2016
TSM Air Show Special
By
Brian and Jo Marie Topolski
Monitoring the action in the air
at any of North America’s many air shows can be daunting. You have to know
where to listen and when to listen to fully enjoy the spectacle. Veteran air
show attendees and TSM contributors, Brian
and Jo Marie Topolski, give us some valuable hints about air show action. Don’t
forget to bring your scanner, camera and ear protection—it’s going to get
really loud!
Flying with Fat Albert and Sean D. Tucker
By Kevin Burke
Longtime air show attendee,
photographer and veteran air-band monitor, Kevin Burke, has found himself in
several uncomfortable situations, all in pursuit of a great shot of some of the
world’s most advanced aircraft in action. Whether it’s a nausea-inducing ride
in a C-130 doing aerobatic maneuvers or hanging from a seatbelt in a support
plane watching Sean D. Tucker tear up the skies in his 400-horsepower biplane,
Kevin is in the game!
How to Track Military and Civilian Aircraft on your Home
Computer
By Larry Van Horn N5FPW
Monitoring military and civilian
aircraft activities via your scanner has come a long way. Not too long ago it
was the domain of well-heeled hobbyists with highly honed technical skills.
Now, thanks to off-the-shelf receivers and readily available software, you can
personally keep track of almost anything that flies, almost anywhere in the
world. Veteran milcom monitor, Larry Van Horn, shows us how it’s done.
A Beginner’s Guide to Monitoring Aviation
By Dave Kelly
Air comms in the sky aren’t just
for private and commercial aviation; the military provides some of the more
interesting action you can hear. And, it’s not just VHF and UHF frequencies you
need to monitor. Dave walks us through the basics of aviation monitoring with
tips on where and when to tune in. And, here’s a hint, you don’t have to live
near a major airport or military base to hear something interesting.
2026 TSM Air Show Guide
From March through November the
best precision aircraft and skydiving teams will be in the air at an airbase near.
Here are the 2016 schedules for the US Air Force Thunderbirds; the US Navy Blue
Angels; the Canadian Forces Snowbirds; US Army Golden Knights; Breitling Jet
Team; Team Oracle Presents Sean D. Tucker, and GEICO Skytypers as provided by
each team.
Scanning America
By Dan Veenaman
Michigan Interoperability System; Rebanding Progress
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
Federal Monitoring at Super Bowl 50
Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman NV6H
ALE: The Mode that Linked the World
Digital HF: Intercept and Analyze
By Mike Chace-Ortiz AB1TZ/G6DHU
Is an Egyptian HF Diplomatic Network Overhaul Underway?
HF Utility Logs
By Mike Chace-Ortiz and Hugh Stegman
Digitally Speaking
By Cory Sickles WA3UVV
What Else Can You Do With It?
VHF and Above
By Joe Lynch N6CL
The History of the VUCC Award
Amateur Radio Insights
By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z
Forgotten Antenna Fundamentals
and Other Curious Tidbits—Part 3
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
The Goodwill Radio Connection
Radio Propagation
By Tomas Hood NW7US
The Somersaulting Sun
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Keith Perron
Radio Netherlands: Archiving Shortwave
Radio History
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
DJs, The Bard, and “My Favorite Country”
Amateur Radio Satellites
By Keith Baker KB1SF/VA3KSF
AMSATs Then and Now
The Longwave Zone
By Kevin O’Hern Carey WB2QMY
News, Mail, and
Updates
Adventures in Radio Restoration
By Rich Post KB8TAD
Another Lafayette Radio: New Life for an HA-230
Antenna Connections
By Dan Farber AC0LW
Antenna Stealth: A Working Philosophy
Radio Horizons
Teak Air Show Guide 2016 17th Edition by Larry Van Horn N5FPW