So recently got into listening to the air side of scanning, had one of those Maxx-Tennas in a box from recently moving to VB from James City County and put up in the garage. New house is located in the Ocean Lakes neighborhood, before I moved to James City, I grew up in Portsmouth , so the area isn’t new to me, just the air scanning part is very new and trying to get the hang of it. Have some questions, have gotten frequencies from RR, Airnav, and the Hampton Roads Scanner Page @kc4jgc
Have seen GiantKiller numerous times, have heard Fentress Touch and Go’s, heard APP/Dep from ORF, NAS Oceana, have heard the Sector frequencies that aircraft use when entering airspace over Norfolk. Have managed to hear ORF, NOB Chambers Field, and Oceana and my favorite is catching the VBPD Helo talking with Oceana Tower to transit their airspace.
What exactly is GiantKiller? right now I’m hearing it on 251.3 and just sounds like a one sided conversation about entering airspace, mostly she’s referring to Cherry Point and Wilmington areas of NC
-What are some other good channels to add? Currently using a SDS-100 with Austin Condor antenna and the exterior antenna is hooked up to a PRO-197.
-When the planes are using the Sector channels for different altitude’s, why do I only hear the planes and not the tower?
133.825 is listed as Washington Center on the Hampton Roads Scanner Page, it’s also a Sector frequency for Norfolk, from what understand they’re categorized by altitude, Low, High, Super High. I’ve been using FlightAware and finding the aircraft
I also have a bunch of channels listed as “ Discrete”, are these the equivalent of “ Talkaround” or chit-chat channels for the Navy pilots?
Also have seen numerous channels listed as Ground Control Approach, what’s the difference between that and an Approach channel at ORF or any other civilian airport?
Have seen Unicom on some of the smaller regional, executive and municipal airports, what exactly is Unicom?
Also any other pertinent information relating to the area I should be aware of or any other channels or tips is greatly appreciated.
Have seen GiantKiller numerous times, have heard Fentress Touch and Go’s, heard APP/Dep from ORF, NAS Oceana, have heard the Sector frequencies that aircraft use when entering airspace over Norfolk. Have managed to hear ORF, NOB Chambers Field, and Oceana and my favorite is catching the VBPD Helo talking with Oceana Tower to transit their airspace.
What exactly is GiantKiller? right now I’m hearing it on 251.3 and just sounds like a one sided conversation about entering airspace, mostly she’s referring to Cherry Point and Wilmington areas of NC
-What are some other good channels to add? Currently using a SDS-100 with Austin Condor antenna and the exterior antenna is hooked up to a PRO-197.
-When the planes are using the Sector channels for different altitude’s, why do I only hear the planes and not the tower?
133.825 is listed as Washington Center on the Hampton Roads Scanner Page, it’s also a Sector frequency for Norfolk, from what understand they’re categorized by altitude, Low, High, Super High. I’ve been using FlightAware and finding the aircraft
I also have a bunch of channels listed as “ Discrete”, are these the equivalent of “ Talkaround” or chit-chat channels for the Navy pilots?
Also have seen numerous channels listed as Ground Control Approach, what’s the difference between that and an Approach channel at ORF or any other civilian airport?
Have seen Unicom on some of the smaller regional, executive and municipal airports, what exactly is Unicom?
Also any other pertinent information relating to the area I should be aware of or any other channels or tips is greatly appreciated.
