Hmm...hand't thought about this...

AngelFuree · July 12th, 2004, 23:51

I heard from a CFI here, that it's possible to listen to radio stations (music) using the ADF...

I find that sooo cool. I'm gonna try that tomorrow morning.
In the mean time, has anyone here done this?

(yes, this may be old stuff, but it's definitely new to me

)

Doug Taylor · July 12th, 2004, 23:53

Sure!

Usually the quality sucks so don't look to rock out to Leif Garrett with high fidelity.

RiddlePilot · July 12th, 2004, 23:53

Heck yeah! 1580 AM Radio Disney, baby. That's gotten me through many a long XC over the desert.

AngelFuree · July 12th, 2004, 23:57

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. Cool!

I had never payed attention to the frequency range of the ADF. Ha!

rv7 · July 13th, 2004, 00:00

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(yes, this may be old stuff, but it's definitely new to me )

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ADFs old? Nah.

AngelFuree · July 13th, 2004, 00:01

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ADFs old? Nah.

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lol, I was referring to me not knowing you could do it.

Doug Taylor · July 13th, 2004, 00:05

Never thought about the frequency band of the ADF and that 'ident' selector on there?

One of the first things I learned on cross countries was the ADF.

It was almost sport at my last company to keep a continuous flow of music tuned in as we're droning around the great lakes region.

I_Money · July 13th, 2004, 00:06

Yeah - there are rarely any good stations though. I once listened to the Laker game (with Ed, and JonnyB), got 1070 for the traffic, as well as once I got Disney, and listened to Britney Spears - that was probably the best.

AngelFuree · July 13th, 2004, 00:13

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Never thought about the frequency band of the ADF and that 'ident' selector on there?

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Ha ha ha, nope!
The funny thing is that I found out about it when a friend was on a x-country and her CFI told me about it, lol.
So yeah, I guess there was a reason for knowing it! Ah yes, x-countries.

mrivc211 · July 13th, 2004, 00:32

I listened to the Laker games the last year Chick Hearn was still alive. I remember flying over Staples Center while they were playing their games and Chick was giving play by play. I also listened to a game of there on 570KLAC on ADF all the way out to about Bermuda Dunes. Thats quite a distance from Los Angeles. I guess us being up at 15,000 feet helped with the reception? I miss chick!

July 13th, 2004, 00:36

Now how do I install speakers and hook them up to the ADF?

Nick · July 13th, 2004, 08:11

At night the reception I have gotten went up dramatically. From near Bangor, Maine at 8,500' I was receiving 1210 Philadelphia (The Big Talker, 50,000 watts) and a station in Cleveland. Both several hundred miles away, coming in clear, and the needle pointing at them. Neat stuff!

flyover · July 13th, 2004, 08:14

It's the only reason I can see to leave 'em in the airplane.

Dave

flyifrvfr · July 13th, 2004, 08:21

I recently flew in a mooney who's owner hooked up a MP3 player into the headphones and intercom. Talk about cool, this thing made NDB's obsolete. I did request Danger Zone but sadly it wasn't in the playlist.

ready2fly · July 13th, 2004, 08:32

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Now how do I install speakers and hook them up to the ADF?

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"Dude, you gots one BOOMIN' ADF!!!"

sbe · July 13th, 2004, 08:32

The Arrow I flew for the last part of my CSEL, and that I'm flying for my CFI, I like to take on x/cs where practical as it has an AM/FM + CD player in the panel. I'm lovin' it...

Sarah

MikeD · July 13th, 2004, 08:50

Flying back overnight from ABQ to PHX, I couldn't pick up the local PHX AM stations, but I could get Los Angeles stations pretty good. Little "night effect" goes a long way.

Icelandair · July 13th, 2004, 09:12

I listened to all 3 hours of Rush Limbaugh on one of my XC's.

Ramsey · July 13th, 2004, 09:13

You can even navigate to the radio station’s location using that old nav aid – or the nearest t-storm!

July 13th, 2004, 09:51

[ QUOTE ]
Flying back overnight from ABQ to PHX, I couldn't pick up the local PHX AM stations, but I could get Los Angeles stations pretty good. Little "night effect" goes a long way.

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Can't you pick up the AF radio station?

viper548 · July 13th, 2004, 11:17

I was on a flight from MA to CA when we started attacking Iraq, we listened to the news on the ADF the whole way there.

rv7 · July 13th, 2004, 12:22

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I listened to all 3 hours of Rush Limbaugh on one of my XC's

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As if the drone of the engine isn't enough to put you to sleep.

MikeD · July 13th, 2004, 16:41

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Flying back overnight from ABQ to PHX, I couldn't pick up the local PHX AM stations, but I could get Los Angeles stations pretty good. Little "night effect" goes a long way.

[/ QUOTE ]

Can't you pick up the AF radio station?

[/ QUOTE ]

AF radio station?

flyn_ace_99 · July 13th, 2004, 19:30

I tried to pick up a radio frequency during my entire Cessna trip from Jacksonville, FL to Phoenix! NOT a sound!

July 12th, 2004, 23:51	#1
AngelFuree Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: G-Forks, ND/ NYC Posts: 3,349	Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... I heard from a CFI here, that it's possible to listen to radio stations (music) using the ADF... I find that sooo cool. I'm gonna try that tomorrow morning. In the mean time, has anyone here done this? (yes, this may be old stuff, but it's definitely new to me )

July 12th, 2004, 23:53	#2
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 41,926 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... Sure! Usually the quality sucks so don't look to rock out to Leif Garrett with high fidelity.

July 12th, 2004, 23:53	#3
RiddlePilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 928	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... Heck yeah! 1580 AM Radio Disney, baby. That's gotten me through many a long XC over the desert.

July 12th, 2004, 23:57	#4
AngelFuree Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: G-Forks, ND/ NYC Posts: 3,349	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. Cool! I had never payed attention to the frequency range of the ADF. Ha!

July 13th, 2004, 00:00	#5
rv7 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 252	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... [ QUOTE ] (yes, this may be old stuff, but it's definitely new to me ) [/ QUOTE ] ADFs old? Nah.

July 13th, 2004, 00:01	#6
AngelFuree Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: G-Forks, ND/ NYC Posts: 3,349	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... [ QUOTE ] ADFs old? Nah. [/ QUOTE ] lol, I was referring to me not knowing you could do it.

July 13th, 2004, 00:05	#7
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 41,926 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... Never thought about the frequency band of the ADF and that 'ident' selector on there? One of the first things I learned on cross countries was the ADF. It was almost sport at my last company to keep a continuous flow of music tuned in as we're droning around the great lakes region.

July 13th, 2004, 00:06	#8
I_Money Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Socal Posts: 5,691	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... Yeah - there are rarely any good stations though. I once listened to the Laker game (with Ed, and JonnyB), got 1070 for the traffic, as well as once I got Disney, and listened to Britney Spears - that was probably the best.

July 13th, 2004, 00:13	#9
AngelFuree Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: G-Forks, ND/ NYC Posts: 3,349	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... [ QUOTE ] Never thought about the frequency band of the ADF and that 'ident' selector on there? [/ QUOTE ] Ha ha ha, nope! The funny thing is that I found out about it when a friend was on a x-country and her CFI told me about it, lol. So yeah, I guess there was a reason for knowing it! Ah yes, x-countries.

July 13th, 2004, 00:32	#10
mrivc211 Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,061	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... I listened to the Laker games the last year Chick Hearn was still alive. I remember flying over Staples Center while they were playing their games and Chick was giving play by play. I also listened to a game of there on 570KLAC on ADF all the way out to about Bermuda Dunes. Thats quite a distance from Los Angeles. I guess us being up at 15,000 feet helped with the reception? I miss chick!

July 13th, 2004, 00:36	#11
Lurker Posts: n/a	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... Now how do I install speakers and hook them up to the ADF?

July 13th, 2004, 08:11	#12
Nick Old Skool Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,521	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... At night the reception I have gotten went up dramatically. From near Bangor, Maine at 8,500' I was receiving 1210 Philadelphia (The Big Talker, 50,000 watts) and a station in Cleveland. Both several hundred miles away, coming in clear, and the needle pointing at them. Neat stuff!

July 13th, 2004, 08:14	#13
flyover Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,389	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... It's the only reason I can see to leave 'em in the airplane. Dave

July 13th, 2004, 08:21	#14
flyifrvfr Banned Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 85	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... I recently flew in a mooney who's owner hooked up a MP3 player into the headphones and intercom. Talk about cool, this thing made NDB's obsolete. I did request Danger Zone but sadly it wasn't in the playlist.

July 13th, 2004, 08:32	#15
ready2fly Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DFW Posts: 7,373	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... [ QUOTE ] Now how do I install speakers and hook them up to the ADF? [/ QUOTE ] "Dude, you gots one BOOMIN' ADF!!!"

July 13th, 2004, 08:32	#16
sbe Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KC Posts: 540	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... The Arrow I flew for the last part of my CSEL, and that I'm flying for my CFI, I like to take on x/cs where practical as it has an AM/FM + CD player in the panel. I'm lovin' it... Sarah

July 13th, 2004, 08:50	#17
MikeD Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pinal Airpark Posts: 6,897	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... Flying back overnight from ABQ to PHX, I couldn't pick up the local PHX AM stations, but I could get Los Angeles stations pretty good. Little "night effect" goes a long way.

July 13th, 2004, 09:12	#18
Icelandair Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Dakota, USA Posts: 247	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... I listened to all 3 hours of Rush Limbaugh on one of my XC's.

July 13th, 2004, 09:13	#19
Ramsey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ramstein Air Base, Germany; LH 747-400 SIM Posts: 571	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... You can even navigate to the radio station’s location using that old nav aid – or the nearest t-storm!

July 13th, 2004, 09:51	#20
Lurker Posts: n/a	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... [ QUOTE ] Flying back overnight from ABQ to PHX, I couldn't pick up the local PHX AM stations, but I could get Los Angeles stations pretty good. Little "night effect" goes a long way. [/ QUOTE ] Can't you pick up the AF radio station?

July 13th, 2004, 11:17	#21
viper548 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 818	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... I was on a flight from MA to CA when we started attacking Iraq, we listened to the news on the ADF the whole way there.

July 13th, 2004, 12:22	#22
rv7 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 252	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... [ QUOTE ] I listened to all 3 hours of Rush Limbaugh on one of my XC's [/ QUOTE ] As if the drone of the engine isn't enough to put you to sleep.

July 13th, 2004, 16:41	#23
MikeD Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pinal Airpark Posts: 6,897	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Flying back overnight from ABQ to PHX, I couldn't pick up the local PHX AM stations, but I could get Los Angeles stations pretty good. Little "night effect" goes a long way. [/ QUOTE ] Can't you pick up the AF radio station? [/ QUOTE ] AF radio station?

July 13th, 2004, 19:30	#24
flyn_ace_99 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: not apparently in this universe Posts: 248	Re: Hmm...hand\'t thought about this... I tried to pick up a radio frequency during my entire Cessna trip from Jacksonville, FL to Phoenix! NOT a sound!

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