Goodyear Blimps?

[n8xth]

It's getting to be blimp season, and, I can't find anything for the GY frequencies for the blimp(s) other than really, really old posts, that are not correct info from previous years of listening.

Given that this is the blimp's anniversary year, I'm expecting 2-3 of them in town this summer for a while and would love keeping up with them more than just flightaware.

Yea, yea, I know that much of their coms are with ATC, but, any other frequencies that others know would be helpful.

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

Have you tried these?

 

[rcid1971]

It's getting to be blimp season, and, I can't find anything for the GY frequencies for the blimp(s) other than really, really old posts, that are not correct info from previous years of listening.

Given that this is the blimp's anniversary year, I'm expecting 2-3 of them in town this summer for a while and would love keeping up with them more than just flightaware.

Yea, yea, I know that much of their coms are with ATC, but, any other frequencies that others know would be helpful.

Talking to the blimp handlers, they make a conscious effort to keep their radios at low power (specifically the television director hot mic’s).

 

[RaleighGuy]

Talking to the blimp handlers, they make a conscious effort to keep their radios at low power (specifically the television director hot mic’s).

So does NASCAR, but for those close enough it makes for interesting listening.

 

[buddrousa]

Everytime they were here in town 5 trips to our plant they used 151.625 forgot the tone.

 

[dlwtrunked]

It's getting to be blimp season, and, I can't find anything for the GY frequencies for the blimp(s) other than really, really old posts, that are not correct info from previous years of listening.

Given that this is the blimp's anniversary year, I'm expecting 2-3 of them in town this summer for a while and would love keeping up with them more than just flightaware.

Yea, yea, I know that much of their coms are with ATC, but, any other frequencies that others know would be helpful.

As you know, the blimps for flight control use regular air traffic control. The blimps are basically platforms filled for each mission and in that case, the entity occupying that platform may use its own frequencies. But the blimps, when "back home" operate out of Suffield, Ohio (not really the large hangar 11 miles away at Akron Municipal Airport which has not housed them in decade). I grew up in Suffield about 2 miles from the Goodyear Winfoot Lake facility and was on one of them on ground when I saw it as its remote base in Torrance, CA and mentioned I grew up in Suffield and was given a tour inside. Here are their current licenses listed at the home base which may be used elsewhere:
KA97612 121.6-121.925, 122.700, 122.725, 122.8, 122.9, 122.95, 122.975, 123.0, 123.05, 123.075, 123.600 (ground crews)
WPPG800 174-216, 450-451, 455-456, 470-608, 944-952 (broadcasting links--actual frequency is chosen at location for the event)

 

[dlwtrunked]

Talking to the blimp handlers, they make a conscious effort to keep their radios at low power (specifically the television director hot mic’s).

Note my post with frequencies. Those Broadcast Auxiliary frequencies are licensed to them for up to 1 W. Also of interest is that when I was on one on the ground, the only equipment inside was the actual blimp controls and 2 seats for the pilots. I was told that equipment for each mission/flight was put in as needed (there were fasten down points). that was the older aircraft. The ones today are not actually blimps (nob-rigid balloon) but are semi-rigid dirigibles; much of the web has not caught up with that nor has the public (and probably never will)>