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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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| 397465 | 2005-10-18 19:38:00 | 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 |
allblack (6574) | ||
| 397466 | 2005-10-18 19:50:00 | I am a scanner freek-o here, as I have one in all my vehicles and my boat and several in the house . . . including a few hand-held ones that I like to listen to with an ear bud . If there's any parallel to the freqs used in NZ with the ones here in the US, then I can help . . but I have not investigated that avenue . If you know about NZ applications, let me know and I will try to help . We have a lot of freqs that are blanked out by the FCC, but we use a "magic" freq (a multiple or derivative of the freq that is blanked out) to get the ones we want . OK? Hopefully this has not opened another can of worms with NZ laws and acceptable standards for monitering the radio spectrum . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 397467 | 2005-10-18 19:51:00 | The very best in terms of performance are the Yupiteru brand, but they are also quite expensive. For functionality the AOR is good, more expensive models can be linked to the PC for programming. Mine covers 100kHz to 1.65 GHz with no gaps in coverage, all modes (SSB/AM/FM). For Aircraft the coverage needed is 118 - 136 MHz AM. For that frequency range, DSE have models from under $200 Go to www.dse.co.nz and search for handheld scanners |
godfather (25) | ||
| 397468 | 2005-10-18 20:06:00 | THE standard of performance here in the US is Bearcat Scanners...are they available there too? They have reissued their stuff under a new name..Uniden. See here: http://www.uniden.com/ | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 397469 | 2005-10-18 21:08:00 | Uniden have been big in this product range for years Joe and market a lot of products in NZ as well. They are probably the OEM for Bearcat branded products and may have simply decided to sell under their own name at last. The original "Bearcat" company probably disappeared into Uniden some years ago. Their products are very good. Just guessing, but the electronics industry is extraordinarily incestuous these days. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 397470 | 2005-10-18 21:23:00 | allblack - list of aircraft frequencies at this link if interested. homepages.ihug.co.nz |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 397471 | 2005-10-18 21:23:00 | 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. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 397472 | 2005-10-18 22:01:00 | Awesome - thanks guys! Cheers Tim |
allblack (6574) | ||
| 397473 | 2005-10-18 23:51:00 | Of course to listen to the air VHF frequencies you don't need an expensive scanner which goes up to GHz. I saw someone selling a receiver on Trademe the other day. It had the appropriate coverage for the air channels. In fact, he said that's all he had used the receiver for. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 397474 | 2005-10-19 01:14:00 | Look here. radioinfo.co.nz Trevor :) |
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