aviation

Recently logged some aero activity on 6631 kHz from Eastern Russia. This is one of the RDARA (Regional and Domestic Air Route Area) used by Petropavlovsk ACC. They were working a couple United flights both reporting at position BUMEN out over the Sea of Okhotsk, flying eastbound towards SENOR, right near the Kamchatka peninsula.

Screenshot from Flightaware showing the approximate position of United 896.

And as usual, here is an audio clip of United 896 and United 110 in comms with Petropavlovsk Control for your enjoyment.

New York Radio on 8843 kHz with a very stern warning to some bootleggers using the frequency. Message reads: “This frequency is assigned only for the use of aircraft and land stations in the aeronautical mobile service. You are in violation of international law causing serious interference to the safety of flight communications. Please shift to authorized working frequency.”

Here is audio clip of the transmission.

The past few mornings I have been hearing aero comms on 10072 kHz in USB mode between Seoul Radio and various South Korea based airlines. Today I logged Asiana 105, Asiana 733 and Jeju Airlines 2201 all wkg Seoul Radio. Did some checking on Google and discovered a few other published frequencies that include: 4687, 13333, 17916 and 21970 kHz. I will certainly keep an eye on these frequencies and report my findings.

Nadi ACC on 5643 kHz with a fantastic signal this morning. 5643 is a MWARA South Pacific (SP-6) frequency. Other MWARA frequencies used by Nadi include: 3467, 8867, 13261 and 17904 kHz. From California the best time to monitor is during the night and early morning hours. The MWARA SP-6 group is also used by San Francisco OACC, Brisbane ACC, Auckland OACC and Tahiti OACC.

Nice reception into Africa this evening on 5565 kHz from Luanda ACC. This is a MWARA frequency for the South Atlantic Ocean (SAT-2). Attached is an audio clip of Luanda wkg KLM 598, a Boeing 777-200 en route from Cape Town to Amsterdam. It’s always a thrill to receive African stations here in California.

Magadan Area Control Center works flights on polar routes, often handed over from Gander. Magadan Radio can normally be heard on 4712, 8837 and 11390 kHz during the overnight hours from the Western USA. Other published frequencies include: 6585, 13265 and 15030 kHz. Unfortunately the aircraft are just out of my reception range given the conditions, but the high powered transmitter from their control facilities are quite easy to pick up.

Here is a recording of Magadan Radio taken from my archive.

The Boeing 787 returned to Seattle after it’s first international trip to the 2010 Farnborough International Airshow. I just happened to dial in Boeing Radio on 11306 kHz as BOE787 was flying over Canada on it’s way back home.