use then?

Woah that Bnsf Gevo gave a long hornshow!

I'm Lincoln in cape coral Florida

This so cool 😎

Oh no. A missed opportunity. I am in OH for business this week and just now realized I’m a 40-minute drive from Fostoria..

will it auto detect Colour Code and Time Slot if it picks up a CLOSE CALL DMR signal?

But are scanners still able to hear police and emergency calls. Since encryption was unforced.

excellent

Thanks Johnathan 👍

Danny about 4 years ago during covid I took the train from Boston to winter haven 31 hours , it was your videos that made me think about it then did it , was very interesting if not for covid I would have moved around the train.

Danny airplanes can take off hands free but the pilots don't like it they won't to be hands on also landing also I'm a retired airline employee.

Make sure you bring Ear plugs with you because those train horns are very loud and bring a safety vest when you are on trackside

When does your group get together, I live in Fayetteville?

Okay, how does one get to the live program?......Probably a dumb question however I cannot find a way to same!

heirtage units app can help with this

will a trunk tracker 2 work?

Had to get that smiley slim duck after watching your videos and reading about them in forums. Definitely want that traintenna for the car though

I'm revisiting this when my scanner arrives. Thanks a million for all this very helpful info!

It will be many years before Class 1 railroads and most shortlines go digital.

Just scored the bc125at for $60!!! My first scanner so I'm hyped to finally get to railfan with one!

Thanks! I look forward to your videos! Currently using the SDS100. Going to get the 160 DN for easy portability.

My hometown hamilton ohio... it was truly a blessing to be birthed there and raised. I grew up on Gordon Avenue, seeing history being saved is a great feeling. But at the same time it seems like history is being wiped every other year. Its hard to watch some things go

I live near a freight line. We get a few trains a day and they seem random. it's a rural area so there are no lights or crossings near me. How can I tell when a train is coming?

WATER. buy a back pack with a pouch for a water bladder. carries far more than three or four bottles. easer to carry as the weight fits both shoulders all the time, so no lopsided pack. and have a gallon jug in your car, truck, ,etc. do not forget good snacks..NO candy bars. a change of socks. ( wet feet suok). research something called( IFAK) should not need a combat kit. but having a simple med kid is good. couple cameras and lots of batteries and memory chips. build up a scanner in your truck with a far better than a walky antenna. and every body in your crew has a gmrs radio. baofeng MP 31. with a better antenna. this is a cheap low cost easy way and works were cellphones can not. and is instant coms. get a paper tablet and pen that is write on in the rain. got flashlights? both head and hand held. emg rain cover. both you and your pack. hand/feet warmers. get a good floppy hat with a neck cover. better than avg anti burn glop to help keep you from burning. ( sun burns just sook).

great ideas for always being prepared! I don’t know how many times I’ve gone out lately only to find out that my scanner is at home.

Hello Mr. Higgins, I sure enjoyed last night's discussion on the Railfan Backpack. I was the one who brought up the First Aid Kit and I also could have added more, but my typing skills are slow and somewhat unintelligible. I don't want to sound as if I'm putting myself down, but sometimes I have a hard time with thinking and writing at the same time. Well, I sure hope revisit this discussion again, because there many out railfanning tool that can make the hobby more enjoyable.

Recently got a Uniden SDS200 and noticed my county (and two surrounding) show a number of train frequencies. I was wondering what the easiest way to determine WHICH ones actually traverse my area. I am in Santa Rosa county FL (with Okaloosa and Escambia on the two sides). Where could I find what lines go by OR which of the entries in the 200 database should I select for this area? I am using the 200 as a base station, not mobile.

excellent

Avoid this radio for airband. It gets easily overloaded.

Great video, I live real close to the museum and we go there all the time :) Love it there!

Anyone know if the heritage unit is still at queensgate?

The TrainTenna from DPD Productions is a great antenna you didn't mention. I currently own it and it works great. I hear train transmissions from all over the State of Oklahoma and beyond depending on the weather. I also own the Smiley 5/8 Antenna which I use when my Bearcat BC125AT in my home. It does a great job for portable work.

Excellent stream really enjoyed it keep up the great work looking forward to seeing the next one soon thanks again and have a great day

You didn’t mention the Train Tenna. I hope it’s a good antenna, because mine will be delivered in a couple days.

You can skip the first 6 minutes.

Johnathon, I thoroughly enjoy both of your channels. I do have a question about programming a BCDx36HP upgraded to NXDN for AAR channels 307 to 488. When the channels are imported into a Favorites List the Modulation is set to “Auto” and Audio Option is set to “Digital Code Search”. Are there better settings? Should Modulation be tweaked to “NFM”? Is there a better setting for Audio Option, such as “NXDN Area 1 or Area 0” or “NXDN RAN 0 or RAN?”. Thanks again for your channels a KZbin Premium subscriber and I subscribe to both. Have a great weekend.😅

Thank you for the great info, Jonathan. You mentioned that it takes 33:38 the 160/260 a few minutes (assume you meant a few seconds) to switch from analog to NXDN. Does that mean that the radio cannot 34:03 scan analog and NXDN channels together very well? We have a local large medical service that uses NXDN, but at time I may want you to scan some analog fire channels as well. Would that work well? Thanks again!

One note about the programming software of the BCD160DN that is different and may be in error when compared with commercial NXDN radio usage: when setting up NXDN channels in Icom and Kenwood commercial radio software, RAN code RAN0 generally means that the radio squelch will open if it receives any RAN code. In the BCD160DN software RAN0 is treated like a discrete RAN code that will only open the squelch if the transmitting radio is sending RAN0.

The Class 1 railroads began acquiring NXDN-capable equipment over a decade ago. There are very few analog-only radios left on the Class 1 railroads and many shortlines. The Class 1 railroads also have upgraded their FCC licensing almost completely to include NXDN channels. So, the "cutover" could literally happen at most any time that the railroads might decide to do it. They haven't because the adoption of PTC has significantly reduced railroad radio voice traffic such that NXDN conversion is not currently considered a priority. It is incorrect, though, to say the cutover to NXDN would "take years"--it could occur in days once the railroads decide to do it--most all of the equipment is already deployed. For the record, I've been around NXDN for a decade and managed an NXDN radio system for several years. To clear up confusion, NXDN is a proprietary digital platform jointly developed by Kenwood and Icom (Icom calls it "IDAS"). Kenwood and Icom have licensed certain companies to use NXDN--Uniden being one.

Can AAR channels list can it printed from your web page.

Thank you for the information, @TrainAficionado.

Thank you for posting this.