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Radio band scanner
Living and working near an airport, I'd like to listen some times to
Air-Ground communications. Do you have any suggestion on a good, portable, lightweight scanner with rechargable batteries? -- Fritz |
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depends on really how close you are.. I bought a small $30 radio where I
basically have to be right AT the airport to hear anything..and AM stations would mix in with the audio. I got fed up with that and bought a ICOM A5 (sport) I think with the cigarette adapter so I could listen in the car as well. It's a really nice unit and you can use rechargable batteries since the sport model gives you a battery case instead of the nicad battery. pricey but I like it, Matthew (plus it records.. kinda cool) "Fritz" wrote in message ... Living and working near an airport, I'd like to listen some times to Air-Ground communications. Do you have any suggestion on a good, portable, lightweight scanner with rechargable batteries? -- Fritz |
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Matthew Chidester wrote:
depends on really how close you are.. Workplace 1.000 meters fom the airport tower Home 4-5 km from the airport. -- Fritz |
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i'm about a 25 min drive from the airport.. 20~25nm not sure what the
conversion is but I can pick up approach and atis, sometimes tower and ground on a good day (weather affects it) I think you'd easily be able to listen using the A5.. it's a little pricey and when I bought it was $300 but it should work (plus it has a coax connection where the ant. comes off, you could hook it up carefully looking at specs to a bigger ant but you being that close you won't need it) Matthew (hope that helps, i'm glad I bought mine - helps me with radio work here in the US) |
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