Radio equipment, including antennas, receivers, two-way radio systems, and more.
This tag is about the operation and maintenance of radio systems. Questions about radio etiquette should go in radio-communications instead.
Questions tagged [radio]
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What radio frequency bands are associated with the long wire antennas, why do some aircraft have them and others don't?
On many older aircraft, and in vintage aircraft photos, you can often see long wire antennas strung from some point on the top of the fuselage to the top front of the vertical fin. On newer aircraft, it's either a rare find or not seen at all. The…
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How to record Intercom / ATC in a small aircraft like a Piper Archer?
For making videos it would be nice to have some more sound than the engine sound recorded by my GoPro. What ideas do you have to record the aircraft intercom? It won't be a problem for me to have two files (an audio and a video file).
Edit: I'm…
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Which FCC license do I need to operate an aviation radio on the ground?
I'm in the process of buying a handheld radio as a backup for when I go flying. According to the owner's manual, I'd need a ground station license to operate it when I'm not actually in an airplane, and to fill out FCC Form 406. But, I can't find…
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What is transmitting this radio signal @~110.515MHz and for what purpose?
I was scanning the local aviation radio frequencies, and came across an odd signal (listen to a recording here).
It's at around 110.515MHz, and it seems strong within a 30 mile radius of Shropshire, UK (haven't tried tuning in further afield).
Not…
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Did the Westland Lysander have a helmet/face mask for radio communication during WW2?
I have a character in some war-time fiction I'm writing 'acquiring' an aircraft (a Westland Lysander).
Just need to know: was there a helmet/face mask for radio communication for these aircraft? And, by default, was it present in a 'parked'…
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How to avoid talking over others when using different send/receive frequencies?
Related to this question about flight services: when I talk to FSS over the generic or the local receive-only frequency while listening to the VOR voice channel, how do I avoid talking over others on the same frequency?
Intuitively, I'd listen to…
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Are lhe old King KX170B Nav/Com radios monaural?
If so, does this mean I need to use an adaptor to play the output on stereo headphones? My Stereo-Mono switch does not produce a two-ear audio. Would this be solved with a converter? Would be nice to receive other pilots and ATC in both ears.
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Hoping someone can help me in understand who is who when using a aviation radio. eg: "Delta Delta, Tac"
I understand some of them but am still quite unsure as to who is a sierra, whiskey, alpha etc. hoping someone can help a newbie out
