I’ve just discovered liveatc.net through another thread in this forum – wicked!
However, reading the FAQs (like a good newbie), under: “why are there no live ATC feeds from the UK?” the FAQ answer is that it is illegal to provide a live ATC feed from a UK airport.
But is it legal to listen to live ATC feeds from the rest of the world if one is in the UK?
I hope some well-informed forum member(s) says yes 😉
By: Rlangham - 1st March 2009 at 16:43
Correct. That link was intended for students and should return to them in the future, but in a passworded section of the website. (Apparently…)
Never told me about it!
By: B77W - 1st March 2009 at 14:35
The live webcam and live ATC audio stream at LBA was shutdown recently.This is located on the Multiflight hangar.The reasons given security.
Correct. That link was intended for students and should return to them in the future, but in a passworded section of the website. (Apparently…)
By: wawkrk - 1st March 2009 at 14:28
The live webcam and live ATC audio stream at LBA was shutdown recently.This is located on the Multiflight hangar.The reasons given security.
By: LERX - 1st March 2009 at 11:15
Cheers for the above advice! 🙂
By: Skymonster - 27th February 2009 at 13:06
The wireless and telegraphy act makes it illegal to use a radio/scanner to listen to air broadcasts in the UK unless in posession of a licence. However, in practical terms, this part of the law is overlooked here. It is often said that trouble for the listener would only be likely if the listener passed on any sensitive information – say to the media (and these days even that might not be so as it seems that transcripts of r/t conversations from incident flights are regularly exposed in public). I have an air radio licence associated with my pilot’s licence, but IIRC even with that I’m only meant to listen to air broadcasts in direct connection with my flying and not for other purposes.
As to the original question, listening to an audio stream over the internet (whether originating in the UK or abroad) is not going to be illegal. If anything (and this will be down to the law in the country the audio stream is coming from) the person streaming the audio could be in trouble – and that’s why some ATC audio streams have indeed been shut down.
Andy
By: RichardC - 27th February 2009 at 12:46
I know, well what i have been told is, it is illegal to responded, but it is fine to listen too. IIRC.
By: EGTC - 27th February 2009 at 02:28
I seem to recall a discussion with a friend of mine a few months ago inwhich he said something about it possibly being illegal to record it in the UK. How true that is however I have no idea.
By: PMN - 27th February 2009 at 01:02
It’s fine to listen to ATC from around the world in the UK.
Outside the perimeter of the airport as I understand it but not inside. I’m more than willing to be corrected, though!
Paul
By: B77W - 26th February 2009 at 23:35
It’s fine to listen to ATC from around the world in the UK.
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