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Permit to use aircraft radio frequencies on ground
We have a small consulting company that owns an airplane that is used for business trips. From time to time it would be useful to be able to contact the airplane from our office which is not located on any airport. What do we need to do to get authorization to install an aircraft band radio at our office and use it to contact the company airplane? Thanks... |
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C. J. Clegg wrote:
We have a small consulting company that owns an airplane that is used for business trips. From time to time it would be useful to be able to contact the airplane from our office which is not located on any airport. What do we need to do to get authorization to install an aircraft band radio at our office and use it to contact the company airplane? Thanks... Cell phone. |
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"William W. Plummer"
wrote: C. J. Clegg wrote: We have a small consulting company that owns an airplane that is used for business trips. From time to time it would be useful to be able to contact the airplane from our office which is not located on any airport. What do we need to do to get authorization to install an aircraft band radio at our office and use it to contact the company airplane? Thanks... Cell phone. I agree...Radio's are finicky things and are difficult and expensive to arrange so as to work well for all ranges but Cell phones are so reliable now that I'd say that's the way to go for your operation. Much cheaper too. They're very handy for the crew themselves to use for weather info, calling to lay on fuel, hangar space, servicing...etc etc...by far the best choice I'd say... -- -Gord. (use gordon in email) |
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WE covered this subject in excruciating detail just before Oshkosh last year
when we were trying to figure out how to contact Jay Honeck at his aviation motel in Iowa City. Google on a few of these things and see if the thread doesn't pop up anywhere. ANybody got a better pointer? Jim "C. J. Clegg" wrote in message ... We have a small consulting company that owns an airplane that is used for business trips. From time to time it would be useful to be able to contact the airplane from our office which is not located on any airport. What do we need to do to get authorization to install an aircraft band radio at our office and use it to contact the company airplane? Thanks... |
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C. J. Clegg wrote: We have a small consulting company that owns an airplane that is used for business trips. From time to time it would be useful to be able to contact the airplane from our office which is not located on any airport. What do we need to do to get authorization to install an aircraft band radio at our office and use it to contact the company airplane? Thanks... In a nutshell, you need to get a ground station license from the FCC, for which you need to demonstrate that your proposed use falls within the guidelines. Try the FCC web site for more info... http://wireless.fcc.gov/aviation/fctsht4.html http://wireless.fcc.gov/aviation/grnd.html If these don't answer your questions, give them a call. In the past, I've found the FCC folks to be very helpful about stuff like this. Or, are you talking about being able to stay in touch with your aircraft no matter where it is? If so, you probably want to look at ARINC... http://www.arinc.com/products/voice_...dio_svc/domest ic.html |
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On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 09:03:26 -0500, Roy Smith wrote:
Or, are you talking about being able to stay in touch with your aircraft no matter where it is? If so, you probably want to look at ARINC... Good evening, Roy. Actually, the main objective is to be able to contact the plane within 50 or 75 miles of base. But, I'll look at that ARINC. Might have definite possibilities. For those who suggested a cell phone, believe me I'd love to be able to do it, but it ain't legal (it's against FCC rules), and anyway, it doesn't work very well more than a few thousand feet above ground because the cellular antennas are designed to keep all radiation down low. CJ |
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C. J. Clegg wrote:
On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 09:03:26 -0500, Roy Smith wrote: Or, are you talking about being able to stay in touch with your aircraft no matter where it is? If so, you probably want to look at ARINC... Good evening, Roy. Actually, the main objective is to be able to contact the plane within 50 or 75 miles of base. But, I'll look at that ARINC. Might have definite possibilities. For those who suggested a cell phone, believe me I'd love to be able to do it, but it ain't legal (it's against FCC rules), and anyway, it doesn't work very well more than a few thousand feet above ground because the cellular antennas are designed to keep all radiation down low. CJ Well, CJ, I wouldn't want you to pass up a good thing because of incorrect info so perhaps you should check out about this 'illegal' thing. They have cell phones installed in the seat backs of some commercial airliners for the use of passengers (I've seen them but haven't used one) so they sure aren't illegal, I believe that they use a different tower/receiver plan setup specifically designed for long range (high) cell phones. I'm quite familiar with VHF/HF aeronautical radios and I cannot imagine anything handier for what you propose than cel phones. -- -Gord. (use gordon in email) |
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Gord Beaman wrote:
Well, CJ, I wouldn't want you to pass up a good thing because of incorrect info so perhaps you should check out about this 'illegal' thing. They have cell phones installed in the seat backs of some commercial airliners for the use of passengers (I've seen them but haven't used one) so they sure aren't illegal, These are not cell phones. They are attached to a ship-board communications system which uses a satellite link (or possibly dedicated ground stations) to patch you through to the terrestrial phone network. Different system completely from cell phones. |
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Roy Smith wrote:
Gord Beaman wrote: Well, CJ, I wouldn't want you to pass up a good thing because of incorrect info so perhaps you should check out about this 'illegal' thing. They have cell phones installed in the seat backs of some commercial airliners for the use of passengers (I've seen them but haven't used one) so they sure aren't illegal, These are not cell phones. They are attached to a ship-board communications system which uses a satellite link (or possibly dedicated ground stations) to patch you through to the terrestrial phone network. Different system completely from cell phones. Yes...dedicated ground stations...as I said Roy...actually I believe that they utilize regular cel towers some of which are equipped with somewhat different receiver systems...also there's many fewer of them than regular cel service because of the generally much longer range of the airbourne units. It's quite a large budding service...there was a big writeup about it in...?...'life' maybe?...awhile ago... -- -Gord. (use gordon in email) |
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Gord Beaman wrote:
[...] 'illegal' thing. They have cell phones installed in the seat backs of some commercial airliners for the use of passengers Those ain't cell phones (where would you find a cell phone tower e.g. in the middle of the Atlantic anyway?) but satellite phones. jue |
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