Broward County is running frequently to FLL (Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport) to transport victims of the earthquake in Haiti to area hospitals.
It is 05:56 on Saturday morning 23 January, 2010 and they just dispatched a bunch of ambulances from Broward County fire stations, Davie, City of Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, and Hollywood to the airport. This has been ongoing for several days and should probably continue into the coming week.
Operations are usually conducted on one of the fire tactical channels, typically tac A.
2010-01-23
2010-01-20
FtL Maintenance Outage
Both Bote's Mixer Board and Bote's Wild Feed will be down for maintenance on the feed computer today. The reason the feeds have been dying I believe is due to insufficient main memory in the Dell computer that sends out the feeds. It shouldn't be more than 30 minutes between tearing everything apart, installing the new chip, and hooking it all back together again.
UPDATE: 16:30 - ALL DONE! Now I have to watch the streaming machine over the coming days to see if it still wigs out. If both the Mixer Board and Wild Feed die simultaneously you'll know it's the same problem recurring.
UPDATE: 16:30 - ALL DONE! Now I have to watch the streaming machine over the coming days to see if it still wigs out. If both the Mixer Board and Wild Feed die simultaneously you'll know it's the same problem recurring.
2010-01-13
Feeds consolidated
In case you were wondering why all the weirdness on Bote's Mixer Board and Bote's Wild Feed tonight, I was consolidating both streams onto one streaming computer. Until now the Wild Feed had been running on my main desktop machine as proof of concept. But, this proved inconvenient when I had to reboot or make recordings that would interfere with that feed.
You should not notice any change on your end, but if something is amiss please let me know.
bote.prodigy@gmail.com
Happy New Year!
You should not notice any change on your end, but if something is amiss please let me know.
bote.prodigy@gmail.com
Happy New Year!
2009-12-28
BSO refarms talkgroups
Broward Sheriff's Office has refarmed its police talkgroups as of day shift this morning. Although it was little more than musical channel names, it did require us to reprogram the labels in our scanners so that we know who is talking at a glance.
They also regrouped some districts, which pleases me to no end. No longer must I listen to the incessant lawless antics from District 5; they stayed on 6A while Oakland Park moved to 7A along with Lauderdale Lakes, a kinder, gentler neighborhood.
So listen for a less rambunctious sound on Bote's Wild Feed from now on.
Note well that I hope to combine the Wild Feed onto the same machine as the Mixer Board feed so there will be some downtime while I move things around here over coming days.
I hope to have even more good news in the New Year!
They also regrouped some districts, which pleases me to no end. No longer must I listen to the incessant lawless antics from District 5; they stayed on 6A while Oakland Park moved to 7A along with Lauderdale Lakes, a kinder, gentler neighborhood.
So listen for a less rambunctious sound on Bote's Wild Feed from now on.
Note well that I hope to combine the Wild Feed onto the same machine as the Mixer Board feed so there will be some downtime while I move things around here over coming days.
I hope to have even more good news in the New Year!
2009-12-22
Moving to Icecast streams
Watch for the existing streams to move to the new Icecast server. I'm hoping to get things cutover during the coming days, but the Christmas holiday will no doubt delay that plan.
With Icecast, everything starts with the same basic URL and port number. The exact feed name follows the trailing slash, which gives you a name that can be remembered rather than a port number. It will look like
http://colostreaming.com:8000/feed_name
Find the new listen links in the panel on the left under the heading "Listen".
Read the latest descriptions of what is on each feed on my static streaming audio page under "Read" on the panel to the left.
I will run the old Shoutcast stream with an announcement for a time to make sure that stragglers get the message.
I will also be adding a couple feeds so watch for those.
With Icecast, everything starts with the same basic URL and port number. The exact feed name follows the trailing slash, which gives you a name that can be remembered rather than a port number. It will look like
http://colostreaming.com:8000/feed_name
Find the new listen links in the panel on the left under the heading "Listen".
Read the latest descriptions of what is on each feed on my static streaming audio page under "Read" on the panel to the left.
I will run the old Shoutcast stream with an announcement for a time to make sure that stragglers get the message.
I will also be adding a couple feeds so watch for those.
2009-12-20
A-line trip a success
I declare my A-line return trip to Florida a success. I saw some neat trainage in Jax, chased some trains up and down the A-line in Saint Stephens, South Carolina, and generally proved that the concept of mobile streaming has merit.
Now, I rest.
Now, I rest.
2009-12-18
CSX mobile scanner feed down the A-line
I'm heading south to return to Florida starting Friday evening, hoping to beat the snow storm that is heading to the mid-Atlantic region. The air card coverage will be spotty so there will be dropouts. But if I know of a cool meet or other neatness I have the option of finding a good location for both the railroad scanner to hear it and the air card to stream it to your streaming audio player.
Listen link:
http://colostreaming.com:8000/botemobile.m3u
When I'm streaming you will hear silence or radio chatter. When I am not streaming or am out of range of the mobile data network you will hear a brief announcement followed by music. You can just let it run and when the music stops you'll know I'm back in range.
I've even figgered out the Google Latitude Badge gadget. It might even be accurate this trip! Watch this space for updates as I can't cover lots of mailing lists and web boards.
Travel log follows the map snippet below.
Bote's A-line Travelog
2009.12.18
15:25 here I go!
22:43 mp A64 Emporia, VA resuming southbound move after taking my bean; sleet falling.
2009.12.19
01:43 mp A120 Rocky Mount, N.C. overnight, streaming CSX railroad radio on the A-line until I resume my southward movement tomorrow morning.
12:15 back on the road, pointed south along US 301 to Kenly, N.C. then south to South of zee Border.
14:20 Selma, N.C. Q438 rumbled north across the NS diamond with a train of dead loads and a cool-looking blue Pan Am Railways boxcar about halfway into the consist.
17:45 Florence, S.C. rest stop and awaiting promised trainage.
19:30 Florence, S.C. well, colostreaming.com has decided to take an unauthorized vacation, so my feed is down until that is repaired. Unknown e.t.r. so you can follow me on the map and watch for OS reports on the lists where they are appropriate. It figures. The thing worked for months and months, but craps out right in the middle of my most awesome A-line railfanning journey. :-(
23:00 Lane, S.C. Icecast server is back up so I shall resume streaming railroad scanner audio from my automobile journey south to Florida. I saw Q174-19 and P098 at Lane connection 30 minutes ago. More to come northbound.
23:15 Lane, S.C. P089 met P052 at downtown Lane.
23:55 Q492?? (167, 452) north by Cross Jct and Saint Stephens with a fair amount of dead loads.
2009.12.20
00:10 Q182-19 (7718, 5288) "movin like a train" north by Cross Jct and Saint Stephens with a few piggly wigglies in tow.
00:27 Q493-19 (7903, ????) south by Cross Jct and Saint Stephens with dead loads.
04:40 Savannah Amtrak station, mp A 490.7 with 3G signals so enjoy listening to what little trickles across the feed.
07:20 Leaving Savannah Amtrak station for I-95 southbound. Not much doing on Nahunta nor Jesup subs so the stream will be off until Jacksonville.
11:15 Jacksonville, FL I'll stream what little there is to hear around Dinsmore and Moncrief yards, but on a Sunday it's pretty thin on ATCS. I'm tired and wanna go home, so if nothing's shaking I won't hang around long.
11:40 NS 226? pulled auto racks across the Jax drawbridge on a transfer job to F.E.C. Bowden yard.
12:10 NS 209 pulled a very short cut of pigs over the Jax drawbridge on a transfer job to F.E.C. Bowden yard.
12:15 CSX Y108 gets permission to leave Bowden to return to CSX Moncrief yard across the Jax drawbridge. This is the first time I have found the perfect spot to witness this up close and personal, and I am rewarded with 3 jobs in less than 1 hour!
12:26 CSX Y108 with 2 butthead switchers pulls 8000 feet of juicy juice reefers and pigs north across Jax bridge while NS 275 pulls a lot more piggies south into Bowden yard. Make that *5* (FIVE!) jobs in less than one hour! WOW!
13:48 OK, enough is enough. I'm pointing the car south and heading for the barn. Whatever I scan is what will be on the stream, if I stream any more. It's probably not of interest to most railfans as the closer I get to home the more public safety (fire) comms you will hear.
Merry Christmas!
Listen link:
http://colostreaming.com:8000/botemobile.m3u
When I'm streaming you will hear silence or radio chatter. When I am not streaming or am out of range of the mobile data network you will hear a brief announcement followed by music. You can just let it run and when the music stops you'll know I'm back in range.
I've even figgered out the Google Latitude Badge gadget. It might even be accurate this trip! Watch this space for updates as I can't cover lots of mailing lists and web boards.
Travel log follows the map snippet below.
Bote's A-line Travelog
2009.12.18
15:25 here I go!
22:43 mp A64 Emporia, VA resuming southbound move after taking my bean; sleet falling.
2009.12.19
01:43 mp A120 Rocky Mount, N.C. overnight, streaming CSX railroad radio on the A-line until I resume my southward movement tomorrow morning.
12:15 back on the road, pointed south along US 301 to Kenly, N.C. then south to South of zee Border.
14:20 Selma, N.C. Q438 rumbled north across the NS diamond with a train of dead loads and a cool-looking blue Pan Am Railways boxcar about halfway into the consist.
17:45 Florence, S.C. rest stop and awaiting promised trainage.
19:30 Florence, S.C. well, colostreaming.com has decided to take an unauthorized vacation, so my feed is down until that is repaired. Unknown e.t.r. so you can follow me on the map and watch for OS reports on the lists where they are appropriate. It figures. The thing worked for months and months, but craps out right in the middle of my most awesome A-line railfanning journey. :-(
23:00 Lane, S.C. Icecast server is back up so I shall resume streaming railroad scanner audio from my automobile journey south to Florida. I saw Q174-19 and P098 at Lane connection 30 minutes ago. More to come northbound.
23:15 Lane, S.C. P089 met P052 at downtown Lane.
23:55 Q492?? (167, 452) north by Cross Jct and Saint Stephens with a fair amount of dead loads.
2009.12.20
00:10 Q182-19 (7718, 5288) "movin like a train" north by Cross Jct and Saint Stephens with a few piggly wigglies in tow.
00:27 Q493-19 (7903, ????) south by Cross Jct and Saint Stephens with dead loads.
04:40 Savannah Amtrak station, mp A 490.7 with 3G signals so enjoy listening to what little trickles across the feed.
07:20 Leaving Savannah Amtrak station for I-95 southbound. Not much doing on Nahunta nor Jesup subs so the stream will be off until Jacksonville.
11:15 Jacksonville, FL I'll stream what little there is to hear around Dinsmore and Moncrief yards, but on a Sunday it's pretty thin on ATCS. I'm tired and wanna go home, so if nothing's shaking I won't hang around long.
11:40 NS 226? pulled auto racks across the Jax drawbridge on a transfer job to F.E.C. Bowden yard.
12:10 NS 209 pulled a very short cut of pigs over the Jax drawbridge on a transfer job to F.E.C. Bowden yard.
12:15 CSX Y108 gets permission to leave Bowden to return to CSX Moncrief yard across the Jax drawbridge. This is the first time I have found the perfect spot to witness this up close and personal, and I am rewarded with 3 jobs in less than 1 hour!
12:26 CSX Y108 with 2 butthead switchers pulls 8000 feet of juicy juice reefers and pigs north across Jax bridge while NS 275 pulls a lot more piggies south into Bowden yard. Make that *5* (FIVE!) jobs in less than one hour! WOW!
13:48 OK, enough is enough. I'm pointing the car south and heading for the barn. Whatever I scan is what will be on the stream, if I stream any more. It's probably not of interest to most railfans as the closer I get to home the more public safety (fire) comms you will hear.
Merry Christmas!
2009-12-14
McLean Relay Station's last days
I hooked up the McLean Relay Station to my Icom 3210 on the railroad channels while I am here. It won't last long, but you can hear trains on the lower part of the CSX Metropolitan sub (B&O) between Gaithersburg and NE D.C. as well as the upper RF&P sub between Virginia Avenue and RO (Rosslyn) with spotty coverage of Franconia Hill which is a pretty high spot.
Next week I'm taking it down for good. It's a crappy receive location, the equipment just will not work reliably here despite my best efforts, and other factors tell me that its day is over.
Listen link:
http://colostreaming.com:8106/listen.pls
Enjoy while it lasts.
Bote
Next week I'm taking it down for good. It's a crappy receive location, the equipment just will not work reliably here despite my best efforts, and other factors tell me that its day is over.
Listen link:
http://colostreaming.com:8106/listen.pls
Enjoy while it lasts.
Bote
2009-12-13
Auto Train Tracker map
Below was a map that showed my location on the Auto Train, but has been removed due to it being outdated.
I am streaming scanner audio live, but there are frequent dropouts even though we are sitting dead still in Sanford terminal. If you get the music for too long, just disconnect your player and reconnect. If the stream is back you should start hearing it immediately; if not, you will hear more lovely Syncopated Clock by Larry Anderson to while away the time.
Auto Train Log
15:46 Pull north, 38 cars, 247 passengers, 113 vehicles of all types
15:50 P052-13 on the main at Sanford
17:20 Clear signal, West Tocoi, FL
17:37 Clear signal, Solite, FL
17:58 approach medium, McDuff Street, Jax, FL
18:03 medium clear, Duke's Crossing, Jax, FL
18:47 clear signal, downtown Folkston, GA
20:29 defect detector, mp A501.8, Savannah, GA (back in air card range!)
22:11 clear signal, North Charleston, SC
23:25 meet P053-13 at Coward, SC
23:50 crew change, Florence, SC
00:12 depart Florence, SC on a clear signal, Bakery
01:45 Fayetteville, NC
02:34 clear signal, North Smithfield, NC
05:15 clear signal, Walthall, Chester, VA
05:26 clear signal, Broad Rock Rd, Richmond, VA
05:48 clear signal, Elmont
06:42 approach limited, FB, Fredricksburg, VA
07:15 arrive Lorton Auto Train facility, awaiting ground crew to arrive
I am streaming scanner audio live, but there are frequent dropouts even though we are sitting dead still in Sanford terminal. If you get the music for too long, just disconnect your player and reconnect. If the stream is back you should start hearing it immediately; if not, you will hear more lovely Syncopated Clock by Larry Anderson to while away the time.
Auto Train Log
15:46 Pull north, 38 cars, 247 passengers, 113 vehicles of all types
15:50 P052-13 on the main at Sanford
17:20 Clear signal, West Tocoi, FL
17:37 Clear signal, Solite, FL
17:58 approach medium, McDuff Street, Jax, FL
18:03 medium clear, Duke's Crossing, Jax, FL
18:47 clear signal, downtown Folkston, GA
20:29 defect detector, mp A501.8, Savannah, GA (back in air card range!)
22:11 clear signal, North Charleston, SC
23:25 meet P053-13 at Coward, SC
23:50 crew change, Florence, SC
00:12 depart Florence, SC on a clear signal, Bakery
01:45 Fayetteville, NC
02:34 clear signal, North Smithfield, NC
05:15 clear signal, Walthall, Chester, VA
05:26 clear signal, Broad Rock Rd, Richmond, VA
05:48 clear signal, Elmont
06:42 approach limited, FB, Fredricksburg, VA
07:15 arrive Lorton Auto Train facility, awaiting ground crew to arrive
2009-12-12
Auto Train P052 live streaming
If the good Lord's willin and the crick don't rise, I hope to stream my railroad scanner directly from my sleeper berth on the Auto Train starting tomorrow afternoon.
I have tested it here in my shack and it works great. Assuming that my air card has reasonable coverage along the A-line you should hear everything that I hear: signal calling, defect detectors, maintenance-in-the-way foremen clearing the train through their limits, passing trains, dispatcher communications, everything.
If I get really lucky and figure out how to plot my position on Google maps that would be the cherry on the icing on the cake. That's not looking promising right now, though.
So tune in Sunday afternoon, 13 December, 2009 for Bote's Mobile Feed and enjoy!
The listen link is:
http://colostreaming.com:8000/botemobile.m3u
If clicking doesn't work, copy and paste the link into your audio player--this always works.
I have tested it here in my shack and it works great. Assuming that my air card has reasonable coverage along the A-line you should hear everything that I hear: signal calling, defect detectors, maintenance-in-the-way foremen clearing the train through their limits, passing trains, dispatcher communications, everything.
If I get really lucky and figure out how to plot my position on Google maps that would be the cherry on the icing on the cake. That's not looking promising right now, though.
So tune in Sunday afternoon, 13 December, 2009 for Bote's Mobile Feed and enjoy!
The listen link is:
http://colostreaming.com:8000/botemobile.m3u
If clicking doesn't work, copy and paste the link into your audio player--this always works.
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