FSS on IFR Enroute charts

I have to admit that the charting confused me at first, too. Once I had it
figured out, there's an easy way to remember it. The charts are done by the
government. Who do think they care about more, them or us? Of course it's
where *they* receive.

"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
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Aw c'mon, John. The book is the Airport/Facility Directory, and a VOR is a
facility. It clearly says that 122.1 is the primary receive-only freq at
VORs. How could anyone interpret that to mean that the pilot receives on
122.1?

Bob

"John Clonts" wrote in message
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All true, except that none of those references actually specify that
it's the FSS that receives on that frequency rather than the pilot.
It may be obvious once you know it, but until then it is a question
almost every pilot faces-- hopefully not at the instant that he really
needs to know it, because at that point it's almost impossible to find
it!

On Jan 29, 5:52 pm, "Bob Gardner" wrote:
Look at the legend panel on the sectional. It says "R - Receive only."
Also,
read the legend pages in any Airport Facilities Directory under the
heading
"Communications," It's amazing what you can learn by reading legend
pages.
The AS/FD answers your question by saying "122.1 is the primary
receive-only
frequency at VORs. 122.05, 122.15, and 123.6 are assigned at selected
VORs
meeting certain criteria." (No word on what those criteria are.)

Bob Gardner

"kevmor" wrote in
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When looking at a VOR navaid box on an enroute chart, and it says the
FSS station frequency on top of the box, such as 122.1R, does that
mean receive only for them on that frequency or receive only for the
pilot? Does the pilot listen on the VOR and transmit on 122.1
(receive only for them)?

Also, it says the FSS name below and outside the navaid box, with the
L-shaped sides. After reading the chart symbols, it says this is
remoted to a navaid site, does that mean to that VOR it's associated
with? I'm looking at L-2 by Sacramento (Rancho FSS)...- Hide quoted
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