Scanner Frequencies 2022

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Scanner Frequencies 2022

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After a couple of years thought it might be an idea to update the scanner freqs as there's been a few changes.
Fairford
Tower 124.800, 246.350
Dispatch 233.475
Ground 339.700, 234.250
Ops 278.925
SOF 279.275
Metro 284.425
ATIS 135.450, 292.300
Following is WFU but might be worth listening on just in case:
Tower 338.225
Approach is handled by Brize Norton:
Approach 127.250, 231.950, 362.300 (NATO)
Radar 124.750, 134.550, 278.350
Director 133.750, 399.025
Talkdown 123.550, 362.225
Red Arrows
Primary 243.450, Secondary 242.600, 307.075, 336.525
BBMF
122.0666, 120.800
CAA Airshow Freqs could be used
121.175 (previously used as ground), 130.625, 130.675, 130.500 (previously used as departures), 132.900, 134.550.
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Out of all the frequencies which ones are the best or mostly used?

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edhunter wrote:
Thu 30 Jun 2022, 8:59 am
Out of all the frequencies which ones are the best or mostly used?
i think normally theyd use the CAA ones and normal base ones to communicate. i think the formation flights may use their own frequencies once airbourne

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So on show day you want the tower freq, primarily 124.800. This is where you'll hear the displays authorised to begin and they'll tell the tower when they are almost done. Also all take off and landing clearances. Displays kind of have the tower freq at their disposal whilst displaying.
Some teams such as the reds will use their own freqs in addition to the tower, frecce definitely will have their own. Smaller teams such as role demos may well talk to one another on the tower freq.
Secondary if your interested then listen on ground, this will give you an idea of when aircraft are starting up and taxy routes.
CAA freqs aren't usually used at Fairford with the exception of the two I've noted.
A lot of the rest such as departures and the Brize freqs you'll really only want to listen during arrivals and departures to hear stuff further out or clearances. On show day Brize is only really of use outside of display times or if something is coming to display that's not on base eg. a b2 but that usually doesn't happen :)
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From the RIAT ATC thread:
RIAT ATC wrote:
Sat 09 Jul 2022, 1:45 pm
124.8 Tower
121.180 Ground
124.555 Delivery (only open Monday for departures)
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aviodromefriend wrote:
Sat 09 Jul 2022, 4:45 pm
From the RIAT ATC thread:
RIAT ATC wrote:
Sat 09 Jul 2022, 1:45 pm
124.8 Tower
121.180 Ground
124.555 Delivery (only open Monday for departures)
Interesting! Ground frequency 121.180 appears to be on a 8.33kHz spacing. For those of us with older scanners, will we hear it on the nearest 25 kHz channel? I notice that 121.175 is listed as the CAA freq 'previously used for ground'.... :thinking:

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I’m not a radio expert, but I think you should be ok, as you say, 121.180 is the 8.33 translation of the old freq, it is still actually transmitted on 121.175.
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RIAT ATC wrote:
Sat 09 Jul 2022, 10:11 pm
I’m not a radio expert, but I think you should be ok, as you say, 121.180 is the 8.33 translation of the old freq, it is still actually transmitted on 121.175.
Ah! I think the penny just dropped, many thanks! :smiley:
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It’s not the easiest to get one’s head around,

121.180 is actually 121.1750
121.185 is actually 121.1833
121.190 is actually 121.1917
121.205 is actually 121.2000
121.210 is actually 121.2083
121.215 is actually 121.2167

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Thanks again, I think I've got it now...!

So, on the OP's highly useful list, all the freqs are 'old-fashioned' 25kHz spacings, except for the BBMF on 122.0666. This looks like a 8.33kHz-spaced 'actual' frequency, which could also be reported as channel 122.065.

Now, are there any Bearcat 3500XLT experts out there who would know which of these numbers I should enter into the scanner programming...?
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233.675 in use by the Black Eagles last week
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Re: Scanner Frequencies 2022

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Seahornet wrote:
Sat 09 Jul 2022, 9:17 pm
aviodromefriend wrote:
Sat 09 Jul 2022, 4:45 pm
From the RIAT ATC thread:
RIAT ATC wrote:
Sat 09 Jul 2022, 1:45 pm
124.8 Tower
121.180 Ground
124.555 Delivery (only open Monday for departures)
Interesting! Ground frequency 121.180 appears to be on a 8.33kHz spacing. For those of us with older scanners, will we hear it on the nearest 25 kHz channel? I notice that 121.175 is listed as the CAA freq 'previously used for ground'.... :thinking:

Thanks!
You'll be fine the actual freq for that 124.550 is 124.550, only other one I can see is the BBMF freq which may not even be used.
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Re: Scanner Frequencies 2022

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Thank you for these :D

First time visit to RIAT, be nice to have some background audio to listen to :)

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