KPMDWhistler
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What radio frequency would the tanker and jets be on so they can talk to each other. I'm wanting to see if I can hear them from my location.
When A tanker plane is flying around like this refueling jets, what frequency would it be on when talking with the jets?
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Where are you located?
KPMDWhistler
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Antelope Valley, CA, in the Palmdale/Lancaster area. I think I should be able to hear their transmissions because I can hear Edwards AFB Tower and planes flying around Edwards and the China Lake area.
wtp
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wtp
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and i am using a numbers thing on it to give you a list in order of freqs.
it is not a bad link.
it is not a bad link.
Hit_Factor
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Link worked fine for me.
KPMDWhistler
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I cant open that link.
This is what I get on iPhone.
KPMDWhistler
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I knew something was fishy, yeah when I opened it something about malware flashed then closed.
It works for some but not others,typical computer weirdness.
wtp
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ok so the list is, and i see some 380 to 400 so it is old....
118.65
120.95
124.10
125.20
127.15
133.38
134.15
235.10
238.10
238.90
251.10
252.80
253.50
254.30
255.75
257.60
257.90
260.20
260.30
263.10
263.60
263.90
264.90
269.10
269.30
269.40
269.50
269.60
270.20
270.30
271.20
272.70
272.75
275.95
276.50
276.70
277.40
278.40
279.50
279.60
279.80
281.40
281.50
282.20
282.70
283.78
283.80
283.90
284.60
284.70
285.40
285.50
285.60
286.20
286.30
286.60
288.10
288.30
288.70
288.80
288.90
290.30
290.40
290.50
290.55
291.60
291.70
291.90
292.60
294.50
295.40
295.80
298.78
305.50
305.80
306.20
306.30
306.90
307.10
307.20
307.30
307.80
315.90
316.10
317.40
317.50
317.60
318.80
319.10
319.20
319.50
319.70
319.80
319.90
320.90
322.45
322.50
323.10
323.20
324.60
327.10
327.15
327.60
327.80
335.50
335.60
336.10
337.40
338.20
338.30
339.20
339.40
340.90
341.40
343.50
343.60
343.70
343.80
343.90
344.70
346.30
346.40
347.20
348.70
348.90
351.70
351.80
351.90
352.60
353.50
353.60
353.70
353.80
354.10
357.60
358.40
359.10
360.50
360.65
360.70
360.80
360.90
361.70
362.30
363.10
363.15
363.20
363.90
365.40
366.30
367.40
368.50
370.90
379.10
379.20
379.60
379.90
380.05
380.20
380.30
381.40
381.60
384.60
118.65
120.95
124.10
125.20
127.15
133.38
134.15
235.10
238.10
238.90
251.10
252.80
253.50
254.30
255.75
257.60
257.90
260.20
260.30
263.10
263.60
263.90
264.90
269.10
269.30
269.40
269.50
269.60
270.20
270.30
271.20
272.70
272.75
275.95
276.50
276.70
277.40
278.40
279.50
279.60
279.80
281.40
281.50
282.20
282.70
283.78
283.80
283.90
284.60
284.70
285.40
285.50
285.60
286.20
286.30
286.60
288.10
288.30
288.70
288.80
288.90
290.30
290.40
290.50
290.55
291.60
291.70
291.90
292.60
294.50
295.40
295.80
298.78
305.50
305.80
306.20
306.30
306.90
307.10
307.20
307.30
307.80
315.90
316.10
317.40
317.50
317.60
318.80
319.10
319.20
319.50
319.70
319.80
319.90
320.90
322.45
322.50
323.10
323.20
324.60
327.10
327.15
327.60
327.80
335.50
335.60
336.10
337.40
338.20
338.30
339.20
339.40
340.90
341.40
343.50
343.60
343.70
343.80
343.90
344.70
346.30
346.40
347.20
348.70
348.90
351.70
351.80
351.90
352.60
353.50
353.60
353.70
353.80
354.10
357.60
358.40
359.10
360.50
360.65
360.70
360.80
360.90
361.70
362.30
363.10
363.15
363.20
363.90
365.40
366.30
367.40
368.50
370.90
379.10
379.20
379.60
379.90
380.05
380.20
380.30
381.40
381.60
384.60
Spectrum internet has an issue with the link,Verizon Wireless does not.
wtp
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well here is another one...
2003, so it is a bit dated...
2003, so it is a bit dated...
RFI-EMI-GUY
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Note article says continued next month.
MiCon
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Up until six months ago I was monitoring from Riverside. Here are the A/R frequencies I've heard used in the upper desert (Edwards & China Lake complexes). Some are confirmed as boom freqs, others are inter-plane (tanker to receiver). Sometimes they'll verbalize the boom frequency on inter-plane.
123.25 - 123.35 - 139.925 - 226.1 - 228.375 - 228.95 - 230.775 - 234.8 - 272.175 - 286.6 - 292.3 - 295.8 - 314.4 - 324.65 - 324.7 - 325.1 - 325.9 - 345.4 - 358.4 - 378.1.
I found most of these using the scanner's search function over a number of years. I have no problem sharing them, but if you have two scanners you might want to put one on search and let it run.
123.25 - 123.35 - 139.925 - 226.1 - 228.375 - 228.95 - 230.775 - 234.8 - 272.175 - 286.6 - 292.3 - 295.8 - 314.4 - 324.65 - 324.7 - 325.1 - 325.9 - 345.4 - 358.4 - 378.1.
I found most of these using the scanner's search function over a number of years. I have no problem sharing them, but if you have two scanners you might want to put one on search and let it run.
KPMDWhistler
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Yeah I have a Whistler 1040 which is my main scanner I've used for some time, then an old Uniden SR30C I forgot how to use. Thanks for sharing your frequency list! That really helps me out 👌
paulears
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To be honest, the list is a starting point. Mil air band means intensive listening, tracking and deleting. It’s a hobby of its own. Too many frequencies, so you miss things, so you need to adjust for your location, then start to group. its based around the tankers and the aircraft using them, so if you listen to a tanker in operation you have that frequency, then you need to build up a list for the squadrons or air stations who use them, then you listen to those to see who are going to a fuelling area, then you hear one use an alternate tanker freq so you open that up and build a new group, then repeat and repeat. In that list, some in your area will be common, others rare. Your list will then be some different. Here in the U.K. years back I’d spent five years and had a great plan. Then they changed the lot overnight and I had to start again.
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As others have pointed out, you need to search the MilAir band (220-380) to find what freqs they are using. It’s great to have a starter list but searching is the only way to find everything in use around you. It’s a lot like old school analog scanning used to be - you started with a few known freqs (that usually became inactive at some point) and had to find other stuff by searching different bands.
A common strategy is to use one scanner (or many) for searching and another one for listening to known freqs. Unfortunately your Uniden doesn’t pick up the MilAir band. A better (and cheaper) strategy is to use SDR to search and log your hits using a cheap dongle and a computer. SDR with the Fast Scanner plug-in can search the entire band in seconds while logging all hits. Your 1040 will take well over a minute to search the band which means you will miss a lot because most MilAir transmissions are very short, but you can still find stuff this way. Also most scanner programming software have logging capabilities. Letting your scanner run 24/7 plugged into the logging software is also a good way to start. Otherwise you have to baby sit the scanner while searching and capture or write down the active freqs as you hear them. Time consuming, but still doable.
There is always more than one way to skin a cat. Just listening to the freqs provided may be enough to hear some things and provide enough entertainment for you. If you get hooked try the other methods and if you get serious about it definitely look into SDR. Good luck and have fun with it, there is a thrill to finding new stuff and it really does happen all the time, I picked up nearly a half dozen new to me freqs just last weekend.
A common strategy is to use one scanner (or many) for searching and another one for listening to known freqs. Unfortunately your Uniden doesn’t pick up the MilAir band. A better (and cheaper) strategy is to use SDR to search and log your hits using a cheap dongle and a computer. SDR with the Fast Scanner plug-in can search the entire band in seconds while logging all hits. Your 1040 will take well over a minute to search the band which means you will miss a lot because most MilAir transmissions are very short, but you can still find stuff this way. Also most scanner programming software have logging capabilities. Letting your scanner run 24/7 plugged into the logging software is also a good way to start. Otherwise you have to baby sit the scanner while searching and capture or write down the active freqs as you hear them. Time consuming, but still doable.
There is always more than one way to skin a cat. Just listening to the freqs provided may be enough to hear some things and provide enough entertainment for you. If you get hooked try the other methods and if you get serious about it definitely look into SDR. Good luck and have fun with it, there is a thrill to finding new stuff and it really does happen all the time, I picked up nearly a half dozen new to me freqs just last weekend.
Mil Air band starts at 225, not 220Mhz. 222 to 225 is a current (but seldom used) Amateur VHF "ham' band. I'm a ham so I should know. So no mil aviation below 225. And really, the Mil Air band is not all UHF. Because 225 to 300 is still in the VHF range. 300 to 380Mhz is UHF. Just thought I'd add that tidbit in case you didn't know. So Mil Air is about half and half with slightly more UHF range.
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