Airband receivers

[jediwarrior 10]

ive just got an airband reciver and i was just wandering what frequencies to listern to to get aircraft as i know we cant listern to the emergancy services now they gone digital

[steevie/d 10]

have a look here been done before try doing a search http://www.ajpotts.fsnet.co.uk/links.html

[jediwarrior 10]

cheers mate

[8751 10]

Most frequency web sites tend to contain out of date info. You can listen

to Sheffield airport and general low level traffic over Sheffield on 128.525

MHz AM mode. As for the emergency services the Police are all digital now

the fire brigade still use an old radio system but not for much longer as

they are soon to move over to the digital system as are the paramedics.

 

If you visit the city centre go in W.H Smiths and look for a magazine

called Monitoring Monthly as that will answer many questions.

[avid_merrion 10]

118.000 to 136.000

[jediwarrior 10]

does anyone know doncatser frequency

[Tony 10]

126.225 for RADAR / Approach. But Netherthorpe is likely to be busier at weekends on 123.275.

 

What do you expect to hear? It will all be a bit confusing unless you know what's being said, and then you'll only hear half the conversation because you're out of line of sight of the VHF ground station. Even if you can hear something it's probably all a bit dull unless you like listening ot people repeating meaningless numbers.

[8751 10]

For Doncaster try ..

 

Doncaster Approach 126.225 MHz

Doncaster Tower 128.775 MHz

Doncaster Radar 126.225 MHz + 129.050 MHz

Doncaster Information 134.950 MHz

Doncaster Fire 121.600 MHz

 

But if you can hear 455.5625 MHz/455.7375 MHz (I can't remember which)

which is ground ops but which also repeats both sides of some of the airband

channels.

[jediwarrior 10]

i`ll try it and see if i can hear anythin i used to have one years ago and used to listern to the RAF now i`m tryin to listern to anythin i can here

[Tony 10]

You'll probably have to leave it on frequency for some time before you hear anything so don't get too impatient

[jediwarrior 10]

like i said i used to have a hand held for airshows and a homebase for home and listerened to london heathrow and gatwick and manchester and random RAF frequencies