Very wise. =========================================================== Richard Van Fossan [email protected] (253) 230-2525
On Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM CN7 via Users <[email protected]> wrote: > Cheers Richard > > FYI... > > I live about 350 meters away from the northern End of Rockhampton > Airport Runway 15, QLD. > > so I do not wish to have "Visits", but love to listen to incoming & > outgoing comms from > > Tower to Aircraft. > > ATIS YBRK H RWY: 15 Rockhampton Airport > > > Runway 15/33 > Dimensions: 8622 x 148 feet / 2628 x 45 meters > Surface: Hard > > Runway 15 Runway 33 > Coordinates: S23°22.15' / E150°28.23' S23°23.44' / E150°28.81' > Elevation: 36 28 > Runway Heading: 148° 328° > Displaced Threshold: 197 Feet > > > > On 30/1/25 11:25, Richard Van Fossan via Users wrote: > > Kudos for not wanting to interfere with aircraft operations. > > > > Back in the 70's, I worked on avionics, and heard stories of people who > > thought it was funny to use a handheld VHF Airband transceiver to "prank" > > aircraft or control towers. I put quotes around prank because it was > also a > > Federal felony. > > Here in the PNW (late 90's), a couple of teens thought it would be funny > to > > call a fake distress call into the Coast Guard. Unfortunately for the > boys, > > the radio they used was equipped with DSC, which appended the vessel's > call > > sign, MMSI, and GPS coordinates, which weren't anywhere *near *what the > > distress call specified. The Coast Guard operator called base security, > who > > contacted the local police, who showed up at the boat owner's house in > > force (intimidation 101). The news article didn't report the penalty, > but I > > suspect they're *still *picking up trash along the coast, in parks, and > at > > marinas. > > > > =========================================================== > > Richard Van Fossan > > [email protected] > > (253) 230-2525 > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM CN7 via Users< > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Appreciate that info Richard. Tnx! > >> > >> On 29/1/25 19:07, Richard Van Fossan via Users wrote: > >>> Aircraft VHF communications are conducted on 118.000-136.975 MHz AM. > The > >>> military uses UHF AM on 225-399.975 MHz. The US Military also operates > on > >>> civilian VHF airband frequencies, mostly so Military aircraft can > contact > >>> civilian aircraft as well as Military. Unlike civilian aircraft, the > >>> Military is allowed to use encrypted communications. In fact, the US > >>> Military is allowed to use almost every frequency, modulation, and > >>> encryption it deems "necessary," but thy generally avoid civilian > >>> frequencies and those frequencies reserved for non-military > international > >>> frequencies. One exception is that the Coast Guard, a military > >>> organization, operates on the civilian MF/HF and VHF Marine frequencies > >> as > >>> well as military reserved frequencies. > >>> =========================================================== > >>> Richard Van Fossan > >>> [email protected] > >>> (253) 230-2525 > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM Richard Van Fossan<[email protected] > > > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Specifications: > >>>> > >>>> - Transmit (TX): 136-173.9975 MHz (VHF) and 400-469.9975 MHz > (UHF) > >>>> - Receive (RX): 50-600 MHz (full band) > >>>> > >>>> The Airband covers 108-137 MHz, so the radio CANNOT transmit on any > >>>> aircraft frequencies EXCEPT, perhaps, the overlap of 136-137 MHz, so > if > >> you > >>>> avoid that frequency range, you should be safe. > >>>> > >>>> =========================================================== > >>>> Richard Van Fossan > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> (253) 230-2525 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM CN7 via Users < > >>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Cheers for that n 73 Glenn > >>>>> > >>>>> On 29/1/25 13:26, K0LNY ?? via Users wrote: > >>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>> If it can transmit on those frequencies, just put a different TX > >>>>> frequency > >>>>>> in that row. > >>>>>> When I have set up Baofengs for non-Hams, I put frequencies like FRS > >>>>>> frequencies in the rows of the Ham stations. > >>>>>> Glenn > >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>> From: "CN7 via Users"<[email protected]> > >>>>>> To: "Richard Van Fossan via Users"<[email protected]> > >>>>>> Cc: "CN7"<[email protected]> > >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 9:21 PM > >>>>>> Subject: [users] Re: Airport Freqs > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Sorry Richard... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Forgot to add "Quansheng UV-K5(8)" > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Loaded and receiving transmissions. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> But, hope there is ABSOLUTELY NO possibility to TX!!! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Again, Thank You! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 29/1/25 13:00, Richard Van Fossan via Users wrote: > >>>>>>> Most HT's which can receive aircraft frequencies do not support AM > >>>>>>> operation (air band communications are AM) and are blocked from > >>>>>>> transmitting on air band frequencies. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> =========================================================== > >>>>>>> Richard Van Fossan > >>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>> (253) 230-2525 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM CN7 via > >>>>>>> Users<[email protected]> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> How does one imput freqs for an airport? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Rockhampton QLD Aussie > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Tower freq is 118.1Mhz - BUT I do NOT want it to accidently tx on > >> it. > >>>>>>>> So, how does one, block TX mode? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> rgrds n 73 > >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>> Users mailing list > >>>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>>> > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, [email protected] > >>>>>>>> To report this email as off-topic, please email > >>>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>>> List archives: > >>>>>>>> > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>> Users mailing list > >>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>> > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, [email protected] > >>>>>>> To report this email as off-topic, please > >>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>> List > >>>>>>> archives: > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Users mailing list > >>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>> > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > >>>>>> To unsubscribe, send [email protected] > >>>>>> To report this email as off-topic, please email > >>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>> List archives: > >>>>>> > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Users mailing list > >>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>> > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > >>>>>> To unsubscribe, send [email protected] > >>>>>> To report this email as off-topic, please > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>> List archives: > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Users mailing list > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> > >>>>> > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > >>>>> To unsubscribe, send an [email protected] > >>>>> To report this email as off-topic, please email > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> List archives: > >>>>> > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Users mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > >>> To unsubscribe, send an [email protected] > >>> To report this email as off-topic, please > >> [email protected] > >>> List archives: > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > >> To unsubscribe, send an email [email protected] > >> To report this email as off-topic, please email > >> [email protected] > >> List archives: > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > > To unsubscribe, send an email [email protected] > > To report this email as off-topic, please > [email protected] > > List archives: > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > To report this email as off-topic, please email > [email protected] > List archives: > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] To report this email as off-topic, please email [email protected] List archives: https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/
