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falko
19th Nov 2009, 09:33
Take an old AM/FM transistor radio and make a quick modification so it picks up Air Traffic Control, Air Shows and other Civil Aviation Band transmissions. Amazing!


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Voel
19th Nov 2009, 09:35
You have as-build drawings :ok:
chevvron
19th Nov 2009, 10:47
I don't know the letter of the law, but modification of existing equipment to receive a frequency it wasn't designed to receive may be illegal in the UK, one of the reasons being the radio may not be designed to shield involuntary radio emissions which may interfere with either the frequency being listened to or any frequency on a similar harmonic.
cambioso
21st Nov 2009, 09:03
There you are Bren, something for you to do now the nights are drawing in!
BWs
Jez
P.S.Chevvron, don't be such a bore!!!!
coolbeans
21st Nov 2009, 10:50
Yes Chev, those legal, law thingys are such a drag :rolleyes:
Scott Diamond
21st Nov 2009, 11:19
Exactly Chevron, gun down the motorway at 150mph.. it's only a law :ugh::ugh: :rolleyes:

What a stupid thing this is. Go buy an air-band receiver if you're that desperate to listen into people doing their job.
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
21st Nov 2009, 12:18
Cambioso... Oh yes, out with the steam-driven soldering iron!!!

Take care Jez....
Lon More
21st Nov 2009, 13:48
FWIW, Jim Creegan, during his time with Eurocontrol, spent several months in a Belgian prison accused of spying for the Russians.

Part of the evidence against him was a staatement by an expert witness that his airband radio "could" be converted to a SW transmitter and send details of military movements back to Russia
BwatchGRUNT
21st Nov 2009, 22:40
some would say shame it wasnt longer ;)!!!