SLC Air Sector Naming

[N7OLQ]

I posted this in the aircraft forum, but since it is also a regional question I thought someone here might be a aircraft buff.

I'm trying to understand the structure. Right now, I just have a jumble of aircraft freqs loaded. A few of my scanners actually have the local RR DB freqs. and some just have all the local hits in the air band. I'm trying to understand the frequency handoffs in relation to the charts. I have SLC TAC, SLC, ENR High03, Low09, etc. I'm also aware (and fascinated by) tracking pages like FlightRadar24, etc.
My first question is where do I find the 'Sectors'? I hear a lot of traffic on freqs from rr db with the Sector 32 or 33 label. I can't find those references on the chart.
Lots more questions, but one thing at a time. I could not find a "Scannist's Guide to Sectional Charts" anywhere.
Thanks

 

[bhall7]

I am also interested in understanding the structure of civil air voice traffic in the SLC area. It's really cool to listen to regional approach traffic while watching the aircraft tracking live on globe.adsbexchange.com.

 

[gldavis]

Silly me. I just been happy listening to them talk. Now I find out I'm suppose to actually "understand" what I'm hearing? That takes all the fun out of it.
But you do make good points. Thanks.

 

[N7OLQ]

I find sectional charts fascinating. I like maps, and maps with frequencies printed all over them just beg to be explored.
If anyone has not looked at one before, here is a link for SLC area (there are many types of these charts)(it is large):

https://aeronav.faa.gov/visual/12-02-2021/PDFs/Salt_Lake_City.pdf

I have tons of air freqs programmed and it just seems like a chaotic mess (mostly because it is 3D chess with the altitude specific frequencies). I don't monitor air traffic much because I'm missing the context of why they are talking and find it boring. I also don't have a method to monitor it, I just have air freqs randomly poping up. I don't know if they are flying over my head, or 100 miles away, coming or going, etc. If I understand it more, I think it will be more fun. At a minimum, It is cool to hear lifeflight and other public safety aircraft on the air band and know their tail numbers and following them on flight tracker.

And if someone has a system for monitoring, I'd love to hear it. I have no shortage of scanners/receivers to dedicate to the task (2 ears and 1 brain becomes the main bottleneck).

 

[gldavis]

When I hear something "different", I open this web site, to see who it is. Sometimes it will show the F35's in/out of HAFB.
ADS-B Exchange - tracking thousands of aircraft

 

[bhall7]

ADS-B Exchange is the best for seeing what’s the the sky at any one time. You can also very easily run your own ADS-B reception using programs like dump 1090, then plot all the received aircraft using Virtual Radar Server. Here’s a timelapse capture of aircraft in Utah Valley that I made earlier this year:

I am fascinated by aviation, I enjoy learning about flight, playing Flight Simulator, and listening to air traffic. But, the farthest I’ve gone is to use my SDR to search the air band (108-137 MHz) very quickly to find active conversations, while watching the planes on ADS-B Exchange or Virtual Radar Server.

With the exception of the firefighter air frequencies that were in heavy use two summers ago, I haven’t yet sorted out what frequencies are what, nor have I programmed any of them into my scanner. It would be great to find a consolidated, organized list of air frequencies in the SLC area. I’m sure such a resource exists out there for pilots.

We do need a scannist-centric SLC air freq list. There is this page: Salt Lake (ZLC) Air Route Traffic Control Center Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference , but, I feel like it’s missing a lot. There’s also a UT Co airports page: Utah County - Utah County Airports Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference , and a SLCo airports page: Salt Lake County - Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference , and Salt Lake County - South Valley Regional Airport (U42) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

 

[gldavis]

My primary focus of aero freqs, is activities out over the Utah Test and Training Ranges (UTTR). I have previously posted in the Utah Forum freqs/users that I've identified.