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Air Traffic Monitoring => Listener Forum => Topic started by: air727 on September 05, 2010, 11:27:28 AM

Title: Time lag
Post by: air727 on September 05, 2010, 11:27:28 AM

Hey guys:

Does anyone know the time lag when listening on a frequency on atc.net?

Title: Re: Time lag
Post by: PIT on September 05, 2010, 09:27:33 PM

There is no "time lag" If anything maybe a second or two only because of bandwidth speeds compression and other factors.

Title: Re: Time lag
Post by: KHAOS on September 06, 2010, 06:35:36 PM

Sat out on the ramp one Saturday at KSLC and listened to the feed while at work.  There was about a 2-3 minute delay for me. 

By the time I had heard a jet cleared for takeoff, he had already taken off and was out of sight.

Title: Re: Time lag
Post by: Phlux on September 07, 2010, 09:20:29 AM

I have always been under the impression it was around 90 seconds (give or take).  I've never tested it though.

Title: Re: Time lag
Post by: Biff on September 07, 2010, 12:08:17 PM

The software you use to listen to the stream may also be buffering the audio.

When I listen to my feed while sitting next to the scanner that feeds it I only notice 1 or 2 seconds of delay.