bertsirkin
Newbie
I'm looking for a hand-held scanner that can receive military frequencies. A few frequencies that I know I'm going to want are 291.600, 120.250 and 315.900 - these are the frequencies used jets training to fly thru Rainbow Canyon in Death Valley (see Rainbow Canyon 6-8th May 2013 • FighterControl • Home to the Military Aviation Enthusiast).
I want to photograph the jets, but there's very little warning, and they fly VERY fast - a radio will give me a little advance warning that they're coming.
But, I know very little about military communications. Do I need digital or analog? I don't want to spend a lot for a scanner, as I may only use it once and maybe resell it (If it's digital, I may as well forget about it now!).
Can somebody tell me if the communications are analog, and if they are, what reasonably priced scanner would be capable of hearing these frequencies?
I want to photograph the jets, but there's very little warning, and they fly VERY fast - a radio will give me a little advance warning that they're coming.
But, I know very little about military communications. Do I need digital or analog? I don't want to spend a lot for a scanner, as I may only use it once and maybe resell it (If it's digital, I may as well forget about it now!).
Can somebody tell me if the communications are analog, and if they are, what reasonably priced scanner would be capable of hearing these frequencies?