Air to Air listening

[radio10-8]

I have a large number of aircraft going to and from a bombing range about 45 miles from my work. I would like to listen in on the instructor and student pilots. Any idea what frequencies I would start to try? Aircraft comes from Luke AFB (F-16's, Tornado's??) and Davis Monthan AFB (A-10's, F-16's ) I was told that the conversations can be very interesting between instructor and student. Also Marine Corps aircraft from Yuma MCAS

 

[n3bxv]

Try Searching 138.00 through 144.00 in AM mode, a lot of Military Air to Air Comms are in that range.

 

[CapStar362]

agreed. most MIL ATA comms are on AM Frequencies. ill dig up USMC comms, when i get a chance.

 

[DPD1]

Typically, if there's an instructor, he's usually in the same plane. After that they might lead a section or something, but they normally are on their own after that. Most AA is between squadron mates when in a section or division. AA's for mil are the hardest to nail down out of everything. 16's usually use VHF for AA, Navy/Marine usually use UHF. Only thing you can do sometimes is just search and hope you stumble onto them. They change often, so a lot of the lists you see floating around are outdated.

Dave
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[rbellows]

Try this link, bases are listed alpha. by state, look for "tactical frequencies"...@ a base near you.
Go to the "links" page.

www.radioinfosystems.com/

 

[Thunderbolt]

They also like to use 148.000 to 150.000 MHz in AM mode as well.