[Scan-DC] MWAA

[Steve Thompson]

I receive MWAA well at my QTH near Tysons Corner, although I am out 
of town now and can't confirm that it's on today.  There are 
low-powered (by normal base standards) transmitters at both 
airports.  There's another at Tysons, based on how loud they are at 
my place.  That would enable mobiles to travel between the two 
airports (with Tysons providing the midway link) without losing comms.

Observations:  It's generally a waste of time to listen to it. You 
get a lot of parking enforcement and clearances for law-enforcement 
officers to park near the terminals.  Plenty of bags left 
unattended.  At night, when the airports aren't busy, you get 
problems with the card readers that allow employees to open the 
jetways and stairs at the various gates.  These things seem to 
malfunction frequently.

On the other hand, if there's an emergency landing, you get the fire 
department talking to Operations doing play-by-play for you.  And 
you'll develop a quick understanding of how many people appear on the 
"Do Not Fly" list and who must therefore be personally greeted by a 
police officer.  It's nice to have the capability to listen to MWAA, 
but you'll get bored quickly.

Steve, N4TX


At 06:09 PM 1/16/2009, David Schoenberger wrote:
>Yeah, I really think eleven miles south of the airport is way too 
>far to expect reception, without a great antenna.  I remember riding 
>on Metro one time, and losing reception around the Braddock Road 
>station, which is the first one south of the airport.  Reception 
>also isn't that great in Crystal City, which is maybe a half-mile 
>from the airport.  On a positive note, I believe reception is decent 
>on the water in Old Town Alexandria.
>
>Dave
>
>On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Dewey 
><<mailto:dewey3 at gmail.com>dewey3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>A **very rough** ~11 air mile radius of DCA would fall somewhere 
>near the Fort Washington/Accokeek line in Maryland, and just below 
>Mt. Vernon in Virginia.  I can tell you that the MWAA trunked system 
>at DCA does not appear to run that much power, and is hard to get 
>south of the beltway.  Naturally, elevation would help if you are in 
>a high area.
>
>Dewey
>
>
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>From: 
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>[mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W4NNG
>Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 16:33
>To: Scan DC
>Subject: [Scan-DC] MWAA
>
>Anyone hearing the TG for MWAA.
>
>Just uploaded the objects and am not getting anything including a TG 
>signal.    Thougth I'd check w/ others before assuming operator malfunction
>
>tnx
>
>Bob
>
>Live ~ 11 miles south of DCA
>
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