I need a good explenation on Aircraft frequencies

[Buckskinner33]

Ive got a list of ICT and other airports around Wichita. But it just seems to me I'm not getting the whole conversation. When i was invited to fly i heard alot more going on then I do with a scanner or other radios.

My radio is Yaesu VX-7r with WFM, NFM and AM hooked up to a external antenna 60' ft in the air.

Now I do hear some Aircraft but it is like the tower is talking but Im not hearing the responce back.

I am in the AM mode.

So, could any amature pilots or more advance scanner buffs give me the 101's of Aircraft communications? Or point me into the right direction of a good website that would help.

Speechless in the Air Capitol

JD

 

[mancow]

Your rarely hear the ground stations on a scanner unless you're near an airport and that accounts for half of the traffic.

mancow

 

[mlevin]

The ATC comms are aimed at the sky, while the aircraft comms are aimed at the ground. This is why you'll most likely only hear the aircraft and not the controller. You'll only get the controler if you're REALLY close to the airport. However, with your antenna setup you should be able to hear aircraft from some relatively far distances.

 

[JoeyC]

With your antenna setup you should probably have a decent chance of hearing some Center or Tracon comms (ATC side also). The ATC transmitters are generally higher power than your typical airport ATC. If you are merely scanning airport freqs, expand your horizon and search between 118.0 and 136 mHz AM for the REST of the aviation fun.

 

[ksmoscanner]

Put these in. If you dont hear much check your coax and antenna......



118.350 ZKC-Anthony-D-L
133.200 ZKC-Anthony-H
118.400 ZKC-Columbia-D-L
118.800 ZKC-Hutchinson-D-L
119.475 ZKC-Columbia-H
120.200 ZKC-Emporia-L
120.825 ZKC-Farmingnton-H
121.250 ZKC-St. Charles-D-L
123.800 ZKC-Topeka-D-L
124.100 ZKC-Richland-L
124.300 ZKC-Decatur-D-L
124.400 ZKC-Natoma-D-L
125.200 ZKC-Garden City-D-L
125.250 ZKC-Chillocothe-D-L
125.300 ZKC-Marion-L
125.500 ZKC-St. Louis-D-L
125.550 ZKC-Butler-L
125.725 ZKC-Vandalia-D-H
125.900 ZKC-St. Charles-L
126.950 ZKC-Gage-D-L
127.125 ZKC-UPD (High Altitude airspace generally north of KCMO)
127.225 ZKC-St Louis-H
127.275 ZKC-Jacksonville-D-L
127.350 ZKC-Manhattan-D-H
127.500 ZKC-Springfield-D-L
127.700 ZKC-Mt Vernon-D-L
127.725 ZKC-Emporia-D-L
127.800 ZKC-Ponca City-D-L
127.900 ZKC-St.Joseph-D-L
128.100 ZKC-St Louis-L
128.300 ZKC-Oklahoma City-D-L
128.400 ZKC-Farmington-D-L
128.600 ZKC-Edna-L
128.800 ZKC-Tulsa-D-L
132.250 ZKC-Emporia-H
132.600 ZKC-Kirksville-L-D
132.900 ZKC-Chanute-D-L
132.900 ZKC-Springfield-H
133.225 ZKC-Effingham-H
133.450 ZKC-Garden City-H
133.725 ZKC-Quincy-H
133.800 ZKC-Richland-D-L
134.000 ZKC-Liberal-D-L
134.300 ZKC-Hutchinson-H
134.500 ZKC-Columbia-H-L
134.625 ZKC-Kirksville-H
134.700 ZKC-Topeka-H
134.900 ZKC-Salina-D-L
135.050 ZKC-Effingham-D-H
135.175 ZKC-Springfield-H
135.550 ZKC-Tulsa-H
135.575 ZKC-Sedalia-D-L-Truman MOA
135.675 ZKC-Liberal-H
135.900 ZKC-Hutchinson-H
136.525 ZKC-Quincy-D-L

Good Luck!

Gregg in KC

 

[Buckskinner33]

Thanks for the Help

thankyou all, for the help.... Sorry for the late reply. Ive been ill and away. Damn glad to be home!!!

Man............Thats is alot more info then I thought i would get

JD

 

[CORN]

I see this is kind of an old post but maybe you'll still see it. In answering your original question about not hearing everything such as the controllers talking and not always hearing the aircraft replying you could be experiencing simulcasting. That is where there are two different frequencies tied into one controller. Example: Here in Nashville one departure freq is 118.400 and approach is 127.175. It's not uncommon for these two to be patched together so you'll hear the controller on both but the aircraft will be on one or the other. Sometimes both departures are together and approaches etc. When it's not a peak time. You definitely see a lot of this with the VHF/UHF pairings. Hope this helped some.

 

[Buckskinner33]

Thanks Joe

I was wondering if that happened from time to time... My next question would be is how would you know what freqs go with each other?

I know in wichita the have Light ( small aircraft) Heavy ( Large Aircraft)and 2 runways with Cessna and Lear jet corperation an each side of the aposing runways. I use AirNav.com to get my info from but Im no pilot so some of that info is hard to decypher since im not familliar to the acronyms they use.

If you can make heads or tales of it Here is the link:
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KICT

BTY...I do have a Duel VFO Tranciever to enter the frqs in. Yeasu VX-7R and also a preamp to boot.

Thanks
JD