Manchester Approach Frequency change

[Scottie Dog]

Just a reminder that the main approach frequency will change on 19th Janaury from 119.525 to 135.00.

A further change effecting airways frequencies will happen in February.

Scottie Dog

:confused:

[BOZZATO]

Thanks for that, i didn't realise they were changing the frequencies!

It's been a few years since their last change. Are they changing 134.42 and finally getting rid of 133.8! For some strange reason i can listen to 134.42 clearly, 133.8 on the other hand doesn't transmit over the same range! I am unable to recieve air traffic control transmissions and hardly any aircraft transmissions:confused:

Regards

James

[Scottie Dog]

16th February - 133.40 (Trent sector) will change to 119.525, but I have yet to see an AIRAC that actually includes this change so it may not have been finalised.

Changes normally happen on a Thursday and on a 28 day cycle.

Hope that helps

:ok:

[BOZZATO]

I can hear transmissions on this frequency clearly!

However, with it changing to the current app frequency, i presume they have to do something so that transmissions can be heard on a wider scale? I am therefore hoping that i can still listen to all transmissions when this changes to 119.525?

Any idea why i can't hear the majority of transmissions on 133.8?

Regards

James

[mmeteesside]

I can hear 133.8 pretty well here up at Durham Tees Valley ;)

[superspotter]

I dont think 135.0 is in use, ATC have been directing pilot's to 118.575 today in place of 119.525. regards clive.

[Scottie Dog]

Superspotter

Read my original posting a little slower....

Change happens on 19th January - my calendar says we are are still on 18th!!

118.575 until 2359 and then 135.00 from 0001

:ok:

[superspotter]

Thanks for the sarcastic reply Scottie, maybe you could enlighten me as to why they decided to use 118.575 for 24 hours instead of a straight change to 135?

[Scottie Dog]

According to the NOTAm 119.525 was withdrawn at 1200 today.

I presume this was in order that TELS (Telecommunications) could put new crystals into the airport's radios with the amended frequency in time for the change!

Hope thats a little clearer. You can see by my wording that I am use to old things (just like me) like crystal radios etc.

[superspotter]

Godamn! Now I am going to have to reprogramme all of my digital scanners twice in 24 hours:)

[Scottie Dog]

You've got more that one!!!

Oh well, you probably never program it for months on end and then you get the whole year's practice in just 1 day. Now you will know what to do in February for the change of area frequency.

That's life

;)

[BOAC]

No chance you could live without it for a few hours.......................?:rolleyes:

[superspotter]

Live without what BOAC?? My scanners? No chance! 7 of 'em here in my loft, one in each of my three vehicles and one in me shed!! :sad: Oh, and my Kenwood R-5000..........

[rhythm method]

I thought a Kenwood R5000 was a food processer? I guess that's why my homemade coleslaw was always too chunky!

[BOAC]

.............and I thought it was a hi-fi amplifier!

[got caught]

On 19th January 2006, the frequency for Manchester Approach will be changing from 119.525

Can any of you kind chaps enlighten me as to why this happens. (I think the last change from 119.4 to 119.52 happened a couple of years ago.)

[bagpuss lives]

It happens for various reasons really - sometimes a frequency clashes with another, not pre-thought, allocation to another airfield or agency. A case in point of this is 133.4MHz - currently used by the TRENT sector - which suffers from dreadful intereference sometimes from aircraft calling a French ACC sector.

As a result of this that frequency will be changing soon too - funnily enough to the old approach frequency - 119.525MHz.

Other times it's just as a result of reorganisation of equipment and transmitter sites.

[got caught]

thanks for that !:ok:

[BN2A]

Now 135.0 - What was wrong with 119.52 or has it been worn out (again, seeing tower did away with it once already!!)?

:confused:

[DC-10 Levo]

I heard they changed it due to the fact there are so many frequencies in operation in the MAN area and some have been interfering. Something to do with this:

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ATS078.PDF

Ashley

[clicker]

119.52 can't be that bad as it's coming back, albeit as a replacment for 133.40 according to AIRAC 02/2006 eff 16 Feb.

Not sure what happening to 133.40.

[bagpuss lives]

We get regular interference from aircraft calling a French (??) ACC on 133.4MHz so I doubt it'll be back.....