How many monitor 121.5?

Jose wrote:
then going off to (get this) fingers.

What is "going off to fingers"?

Yet another inappropriate use of an aviation frequency.

Count on your fingers... 1 2 3 4 5, now use it as a
frequency... 123.45 MHz. It the assigned frequency for the
baggage handlers at Chicago O'Hare. The aim tells us to
use 122.75 and 122.85 for air-to-air (Mx, may I suggest that
you look it up in the AIM?). I also hear FAR too much chatter
from "Radio Free Boulder" on our Unicom frequency 123.3...
we need to be on that frequency... we have a license
for that frequency. The AIM describes uses of the frequency...
and it is not position and chit-chat. The Boulder group
could easily pirate onto 123.5 if they want to use an inappropriate
frequency (again, read the AIM and quote it before responding).
Or, the could use 122.75 or 122.85. Yes, I know "everybody
does it" and "we've done it for a long time and not gotten
in trouble" and "my instructor taught me this". That does not
make it right, nor current information.

Our ham club in Fort Collins, Colorado just toured the FCC
Monitoring Van (they paid a courtesy visit to Fort Fun). They are
currently interested in finding and fine-ing violators. It will
be interesting how many people find out the hard way that the
rules really are the rules. :-)


Best regards,

Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocations!"
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