Which "Raceceiver" is being used?

TQ29m · 1/19/09, 8:31 PM

A couple years ago, I tried a Raceceiver, I don't remember which model, but it was the one to have at the time, anyway, it was a flat pain in the butt, no memory, no off/on switch, battery might make it thru the night, and never really heard anything on it, that made any sense. At the time, and had for a long time, we had been using the Bearcat, 25 channel scanner, for comunication to the driver, by the scoring people, and it worked well, just a bit bulky, but at least it worked. My question is, are the ones USAC, and some other groups are using, any better than the one I tried? I would certainly hope so, by the time you got to the frequency you needed, the half life of the battery was gone. Thanks! Bob:rolleyes:

Sandy Lowe · 1/19/09, 8:44 PM

Bob,

USAC does not use Raceceivers. They use a full size radio similar to what UMRA has.

From what I have been told the key to getting the Raceiver to work well is the quality of the earpiece. The earpiece that Lawrenceburg sold was in the $50-$60 range.

IIRC Lawrenceburg's frequency is 454.000. That is supposed to be the standard frequency that series and tracks use. I know it is NOT the frequency that USAC uses.

Sandy

kstudley57 · 1/19/09, 8:51 PM

usac uses a racing electronics radio that is $275 and the earpieces are $99 i believe. the chilibowl used a raceciever that had an on/off and volume buttons and was $99 with earpieces. both radios work very well and i was actually able to use my custom molded earpieces with the raceiever which was an added bonus.

ringo18 · 1/19/09, 10:17 PM

While on the subject. What tracks are requiring cars to have raceceivers this year? I know Lawrenceburg is but, what about some of the other tracks?

2/4/09, 10:44 PM

I know USAC is going to the raceceivers in all of its divisions this year.

2/4/09, 10:47 PM

USAC is going to a new raceceivers in all divisions this year. The new one has the default channel set to USAC's freq. It has a programable default channel and a few other new features.

1/19/09, 8:31 PM	#1 Which "Raceceiver" is being used?
TQ29m Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,646	A couple years ago, I tried a Raceceiver, I don't remember which model, but it was the one to have at the time, anyway, it was a flat pain in the butt, no memory, no off/on switch, battery might make it thru the night, and never really heard anything on it, that made any sense. At the time, and had for a long time, we had been using the Bearcat, 25 channel scanner, for comunication to the driver, by the scoring people, and it worked well, just a bit bulky, but at least it worked. My question is, are the ones USAC, and some other groups are using, any better than the one I tried? I would certainly hope so, by the time you got to the frequency you needed, the half life of the battery was gone. Thanks! Bob:rolleyes:

1/19/09, 8:44 PM	#2 Re: Which "Raceceiver" is being used?
Sandy Lowe Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,718	Bob, USAC does not use Raceceivers. They use a full size radio similar to what UMRA has. From what I have been told the key to getting the Raceiver to work well is the quality of the earpiece. The earpiece that Lawrenceburg sold was in the $50-$60 range. IIRC Lawrenceburg's frequency is 454.000. That is supposed to be the standard frequency that series and tracks use. I know it is NOT the frequency that USAC uses. Sandy

1/19/09, 8:51 PM	#3 Re: Which "Raceceiver" is being used?
kstudley57 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 303	usac uses a racing electronics radio that is $275 and the earpieces are $99 i believe. the chilibowl used a raceciever that had an on/off and volume buttons and was $99 with earpieces. both radios work very well and i was actually able to use my custom molded earpieces with the raceiever which was an added bonus.

1/19/09, 10:17 PM	#4 Re: Which "Raceceiver" is being used?
ringo18 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 49	While on the subject. What tracks are requiring cars to have raceceivers this year? I know Lawrenceburg is but, what about some of the other tracks?

2/4/09, 10:44 PM	#5 Re: Which "Raceceiver" is being used?
scanman018 Posts: n/a	I know USAC is going to the raceceivers in all of its divisions this year.

2/4/09, 10:47 PM	#6 Re: Which "Raceceiver" is being used?
scanman018 Posts: n/a	USAC is going to a new raceceivers in all divisions this year. The new one has the default channel set to USAC's freq. It has a programable default channel and a few other new features.