Hack a transistor radio to hear Air Traffic Control

Hack a transistor radio to hear Air Traffic Control

Normally, when standing outside your local regional airport, you'd need a special radio or scanner to pick up the transmissions coming from that Air Traffic Control tower. Well, not anymore.

Kip Kay from Make Magazine will show you how to take an old vintage AM/FM transistor radio and make a quick modification so that it picks up the VHF band of Air Traffic Control, Air Shows and other Civil Aviation Band transmissions.

This is one amazing radio hack!

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deathminister (5) 1 year ago
Awesome, I wonder if it works in airplanes
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datyate (-3) 1 year ago
which one
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leopold (1) 1 year ago
way to give ideas!
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Markd 10 months ago
Is this a good site ?
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300man04 6 months ago
uhhh..thats sorta complicated..good for terrorists..they better not see this
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victor2112 5 months ago
The aircraft band uses Amplitude Modulation. You modded Fm Band change still leaes the unit receiving Fm or Frequency Modulation. I doubt this works very good
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hooklove (-1) 2 months ago
it is boom hack to application
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remzdar (1) 2 months ago
its true
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liony222 last month
can you listen to military messages? or Can you do this to a walkie talkie?
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