gregorygrice Posted August 17, 2010 Share #1 Posted August 17, 2010 I haven't seen a thread on this but I wanted to ask what are some good scanners that are not too expensive that I can use to listen to MNRR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bveguy Posted August 17, 2010 Share #2 Posted August 17, 2010 http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3704415 This one costs $99.99 and is worth the price. Although the receiver might be a bit weak, it can still pick the stuff up. I have one that I use for NYCT, but it is capable of picking up MNRR frequencies as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted August 17, 2010 Share #3 Posted August 17, 2010 Anyone have a recommendation for a scanner that can handle MTA Bus/NYCB trunked stuff? Also, how complicated is it? I've read stuff like "Motorola mode", etc. I am thinking about buying a BC72XLT, which doesn't do trunks, but I realized it'll be cheaper just to buy one scanner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomotion69 Posted August 18, 2010 Share #4 Posted August 18, 2010 Anyone have a recommendation for a scanner that can handle MTA Bus/NYCB trunked stuff? Also, how complicated is it? I've read stuff like "Motorola mode", etc. I am thinking about buying a BC72XLT, which doesn't do trunks, but I realized it'll be cheaper just to buy one scanner. That is an old scanner, you need a trunked scanner to listen to MTA Bus(900mhz) and NYCT Bus.(800mhz). I have the BC346xt, great little radio,bought it last summer for $219.00. I can hear MTA Bus more clearly then NYCT,but that is because they are 2 different radio systems. MTA BUS frequencies: 935.45000c, 935.46250c, 935.48750, 936.45000, 936.48750, 936.70000, 938.00000, 938.22500, 939.18750c, NYCT Bus: 854.86250, 854.91250, 855.11250, 855.16250, 855.36250, 855.41250, 855.61250, 855.66250, 855.86250, 855.91250, 856.38750, 856.41250, 857.38750, 857.41250, 858.38750, 858.41250, 859.38750c, 859.41250c, 860.38750c, 860.41250c, RTO: Conventional(non trunked) 156.10500 Signal Department 160.84500 Yard 161.19000 IRT SUBWAY 161.50500 BMT SUBWAY 161.56500 IND SUBWAY 470.38750 POWER SECTION 470.43750 STATEN ISLAND RAILWAY 470.48750 Maintenance of Way The place to go for scanners is here. http://forums.radioreference.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted January 3, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 3, 2011 That is an old scanner, you need a trunked scanner to listen to MTA Bus(900mhz) and NYCT Bus.(800mhz). I have the BC346xt, great little radio,bought it last summer for $219.00. I can hear MTA Bus more clearly then NYCT,but that is because they are 2 different radio systems. It can handle the non-trunked too, right? I read the online manual, I didn't understand much of it. Looks like the only way to set this up would be to tinker and listen. Do you have LIB frequencies? That way I can test without going to and from the city constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomotion69 Posted January 8, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 8, 2011 It can handle the non-trunked too, right? I read the online manual, I didn't understand much of it. Looks like the only way to set this up would be to tinker and listen. Do you have LIB frequencies? That way I can test without going to and from the city constantly. Yes, it can handle non trunked frequencies. Yes, there is a big learning curve to scanners. I tried to help a couple of B/O's on here awhile ago and they gave up, lol, all they heard was static. I had a lot of help from the radio reference forums. I spent parts of 2 days trying to figure out how to program my scanner. The manuals(both print and online are useless). You can have a PHD from an Ivy League university and still have a hard time using a radio scanner. I just asked on the radio reference forums about LIB. If I knew the frequencies I can try to see if I can pick them up. I know that I could listen in on a few long island private school bus companies. It's worth a shot, will let you know. http://www.fordyce.org/scanning/frequencies/bus.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted January 8, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 8, 2011 That is an old scanner, you need a trunked scanner to listen to MTA Bus(900mhz) and NYCT Bus.(800mhz). I have the BC346xt, great little radio,bought it last summer for $219.00. I can hear MTA Bus more clearly then NYCT,but that is because they are 2 different radio systems. MTA BUS frequencies: 935.45000c, 935.46250c, 935.48750, 936.45000, 936.48750, 936.70000, 938.00000, 938.22500, 939.18750c, NYCT Bus: 854.86250, 854.91250, 855.11250, 855.16250, 855.36250, 855.41250, 855.61250, 855.66250, 855.86250, 855.91250, 856.38750, 856.41250, 857.38750, 857.41250, 858.38750, 858.41250, 859.38750c, 859.41250c, 860.38750c, 860.41250c, RTO: Conventional(non trunked) 156.10500 Signal Department 160.84500 Yard 161.19000 IRT SUBWAY 161.50500 BMT SUBWAY 161.56500 IND SUBWAY 470.38750 POWER SECTION 470.43750 STATEN ISLAND RAILWAY 470.48750 Maintenance of Way The place to go for scanners is here. http://forums.radioreference.com/ Is this legal to post? Just sayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted January 8, 2011 Share #8 Posted January 8, 2011 Is this legal to post? Yes. It's even legal to publish in a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomotion69 Posted January 9, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 9, 2011 It can handle the non-trunked too, right? I read the online manual, I didn't understand much of it. Looks like the only way to set this up would be to tinker and listen. Do you have LIB frequencies? That way I can test without going to and from the city constantly. I found the LIB frequencies on Radio Reference. They are part of the Nassau County Public Safety system. The system type is EDACS which stands for the Enhanced Digital Access Communication System. The EDACS system supports a sizable portion of the market today for the public safety, public transit, and industrial two-way radio communications field. I programmed the system with some help from the members at RR and was able to listen in. You would get better reception then me since you live on Long Island. Prior to that I put in a Manhasset Public school district bus frequency and the reception was pretty good. I wanted to test the strength of the signal. Scroll down on that page and you will see the MTA Long Island Bus talk groups. http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=728 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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