Can you listen to ATC in UK?
Can you listen to ATC in UK?
What about LHR? Unfortunately, UK law puts a stick in the spokes to listening to the ATC at Heathrow, the busiest airport in Europe and an AvGeek delight, with dozens of airlines from all over the world. Pascoe said the UK prohibits listening to ATC, let alone rebroadcasting it.
Can I listen to air traffic control on my phone?
LiveATC for Android is brought to you by LiveATC.net – listen to live air traffic control! LiveATC for Android provides a quick and easy way to listen in on live conversations between pilots and air traffic controllers near many airports around the world.
Where can I find ATC recordings?
LiveATC.net has live and recorded ATC radio for most countries/airports. There are lots of flight tracking websites, e.g. FlightAware, that have live and recorded radar/ADS-B tracks.
Are ATC recordings public?
ATC as public domain information ATC are broadcast over the radio in the public domain and with no explicit prohibition they could be listened or recorded by everyone.
Is it legal to listen to airband?
It is illegal to listen to all aeronautical transmissions.
Is Live ATC legal?
13.4 The LiveATC.net Services are owned or licensed by LiveATC.net and are protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions.
Can you listen to ATC on a plane?
By far the main thing anyone listening to ATC cannot do is TALK! Unless you are flying an aircraft or working at the airport you are not allowed to talk on a VHF airband radio frequency. When a rogue radio call is heard this distraction can lead to severe implications that can endanger the lives of hundreds of people.
How do I listen to old ATC recordings?
LiveATC.net was the first site to provide both live and recorded ATC audio transmissions with instant archive retrieval and it’s free to use. Just search the airport/ARTCC code or frequency or click on their world map and you’ll be tuned in and listening.
Can you listen to ATC on a car radio?
No. Car radios operate on a completely different frequency spectrum than AM/FM. In addition, unless you are really close, you won’t hear anything anyway. Due to the frequency spectrum, they rely on line-of-sight communication since planes are either in the air or on the ground near the antenna of the airport.
Is listening to ATC is illegal and why?
By far the main thing anyone listening to ATC cannot do is TALK! Unless you are flying an aircraft or working at the airport you are not allowed to talk on a VHF airband radio frequency. In some countries like Canada and the UK you also need a Radio Operator Certificate to legally talk on the radio.
Is it illegal to listen in on ATC communications?
So it is illegal to listen in on ATC communications between ATC and pilots if you’re not required to be listening (for instance, if you’re flying in the same region). You can listen to ATC if given permission, e.g. at an air show.
What is live ATC?
LiveATC is a digital feed of local receivers tuned to aircraft communications around the world. Perhaps surprisingly, volunteers who live within radio range of airports (generally 15 miles) use spare radio and computer equipment to relay “airband” transmissions into the LiveATC.net audio network.
Can I listen to live Heathrow Airport radio online?
If you came looking to tune in and listen to live Heathrow airport radio online, I’m afraid this is not possible. It’s been deemed illegal to let you listen in this way, your best option is to buy a airband radio and either visit Heathrow, or get a very large aerial – and tune into the LHR atc frequencies listed above!
Where can I listen to air traffic control live?
If you’ve got nothing better to do on one night, visit LiveATC.net , where anyone with a computer or smartphone and a passing interest in aviation can listen to control towers live, worldwide, and in full action. Student pilots use it to listen to their local airport to get accustomed to the myriad radio calls required.
