Hot Air Balloons
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kayn1n32008
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They will have an air band radio for communicating with ATC, and could be almost anywhere for balloon to chase crew comms.
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I have listened to them in the past, not really sure what freqs,but were in the air craft bands for sure.
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Try the local airport control towers.
123.300 and 123.500 are set aside for use by hot air balloons, and gliders/sailplanes. Air-to-air and air-to-ground.
CB radio; 151.505; 151.625 Red Dot; 151.955 Purple Dot; MURS (technically illegal as these frequencies are specifically prohibited for use while onboard aircraft); FRS/GMRS; 464.500; 464.550; several 467 MHz frequencies; Ham radio.
If your scanner has signal stalker/close call capabilities, find their launch sites and look for their pre-flight or initial launch radio checks. Or just ask the crew members
(I used to be one here in AZ for a decade+.)
John
Peoria, AZ
123.300 and 123.500 are set aside for use by hot air balloons, and gliders/sailplanes. Air-to-air and air-to-ground.
CB radio; 151.505; 151.625 Red Dot; 151.955 Purple Dot; MURS (technically illegal as these frequencies are specifically prohibited for use while onboard aircraft); FRS/GMRS; 464.500; 464.550; several 467 MHz frequencies; Ham radio.
If your scanner has signal stalker/close call capabilities, find their launch sites and look for their pre-flight or initial launch radio checks. Or just ask the crew members
(I used to be one here in AZ for a decade+.)John
Peoria, AZ
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