Buying an airband scanner

[aviatordom]

Hey all,

I am thiniking of buying an airband scanner! http://forums.flyer.co.uk/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif

However, i live near SEN which doesnt have alot of all the "big jet" traffic as you'll know. If i bought a decent scanner would i be able to listen to frequencies from LHR, STN, LGW, LTN, etc... without having an external attenae?

kind regards & happy spotting!

aviatordom

[nahsuD]

Your reception will depend on the hight of your antenna. Also make sure you have a "ground plane", usually a 16"x12" cookie sheet that you put your magnetic base antenna on. Or just a car roof.

So this is a long answer to your question. The answer is "no"!

Sorry

[Yay!!!]

yes you would be able to hear something

[MikeStanton]

you would be able to hear lots of a/c in and outbound to all those airports and especially LCY where many a/c using the spear arrival fly right over sen. However I doubt you would hear anything other the southends tower unless you get a decent external aerial.

[PAPI-74]

132.700 T.Rad
118.825 L. Cont

will give you LCY traffic in and out.