Newbie to airband radio

Lukeylad

The other way around mate, NCL is the IATA code & EGNT is the ICAO code for Newcastle

Hope this helps

Dean

Thanks for that Graeme – most useful!

Well I used to love listening to it as a kid on my grandad’s old Wireless! But things have changed since then. Thanks for the link, I may have to invest 😀

Just wondering, how come NCL also has the code EGNT? What does it stand for? Cheers!

EGNT is i think Newcastle airports IATA designation. I could be wrong how ever!

Thanks for that Graeme – most useful!

Well I used to love listening to it as a kid on my grandad’s old Wireless! But things have changed since then. Thanks for the link, I may have to invest 😀

Just wondering, how come NCL also has the code EGNT? What does it stand for? Cheers!

Thanks for that Deano. For informational purposes only, obviously 🙂

What kind of range would something like this give? http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?menuno=12599&menul1=1716&menul2=12599&minprice=20&maxprice=50

Chris, assuming you’re somewhere close to Newcastle, with this set’s built in aerial you’ll do fine listening to traffic into and out of Newcastle, and some of the overhead stuff too (126.925 is a good one to look out for where we live). But really, if you get bitten by the bug like I did some 25 years back, you’ll need something a little more capable that will let you store some actual precise frequencies and scan between them, and will let you attach an external aerial. You won’t need to spend a fortune though, there’s plenty of older sets to be found on ebay and the like and even for a new starter scanner these days you can get going for £50 with something like this http://www.radioscan.co.uk/uniden_ubc30xlt.html. It’s by no means top-end, but will really get you going.

It’s also worth noting that the EGNT ground frequency is used extensively daily in the busy periods such as early morning.

Any Q’s just ask 🙂

Graeme

Which is why you see many enthusiasts (I’ll refrain from the term SPOTTERS :rolleyes:) with just the top of an aerial sticking out of their jacket pockets!

I know the feeling!

Haha, I still got to see that! 😛

Which is why you see many enthusiasts (I’ll refrain from the term SPOTTERS :rolleyes:) with just the top of an aerial sticking out of their jacket pockets!

I know the feeling!

Well the police go round at viewing park at Manchester so? 😛 We are talking about just the receivers yeah? Well many people use them and the police are always around, not seen anyone been told to not use them as such.

Deano is quite right.

While it is prefectly legal to own airband radios and scanners, using them to listen to radio transmissions between ATC and aircraft is a criminal offence under section 48 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 unless you have specific permission to do so from a ‘designated person’ (as defined in the Act).

Whether the Police usually enforce this law or not is beside the point.

I agree with what you are saying, but what I am saying is that there will be a time when a policeman wants to be a little hitler and will enforce the law, I guess the biggest thing is do the majority actually know it’s illegal? My guess is they don’t.

I was always under the impression that it wasn’t the use of a scanner that was illegal, but what you did with the information.

There’s always a first, wanna take a chance getting caught? 😉

Well the police go round at viewing park at Manchester so? 😛 We are talking about just the receivers yeah? Well many people use them and the police are always around, not seen anyone been told to not use them as such.

Thanks for that Deano. For informational purposes only, obviously 🙂

What kind of range would something like this give? http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?menuno=12599&menul1=1716&menul2=12599&minprice=20&maxprice=50

There’s always a first, wanna take a chance getting caught? 😉

Newcastle Radar 124.375 – 125.825

Approach – 124.375

Tower – 119.700

Ground (hardly ever used) – 121.725

ATIS – 118.375

And you can’t do it any more (or ever), it’s highly illegal 🙂
I am in no way advocating or condoning the illegal use of any ATC frequency 🙂

All you need is an airband receiver, as to why they are allowed to sell something that is clearly going to be used for illegal purposes is anyone’s guess

Hope this helps

Yeah I been told that as well but the CAA/Police don’t enforce it.

Newcastle Radar 124.375 – 125.825

Approach – 124.375

Tower – 119.700

Ground (hardly ever used) – 121.725

ATIS – 118.375

And you can’t do it any more (or ever), it’s highly illegal 🙂
I am in no way advocating or condoning the illegal use of any ATC frequency 🙂

All you need is an airband receiver, as to why they are allowed to sell something that is clearly going to be used for illegal purposes is anyone’s guess

Hope this helps

Does anybody know the frequencies for NCL?

I didn’t realise you could do this anymore….does it require any special equipment?

Thanks fella’s..;)

Heres the frequencies I found on the net for Manchester:

Communications
Tower 118.625 (23R/05L)119.400 (23L/05R
Ground 121.850 (Primary) 125.375 (Secondary)
Clearance 121.700 (delivery)
Approach 118.575 & 135.00 & Director 121.350
Departure 118.625 & 119.400
ATIS 128.175 (Arrivals) 121.975 (Departures)

Manchester Radar 118.775 – 133.800 – 118.575 – 135.000
Manchester Control 128.050 – 134.425 – 136.575
Manchester Director 121.350
Manchester ATIS 121.975 (departure) – 128.175 (arrival)

Other useful ones from your position

London 133.600
Scottish 126.300

Typically from EXT we’d use Cardiff 125.850 – London 133.600 – Manchester 118.775 – Manchester 135.000 – Manchester Director 121.350 – Tower 119.400 etc etc

Hope this helps