Scando, I agree with you. We all just have a different opinion about the use of “guard” frequencies.
I think this is a healthy discussion, and I would like to sum up some conclusions.
Maybe my first input to this thread was a bit too offending, I’m sorry if I stepped on somebody’s toes.
1. We all agree it’s good airmanship to monitor 121,5/243,0 whenever possible.
2. If these guard frequencies are too much “misused” people switch them off or turn the volume down (and forget to switch them “on” again)
3. It is possible to do DF on “normal” ATC frequencies (see gul dukat’s posting)
Question:
If you train a student a procedure “What to do when you get lost” is it necessary to use a guard frequency in this procedure?
By the way : I am an airline pilot and an instructor pilot on small aircraft.