Unusual reception

pathalogical · #1 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 02:40 PM

A few days ago, spinning the dial on my G5, I stopped on HFDL 6661 and was impressed with some of the extremley strong and frequent bursts. Sounded like a bad case of intestinal gas !!! I don't have any of the decoders, but I kept listening anyway. Here's the unusual part - I did NOT have any scanners on, but I did receive YYZ (118.35) final approach pilots contacting the ATC. I heard three different aircraft, the clearest one saying "Air Canada 901 cleared to land 24 R". I looked out my window and there she was. Used my digicam to record this unusual reception.

How is this possible, since the G5 does not have airband ?

CLynch7 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 06:42 PM

Probably overloading or an image. Sounds like you're very close to the airport or a remote comm outlet. The transmitters in the Tower are usually pretty hot.

nickcarr · #3 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 07:22 PM

Yup, likely an overload of the IF of your G5 receiver. Portable SW radios don't have the extra circuitry to reject severe RF. (Kind of like sticking a portable CB radio and transmitting. You'll probably hear yourself on several frequencies as the RF will just overload the receiver.)

CLynch7 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 07:51 PM

I get IF overload interference on my g5 from local AM stations during the day. 1040 - 1080 are the most obvious. Images are one of the very few problems I've found with G5. Seems to be a common issue.

pathalogical · #5 (**permalink**) 10-15-2009, 12:15 PM

Thanks for the replies. I'm fairly close to the airport and on good days I do receive both sides. I've had my G5 well over a year and this is the first occurance of this reception.