The Base

[scanny_man]

i live in sedalia,about 15 minutes from whiteman airforce base,i was wandering if my bc92xlt is capable of retrieving those transmisions and what i go about doing to start

 

[BaLa]

No..
according to the Database it's a Motorola Trunking System
fully Digital.. and most of it is encrypted also..


anyways, you'd need to get a digital trunking scanner such as
Uniden BCD396T or
Radio Shack Pro 96

here's the link to the DB btw..
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&sid=4581

 

[scanny_man]

ahh man...ya i dont really wanna go buy another scanner though...would a pro 97 work or not

 

[ksmoscanner]

If you want to listen to the ground operations you will need something that can do P-25 trunking but about 75% of it is encrypted. There is still stuff to listen to but you wont hear the Security Police or most of the units command operations due to the encryption.

If you want to listen to the aircraft while in the air then you will need something that can get 225-400 in AM and 138-150 in both AM and FM. This is where most of the military action is coming out of Whiteman.

You can hear civil aviation with the radio you have. Often the transient aircraft will be on the civie side especially if its a tanker or cargo types.

Here are a few you should be able to hear with the radio you have.

132.400- Whiteman Tower
127.450- Whiteman Approach
125.925- Whiteman Departure
120.250- Whiteman Arrivals
128.275- Whiteman Ground
118.725- Pilot to Dispatcher
121.750- Clearance Delivery

41.00- 1-135th Aviation Bat. NG
49.65- 1-135th Aviation Bat. NG
139.0- 1-135th Aviation Bat. NG

135.575 ARTCC Sedalia-low RCAG ( RCAG is actually at Whiteman? or Remote??)

Good Luck

Gregg in KC (& Knob Noster)

 

[scanny_man]

hey thanks man very info. now will this work with my ol' telescoping whip antenna

 

[ksmoscanner]

Depends on how far away you are from the base. I'm 2 miles SW of the tower and sometimes have problems hearing them on my portable w a duckie when they are around the base. Do a quick search from 118-136 and see if your unit picks anything up. If you don't hear much then you will probably not have good results from the base as the aircraft are usually lower as they approach the airfield. Let us know how it goes.

Also it wouldnt hurt to do a few searchs from 406.0-420.0 / 138.0-144.0 / 148.0-150.0 and 162.0-174.0 to search for users that are not on the base trunked system.

Gregg

 

[BaLa]

you'd need to get a digital trunking scanner such as
Uniden BCD396T or
Radio Shack Pro 96

a Pro-97 would not work

 

[scanny_man]

ahh thanks ill try it but i have to go to school now