Live * from Upstate New York...

THE MOHAWK VALLEY RAILFAN SCANNER

* feed is delayed by about 90 seconds

My sincere apolgies...

The scanner feed id going to be down for awhile.  The NETGEAR Router/modem that was being
used crapped out on May14th.  I had to revert to the modem supplied by my ISP, which (I do not believe)
will be able to be used for the feed.  I will make an attempt when time permits, but in the
likely case it cannot be used for the scanner feed, it will be sometime before I get around to
purchasing another router/modem that can do the job.  I will do my best to get it operating again.

-Ken

Perched over 400 feet above the Mohawk River and the CSX Chicago mainline
(ex-NYC Water Level Route) is the antenna bringing live* scanner transmissions
from the areas railroads!  This ultimate vantage point for a receiving antenna
overlooks the valley from one of the highest points in Montgomery County!
The antenna is 1.4 miles south of CP 198 of the Mohawk Subdivision.

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What you will hear when connected to the scanner feed...

CSX
Road channel 160.800 broadcasts transmissions from trains and defect detectors.
This is the main signal from the scanner and dominates the airwaves.  It is the priority channel
on this scanner meaning anything on it will "step" on a transmission on another frequency.
transmissions have been heard clearly from mile post 173 to mile post 215,
an east-west spread of over 40 miles!  Even stronger radios can also be heard (although not as clearly)
beyond this range.  You will hear train crews calling signals as they travel.
Some crews will clearly ID the location, train symbol, lead engine number, and other information.
Other crews can barely be heard.  Trains will also on occasion use this channel to communicate with MOW crews,
and the ND Dispatcher, located at Selkirk, NY, about 56 rail miles to the east.  The Fort Plain, NY
defect detector is clear as a bell, and will announce the track number (#1 is the north track), axle count,
and train speed.  The detector in Amsterdam at MP177.4 (over 20 miles to the east) can also
be heard, although weather and atmosphere conditions will affect the clarity.

CP Rail
The radio is tuned to the CP North End and South end frequencies.  The dispatcher can clearly
be heard talking to trains or MOW crews when he/she transmits over the Balston radio station.
Other transmissions from the Richmondville radio to the Fort Edward radio have been heard.

Guilford / Pan Am Railway
The District 4 dispatcher and road channels are monitored.  The dispatcher is heard clearly,
and transmissions on the road channel are sometimes heard.

Vermont Rail System
The VTR Repeater channel is monitored, allowing a variety of chatter thought the system.

The scanner feed is currently limited to 10 connections.  If you cannot connect, please try again later.
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PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH FEEDBACK ABOUT THE AUDIO FEED
csxmp198@frontiernet.net