What is 'Uniform Frequency'?
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What is 'Uniform Frequency'?
Dear all,
Yesterday at 35000 feet above France I heard a VP reg aircraft come on frequency with Paris with fairly weak transmissions. ATC complained that readability was 2. VP reg tried box two with no improvement and then requested a 'Uniform Frequency'. The controller came back with frequency 371.45.
What is a uniform frequency? what equipment do you need on board to pick one up or transmit? I hope I'm not overlooking the obvious.
Grum
Yesterday at 35000 feet above France I heard a VP reg aircraft come on frequency with Paris with fairly weak transmissions. ATC complained that readability was 2. VP reg tried box two with no improvement and then requested a 'Uniform Frequency'. The controller came back with frequency 371.45.
What is a uniform frequency? what equipment do you need on board to pick one up or transmit? I hope I'm not overlooking the obvious.
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normal aircraft frequency is in the VHF band - V = Victor
The frequency you quoted is in the UHF band - U = Uniform
I think the Uniform reference shows an Ex Mil or serving Mil Pilot with an a/c equiped to recieve UHF.
Can't help you with what type ypu would need to fit to your a/c to operate in UHF, but that is, as far as I know, usually for mil flights
normal aircraft frequency is in the VHF band - V = Victor
The frequency you quoted is in the UHF band - U = Uniform
I think the Uniform reference shows an Ex Mil or serving Mil Pilot with an a/c equiped to recieve UHF.
Can't help you with what type ypu would need to fit to your a/c to operate in UHF, but that is, as far as I know, usually for mil flights
Very few civil registered aircraft carry UHF radios, although I believe most NATO miltary aircraft carry radios which are VHF/UHF capable at 25 kz spacing (I think they're called 'PTR175s' but I stand to be corrected) As far as I'm aware, UHF Tx/RX aircraft radios are not available commercially.
