[MilCom] D-ATIS

[Larry Van Horn]

There has been a lot of talk/message traffic (and a lot of misinformation) 
about the D-ATIS systems being intalled at airports here in the US. I have 
the full details direct from the mouth of the horse that will appear in one 
of my Monitoring Time magazine columns shortly. But to set the record 
straight before it becomes an urban legend, here is the scoop.

D-ATIS is not replacing voice ATIS systems. In fact, D-ATIS have been on the 
air for quite sometime now. D-ATIS messages are transmitted to the aircraft 
subscribing to the service on demand to pilots via the ACARS system. There 
are NO D-ATIS frequencies that are replacing voice ATIS systems.

And now you know the rest of the story.

73 de LVH

Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
President, Teak Publishing, Brasstown NC
Monitoring Times Assistant/Technical Editor
MT Milcom/Help Desk/What's New Columnist
Milcom Monitoring Post: http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/
Btown Monitoring Post: http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken" <rfinder1 at verizon.net>
To: <northeastmilair at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [northeastmilair] Barnes ATIS


> Thanks & Ok on all the "official" information.  BUT I highly doubt that
> there's not going to be some ATIS/ASOS/AWOS VHF frequency at KBAF (maybe 
> not
> 127.1, but another).  Look at the FAA website for all the other small
> airports in western MA that have ASOS installed.     Barnes Municipal is
> primarily a General/Business Aviation airport that gets a lot of usage.  I
> doubt that most aircraft have D-ATIS installed yet.  I know the KCEF VOR
> (114.0) also transmits ATIS type information, but is mostly unreadable at 
> my
> location than the 138.10 frequency which blares in with a very high signal
> level.  The tower always seems to give the 138 freq out to civilian 
> aircraft
> that don't have that receive capability.
>
> What I find interesting also with the KBAF UHF ATIS is why all the 
> expense,
> aren't the F15's suppose to have VHF AM aircraft radios installed so they
> can communicate with civilian aircraft?   Perhaps Air Force is actually
> funding the installation of the UHF ATIS as part of the BRAC realignment.
>
> Ken
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan" <boston at erols.com>
> To: <northeastmilair at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 11:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [northeastmilair] Barnes ATIS
>
>
>> Ken, let me add another a couple cents worth of explanation.
>>
>> The source that Larry quoted is the most reliable of all in the FAA
>> world. However, I've sometimes noticed they make a frequency posting one
>> day that includes something like this that doesn't seem to make sense.
>> Then, within a day or two they'll add to it and give a replacement freq.
>> Something else to consider...D-ATIS (Digital-ATIS) is being implemented
>> all over the country and some ATIS voice frequencies are going to start
>> disappearing. This past week, that same source at the FAA added D-ATIS
>> in the "Remarks" section for most major airports around the country. Who
>> needs a voice freq when you can get the ATIS report from anywhere in the
>> world for an airport on a digital display in the cockpit? (An ARINC
>> service in the U.S.) Just something else to consider.
>
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