Manchester Approach Frequency change
 

Just a reminder that the main approach frequency will change on 19th Janaury from 119.525 to 135.00.

A further change effecting airways frequencies will happen in February.

Scottie Dog

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Re: Manchester Approach Frequency change
 

Thanks for that, i didn't realise they were changing the frequencies!

It's been a few years since their last change. Are they changing 134.42 and finally getting rid of 133.8! For some strange reason i can listen to 134.42 clearly, 133.8 on the other hand doesn't transmit over the same range! I am unable to recieve air traffic control transmissions and hardly any aircraft transmissions:confused:

Regards

James

Area Frequency change
 

16th February - 133.40 (Trent sector) will change to 119.525, but I have yet to see an AIRAC that actually includes this change so it may not have been finalised.

Changes normally happen on a Thursday and on a 28 day cycle.

Hope that helps

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Re: Manchester Approach Frequency change
 

I can hear transmissions on this frequency clearly!

However, with it changing to the current app frequency, i presume they have to do something so that transmissions can be heard on a wider scale? I am therefore hoping that i can still listen to all transmissions when this changes to 119.525?

Any idea why i can't hear the majority of transmissions on 133.8?

Regards

James

I can hear 133.8 pretty well here up at Durham Tees Valley ;)

I dont think 135.0 is in use, ATC have been directing pilot's to 118.575 today in place of 119.525. regards clive.

Superspotter

Read my original posting a little slower....

Change happens on 19th January - my calendar says we are are still on 18th!!

118.575 until 2359 and then 135.00 from 0001

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Thanks for the sarcastic reply Scottie, maybe you could enlighten me as to why they decided to use 118.575 for 24 hours instead of a straight change to 135?

No sarcasm - just strange humour!!
 

According to the NOTAm 119.525 was withdrawn at 1200 today.

I presume this was in order that TELS (Telecommunications) could put new crystals into the airport's radios with the amended frequency in time for the change!

Hope thats a little clearer. You can see by my wording that I am use to old things (just like me) like crystal radios etc.

Godamn! Now I am going to have to reprogramme all of my digital scanners twice in 24 hours:)

You've got more that one!!!

Oh well, you probably never program it for months on end and then you get the whole year's practice in just 1 day. Now you will know what to do in February for the change of area frequency.

That's life

;)

No chance you could live without it for a few hours.......................?:rolleyes:

Live without what BOAC?? My scanners? No chance! 7 of 'em here in my loft, one in each of my three vehicles and one in me shed!! :sad: Oh, and my Kenwood R-5000..........

I thought a Kenwood R5000 was a food processer? I guess that's why my homemade coleslaw was always too chunky!

.............and I thought it was a hi-fi amplifier!

Can any of you kind chaps enlighten me as to why this happens. (I think the last change from 119.4 to 119.52 happened a couple of years ago.)

It happens for various reasons really - sometimes a frequency clashes with another, not pre-thought, allocation to another airfield or agency. A case in point of this is 133.4MHz - currently used by the TRENT sector - which suffers from dreadful intereference sometimes from aircraft calling a French ACC sector.

As a result of this that frequency will be changing soon too - funnily enough to the old approach frequency - 119.525MHz.

Other times it's just as a result of reorganisation of equipment and transmitter sites.

thanks for that !:ok:

Manchester Approach Freq
 

Now 135.0 - What was wrong with 119.52 or has it been worn out (again, seeing tower did away with it once already!!)?

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Re: Manchester Approach Freq
 

I heard they changed it due to the fact there are so many frequencies in operation in the MAN area and some have been interfering. Something to do with this:

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ATS078.PDF

Ashley