search/tracking radars

[Tony]

Can anyone offer specific info as to the frequencies most commonly used
for a/c searches (non cooperative aircraft, ie xponder off)?

[Steve Foley]

I can see no good reason to answer this question.


"Tony" > wrote in message
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> Can anyone offer specific info as to the frequencies most commonly used
> for a/c searches (non cooperative aircraft, ie xponder off)?
>

[Robert M. Gary]

Are you looking for someone?

[Colin W Kingsbury]

Not sure of the exact freqs, but I can pick them up on the filling in my
back molar pretty well. I do find that a few layers of tinfoil wrapped
around my head aids in the reception.

-cwk.

"Tony" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Can anyone offer specific info as to the frequencies most commonly used
> for a/c searches (non cooperative aircraft, ie xponder off)?
>

[Tony]

Somehow, Colin, I don't think your suggestion is going to play well in
the book I'm writing. At least not in that chapter, but I'll keep it in
mind. Uh, does your watch light up like my transponder does when it's
swept?

[Colin W Kingsbury]

"Tony" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Somehow, Colin, I don't think your suggestion is going to play well in
> the book I'm writing.

Is it science fiction? I think it would work beautifully.

> Uh, does your watch light up like my transponder does when it's
> swept?

Nah, I never liked those radium dials.

-cwk.

[BTIZ]

Look it up in Janes.

BT

"Tony" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Can anyone offer specific info as to the frequencies most commonly used
> for a/c searches (non cooperative aircraft, ie xponder off)?
>

[CryptWolf]

"Tony" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Can anyone offer specific info as to the frequencies most commonly used
> for a/c searches (non cooperative aircraft, ie xponder off)?

Any radar designed for this can track an airplane with or without the
transponder. It has nothing to do with the frequency.

The various stealth aircraft are even vulnerable to certain radar
frequencies. This type of radar is not very common though.
So even an airplane designed to be invisible to radar can be
tracked with the proper equipment.

[Tony]

Shoulda thought of that myself -- I've gotten Google-lazy. Good lead,
thanks.

Tony