For all those interested in the Lowestoft Airshow.....
I very much enjoy this time of the year now-airborne cutting edge technology-historical to the present day-its a sort of a 2 day party for me now, I will probably watch it from Kessingland Beach listening in with my radio Scanner-good clear skies for one of the the greatest shows on earth-well just.
I have added some very good links here which are invaluable to Astronomers and Enthusiasts alike:
Scanner Frequencies:
Frequencies of note used for all those with a radio scanner:
Lowestoft Radio (Primary (Air traffic co-ordination)) = 130.675 MHz
Lowestoft Radio (Secondary/Discreet (Air to Air co-ord and back-up for
130.675)) = 121.175 MHz
130.675)) = 121.175 MHz
Beccles Radio = 120.375 MHz
RAF Marham *LARS = 124.150 MHz and 282.250 MHz
*LARS = Lower Airspace Radar advisory Service.
*LARS = Lower Airspace Radar advisory Service.
Norwich Approach = 119.350 MHz
Seething Radio = 122.600 MHz
Wattisham LARS = 125.800 MHz and 277.725 MHz
Team Guinot, c/sign Wingwalk Formation = 118.000 MHz
The Blades (2Excel) used 121.175 MHz last year for their Air-to-Air (A2A)
BBMF (Air to Air Co-ord) = 122.700 MHz and 120.800 MHz
Red Arrows = 243.450 MHz
Blue Eagles Air-to-Air co-ord has been 44.65 MHz FM (Note FM not AM !!).
Air Festival Primary 130.675 MHZ.
Air Festival Secondary/Discreet 134.550 MHz.
The Blue Eagles used 252.000 MHz.
Aerosuperbatics Stearmans used 118.000 MHz
The Red Arrows used 243.450 MHz
Air Festival Primary 130.675 MHZ.
Air Festival Secondary/Discreet 134.550 MHz.
The Blue Eagles used 252.000 MHz.
Aerosuperbatics Stearmans used 118.000 MHz
The Red Arrows used 243.450 MHz
The red arrows main air to air co-ordination cockpit frequency is 242.050 kHz, others are 242.000 kHz, 120.800 kHz, 242.200 kHz, 243.450 kHz and 370.600 kHz, also try around 118.000 kHz for other aircraft (air to air co-ordination) 119.3500 kHz (airport approach) others are 131.950 kHz, 135.975 kHz, 136.975 kHz and 380.200 kHz for the smaller display teams and aircraft etc.
Battle of Britain flight is 120.800 kHz and 380.200 kHz-(main one)
(all frequencies AM band unless stated)
VHF/UHF Aviation Scanner Frequencies
SPECIAL NOTES ON AIR DISPLAY MONITORING:
AT AIR DISPLAYS AS WELL AS THE USUAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FREQUENCIES, THE NEED ARISES FOR EXTRA VHF FREQUENCIES TO BE ALLOCATED.
THE CAA CAN OF COURSE ALLOCATE ANY NORMALLY UNUSED FREQUENCY.BUT AS A GENERAL RULE THEY USE A STANDARD SET OF FREQUENCIES FROM YEAR TO YEAR.THESE ARE ALLOCATED ON A SHORT TERM LICENCE AND SOMETIMES THE USE OF A PARTICULAR FREQUENCY MAY NOT BE ALLOCATED UNTIL THE MORNING OF THE EVENT.
ALL FREQUENCIES ARE WORTH CHECKING AT ANY AIR EVENT YOU ARE VISITING.THESE FREQUENCIES ARE USED AT ANY EVENT WHERE VISITING AIRCRAFT ARE EXPECTED I.E SPORTING EVENTS/POP CONCERTS ETC.
MOST COMMON FREQUENCIES USED:
121.175 A/G
132.900 APP/TWR
130.500 A/G
130.675 APP/TWR
121.925 GND
RARELY USED
130.875 APP
130.825 FARNBOROUGH 94/96 GROUND
134.500 FARNBOROUGH 94 RADAR
123.775 FARNBOROUGH 94 APP
135.750 FARNBOROUGH 94 RADAR
134.175 FARNBOROUGH 96 RADAR
132.900 BRIZE RADAR FOR I.A.T. FAIRFORD TATOO
119.450 TWR MIDLLE WALLOP HELIMEET
135.000 TWR
123.350 A/G HALTON 96
126.300 APP/TWR
121.700 GND
128.400 TWR/A/G
122.750 TWR
134.550 FAIRFORD RIAT TWR 1999
134.025 FARNBOROUGH TWR 98
129.250 TWR
124.550 FARNBOROUGH RADAR 98[BLACKBUSHE MOVEMENTS]
135.350 FARNBOROUGH RADAR 98
AIR DISPLAY TEAMS
288.850 "PATROUILE SUISSE"
243.450 "RED ARROWS"
252.500 OR 130.500 "AQUILLA" SPANISH AIR FORCE TEAM,130.300 IF 130.500 IS BEING USED BY AIR DISPLAY
242.650 "PATROUILE DE FRANCAIS" SYNCHRO PAIR 242.850 AS BACK-UP
143.100 "PATROUILE DE FRANCAIS" MAIN TEAM 141.825 AS BACK-UP
243.850 "PATROUILE DE FRANCAIS" TRANSIT - TEAM TRANSPORT
136.175 "HALCONES" CHILEAN AIR FORCE TEAM
135.975 "GREEN MARCH" MOROCCAN TEAM 135.975 AS BACK-UP
307.800 "FRECCE TRICOLORI" ITALIAN TEAM U.K. DISPLAYS 263.250/387.525 IF ON CONTINENT
440.450 NFM FRECCE TRICOLORI GROUND CREW-COMMENTATOR
382.800 "BLUE EAGLES" UHF 1 136.975 VHF 1
380.200 "ARMY AIR CORPS HISTORIC FLIGHT"
255.100 "FALCONS" RAF PARACHUTE TEAM DZ A/G
445.3375 NFM "FALCONS" THROAT MICROPHONES A/G
138.325 "TEAM APACHE" ALSO 138.45/130.00/128.450 & 135.925
HAVE BEEN USED
464.250 NFM CH1 "RED DEVILS" DROP ZONE A/G
464.550 NFM CH2 "RED DEVILS" DROP ZONE A/G
462.925 NFM CH3 "RED DEVILS" GROUND SUPPORT
281.800 DUTCH F-16 AIR - AIR/AIR - GND 142.475 USED AS BACK-UP
279.600 "RED STARS" TURKISH F-5 TEAM 235.250 VIDEO - COMMENTATOR THEY EVEN USED 243.450 AIR - AIR ON PRACTICE AT FAIRFORD IAT 96. 257.800 WAS THE ONLY FREQUENCY THEY TALKED TO FAIRFORD ON AS THEY ONLY HAVE VERY LIMITED NATO RADIOS.98 AT MILDENHALL USED UHF TOWER 370.250
130.725 BELGIAN AIRFORCE SWALLOWS DISPLAY TEAM
130.550 IRISH AIR CORPS SILVER SWALLOWS
456.4625 NFM JORDANIAN FALCONS GROUND CREW
464.250 NFM CH1 "RED DEVILS" DROP ZONE A/G
464.550 NFM CH2 "RED DEVILS" DROP ZONE A/G
462.925 NFM CH3 "RED DEVILS" GROUND SUPPORT
281.800 DUTCH F-16 AIR - AIR/AIR - GND 142.475 USED AS BACK-UP
279.600 "RED STARS" TURKISH F-5 TEAM 235.250 VIDEO - COMMENTATOR THEY EVEN USED 243.450 AIR - AIR ON PRACTICE AT FAIRFORD IAT 96. 257.800 WAS THE ONLY FREQUENCY THEY TALKED TO FAIRFORD ON AS THEY ONLY HAVE VERY LIMITED NATO RADIOS.98 AT MILDENHALL USED UHF TOWER 370.250
130.725 BELGIAN AIRFORCE SWALLOWS DISPLAY TEAM
130.550 IRISH AIR CORPS SILVER SWALLOWS
456.4625 NFM JORDANIAN FALCONS GROUND CREW
DISPLAY DISCREET CHANNELS
THE DISPLAY DISCREET CHANNELS ARE NOT OFTEN USED DURING A DISPLAY BUT ARE OFTEN USED WHILE THE TEAM IS EN-ROUTE FROM/TO A DISPLAY.NOT ALL TEAMS HAVE A DISCRETE OR EVEN A DISPLAY FREQUENCY.TEAMS WITHOUT A DISPLAY FREQUENCY WILL NORMALLY USE THE TOWER/DISPLAY FREQUENCY FOR THERE AIR-AIR.FOR MILITARY TEAMS WITH BOTH A VHF & UHF DISPLAY FREQUENCY THIS GENERAL RULE OF THUMB APPLIES: AT A MILITARY FIELD THE UHF WILL BE USED TO CONTACT ATC & THE VHF USED FOR AIR - AIR,AND IF AT A CIVIL FIELD VHF TO CONTACT ATC & UHF FOR AIR - AIR.
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF DISPLAY DISCREET FREQUENCIES:
120.800 "BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL FLIGHT"
130.900 "THE YAK COLLECTION" LITTLE GRANSDEN [UNOFFICIAL]
129.925 "ROVER DUO"
123.350 "AEROSTAR" YAKS
122.950 "AEROSTAR" YAKS
122.475 "AEROSTAR" YAKS DISCREET MANUAL 2
118.000 "CRUNCHIE TEAM" STUD 1
123.450 "TEAM CHRYSTAL" FOUGA MAGISTER TEAM
THE TOP END OF 135 & 136 MHZ ARE COMMONLY USED BY VARIOUS TEAMS SO ARE ALWAYS WORTH CHECKING.123.450 IS ALSO QUITE COMMONLY USED BUT IS ILLEGAL TO USE FOR AIR-AIR IN THE U.K.
ALWAYS CHECK THE C.A.A. DISPLAY ALLOCATIONS AT ANY AIRSHOW YOU VISIT,ALSO CHECK YOUR PROGRAMME TO SEE WHAT DISPLAY TEAMS ARE AT THE SHOW THEN READ THE DISPLAY TEAM FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS.
Thanks to Paul Wey for the above information.
Airshow And Display Team Frequencies
RIAT 2000
119.5000AMGround
121.1750AMTower
130.5000AMDepartures
133.6250AMOperations
444.2750NFMGround
444.3000NFMGround
444.5875NFMGround
455.5500NFMGround
455.6125NFMGround
455.6250NFMGround
455.7000NFMGround
455.7625NFMGround
461.2000NFMGround
Common
121.175AMNationwide
121.925AMNationwide
128.400AMNationwide
129.250AMNationwide
130.500AMNationwide
130.675AMNationwide
132.900AMNationwide
RIAT 2000
119.5000AMGround
121.1750AMTower
130.5000AMDepartures
133.6250AMOperations
444.2750NFMGround
444.3000NFMGround
444.5875NFMGround
455.5500NFMGround
455.6125NFMGround
455.6250NFMGround
455.7000NFMGround
455.7625NFMGround
461.2000NFMGround
Common
121.175AMNationwide
121.925AMNationwide
128.400AMNationwide
129.250AMNationwide
130.500AMNationwide
130.675AMNationwide
132.900AMNationwide
Display Teams
243.450AMRed Arrows (Primary)
242.200AMRed Arrows (Secondary)
118.000AMUtterley Butterly
136.975AMAAC Blue Eagles
382.800AMAAC Blue Eagles
262.150AMASAS De Portugal
275.800AMCAF Snowbirds
295.600AMCAF Snowbirds
122.700AMBattle of Britain Flight
130.300AMTeam Aquilla
130.500AMTeam Aquilla
252.200AMTeam Aquilla
252.500AMTeam Aquilla
300.025AMFAF Jaguars
387.000AMFAF Jaguars
307.800AMFrecci Tricolor
440.450NFMFrecci Tricolor (Ground)
255.100AMRAF Falcons
256.900AMRAF Falcons
445.3375NFMRAF Falcons (Throat Mics)
461.000NFMRAF Falcons (Ground)
465.100NFMRAF Falcons (Ground)
141.825AMPatrouille De France (Backup)
143.100AMPatrouille De France (Team)
242.650AMPatrouille De France (Synchro)
243.850AMPatrouille De France (Transit)
288.850AMPatrouille De Suisse
136.175AMHalcones
138.325AMApache Aviation
141.850AMUSAF Thunderbirds
235.250AMUSAF Thunderbirds
236.550AMUSAF Thunderbirds
250.850AMUSAF Thunderbirds
322.950AMUSAF Thunderbirds
413.000NFMUSAF Thunderbirds (Ground)
413.025NFMUSAF Thunderbirds (Ground)
413.100NFMUSAF Thunderbirds (Ground)
263.350AMUSN Blue Angles
275.350AMUSN Blue Angles
307.700AMUSN Blue Angles
408.400NFMUSN Blue Angles
418.050NFMUSN Blue Angles
455.625 / 460.925NFMRed Devils
462.625NFMRed Devils
464.250NFMRed Devils
464.550NFMRed Devils
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Good Clear Skies for the 2010 Airshow-Hopefully.
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Web: http://lyra.freewebsites.com/
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Information: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/LOWESTOFT---3054/Lowestoft%20And%20Great%20Yarmouth%20Regional%20Astronomers%20(Lyra
Good Clear Skies for the 2010 Airshow-Hopefully.
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Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Web: http://lyra.freewebsites.com/
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Information: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/LOWESTOFT---3054/Lowestoft%20And%20Great%20Yarmouth%20Regional%20Astronomers%20(Lyra
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