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Listener Forum / Re: Coverage for 120.12 just outside of Chicago?
« Last post by jeffcohen on Today at 06:57:50 »
I'm 12 miles from both O'Hare and Chicago Executive.

LiveATC has great coverage of most of the initial handoff frequencies, it's that second handoff where aircraft are getting above 15,000 feet and get handed to the next controller that I'd love to listen into.  120.12 seems to be a popular one for all flights heading south of Chicago.

No worries, I was really just hoping I could help out somehow and that missing frequency seemed like an opportunity :-)

Thanks again.
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Listener Forum / Re: Coverage for 120.12 just outside of Chicago?
« Last post by RonR on November 19, 2025, 23:09:17 UTC »
Sorry to say, 75 miles is way too far to hear any controllers.  Generally, you have yo be very close to an ATC transmitter site - less than six miles away.  And even that distance can be problematic if there are obstructions in the way like hills or tall buildings.

You won't have any trouble hearing the aircraft on a high altitude frequency. Sometimes you can hear them when they're 200 to 300 miles away.

Do you live near an airport? Even a small regional one?
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Listener Forum / Re: Coverage for 120.12 just outside of Chicago?
« Last post by jeffcohen on November 19, 2025, 17:38:54 UTC »
Thanks so much for that link!

Looks like I'm about 75 miles from the Kankakee station that transmits on 120.12.  Guessing that's too far?
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Listener Forum / Re: Coverage for 120.12 just outside of Chicago?
« Last post by FlightLevel310 on November 19, 2025, 16:07:45 UTC »
Are you close to any of these locations on this page?

https://www.radioreference.com/db/aid/2241
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Listener Forum / Re: Coverage for 120.12 just outside of Chicago?
« Last post by jeffcohen on November 19, 2025, 14:16:50 UTC »
I'm not exactly sure which frequencies come from which sites, but I'm about 45 miles from the facility in Aurora, IL, where I assume many of these come from.  But maybe that's too far away to be reliable?
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Listener Forum / Re: Coverage for 120.12 just outside of Chicago?
« Last post by FlightLevel310 on November 19, 2025, 13:11:35 UTC »
If you’re trying to get aircraft and the controller, you’ll have to be somewhat close to one of the antennas. Are you close to any of the sites?
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Aviation Audio Clips / I was on a United flight that made an emergency landing After I saw smoke
« Last post by KB4TEZ on November 19, 2025, 11:50:03 UTC »
https://www.businessinsider.com/united-airlines-emergency-landing-sfo-hongkong-smoke-2025-11
(excuse the choppiness, but Norcal set up isn't the easiest to pull audio from)

As told to Aditi Bharade

United Airlines flight 869 made an emergency landing because of a burning smell in the cabin.

Passenger Vincent Goh sent goodbye messages to his friend when he saw smoke billowing from the plane.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Vincent Goh, a 25-year-old working in the Bay Area for a Cantonese publishing house, who was on United flight 869 when it made an emergency landing at SFO. It has been edited for length and clarity.
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Listener Forum / Re: Coverage for 120.12 just outside of Chicago?
« Last post by jeffcohen on November 19, 2025, 06:09:15 UTC »
Just following up... what would be required to get coverage for some of the higher-altitude frequencies in the Chicago center area?  I don't know how close I would need to be in order to pick up some of the further-away/higher altitude zones?

I'm willing to acquire whatever equipment would be necessary to help provide some extra feeds for the Chicago center area, I'm just not sure how to get started or if it's even realistic?

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Aviation Audio Clips / Plane crash in southern Brevard County under investigation
« Last post by KB4TEZ on November 18, 2025, 11:03:12 UTC »
Great job by everyone


Date:   Monday 17 November 2025
Time:   c. 19:00 LT
Type:   Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different   
Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Owner/operator:   Melbourne Flight Training
Registration:   N6124D
MSN:   
Fatalities:   Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:   0
Aircraft damage:   Substantial
Category:   Accident
Location:   near Grant-Valkaria, FL -    United States of America
Phase:   En route
Nature:   Private
Departure airport:   Okeechobee County Airport
Destination airport:   Melbourne Orlando International Airport
Investigating agency:    NTSB
Confidence Rating:    Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed after fuel exhaustion during attempted emergency landing on road. Pilot survived.
Sources:

https://www.wesh.com/article/plane-crash-southern-brevard-county-investigation/69464310
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N6124D
https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2025/11/18/no-injuries-reported-after-small-plane-crash-in-palm-bay
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Aviation Audio Clips / Plane makes emergency landing on road near Fellsmere Florida
« Last post by KB4TEZ on November 15, 2025, 16:40:37 UTC »

Date:   Thursday 13 November 2025
Time:   c. 17:13 LT
Type:   Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different   
Cessna 172N Skyhawk
Owner/operator:   Melbourne Flight Training LLC
Registration:   N4791E
MSN:   17271656
Year of manufacture:   1978
Fatalities:   Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:   0
Aircraft damage:   Unknown
Location:   near Fellsmere, FL -    United States of America
Phase:   En route
Nature:   Training
Departure airport:   Melbourne International Airport, FL (MLB/KMLB)
Destination airport:   Melbourne International Airport, FL (MLB/KMLB)
Confidence Rating:    Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Cessna 172N Skyhawk, N4791E, experienced engine issues and landed on a road near Fellsmere, Florida. The airplane departed the following day.
Sources:

FAA ASIAS
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N4791E
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N4791E/history/20251113/2037Z/KMLB/L%2027.86650%20-80.73967
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