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LEGAL ISSUES WITH AIRBAND LISTENING

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A radio scanner is a radio receiver that can automatically tune, or scan, two or more discrete frequencies stopping when it finds a signal on one of them and then continuing scanning when that frequency goes silent. Generally, scanners cover the non-broadcast radio bands between 30 and 951 MHz using FM, although there are models that cover more of the radio spectrum and use other modulation types.

A license is not required to use a radio receiver or scanner as long as it is not capable of transmission. It is not illegal to sell, buy or own a scanner or any other receiver but it should only be used to listen to transmissions meant for general reception.

The services that can be listened to under the definition of general reception are: licensed broadcasting stations; amateur and citizens' band radio transmissions; and weather and navigation transmissions

Radio scanners should not be used to listen to any other radio services, including illegal radio stations (pirates) (by virtue of the fact that they are not licensed radio stations). more information

Useful websites

Here are a few useful websites that might be of interest.

Military airfield radio listings

Abbreviations

AIR/AIR
AIR/GND
APP
ARR
ATIS
DEPS
DIR
FIS
GND
LARS
OPS
PAR
TWR

Air to air
Air to ground
Approach
Arrivals
Automatic Terminal Information Service
Departures
Director
Flight Information service
Ground
Lower Airspace Radar Service
Operations
Precision Approach Radar
Tower

Air Traffic Control Centre [ATCC] London

Usage	Freq	Notes
London	127.450	ICF Northwest
London	128.250	South
London	128.700	ICF Central
London	133.300	Southwest (Sec)
London	133.325	East (spare)
London	133.900	ICF West
London	135.075	East (spare)
London	135.150	ICF Southwest
London	135.275	ICF East
London	135.625	East (Sec)
London	231.825	STC RN
London	232.875	Southwest (Sec)
London	233.725	East
London	252.875	ICF Central
London	252.975	East (spare)
London	259.600	ICF East
London	259.625	West (Sec)
London	261.350	East (spare)
London	269.475	-
London	270.050	East
London	275.500	ICF Northeast
London	275.625	ICF Southeast
London	275.650	East (spare)
London	275.700	STC
London	277.625	ICF Northwest
London	278.600	ICF Southwest
London	280.350	ICF West
London	280.825	Northwest (Sec)
London	282.125	Northwest (Sec)
London	282.500	Southwest (Sec)
London	284.675	East
London	284.700	Southeast
London	292.525	LIC RC
London	293.475	STC RN
London	341.675	Central (Sec)
London	342.075	East (spare)
London	370.750	STC Warton
London	370.900	East (spare)
London	371.550	Southeast (Sec)
London	371.800	East (spare)
London	372.675	Southwest (Sec)

Air Traffic Control Centre [ATCC] Scottish

Usage	Freq	Notes
Scottish	124.050	-
Scottish	131.225	-
Scottish	134.300	Initial Contact Freq
Scottish	134.475	-
Scottish	135.925	-
Scottish	233.325	-
Scottish	234.500	-
Scottish	251.250	-
Scottish	251.425	-
Scottish	251.475	-
Scottish	256.725	-
Scottish	277.775	-
Scottish	278.150	-
Scottish	278.550	-
Scottish	281.400	-
Scottish	282.625	Initial Contact Freq
Scottish	369.400	-
Scottish	370.625	-
Scottish	371.875	-
Scottish	397.175	-

Listings correct according to 1 AIDU AIRAC Amendment 1913 / 2001

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BARKESTON HEATH - LINCOLNSHIRE

Royal Air Force - EGYE

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
ATIS	132.125	290.650	Information
DEP	124.450	355.950	-
DIR	-	234.400	-
GND	-	389.625	-
SRA	-	378.525	Talkdown
TWR	120.425	277.725	-

BENSON - OXFORDSHIRE

Royal Air Force - EGUB

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	136.450	343.525	-
ATIS	-	397.575	Information
DIR	136.450	342.100	-
GND	121.800	343.575	-
PAR	136.450	246.650 277.675	Talkdown
TWR	127.150	233.950	-
ZONE	120.900	-	MATZ Cross

BOSCOMBE DOWN - WILTSHIRE

MoD QinetiQ - EGDM

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	126.700 130.000	340.250	ICF
ATIS	-	232.850	Information
DIR	-	362.050	-
GND	-	374.450	-
OPS	-	376.725	Tester
PAR	-	373.150	Talkdown
RAD	-	292.275	-
TWR	130.750	369.425	-
ZONE	126.700	256.500	LARS / MATZ

BRIZE NORTON - OXFORDSHIRE

Royal Air Force - EGVN

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	127.250	231.950	-
ATIS	126.500	259.000	-
LARS	124.750	278.350	ICF
GND	121.725	341.200	-
DIR	133.750	399.025	-
OPS	130.075	233.575	-
SRA/PAR	123.550	362.225	Talkdown
TWR	123.725	269.175	-
ZONE	119.000	-	ICF

CONINGSBY - LINCOLNSHIRE

Royal Air Force - EGXC

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	119.200	234.675 255.950	ICF Dep
ATIS	-	278.800	Information
RAD	-	379.950	Director
GND	121.850	357.125	-
OPS	-	379.350	Wing
PAR	123.300	234.575 276.775	Talkdown
TWR	124.675	298.975	-

COSFORD - SHROPSHIRE

Royal Air Force - EGWC

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	135.875	306.700	ICF
TWR/GND	128.650	278.675	-

CRANWELL - LINCOLNSHIRE

Royal Air Force - EGYD

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	124.450	280.775	-
ATIS	135.675	279.275	-
ZONE / DEP	124.450	355.575	-
DIR	-	240.950	-
GND	121.775	344.125	-
PAR	-	255.675 264.900 369.450	Talkdown
TWR	125.050	370.550	-

CULDROSE - CORNWALL

Royal Navy Air Station - EGDR

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	134.050	282.575	LARS / MATZ
ATIS	-	278.900	-
DIR	-	231.775	-
GND	-	241.925	-
PAR	-	336.300 336.525	Talkdown
RAD	-	279.700 375.700	-
TWR	-	370.650	-

FAIRFORD - GLOUCESTERSHIRE

United States Air Force - EGVA

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
CAC	124.275	389.575	Brize Radar
APP	119.00 127.250	231.950	Brize Radar
GND	119.150 121.800	234.250	-
OPS	129.700	233.475	Dispatcher
TWR	124.800 130.675	338.225	-

LAKENHEATH - SUFFOLK

United States Air Force - EGUL

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
AIR/AIR	-	263.170, 266.900 267.625 284.800 315.175 359.275	492FS
AIR/AIR	-	231.975 235.150 253.025 268.725 290.400 373.775	493FS
AIR/AIR	-	241.975 266.175 300.050 343.550 362.500 397.625	494FS
APP	128.900 136.500	309.200	-
ARR	-	256.425 279.050 296.675	-
ATIS	-	356.725	-
DEP	-	250.300	-
DIS	-	244.475	-
GND	-	375.450	-
OPS	298.850 362.800 379.800 389.700	494FS ‘Panther’ 493FS ‘Reaper’ CP ‘Doctor’ 492FS ‘Bolar’
SOF	-	344.825	‘Ramrod’
TWR	-	338.925	-

LEEMING - NORTH YORKSHIRE

Royal Air Force - EGXE

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	-	278.225	ICF
ATIS	-	369.475	-
RAD	-	233.900	Director
GND	-	379.900	-
OPS	-	377.750	Wing OPS
PAR	-	245.625 373.550	Talkdown
TWR	120.500	376.850	-
ZONE	133.375	372.300	LARS / MATZ

LINTON-ON-OUSE - NORTH YORKSHIRE

Royal Air Force - EGXU

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	-	370.725	-
LARS	118.550	363.400	Zone (LARS / MATZ)
GND	-	278.325	-
PAR	-	340.775 375.575	Talkdown
TWR	129.350	259.575	-

LOSSIEMOUTH - MORAY

Royal Air Force - EGQS

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	-	315.150 362.775	-
ATIS	-	369.150	-
DEP	119.575	308.850	-
DIR	-	277.525	-
GND	118.900	268.625	-
OPS	-	291.500	Winter Ops
PAR	-	255.925 378.775	Talkdown
TWR	118.900	279.050	-

MARHAM - NORFOLK

Royal Air Force - EGYM

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	124.150	233.075 343.975	- ICF
ATIS	-	245.675	-
RAD	-	357.000	Director
GND	-	360.400	-
LARS	124.150	378.700	-
OPS	-	377.650	Marham Ops
PAR	-	232.150 356.150	Talkdown
TWR	118.325	278.175	-

MIDDLE WALLOP - HAMPSHIRE

British Army - EGVP

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	-	233.375	-
ATIS	-	240.800	-
RAD	-	253.475 233.575	Talkdown Wallop Radar
TWR	118.600	345.475 397.475	- Wallop Radio

MILDENHALL - SUFFOLK

United States Air Force - EGUN

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	136.500	309.200	Lakenheath Approach
DEP	-	250.300	Lakenheath Departures
ATIS	-	375.500	-
GND	121.800	337.975	-
Metro	-	284.425	-
OPS	131.675	313.550 234.000	Banter Ops Command Post
TWR	122.550	370.250	-

NORTHOLT - MIDDLESEX

Royal Air Force - EGWU

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	126.450	-	ICF
ATIS	125.125	299.800	-
DEP	129.125	-	-
GND	121.575	-	-
RAD	130.350	-	Director
OPS	-	389.450	-
PAR	125.875	343.750	Talkdown
TWR	120.675	279.925	-

ODIHAM - HAMPSHIRE

Royal Air Force - EGVO

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP/SRE	131.30	275.450	-
ATIS	-	370.750	-
DIR	-	313.375	-
GND	-	339.825	-
PAR	-	245.625	Talkdown
TWR	119.225	267.400	-

SCAMPTON - LINCOLNSHIRE

Royal Air Force - EGXP

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
SRE	-	345.075	Waddington Approach
SRA	-	251.525	Talkdown
AIR/AIR	-	243.450	Red Arrows
GND	-	336.525	-
TWR	-	340.675	-

SHAWBURY - SHROPSHIRE

Royal Air Force/British Army/Royal Navy - EGOS

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	133.150	269.425	LARS / MATZ
ATIS	-	341.650	-
DIR	-	373.225	-
Low Level	-	369.175	-
INFO	-	370.300	-
PAR	-	360.450 377.775	-
TWR	-	362.000	-
ZONE	133.150	-	-

ST ATHAN - GLAMORGAN

Royal Air ForceMoD/DARA - EGDX

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
GND	-	241.125	-
TWR	-	373.250	-

TERNHILL - SHROPSHIRE

Royal Air Force/MoD/DARA - EGOE

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	-	369.175	Shawbury Low Level
GND	-	241.925	-
TWR	-	386.675	-

TOPCLIFFE - NORTH YORKSHORE

Royal Air Force - EGXZ

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	125.00	-	-
GND	122.100	-	-
PAR	-	374.275 335.575	Talkdown
TWR	121.450	-	-

VALLEY - ANGLESEY

Royal Air Force - EGOV

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	125.225	266.125 362.300	ICF Low Level
DIR	-	363.650	-
RAD	-	269.100	LARS / MATZ
GND	-	369.500	-
PAR	-	313.550	-
TWR	-	389.275	-
ATIS	120.725	-	-

WADDINGTON - LINCOLNSHIRE

Royal Air Force - EGXW

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	-	345.075	ICF
ATIS	-	291.675	-
ZONE	119.500	232.700	LARS / MATZ
DIR	-	280.175	-
GND	-	342.125	-
OPS	-	369.400	-
PAR	-	231.800 344.200	-
TWR	121.300	241.325	-

WATTISHAM - SUFFOLK

British Army - EGUW

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	125.800	389.225	-
DIR	123.300	398.050	-
PAR	-	265.675 386.725	Talkdown
TWR	122.100	388.350	-
ATIS	-	277.925	-

WITTERING - CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Royal Air Force - EGXT

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	-	234.075	ICF
ATIS	123.925	-	-
ZONE	119.675	344.600	-
GND	-	276.850	-
PAR	135.200	276.650 372.125	Talkdown
TWR	129.975	379.100	-

YEOVILTON - SOMERSET

Royal Air Force - EGDY

Usage	VHF	UHF	Notes
APP	127.350	374.950	-
ATIS	-	244.550	-
DIR	-	240.575	-
GND	-	362.850	-
PAR	-	247.400 397.050	-
RAD	-	374.950	-
TWR	120.800	376.300	-