How far do you have to be from the airport? I live about 12 miles from SeaTac, but I can actually see the tower from my roof, and can see each plane
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I can pick up my airport from about 10 miles away. This is from inside my house or garage. I enjoy listening to the tower. Soon this will be my primary radio on my EAB.
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Line of sight rules. You should have no problem hearing the planes....for sure, and the tower probably. Can't tell about TRACON because they may not be located at the airport
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I use mine as a back-up radio when I fly. The best ground range I have gotten from it is about 5-6mi. It is of course low-power, so line of sight is important to achieve best performance.
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the range of the radio deepens in a lot of factors, like interference around you, weather. but in my experience with this radio you are in line of sight of the airport, so that mean you will have a very high possibility that you will hear the communication just fine. Are you planning to buy this exact model? Do you need VOR? do you fly by instruments? because if not you can get the other version that is the same radio and is cheeper just because you dont have VOR capability.
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Aviation band is basically line of sight. When the aircraft (or tower) is higher, the radio could receive better transmissions. BTW: Having a good antenna is key for great reception.
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I used ground to ground, 5nm average,ground to air 6 to 7 nm and air to air 8 to 10 nm, good coverage
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The answers to your questions are on Tower Hobbies website: the suitability must be for you to judge, based upon space available and the required wing-loading of your aircraft. I really like these receivers: they are small and light.
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I doubt it, but an internet search may prove me wrong. But maybe you can determine it yourself. Line of site and distance are the main keys in getting reception. If you can see the transmitter tower from your roof, you are good. Otherwise, you will have to get the transmitter tower height and topographical maps of were you live to determine the height of your antenna should be. That is given that there are no other obstructions like buildings, hills, and trees are in the line of sight. And don't forget the distance from the transmitter tower.
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I live about 40 miles from the nearest tower. It didn't work for me being that far away but 13 miles away should work.
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Thank you for your response. I believe you are planning destinations into a folder, I know how to do that, but it dosent let you actually simulate the trip from the airport to hotel or tell you how many miles it is till you get to the airport. If it does I cant find it.
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I am picking up my wifi from my house to my shop ( where the cc x mile is located ) I am also able to see multiple signals from others some more than a mile away. The distance is about 500 feet and I am getting 5 bars in shop, the area is wide open space .
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If you can find the nearest tower in your area you mite want the directional , if your in the grey wasteland that is northern Cali my omni can't be beat ! I have the directional & haven't put it up or tryed it yet ,the omni works so well I'd hate to screw it up
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I have used these binoculars to watch a Red Tail Hawk nest at about 200 yards from my car. The optics are good, but not great, at that range. So 200 foot towers should be manageable, depending on your light.
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When I used it for analog TV, it had to be on the roof with an amplifier at the antenna. When I got a digital TV, I checked to see how many channels I could get on the roof. I found I could get them all with the antenna indoors on the ground floor. Some are 75 miles away.
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The number of channels available to you will be dependent on the antenna used, how high it is placed above the roof and how far you are from the closest broadcast tower. Log onto antenna web.org and enter your address and zip code. You will then be presented with a map of the available channels in your area and what direction to aim your antenna to receive them. I used three of the 1805 masts to get my antenna roughly twelve feet above the roof of my home. I am able to receive all of the major broadcast stations out of San Francisco, California.
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Not really sure. I have a lot of tall trees around me, but I'm not in the mountains just the woods. The closest city to me where I get most of the stations from is probable 40 miles away.
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These are the transmitter and receiver antenna. You will need the transmitter and receiver also. As long as the radio transmission signal is not blocked by house or building you will be fine. The range depending on the power of the transmitter and receiver you are using. FPV (First Personal View) range can be from a few hundred feet to a few thousands feet away. Hope this helps.
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I also live 40-50 miles from Atlanta towers. I pulled in 66 channels. If you are unhappy you can always send it back. Your hilltop should help.
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The range varies from owner to owner based on what is in the way of your home and the tower. New Hyde Park, NY Is about 20 miles from the Empire state building tower in Manhattan , NY .It worked very poorly for me and I returned it.
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My Cabin is in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan my cell did not work there. My cabin is 3000 sq ft. It works up to 100 ft. all a round the outside. The internal antennae is in the middle and the outside antennae is 60 ft by cable length away. Straight line away it's 50 feet. It's also 35 ft. off the ground. On my TV tower. I hope this helps you decide what to do. Ritz
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For sure. I live 40-60 miles from various towers in Detroit, Toledo and Lansing, and am in the woods. Mine is hanging indoors in my attic and I still get reception. I purchased based on feedback of reception strength at a distance.
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I live about 30 miles from the closest tower about 80-100 from the other. I'm excerpt but I don't think its to strong. This antenna is wroking great. remember when change station to put 9.1 & so on. As far getting those stations for Cleveland I don't know how you live. I hope this helps. I'm not a good witer.