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| Thread ID: 62761 | 2005-10-18 19:38:00 | Radio Scanners - Not PC-related but....Help!! | allblack (6574) | PC World Chat |
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| 397475 | 2005-10-19 05:16:00 | I have the ICOM R5 from DSE ~$500 it is quite small, picks up aircraft OK. http://www.nzscanners.org.nz/ they have an IRC chanel too, quite active in the evenings. |
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| 397476 | 2005-10-19 05:23:00 | As far as I am aware it is not illegal in NZ to monitor any communication radio channel as long as you do not act on or divulge any information obtained. There are lists of frequencies on the web for all transmissions in NZ. Google will find them. So I will be able to hear the cops coming to bust, but can't do anything about it :rolleyes: I was going to mention the nzscanners website but somebody else has already |
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| 397477 | 2005-10-19 10:01:00 | I have a AOR AR-3000A scanner. It is only mains powered or can be mounted in a car running off the car battery. Trevor :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 397478 | 2005-10-19 21:55:00 | Morning all. This is a question about scanners. I know it's not computer-related, but I hope there will be a few people here who will still be tech-savvie enough to help. I'm wanting to buy a scanner, and sit at the airport and listen to the interchange between ATC/pilots etc. I'm a plane-geek. Dick Smith seem to have a good selection, but I'm loathed to rely on just their opinions before making a purchase - I would like to have some idea about what to look for before I go shopping. It will solely be used for the purpose mentioned above, so I don't need to compromise between different uses for it, if that's important... So, does anyone have any (unbiased) opinions of scanners, and what specifically I should be looking for? There's also the issue of frequency range - but I'm sure I could find out relevant frequencies elsewhere. I'd be grateful for any comments. Cheers Tim Hello Tim, I have been running a scanner for the last ten years. You can buy scanners that do can store MANY frequencies, but if all you wish to do is listen to the aircraft then you only need a scanner that stores, maximum, four frequencies, although most can store more. Why only four? Because there are only four operators in the (Auckland) tower and they use one frequency each. Simple. So only buy one that does what you want, obviously. But I think that once you buy a scanner you will discover there are other frequencies such as the police, ambulance and fire, to name a few. If you live in Auckland then ask me for the four frequencies and I will list them for you. Christchurch is the main control for NZ and once you leave an NZ airport for another you switch to Christchurch. If you live in Wellington, the frequencies are different as are all the other airports. Watch out when you buy scanners as some are made for overseas and may not have all the required NZ frequencies. As a guide the frequencies available on your scanner are: 26 - 20.995MHz, 60 - 88 MHz, 115 - 178MHz (aircraft) 210 - 260 MHz and 410 - 520MHz. That should do most of what you might want to listen to. Nothing wrong with buying from Dick Smith, but most of the sales staff do not have a clue about scanners or much else. Another supplier is Com-Centre at 400 Hillsborough Rd, Auckland, 627 0084 or Mainland Radio 120 Warren Crescent, Christchurch, 338 0077. They have the knowledge but they may be more expensive than Dick Smith. If I can be of more help, please email me at rossandlesley@yahoo.com as I am always happy to help. Roscoe. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 397479 | 2005-10-20 01:35:00 | Hello Tim, I have been running a scanner for the last ten years. You can buy scanners that do can store MANY frequencies, but if all you wish to do is listen to the aircraft then you only need a scanner that stores, maximum, four frequencies, although most can store more. Why only four? Because there are only four operators in the (Auckland) tower and they use one frequency each. Simple. So only buy one that does what you want, obviously. But I think that once you buy a scanner you will discover there are other frequencies such as the police, ambulance and fire, to name a few. If you live in Auckland then ask me for the four frequencies and I will list them for you. Christchurch is the main control for NZ and once you leave an NZ airport for another you switch to Christchurch. If you live in Wellington, the frequencies are different as are all the other airports. Watch out when you buy scanners as some are made for overseas and may not have all the required NZ frequencies. As a guide the frequencies available on your scanner are: 26 - 20.995MHz, 60 - 88 MHz, 115 - 178MHz (aircraft) 210 - 260 MHz and 410 - 520MHz. That should do most of what you might want to listen to. Nothing wrong with buying from Dick Smith, but most of the sales staff do not have a clue about scanners or much else. Another supplier is Com-Centre at 400 Hillsborough Rd, Auckland, 627 0084 or Mainland Radio 120 Warren Crescent, Christchurch, 338 0077. They have the knowledge but they may be more expensive than Dick Smith. If I can be of more help, please email me at rossandlesley@yahoo.com as I am always happy to help. Roscoe. Umm only 4 ATC frequencies in Auckland. Here we go. Auckland International 118.5,125.5,123.9,274.8,124.3,120.5,363.8,118.7,27 9.0,112.5 Ardmore 118.1,120.1 Whenuapai 243.0,125.7,134.5,119.9,255.400 I think thats all of them. Trevor :) |
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