Listening to dublin airport control tower

Qantas

Hi looking for some of your knowledge/info:)
I like to listen to the air-band on my yupiteru MVT 7100 was wondering how far away from Dublin airport i can get to hear the control tower is it possible with the right antenna i can get it from my house which is 29 miles as the crow flies from control tower no mountains or anything in the way:D if so what kind of antenna would be required? Thanks

deaglan169

Qantas wrote: »

Hi looking for some of your knowledge/info:)
I like to listen to the air-band on my yupiteru MVT 7100 was wondering how far away from Dublin airport i can get to hear the control tower is it possible with the right antenna i can get it from my house which is 29 miles as the crow flies from control tower no mountains or anything in the way:D if so what kind of antenna would be required? Thanks

there should be no problem in receving the tower its a relatively small distance as the crow files, most people would recommend a discone which is an ok all rounder however i reckon a dedicated antenna cant be beaten so i would recommend an airband vertical

Qantas

Thanks for that Deaglan any recommendations on where to pick up one
of them or what kind of price i should expect

bmw316

maplins will have what you need get a outdoor discone around 50 squid
scorpion technology are also near you and cq communications are in dublin too

deaglan169

bmw316 wrote: »

maplins will have what you need get a outdoor discone around 50 squid
scorpion technology are also near you and cq communications are in dublin too

there are several places just to add to ones mentioned above you have long communiciations www.longcom.ie also south east communications www.sec.ie and jim bob www.miojbt.com check out all the above and shop around you will amazed at the differences on prices try for a combined deal on cable connectors etc.. also ebay uk can be the cheapest

mickmcgee

Just to help:

Dublin ground 118.600MHZ

OTHER DUBLIN AIRPORT FREQUENCIES
121.100MHZ
124.650MHZ
121.800MHZ
121.100MHZ

DUBLIN AIRPORT POLICE & FIRE

428.8625MHZ

mickmcgee

Qantas

Thanks for all that lads will try the places suggested and hopefully
soon ill be listening to two sides of the ATC around Dublin

Quaderno

You might also try listening online: http://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=DUB

Qantas

Yea do use that site whenever i can just don't always
have interweb access:( The JFK feed can be a bit addictive:D

Greenman

Qantas wrote: »

The JFK feed can be a bit addictive:D

If you would like to look at Schiphol live try http://casper.frontier.nl/ then combine it with http://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=ams

Look and listen:):):)

deaglan169

Greenman wrote: »

If you would like to look at Schiphol live try http://casper.frontier.nl/ then combine it with http://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=ams

Look and listen:):):)

can the casper site be set up for ireland i cant figure it out

great find by the way:D

Quaderno

deaglan169 wrote: »

can the casper site be set up for ireland i cant figure it out

No, I don't think it can. But this similar site is based on google maps and covers a much bigger part of the european (and even american) airspace: http://www.radarvirtuel.com