fshndean38
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Can someone tell me how to program Portland Oregon Airport flight frequencies on my bct8 ?
Programing bct8 Oregon
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Here are the frequencies: Portland International Airport (PDX)
AFAIK, if you program any of these AM, the scanner will recognize they are AM due to the frequency. IF you still have questions, please be more specific as to what you don't understand
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The OP didn't say where in the Portland area that they live. "Clint" wouldn't know the difference since he is far, far away in PA. Perhaps the OP would like not only PDX, but "Portland-Hillsboro" in Washington County, or the other one in Multnomah County at "Troutdale". He might even want to find some of the smaller airports around such as Aurora.
First, go to the top of the page and click "Database", or highlight it with your cursor. Two possibilities show, choose "Frequency Database". Then click on the map of Oregon. Now you have choices. If you want the ones for Multnomah County, click on that map which takes you to the "County Home" page. At the top are tabs, click on "Other Agencies" and PDX and Troutdale appear. I would also go to Washington County and pick up Hillsboro. You'll recall the airshow is there each year and I can get much of the airborne traffic even from home here in East Vancouver. Got some good catches with the T-birds this year.
For smaller fields (and you suggested wanting to hear some of the planes going overhead) you'll need to do some research on the web. There are tons of sites with that information available to pilots, some with nearly real time radar plots of the area showing some of (by no means all) of the ones overhead. Even some aps on various Pads like iPad, with freqs and even flight rules and procedures, kind of fun to follow.
Other radio sites such as "Intercept Northwest" have good databases as well, but may not have the smaller fields as much as other sites. Your best bet for those might even be the ODOT site. Not sure, but I know WSDOT used to even publish a book with all of the fields in WA State, along with Frequencies and rules for using the field.
Don't forget picking up the tab that says "Nationwide Frequencies" and follow that to the common aircraft channels. Finally, don't forget othetr publications such as Monitoring Times, which publishes each year (usually March I believe) an issue dedicated to airshows, where tons of frequencies of all sorts are printed.
Good luck, happy listening!
Rick
First, go to the top of the page and click "Database", or highlight it with your cursor. Two possibilities show, choose "Frequency Database". Then click on the map of Oregon. Now you have choices. If you want the ones for Multnomah County, click on that map which takes you to the "County Home" page. At the top are tabs, click on "Other Agencies" and PDX and Troutdale appear. I would also go to Washington County and pick up Hillsboro. You'll recall the airshow is there each year and I can get much of the airborne traffic even from home here in East Vancouver. Got some good catches with the T-birds this year.
For smaller fields (and you suggested wanting to hear some of the planes going overhead) you'll need to do some research on the web. There are tons of sites with that information available to pilots, some with nearly real time radar plots of the area showing some of (by no means all) of the ones overhead. Even some aps on various Pads like iPad, with freqs and even flight rules and procedures, kind of fun to follow.
Other radio sites such as "Intercept Northwest" have good databases as well, but may not have the smaller fields as much as other sites. Your best bet for those might even be the ODOT site. Not sure, but I know WSDOT used to even publish a book with all of the fields in WA State, along with Frequencies and rules for using the field.
Don't forget picking up the tab that says "Nationwide Frequencies" and follow that to the common aircraft channels. Finally, don't forget othetr publications such as Monitoring Times, which publishes each year (usually March I believe) an issue dedicated to airshows, where tons of frequencies of all sorts are printed.
Good luck, happy listening!
Rick
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In Clint's defense this question was posted in the "Uniden" forum, not in the Oregon or aircraft monitoring forums, which probably would have been more appropriate.
Is the OP looking for frequencies, or, how to program the frequencies he has into the BCT8?
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fshndean38
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How to program the frequencies I have into the BCT8?
The airport frequencies for PDX in Portland Oregon are Am .I do not know how to program them into my bct8.
thanks for the response
The airport frequencies for PDX in Portland Oregon are Am .I do not know how to program them into my bct8.
thanks for the response
fshndean38
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How to program the frequencies I have into the BCT8?
The airport frequencies for PDX in Portland Oregon are Am .I do not know how to program them into my bct8.
thanks for the respo
Here is a link to the BCT8 Owner's Manual. I hope it helps!
http://www.uniden.com/content/ebiz/uniden/resources/ownersmanuals/BCT8om.pdf
http://www.uniden.com/content/ebiz/uniden/resources/ownersmanuals/BCT8om.pdf
Once you get the programming down, be sure to visit airnav
AirNav: Airport Information
Type in Portland, OR
And you will see much more than just KPDX. While viewing be sure to scroll on the lower left hand side for "other nearby airports" that may net you some more interesting airfields.
AirNav: Airport Information
Type in Portland, OR
And you will see much more than just KPDX. While viewing be sure to scroll on the lower left hand side for "other nearby airports" that may net you some more interesting airfields.
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The scanner will automatically set them for AM. Just put in the freqs.
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