Can you use a racing electronics scanner used for nascar at the F1 races? I will be at Indy this year and was wondering if I should bring it or not.
Nascar scanners at F1 race?
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israelf1
, Apr 21 2004 14:18
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Posted 21 April 2004 - 14:25
Does Ferrari still scramble their transmissions or was that banned?
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Posted 21 April 2004 - 14:41
I think scrambling the radios was banned when team orders were supposedly banned - so that the FIA can hear any conversations along the lines of "please Rubens, for the championship".
In theory it ought to work then - no harm in trying anyway, unless it's the size of a suitcase or something.
In theory it ought to work then - no harm in trying anyway, unless it's the size of a suitcase or something.
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Posted 21 April 2004 - 14:47
They don't scramble but all the big boys use rotating frequencies so it’s very hard find anyone.
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Posted 21 April 2004 - 14:48
Sounds like you'll just have to put it on scan and be clueless about what you are hearing.
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Posted 21 April 2004 - 14:50
Unless you hear the repeated phrase F***ing Idiot, in which case you can be reasonably sure who you're listening to! 
Nice one. 
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Posted 21 April 2004 - 15:16
If you hear "I am a tough guy! I am a tough guy!" do not be scared...
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Posted 21 April 2004 - 18:41
>Can you use a racing electronics scanner used for nascar at the F1 races? I will be at Indy this >year and was wondering if I should bring it or not.
Yes and yes. All but two teams use analogue radio communications which can easily be listened to using a scanner. Ferrari use an encrypted digital radio which can't be scanned
, and Jordan use a simple voice inversion scrambling system which can be easiliy decoded with the right scanner or software program 
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If you want frequencies, then join this group (that's what i did and it's the best website i've found for F1 radio frequencies-
http://sports.groups...roup/f1scanner/
Jim.
Yes and yes. All but two teams use analogue radio communications which can easily be listened to using a scanner. Ferrari use an encrypted digital radio which can't be scanned
, and Jordan use a simple voice inversion scrambling system which can be easiliy decoded with the right scanner or software program . If you want frequencies, then join this group (that's what i did and it's the best website i've found for F1 radio frequencies-
http://sports.groups...roup/f1scanner/
Jim.
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Posted 21 April 2004 - 18:44
I brought a scanner to Indy F1 and although I could pick up most of the teams I was unable to make any sense of it as most of the conversations were not in English but rather French, Portugese? Spainish, Italian etc.
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Posted 21 April 2004 - 18:49
>I brought a scanner to Indy F1 and although I could pick up most of the teams I was unable to >make any sense of it as most of the conversations were not in English but rather French, >Portugese? Spainish, Italian etc.
Interesting - can't say i found the same thing. Ive taken a scanner a few times to the British GP and Ive always found the team communications to be in english (all except a Honda channel in japanese and when Prost were still around, they sometimes spoke in French).
Jim.
Interesting - can't say i found the same thing. Ive taken a scanner a few times to the British GP and Ive always found the team communications to be in english (all except a Honda channel in japanese and when Prost were still around, they sometimes spoke in French).
Jim.
