109 Some Comments on Scanners at Races (Motorsport)
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This article is from the Motorsport FAQ, by A H Henry bspahh@midge.bath.ac.uk with numerous contributions by others.
109 Some Comments on Scanners at Races (Motorsport)
Thomas Sundstrom: I must say I've been disappointed in trying to use
a scanner at a racetrack. I've taken mine to Dover twice, to the Indy
500 Time Trials twice and most recently to the Brickyard 400. I hear
some stuff, but nothing in quantity. Drivers don't seem to chat all
that much, and more and more of it is being scrambled. At Indy, I've
listened to the track announcer (surprisingly not on the air for the
Brickyard) and to ABC-TV but my friend has to give me the ABC
frequencies each time. Frequencies are coordinated by the track and
change for the "outside" broadcasters. I hear one or two NASCAR
frequencies per race. It's also very difficult to hear the scanner
over the noise of 40 Winston Cup cars rumbling down the straightaway. :-)
Gayle Kemmerling: I got my Uniden BC 200 XLT from Racing Electronics
with all the extras and it was worth every cent. I think it wound up
being around US $ 350.00 with the illumination, extra headset,
splitter, battery boost.I love it!!!!
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