The new antenna seems to be working quite well. The only bad thing is it picks up more that is unintelligible. However, it does pick up further than my Yagi. Picks up Cary pretty well, the defect detector all the time. Its pretty nice.
Archive > March 2008
Updated Website
I update my website with some small new stuff and got the links working at the top. Just did a page about the Yagi antenna I have in the attic even though I don’t use it now. I’m using the RadioShack VHF antenna. It seems to pick up better than my 5 [...]
Testing Railfan Scanner Feed
Currently the scanner feed is down. I’m testing a new VHF antenna I got from RadioShack. This is to replace the Yagi I build that was in my attic. This was the $26 VHF antenna from RadioShack. Seems promising right now, I could hear the Amtrak this morning at the Fairgrounds in Raleigh and all [...]
I’ll do more research next time…
Well, it turns out that I bought the wrong Maxtrac. I need the one with the 16 pin accesory adapter, not the 5 pin. So I have no way to connect this radio the the soundcard of a computer. Great. Well, I guess I’ll have to get another one. Its ok, I think I would [...]
Motorola Maxtrac
I bought this Moto Maxtrac 300 because I heard commercial radios are better than scanners. I can belive that. So I got it and it does indeed have better receive sensitivity. I had to gather all the equipment to get it going, radio interface box (RIB), Rib to radio cable (I built), [...]
No more Western Digital Hard Drives
Well, I went to Hamlet, NC this weekend and caught the 92 Amtrak running 7 hours late. I was going to post some pictures but my external hard drive failed taking all my old pictures with it. This is the second WD drive to fail on me in the last 3 months. [...]
RTP Railfan Radio
So, I have this server up in my attic connected to a Yagi antenna and scanner. Its not the best setup, I can hear Apex, Cary, Raleigh dispatch. I’m getting a Motorola Maxtrac so hopefully this will have better reception. Try it out. You will need WinAmp to listen to it. [...]