Airband radio recievers

[777Captain]

Hi. Soon I should be recieving a radio reciever. It is the Maycom AR-108. Do any of you have one? Tell us about yours and which frequencies do you use most of which airport.

[Legend_Airlines]

http://jetphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7556

118.7
118.35
121.9
121.65
132.8
124.47
132.8
127.0
124.92
135.62
133.3
132.47
129.87

:D

[NOTAR520AC]

I just got Sporty's SP-125. It's a decent transciever...wish it would pick up signals better though from my house (a few miles from the nearest airport).

[Anonymous]

My local airport is Manchester (EGCC,MAN) and I live 23 miles away with my radio on my window-sill and I can hear almost every transmission from there :)

[steve181]

777 captain. i think we caught up in my scanner topic in the off topic section. I am waiting to get my Maycom AR-108 that ive also orded. Its new years day so i dont think couriers are working. Because it is due in about today, and if not defiently tomorrow

cant wait

[nox]

is there any way to listen to the atc- pilot convo's or is that illegal ?

[Legend_Airlines]

is there any way to listen to the atc- pilot convo's or is that illegal ?

That is what an "airband receiver" is, it receives all transmissions on the frequency range that aircraft and ATC use.

Transmitting is illegal. That would involve using a transceiver instead of just a receiver. They can actually be bought at pilot stores and over the internet for several hundred dollars.

In some European countries, I think that the receivers may actually be illegal too. I think this was from previous interference..

[GrantT]

In the UK listening to airband communications without a licence, or the authorisation to do so directly contravenes the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949, so yes you are breaking the law in the UK, though it is rarely enforced.