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Hack a transistor radio to hear Air Traffic Control A 3:53

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!

Creator's Site www.makezine.com
Hosted by youtube.com | Curated 8/5/08 | Views 28,698

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deathminister (6) 8/9/08 11:18 PM
Awesome, I wonder if it works in airplanes
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datyate (-3) 9/29/08 4:36 AM
which one
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leopold (1) 11/1/08 6:53 PM
way to give ideas!
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Markd 1/16/09 11:06 AM
Is this a good site ?
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300man04 5/15/09 7:24 PM
uhhh..thats sorta complicated..good for terrorists..they better not see this
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victor2112 6/17/09 4:37 PM
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) 9/11/09 2:05 PM
it is boom hack to application
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remzdar (1) 9/27/09 6:52 AM
its true
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liony222 10/20/09 12:00 AM
can you listen to military messages? or Can you do this to a walkie talkie?
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