New to Scanning

[Sythesy]

Morning Everyone

Please can I have some help and support?

I’m new to scanning and picked up a small scanner cheap locally. I have it plugged into a aerial on my garage roof (my wife won’t let me put it any higher)

In the past I have picked up vhf uhf and dmr no issue.

I have been looking for frequencies but not sure what I can reach or pick up…

Does anyone have a list of what I could get on the North Yorkshire coast in relation to airband? I have searched the forum but not sure what range I am hitting yet.

I get short quick messages on 128.125 but struggle to understand where they are.

Any advice or help would be a huge help

Cheers

Chris

[Allan666]

I would try scanning the 156 meg area as you are up by the coast for Marine traffic.

[Blackoutbob]

Hello and welcome to the group.

Please excuse the brevity, but a few places to start with you listening on the Yorkshire coast:-

London

126.780 North Sea - Generally higher
128.125 North Sea - Generally lower

132.860 Lakes - Generally higher
133.705 Lakes - Generally lower

Scottish

121.325 Humber
124.5 Tay
124.825 Galloway South
126.3 Talla South
126.930 Montrose South
133.8 East
134.775 Tyne
135.530 Dean Cross South

Newcastle

124.380 Approach


Good luck!

Rob

[paulears]

You want just airband, or other stuff too?

[Sythesy]

Thank you Rob, I will try them later.

If you have any more that would be great

Cheers

[Blackoutbob]

No problem.

Think those are the majority of "easier" stuff to hear from your location. Your best bet is to listen to each for a few hours and you will hear hand-offs to the next sector controller, which will include the new channel/frequency.

All the best


Rob

[rayzor_uk]

https://www.javiation.co.uk/vu.html

[Blackoutbob]

Hello Chris,

Please excuse the brevity. You are hearing the London's Lower North Sea sector on 128.125 - 126.775 is directly above it and will possibly be busier.

You could also try:-
121.225 Scottish Humber
126.3 Scottish Talla
126.925 Scottish Montrose
133.8 Scottish Eastern
134.775 Scottish Tyne

Inbounds to Newcastle on 124.375

You should be in with a shout with these - then just listen for the hand-offs as the flights progress.


Good luck

Rob