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Title: How to hear Ground control?
Post by: flyMKEmilwaukee414 on August 13, 2006, 08:33:28 AM

Its hard to hear the pilots on the ground. is there a att. that you can BUY that u can hear thhe ground  :? :?   :|     

Title: Re: How to hear Ground control?
Post by: Lexxx on August 13, 2006, 08:42:32 AM

I think it's still just a function of height and distance your antenna is from the airport.

I don't think there's a special antenna. What makes it difficult is that sometimes aircraft on the grond are behind buildings and terminals when they call. This of course affects the antenna reception to some degree as well.

Lexx
www.ykf.ca

Title: Re: How to hear Ground control?
Post by: flyMKEmilwaukee414 on August 13, 2006, 09:04:48 AM

doesnt it  depend on the size of the antenna?

Title: Re: How to hear Ground control?
Post by: flyMKEmilwaukee414 on August 13, 2006, 09:14:01 AM

sounds right :-D thanks

Title: Re: How to hear Ground control?
Post by: flyMKEmilwaukee414 on August 13, 2006, 03:17:34 PM

its weird becase i can hear the controller clear and not the pilot

Title: Re: How to hear Ground control?
Post by: Lexxx on August 14, 2006, 08:14:48 AM

That's because the pilot is transmitting from ground level in his aircraft, and the controllers voice is transmitted from an antenna either on top of the control tower or some other high structure.

Again, it's all a function of the height of the antenna in question.

Lexx
www.ykf.ca

Title: Re: How to hear Ground control?
Post by: Lezam on August 14, 2006, 09:29:04 AM

Depends how far away you are from the field, what elevation you are in relation to the field, what elements are blocking you...

I am close to the airport, therefore I get everything... someone 5 miles away would only get the aircraft, no atc

Title: Re: How to hear Ground control?
Post by: flyMKEmilwaukee414 on August 14, 2006, 11:29:21 AM

yea im about 7 miles away. from mke

Title: Re: How to hear Ground control?
Post by: FlyCMI on August 14, 2006, 05:29:18 PM

Quote from: flyMKEmilwaukee414 on August 14, 2006, 11:29:21 AM

yea im about 7 miles away. from mke

You should be able to pick up the commercial aircraft on the ground since they have stronger radios, but just not small planes.

Title: Re: How to hear Ground control?
Post by: flyMKEmilwaukee414 on August 14, 2006, 07:47:16 PM

i aslo think what runway they use. If it's not blocked by a building. Time to time i hear the jets. Does it depend on the scanner?