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Revision as of 01:09, 20 March 2006
This page is an introduction for those new to the world of V/UHF military monitoring, as well as for folks more seasoned in the hobby.
Contents
Pages with Useful Information
- Combat Air Patrol Glossary of Terms
- Defense Internet NOTAM Service
- DOD Digital Flight Publications
- Military Callsign List
- Military Monitoring Glossary A page with definitions for abbreviations and terms used on the air
- MT Glossary
- NTIA Frequency Allocations
- Special Use Airspace and ATC Assigned Airspace
- The Guide's Internet Callsign List
Frequencies
- Delmarva Milcom Monitoring
- Hampton Roads Scanner Page
- Jersey Coastal Milair
- Michigan MilAir Reference
- Mid Atlantic Area - Military Frequencies of Interest
- Military Comms Monitoring
- MONIX Military Frequency List
- New England MilAir Monitoring
- Northwest Aircraft Communications
- Ohioscan
- NOTE: A userid and password are required to access the milcom area
Mailing Lists
- Also see the mailing lists on the Utility Monitoring page for additional links
- Air Comm Southwest
- CSFRC
- FloridaScan
- FloridaMilcom
- Hi Desert Scan
- Low Level
- Mid Atlantic Milcom
- MilAirCommsChat
- Military Aircraft Comms
- Mil-AirUK
- Milcom
- Milcom2
- MilScanners
- Mil Spotters Forum
- NAMAR
- Nashville Scan
- PA.Military Monitors
- PanScan
- PDX Milcom
- Scanner Talk
- Socal Milcom
- Touchdown News
Receivers/Scanners
Mini Handhelds
Care should be used when connecting any large antenna to these handhelds. Receivers in this range will likely overload, as their front ends simply can't handle the amount of RF such antennas may deliver. They are most useful in airshows, or if a base is geographically close to the user. A good set of earphones is strongly recommended.
- EHam.Net Reviews
- Strong Signals Reviews
- Wiki Pages
- Icom IC-R1
- Icom IC-R2
- Icom IC-R5
- Yaesu VR-120
- Yaesu VR-500
- Other Models
- Alinco DJ-X1
- Alinco DJ-X5
- Alinco DJ-X7T
- AOR AR16
- AOR AR32
Handhelds (full size)
- AOR AR8000
- AOR AR8200
- Icom IC-R3
- Icom IC-R10
- Icom IC-R20 Note 2
- RS Pro-26
- RS Pro-96 Note 1
- RS Pro-97
- Uniden BC250D
- Uniden BC296D
- Uniden BCD396T
- Uniden BR330T
- EHam.Net Reviews
- Strong Signals Reviews
- Note 1 Programming UHF military air frequencies in the PRO-96 is only possible using Win96. In addition, sensitivity may not be optimum because the receiver was not designed for it. It's operation is otherwise normal in all other respects.
- Note 2 In the November 2004 edition of Monitoring Times magazine, in the 'Scanner Equipment' column, author Bob Parnass AJ9S noted a pronounced loss of sensitivity in the 280-295 Mhz range.
- Note 3 Icom receivers typically have a slow scan rate. Scanning large lists of frequencies effectively may not be possible. Software such as Radiomax may increase the available scan rate.
- Note 4 Computer control and other logging functions using RS/GRE radios is not possible. Only up/download operations are supported.
Base/Mobile
- AOR AR3000
- AOR AR5000
- AOR AR8600
- Bearcat BC300
- Icom IC-R7000
- Icom IC-R7100
- Icom IC-R8500
- Icom IC-R9000
- RS Pro-2052 Note 5
- RS Pro-2055
- RS Pro-2096 Note 1
- Uniden BC895XLT Note 2
- Uniden BC898T
- Uniden BC780XLT
- Uniden BC785D
- Uniden BC796D
- Uniden BCD996T
- Yaesu FRG-9600
- Yaesu VR-5000
- EHam.Net Reviews
- Strong Signals Reviews
- Note 1 Programming UHF military air frequencies in the PRO-2096 is only possible using Win96. In addition, sensitivity may not be optimum because the receiver was not designed for it. It's operation is otherwise normal in all other respects.
- Note 2 The BC895XLT cannot receive the 138-144 mhz range in AM mode. The BC898T is capable of this operation
- Note 3 Icom receivers typically have a slow scan rate. Scanning large lists of frequencies effectively may not be possible. Software such as Radiomax may increase the available scan rate.
- Note 4 Computer control and other logging functions using RS/GRE radios is not possible. Only up/download operations are supported.
- Note 5 The PRO-2052 can be forced into AM mode in the VHF land mobile band (138-144 Mhz); a circuit modification is required
Computer Controlled Receivers
- These receivers require the use of a PC to be useful
Other Sources of Reviews
- Scanner Review briefs by Bob Parnass AJ9S
- Bob Parnass AJ9S Publications list
- MT Index of Reviews and Contents
Antennas
- Strong Signals Antennas Page
- Also see our Scanner Antennas page for other links.
- Picking the right coax for your setup is very important. As you go higher in frequency, the loss from a cheap cable can be significant. Here's a good page on the subject.
- RadioReference Antennas Forum
- Strong Signals Antennas Forum
- Grove Scanner Beam
- Antenna Warehouse Log Periodic Scanner Beam
- DPD Productions
- Antenna Warehouse Scantenna
- NilJon Antennas
- Diamond D130J Discone
Filters
For those living in urban areas, putting up a good antenna (with the proper coax) can cause overloading. Sometimes this overloading shows up as pagers and other unwanted signals showing up in places where you don't want to hear them. These links show a few manufacturers that make filters for specific problem areas of the spectrum;