Racetrack scanners

"TheKingOfBirds" (TheKingOfBirds) 12/23/2013 at 16:53 • Filed to: None

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My bud and I went to the F1 race at COTA and were considering getting a scanner next year. I can hardly ever understand the euro accented drivers over their engine noise but it would be nice to have some commentary to know what is going on out of sight. Do scanners pick up audio from the entities that are broadcasting the race?

Vance Facundo > TheKingOfBirds 12/23/2013 at 17:03

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http://www.cityfreq.com/callsign/wqoe5…

desertdog5051 > TheKingOfBirds 12/23/2013 at 17:18

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Generally not. When I used to attend a lot of NASCAR races, I would try to find a seat by a loudspeaker.

Aaron James > TheKingOfBirds 12/23/2013 at 17:35

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MRN broadcasts on a scanner channel at NASCAR races.

f86sabre > TheKingOfBirds 12/23/2013 at 18:00

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I've had good luck at Indycar nd IMSA races. F-1 uses digital transmissions and they don't work much anymore. Used mine at the 500 this year. If you attend an IMSA or Indycar race you can usually find a Racing Radios trailer and they will give you a frequency list.

TheKingOfBirds > Aaron James 12/23/2013 at 18:01

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Looks like rights have moved to sirius/xm, so to answer my own question i'll need that on a phone or something.

TheKingOfBirds > f86sabre 12/23/2013 at 18:03

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You would think they would want to make this easier to find out.

f86sabre > TheKingOfBirds 12/23/2013 at 18:08

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I don't they are trying to make it hard, but frequencies do change.

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > TheKingOfBirds 12/24/2013 at 01:34

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If you're only going to attend one or two races/year - rent one at the track. IMSA and IndyCar both usually have a place that will rent a radio and headset for the weekend. I have an old Uniden Trunktracker IV scanner that I use at the track cause I attend 5 or 6 races a year, but they are expensive. Mine is both digital and analog so I usually have it set the scan my favorite team with the highest priority (even the two or three freqs they use for the individual drivers), then safety cause I'm nosey, then my FRS channel so I can keep up with the wife, and lastly the broadcasters frequencies, yes, plural - several times you may find multiple broadcasters calling the same event and then you have their internal channels between the cameras, producer, and on-air personalities that can be hilarious to hear.

The comment about engine noise is a non-factor - these teams have serious tech in their equipment and what you hear when the TV broadcasts comments from the cars drivers is exactly what I hear: clear voice with little noise.

TheKingOfBirds > Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight 12/24/2013 at 07:50

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Yep that's a little more than I want to spend. Useful info though.

Clown Shoe Pilot > TheKingOfBirds 12/24/2013 at 10:12

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ask closer to the race next year. We're working on getting some sort of audio program onto either a low power FM or onto a licensed analog freq that inexpensive scanners can listen to

TheKingOfBirds > Clown Shoe Pilot 12/24/2013 at 13:48

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This is what I want to hear! I would be happy to donate a few bucks to get that going.

Clown Shoe Pilot > TheKingOfBirds 12/24/2013 at 16:23

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buy tickets, come to races and concerts, buy stuff while you're on-site. that's how we pay for shit :)

TheKingOfBirds > Clown Shoe Pilot 12/24/2013 at 19:26

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Ohhh., I see what you mean be 'we'. I had no idea. Kudos for having some solid beer choices I bought a lot of Union Jack.

Clown Shoe Pilot > TheKingOfBirds 12/24/2013 at 20:35

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glad you enjoyed yourself. come back any time!