It may be a dumb question but.....

[FLANO]

Well hey!...If you have an SPG file to send to me for KICT and KAAO an all the other I'll play with it!:lol:


I had the 93 and the 97 both on today and I seen what you meant by the tower TX on all freqs. For once, I was able to track the conversation btween tower and crafts. I was even able to track the flights on the links that was posted on another thread.

I think I'm going to seperate airfields and the other Nav freqs, to two different radios and or banks.

Are all the pilots that quick on the "key?"

Here you go. I had to copy and past from my WIN96 program to WIN95, and then use the conversion program to change it to your request. I zipped a P92 and P93 file for you, since you asked for a spg file, but say you've got the PRO-93. Hopefully it works for you.

Thanks,
John
SE of Tucson

 

[Buckskinner33]

Well I have a Pro93,95,97. I can convert them over DStarr's program.
Thank for the file.

 

[n6766j]

(not a) Dumb Question!

I also listen to aircraft occasionally. Usually I can hear both sides if I am near an airport. Be sure you are in AM mode, FM works but aircraft comms are AM.

Sometimes the tower gives instructions and the plane just responds with an action, not verbally. I have never known aircraft to use split frequencies for comms.
Jim AB8SF

In the old days, some pilots would transmit on 122.100mHz and listen to an FAA facility (usually a Flight Service Station or FSS) on a Navaid frequency (108.0-117.9). I am not sure that FSS's do this any more.

Aircraft are REQUIRED to acknowledge all ATC instructions, verbally. Especially if the instruction includes HOLD SHORT OF <runway number> or any other specific location.

 

[wa8vzq]

"In the old days, some pilots would transmit on 122.100mHz and listen to an FAA facility (usually a Flight Service Station or FSS) on a Navaid frequency (108.0-117.9). I am not sure that FSS's do this any more."

Yes, they still do. It's called duplex mode on some NAV transceivers. It is a
constant source of pilot communications error. Most often, pilots who are
unfamiliar will either listen on the wrong NAVAID or they will listen on 122.100.

Dan
Apple Valley, MN

 

[b52hbuff]

Regarding the programming selection, I agree with FLANO.

I usually think of airports/airbases like:
Bank 1 - Field frequencies
Tower, Ground, Clearance, ATIS (locked out), ASOS (locked out)
Unicom, Multicom, Ramp Frequencies, etc...
If it is directly related to aircraft coming into the field, it goes here.
Military adds PMSV, Cmd Post

Bank 2 - ARINC / Operations
For civilian, these are the frequencies used specifically
by different airlines.
For military, these are Command Post and Squadron Base Ops.

Bank 3 - Approach
Approach / Departure frequencies.

I live in SF Bay area which is very congested. If I lived out in the sticks, I'd probably combine Banks 2 & 3. But as someone else mentioned, if approach is hopping (and around here it's constant), then better to be able to lockout quickly as a bank.