All,

Back in September we learned that we would likely be losing our fantastic receive site for the “NS Harrisburg East Dispatcher” radio stream due to a change in the site's ownership. Our attempts to negotiate an affordable arrangement with the site’s new owners were unsuccessful and we began making plans to vacate the site. Well unfortunately that day has arrived. This afternoon (Sunday the 12th) at around 1 p.m. the switch was turned off and the feed was discontinued.

We will be moving the receiver to a new temporary location in the coming days. We are already streaming data from that site. For that reason, you will note that this page still shows “Online.” However, there will be no audio until the receiver has been relocated. We hope to have the receiver installed within the next few days at which time the audio will return. The coverage won’t be nearly as good as it has been from the previous location, but it won’t be terrible either.

We continue to work to find a new permanent location so that we can continue to serve our community of railroad enthusiasts. In the meantime, if there are any ham radio operators that would be willing to loan a directional VHF antenna to the cause, it would be very useful to help bolster reception at the temporary location. A 2 meter yagi or equivalent would be fine. Yes, we know there is a frequency difference, but since we are receive-only and this is a temporary installation it would be helpful nonetheless.

We would once again like to thank our site’s former owner and ham radio operator Brian Auker - N3JYD for hosting our receiver for the many, many years you all have enjoyed listening to the stream.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Dan Rapak - WA3ATV
Harrisburg Chapter - National Railway Historical Society