Dave and for those interested,
I'll check those frequencies you listed for activity. If they look promising then we will consider adding them...but if we can get a receiver closer to their transmitters that would be the preferred route, even though that may take time.
It will be great when you can get the low sectors isolated from the high sectors. Just as the NAT Tracks start heating up in the morning the low sectors can get very busy and block a lot of this high traffic on the feed. The other morning the low sector was so busy they actually split off the YYT arrivals, first time I've heard that. Makes it very hard to follow the NAT traffic, which I suspect is what most listeners on the feed want to hear ?
With the 3 high sectors frequencies on their own feed it will free up a lot of "air time". I generally agree it's better to just concentrate on controller frequencies only (when that's all you can cover). In this case however to help when following flights there may be some merit in adding the adjacent frequencies to catch the check ins. With the increasing use of CPDLC and less and less voice traffic the feeds probably will not be overloaded with these extra high frequencies ?
If it helps at all I've attached a sector/frequency chart for the area with a 200nm range ring centered at Goose Bay (approximate reception range). Should have good coverage of traffic as they cross the northern Moncton sectors, note the new frequency 124.975 (confirmed in use) as well as 132.950 (not heard yet), as well as the internal Gander border with their new 121.375 frequency (confirmed in use).
For the last couple of days the westbound NAT Tracks have been running over DORRY and HOIST. With this NAT Track configuration it appears that traffic routing over DORRY then cleared direct TAFFY, which takes them right overhead Goose Bay stay on the Hopedale (HO) RCAG frequencies so are not being heard on the feed. Another reason to add the adjacent frequencies that are in range. Granted at other times these frequencies are being heard through cross-coupling, so you're not missing them all the time (depends on the NAT Track locations).
Better yet, ideally one feed with the 3 high frequencies on it and another separate feed with a scanner or SDR setup monitoring the multiple adjacent high frequencies would be the best solution. Given such a great location and good reception, if you could ever accommodate it I would be happy to donate a scanner or funds for this purpose. Understand if it's too much trouble.
There are also a few other new frequencies in the area. Gander now lists 125.750 as a high sector frequency located at Goose Bay (YYR), as well as 119.700 at Wabush (YWK) and 135.250 at St. Anthony (YAY) and 124.050 at Allens Island. I've not heard these used yet, suspect they might be spare ? Anyone heard them in use ? Also the old Hopedale high frequency 135.400 has been moved to the low sectors and replaced with 125.375 (not heard in use yet).
So far at times I've heard the Goose Bay frequencies linked up with the Hopedale (HO), St. Anthony (YAY), Gander (YQX), and Trepessey (St. John's) frequencies, varies with the NAT Track configurations. But so far never with the far northern ones up in Saglek or Brevoort.
Great feed, thanks for setting it up !!
(Gander Frequency Chart attached below, need to be logged into forum to access it)
JS