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The air band is the band of frequencies used for radio communication in aviation. Air band is used to mean the VHF band between 108 MHz and 137 MHz, which covers its use for commercial and general av... |
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Many Air-band radios are available today costing from just twenty pounds. The cheaper radio is able to pick up transmissions from civilian aircraft (VHF band) and marine but not military aircraft (UH... |
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It is more difficult to receive the control tower than the aircraft. The aircraft, of course are in direct line of sight while the control tower may be shielded by trees and buildings and the curvatur... |
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129.900 MHz is very commonly used as an unofficial hot air balloon frequency and 122.475 MHz is the official national air to ground balloon frequency, which often gets busy during balloon events. So i... |
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These frequencies are commonly yet illegally used by hang Gliders,para gliders and microlight pilots:
143.750
143.775
143.800
143.825
143.850
143.875
143.900
143.925
143.950 |
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A good way to improve your hand held scanner's performance is to use an antenna that's dedicated to the frequency that you you want to listen to. By using a telescopic antenna you can adjust the lengt... |
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