NZFF

Posted: **Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:23 pm**

Could I get into the ATC Network with a VHF radio available from Dick Smith's? The idea came into my head as I enjoy watching planes at the airport and would love to know their progress and where they are etc. and I used to listen sometimes in the Command Unit fire truck in CHCH. :thumbup:

Posted: **Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:55 pm**

Yep. I have a Uniden 72XLT which I can listen to ATC and cops with.

You can easily program tower, ground, appoach, controc etc etc frequencies into your scanner, providing it is within bandwidth range, and depending on where you are standing/how big your aeiral is, you should be able to pick up the pilots voices.

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:11 pm**

Yep easy as. All you need is a reciever with a band ranging from at least 118.000MHz to 138.000MHz I think it is.

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:41 pm**

Trolly. Are these available from DSE. How much do they go for? I wouldn't mind one myself.

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:54 pm**

go to the DSE website (www.dse.co.nz) search for 72XLT
it's on special at $199.99!
or look on trademe.

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:24 pm**

Alternatively, just go to www.liveatc.net for streaming ATC feeds from lots of common towers from around the world- I sometimes listen to Auckland and Hamilton towers...it uses hardly any bandwidth and can easily be listened to on a dialup connection

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:14 pm**

the scanners go from $120 +

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:08 pm**

I'm listening to the live atc. Its amazing! Is it live?

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:11 pm**

delayed by 5-7 seconds

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:10 pm**

Still it's no different from live tv. Thats delayed about 5 secs.

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:38 pm**

Would it be possible to hack into the telecommunications network with one of these? :ph43r:

Also what are the ranges of these things like? :plane:

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:54 pm**

ZKTOM wrote: Would it be possible to hack into the telecommunications network with one of these? Also what are the ranges of these things like?

You can't hack into anything with them

VHF radio isn't protected at all. Mobile phones etc run on 900mhz/1.8ghz frequencies, they're digital and encrypted

The range is as far as you've got line of sight to the transmitting station.

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:05 pm**

yeah, line of site for aircraft i'm afraid, I have to be within about 1km of the airport to hear them. but if you go higher (like on a hill), it's way clearer. you can also pick up police, ambulance, fire (and various other communications...)

and Tom, please stop double posting. I'm going delete your second post if you do it again.

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:18 pm**

Is it possible to just play around with your walkie talkie and a screwdriver and shorten the frequencies? Mind you that would only get one airport tower....

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:32 pm**

^^ lol I wouldn't mind doing that with my alarm clock :lol:

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:08 pm**

My dad had a radio that could do this. He had a technician from the airport come around and change the bands on a cheap n nasty radio. Great to listen to apparently.

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:41 pm**

Timmo wrote:
QUOTE(Timmo @ Jun 20 2007, 05:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Alternatively, just go to www.liveatc.net for streaming ATC feeds from lots of common towers from around the world- I sometimes listen to Auckland and Hamilton towers...it uses hardly any bandwidth and can easily be listened to on a dialup connection

I can't seem to find the NZ ATC feeds on liveatc anymore, they seem to have disappeared

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:58 pm**

They have been removed to an apparent breach of the Radio & Telecommunications Act. Is a minor breach but one which does not let LiveATC to host NZ frequencies anymore

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:08 pm**

Oh okay, thanks KAG

Shame, I used to enjoy listening to that when it was up

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