[TheList] Air Traffic

Mon Sep 27 10:41:28 AEST 2010

Oh wow! Choice!
I'm thinking about going into scanning air traffic, once Police go digital.

But I need some help please?

What I'm wanting to do is pick up the air traffic comms from my house.
I live in Pukekohe...
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=pukekohe&sll=-41.244772,172.617188&sspn=47.776056,114.169922&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Pukekohe,+Auckland&ll=-37.208388,174.931355&spn=0.049834,0.111494&z=14

Which is about a 40min drive from Auckland International Airport... 
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=pukekohe&daddr=Auckland+(Auckland+International+Airport)&hl=en&geocode=FQpdyP0dStFsCimbgZht7aoSbTGE0Llj7zIhrg%3BFY9Yy_0d5vtqCiFHVOi6gL7mBA&mra=pd&mrcr=0&sll=-37.115431,174.966888&sspn=0.798325,1.783905&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.131856,175.01564&spn=0.399075,0.891953&z=11

I've got the freqs off the wiki, and every now and again I visit the airport and have a listen.
The trouble is, my Uniden 93XLT has trouble picking up the aeroplane transmissions even when they're in line of sight. The tower seems to be ok though.

If my 93xlt has trouble when I'm within 100's of metres of the planes, what can I go about doing, to pick the comms up from my house?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks heaps,
Phil.

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