Departure ATIS London Heathrow - 25 KHz spaced radios "unable"?
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Departure ATIS London Heathrow - 25 KHz spaced radios "unable"?
This NOTAM has been promulgated for the last few days:
So aircraft not equipped with 8.33 KHz radios won't be able to receive the departure ATIS! Surely a retrograde step?
Q)EGTT/QSAXX/IV/BO/A/000/999/5129N00028W005
FROM 08/02/15 12:00 TO 08/02/25 12:00 A0460/08
E)DEPARTURE ATIS WILL BE TRANSMITTED ON BOTH 121.850MHZ AND NEW
DEPARTURE ATIS FREQUENCY 121.935MHZ.
AFTER 25 FEB 1200 THE DEPARTURE ATIS WILL ONLY BE TRANSMITTED ON
121.935MHZ ONLY.
FROM 08/02/15 12:00 TO 08/02/25 12:00 A0460/08
E)DEPARTURE ATIS WILL BE TRANSMITTED ON BOTH 121.850MHZ AND NEW
DEPARTURE ATIS FREQUENCY 121.935MHZ.
AFTER 25 FEB 1200 THE DEPARTURE ATIS WILL ONLY BE TRANSMITTED ON
121.935MHZ ONLY.