Jones Beach Air Show/T-Bird Freq Updates and an "Atta Boy"

Received a nice email from Phil, W2LIE:

Google Alerts notified me this morning that you posted my info onto your blog site. I just wanted to let you know that I couldn't put the Air Show online if it wasn't for the MT Airshow Guide (http://www.monitoringtimes.com/MT_Air_Show_Guide_2009.pdf). Without it, I wouldn't have any frequencies to listen to. Thanks for all of the hard work. I will be trying to capture the F/A-18 frequencies for you this week. They are landing Thursday morning so I will be along the fence with my scanner on.

I wanted to let you know that the Thunderbirds have landed. I can confirm with out a doubt 141.075 MHz (the new diamond freq) is in use. They were using it both in the air and on the ground while coming into town.

Thanks again & 73
Phil / w2lie

So contrary what has been reported elsewhere on the net in the last week, the T-Birds are NOT leaving their VHF for freqs in the 200 MHz and UHF milair ranges. If you don't hear any of the freqs listed in our guide at a show, put your scanner in search or close call modes. I guarantee the T-Birds are still using their VHF freqs for the diamond (as noted by Phil above).

Remember as first reported on this blog keep an eye out on the following VHF frequencies for T-Bird diamond activity:

139.2250, 139.8000, 140.7000, 141.0750 (New for 2009 and first reported on March 22 on this blog at El Centro airshow), 143.2500, 143.7000, 148.1250, 148.8500, and 150.1500 plus all the other freqs listed on page 2 of our MT Airshow Guide.

Thanks for the kind words Phil. Also thanks from the entire monitoring community for streaming the Jones Beach Airshow. Remember you can monitor Phil's stream at
http://www.w2lie.net/airshow. Up to the minute schedules can be found at http://www.longislandaviation.info/. You can track updates and feed activity on his site in the forums: http://www.w2lie.net/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?4607.

Jones Beach Air Show Audio Stream at w2lie.net

Want to monitor the airshow at Jones Beach this weekend and can't make it in person? Now you can catch the action courtesy of an audio feed on the Internet. Below courtesy of Phil, W2LIE and the Live Scanner Audio newsgroup.

"For the 4th year running, you will be able to listen on line to the Air Show at Jones Beach (Long Island, NY) at w2lie.net. The audio will be running on my "Specialty" feed.

"The feed will start at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19 - so that you may hear the Thunderbirds come into Republic Airport (Farmingdale, NY).

"Frequencies for the stream are located at http://www.w2lie.net/airshow. Up to the minute schedules can be found at http://www.longislandaviation.info/.

"I will also be archiving the audio from the air show, and hope to put it on line when I get a chance.

"You can track updates and feed activity on my site in the forums: http://www.w2lie.net/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?4607

"New computer memory will be installed before this weekend's events. Hopefully this will allow for more users to listen to the stream."

Monitoring STS-122 Mission Audio

For my readers who want to monitor the STS-122 mission and have a high-speed Internet link or an Internet Radio Receiver, give the links below a try.

NASA Mission Audio

Windows Media Player
http://www.nasa.gov/178952main_Mission_Audio_UP.asx

Real Audio Player

http://www.nasa.gov/ram/55643main_NASATV_Audio_Only.ram

Monitor the Airspace at Superbowl XLII this Weekend

Are you are interested in hearing the coming and goings of aircraft in and around the SuperBowl in the Phoenix area this weekend? If the answer is yes then I have a neat online service for you (and it is free).

Now you can monitor Phoenix Approach/Departure Control communications and view their radar screen of air fraffic in the area via the Internet.

This service is courtesy of LiveATC.net and SquawkVFR. Point that browser at
http://atcmonitor.com/superbowl/superbowlairspace.html and get in on all the action.

Be sure to tell them that the Milcom and Btown Monitoring Post sent ya.