Ham radio contact with jet airline passenger KB1RBI

Ham radio contact with jet airline passenger Keith Mutch
KB1RBI

[@eleanorhathaway927]

what a contact! That pilot is a legend

[@624radicalham]

Commando Squeak What pilot?

[@eleanorhathaway927]

The one flying the plane that allowed this ham to use his radio

[@drewsboats]

One in a million contact! 73

[@ZacharySound]

Love it. What type of radio was the man on the 757 using?

[@WW5RM]

@@ZacharySound 5watt HT ( walkie talkie ) I see airplanes on APRS all the time. Most are using a HT. Its a guy in East Texas use to go up once a month in his plane and make contacts. I was driving working in the Oilfield and worked him many times from my work truck. Fun stuff! I always monitor 146.520! You never know who you will hear. Plus the ARISS downlink. Very awesome just to hear them talk to kids at school! But just goes to show height is everything! =] WW5RM

[@spunbearing65]

Not the 1st time a ham talked to a passenger liner. Quite some time ago a group of hikers were struck by lightning on a mountain. The least injured ventured down and met a group of scouts. 1 had a portable and actually raised a jetliner with a distress call and that rescued the remaining injured. I believe 1 died as a result of their injuries. Ironically the deceased had been struck by lightning prior but survived that strike. I doubt anyone recalls that incident but it proved that 1 scout with a ham portable can call in the calvary anywhere

[@PYE172]

now i know how to get a good range on my hand held 5 W ham radio . i will buy myself a 757 jet

[@hamonabudget5943]

What a unique contact. I might have to take my HT on my next flight and convince the pilot to operate from 30k feet. Furthest QSO I have made simplex on 2m was about 40 miles. Thanks for sharing the video! -Eric

[@davidscott5315]

That was Fantastic for old boy you will remember that for the rest of your life....it happened to me a long time ago the ham was a pilot of a B32 going to the Yemen. ..Happy days Buddy..

[@KeithMutchKB1RBI]

I always keep an ear on 146.520!

[@XE1GXG]

Should sign “aeronautical mobile”

[@amglover4361]

I once had a QSO on 10m with the co-pilot of a 737 @37000 ft. I was gobsmacked.

[@stephenplatt5048]

Many years ago, I had a QSO with a pilot of a Lear jet flying over the caribbean en route to Venezuela on 10m sideband. Awesome experience! 73 de KC4JGC.

[@stephenplatt5048]

Yes, I do realize that. Heard a lot of that when I had an HF receiver. It's not often you hear one on the HF ham bands though.

[@williamkeller294]

That was awesome!!!! KF5SFS Houston, Tx

[@stephentaylor280]

I use to talk to amateur Continental airline pilots as they flew over my home. But then again they where friends of mind. KK7T

[@Seeker43]

As a past MARS operator i used to talk to my son who was a aircrew on a C141 on the ham and mars frequencies when ever he deployed.

[@spunbearing65]

Modern American Radio Station

[@Tacurongcity2001]

almost sounds like a satellite contact

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

Great video. I have made several aeronautical Qso's over the years it can and does happen often. mostly private pilots and small aircraft. alto I did work a commercial flight on 17m one day it had a daily run from Canada, down to the Caribbean some where I talked to the radio man/navigator, he said they made that same trip daily down and back . but I never caught him again after that. Also talked to another commercial flight over Greenland on its way to Europe. and that was on 2m also.so you never know call CQ! let them know you are there you'll be surprised like this guy was. ! great! tnx fer sharing

[@TedZarcone]

Should have gotten the flight number than tracked it online would have given location altitude and even speed of the aircraft. Pretty cool contact. 73 KC3IGM

[@BEdmonson85]

No kidding... this was freakin' awesome!

[@jerrebonmanlangit8242]

amazing contact man. im monitoring that frequency most of the time as well... Cheers and 73, ve6jem

[@redalrt4]

I worked an F-16 ADV (air defense variant) on HF SSB 20M if I recall correctly. No pile up at all. I just heard him calling CQ. I bet I can find the QSL card.

[@clems6989]

Pretty Awesome contact !! I would definitely try to get a QSL from him...

[@andrewevanoff1192]

Couple of years ago, I was driving to work and skimming through the 20 meter band. I heard a guy calling CQ as aeronautical mobile. I called him and had a short chat. He was a pilot on a commercial flight, using the jet's HF radio. I was near Charlotte and he was on approach into an airport in Virginia (can't remember which).

[@Radionut63]

KB1RBI Very cool contact, Call sign here is VO1MDS! Congrats! :-)

[@jay75rv]

Made an awesome contact on 11 meters with a sea freighter in Fiji whilst I lived in Perth Western Australia...freighter radio operator advised I was making his radio speaker distort and vibrate terribly.Probably because I was working South Pacific on 6 and 5 element stacked yagis.

[@kg4yhr]

I have had many around aronautical contact's on 20meters with pilots it's a lot of fun

[@JARyding]

When AES was still existence, they had a Beech Starship that would get service at Beech in Wichita. I was able to chat simplex from Wichita to Des Moines. Still had contact but let others call. The QSL card was a brochure describing the Starship. Very cool

[@YO2DA]

Is very nice to have a contact with an AM station. 73 sir

[@user-kv5ry7br4m]

Very interesting ! Thanks for posting

[@bobdillashaw4360]

Very cool!! Makes me want to monitor 520 more frequently now lol

[@andrewhill4226]

As an M6 in the UK I dont believe we are allowed to speak to an aircraft, but if they spoke to me I would give my callsign and ask is everything alright on board, etc and give a signal report and then explain and give him a 73. In these times anything that can help safety in the air I think is a bonus ! Thanks for posting 73's and good DX

[@deutschedog3259]

Sad to say if you do that in the UK you lose your license an get to appear in the Magestrates Court an a big fine.

[@matthewjreynolds83]

If you are within your band plan you could hold a qso with no worries, as uk operators we are not allowed to operate from an aircraft

[@micky9229]

Very cool. Greetings from England

[@cerulean22b69]

Oh gosh this is so cool! I need to get that license!

[@MauofMiami]

Cool contact, keep up the good work.

[@n8tuwstevenewland933]

Done this three times. First time was a f-16 fighter over Dayton ohio. The second time was a 747 over tenn. Working 2 meters. The last time was on 40 meters. You never forget these. It can be done guys. You just have to be there. N8TUW

[@Austinsairplanes]

Do fighter pilots monitor 146.520?

[@Aleziss]

that is cool that the pilot gave him authorization ! amateur vhf is close to airline vhf frequencies !

[@kj4ilk]

nice emporer ts5010 shogun above that tm281(271) kenwood you got there used to have a shogun myself

[@GreatLakesReliance]

That's Sweet, I didn't Know you Could do that on a Plane.

[@johnvogel7313]

I like your digital amp readout :)

[@OhMySack]

Rule #1...pay attention to what the other party is telling you.

[@HamRadioLiveShow]

I’d like to use this on my KZbin channel to show some unique content this is pretty unique for sure! Well done on the aeronautical mobile contact! These aren’t too common! I’ll make sure and credit your channel in the description section of the video my friend. Well done! Larry de K7HN

[@KeithMutchKB1RBI]

Yeah go ahead That's fine

[@Cycling.Doughnut]

This is awesome! :)

[@OfficialJoeKingOne]

What antenna was the Ham on the plane using?

[@bp968]

I didn't listen to the whole thing through, did you find out how far out he was from you? I suspect he was lighting up .520 for a pretty wide radius there for a while!

[@kellingc]

this is why I laugh when someone asks what the range is - line of sight, man.

[@kevinrhodes9329]

That was awesome hearing that guy on the plane with a ham radio call sign here is kd7kyb 73

[@W4ABN]

That's pretty cool. Nice work.

[@sondrayork6317]

I copied most of the qso, but that last couple of transmissions were all just noise, really good though and i am proud of you for making that contact. I've always wanted to make contact with the International Space Station myself, but I can never make the jump on just my handheld HT which for right now is all i got other then for a c crane skywave shortwave I use for listening 20 meters AM.

[@jonathanwarner1844]

A 5/8 wave in the window? A 1.25 metre long ground plane antenna - must be a big window.

[@K1DTC]

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it was a mag mount on the roof? 😂

[@pinchpoint]

Just curious, wouldn’t you inadvertently key up a whole lot of repeaters on the same frequency in the trajectory from the high altitude?

[@carlstyan6590]

In Canada you say, bring back poutine and maple syrup. But your over Philadelphia. running a 5/8.

[@spankyharland9845]

or maybe he is operating a vacuum cleaner and talking on the 2 meter radio.

[@soflodoug]

Passengers think hes probably nuts.☠️

[@Sunshine-xv8gg]

Amazing!!!

[@pinochet3317]

Ham Radio is so cool

[@NewShoesNewton]

Dxing via a airplane, Awesome!

[@jamesvieira8713]

That is awesome !

[@thesquirrelchroniclesakare7808]

CRAP ...I lost him ! Lol

[@scottso241]

cool contact from n2itd 73s

[@SNCKPCK]

thats pretty cool!!!

[@matthewcallaway9228]

wow thats cool contact all most like iss space station i would love to try it in hot air balloon good contact 73s

[@OLDSNOOP123]

What was he using? I heard a baofeng? And it must have been simplex as well, right?

[@shortbusmj]

Cokeman I hear Baofeng as well, and yes 146.52 is the national simplex calling frequency

[@alzeNL]

pretty cool !

[@br6145]

Nice contact!! By the way, is that a Smok rubber tank keeper sitting under the Kenwood?

[@kj4ilk]

Bryce H i was looking at his emporer ts-5010 10/11 merer radio above the vhf only rig (tm281/271(

[@kj4ilk]

Bryce H i was looking at his emporer ts-5010 10/11 merer radio above the vhf only rig (tm281/271)

[@1OFGODSOWN]

It's a POS Export radio & ILLEGAL on any band in the USA.

[@tommcintyre2963]

Slightly illegal..... The FAA restricts most RF emissions in the airplane, this one included. The pilot bent a rule here. But on the other hand, I have done that on both VHF and HF. Using a Collins 618T HF transceiver at 40,000 ft really gets out. Ex FAA, Airline pilot and military pilot. 73, K9FLY

[@joblessalex]

Love to give this a try....

[@kj4ilk]

Michael Arnold made a contact with a pilot at 7500 feet on 520 he was k9ez i think i still have the QSL card around here somewhere

[@SpaceComms]

lucky passenger

[@soul.rebel1986]

Wooow!

[@Johnny_Dj_Bravo]

What brand....

[@CS-iu3pz]

Seriously doubt "by Canada" if they are headed to PHI...more likely north of NY...which would put them close to CT. Great contact though..Who carries a HT on a plane? Cheers!

[@picturethis8611]

Chris S who carries a HT on a plane? me 😁

[@CS-iu3pz]

you...fantastic!

[@tonymusolino2369]

Maybe try to order something good to eat from daddy jack?

[@tonytyler6390]

HAAHAHAA. THAT IS TOO COOL.... TONY T. N0AMY..

[@beepbeepimasheep9792]

hello That Was really Cool Talking with An 737 lol callsign here k2BD4T my Frquency is 146.891 lol

[@scottyj9420]

lol that was great

[@Jazzclub101]

Legend Ĥave to get permision though

[@rustyb78]

Interesting.

[@soflodoug]

Need a license to do this?😆

[@CarstenBauer]

KA4ZVE mobile... or airbourne :)

[@floppinfish]

I'm about to get into ham radio. Have a beogeng on the way in the mail. Can someone explain to me what's going in here. Why is this so amazing?

[@mihajlopetkovic2003]

Well, you don't get to talk to someone on a plane every day.

[@jay75rv]

Mate,if you've gotta ask that question then try another hobby.

[@alanhughes1262]

50 dollar boefang amazing

[@1OFGODSOWN]

UV5R can be purchased TODAY for $25 with FREE shipping so for $50 you can get TWO.That is if you are a PRIME customer. {:>)

[@pm0501again]

I bought a pair of UV5Rs directly from a China supplier for $40.00 and it only took two weeks to get here. Makes you wonder what the actual manufacturing cost is! $4.00?

[@foxman362]

use quickthoughts app in google play store they give out 10$ amazon doing surveys i got at least 3 boafang radios for free for last 2months.

[@pm0501again]

I thought the FAA prohibits the use of two way radios on commercial airliners. I have known hams that have used Echolink on a smartphone via the onboard internet though.

[@gerardo7290]

Noup, that's not prohibited, and 145.52 is a simplex frequency.

[@N3WERHamRadioElmer]

Need renew soon =) 08/22/2018

[@fernandovergara3119]

Policía saber cara miy difícil radio

[@brandonbinder5572]

Thought it was a violation to use HAM while airborne?

[@garretr4488]

he had permission of the pilot and I don't think there is any such laws. If you have a private plane you can do it all you want but if it's a commercial flight you need to have the pilot's permission

[@brandonbinder5572]

I fully understand. 73s, thanks for the clarification!

[@danielvrolijk9272]

this is not true. even with permission from the pilot its not allowed.

[@rjedge54]

daniel vrolijk You might want to double check your information. According to 97.11 it is perfectly legal with the pilots permission. The only time indicated for non transmission from an aircraft is during IFR.

[@spunbearing65]

If that were the case,a group of hikers would have died on a mountain after a lightning strike got them.

[@MusicMath123]

4:05, "why are you listening a ham radio in the middle of the day?" WHAT?

[@1OFGODSOWN]

It's what some of us RETIRED folks do in the middle of the day as you say.It sure beats working at that time of the day but I have done my time working for others now it's my time.SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {:>)

[@MauofMiami]

Music Matt 76 what's the problem with that? I do it all the time when I'm off and I'm not retired.

[@recumbentogiro26]

Music Matt 76 That guy was a smartass on several occasions

[@rogerwoodland2587]

most hams use the radio in the day.

[@artadams1]

73s KI5BXN

[@davidscott5315]

Sorry my Call is G0kjp..

[@charlieoscar09]

Wow is this even legal...given the electronics on board why would the pilot even take this risk with passengers on...

[@graphstyle]

Why? Transmitting on a legal freq?

[@danielvrolijk9272]

DONT EVER TRY THIS. it is very illegal to transmit on a plane. even if the captain says ok the captain will get in trouble. This is a big NO NO

[@pacadet]

That simply isn't correct. Please reference 97.11. It is legal with the permission of the pilot in command AND as long as they are not currently operating under IFR.

[@davidhunt3161]

I hate how the Americans have used British names for their primativ towns and cities

[@1OFGODSOWN]

Get over it & you will sleep better because if you have not notice we don't care what you do or don't like. LOL Guess what you like does not count & never will here in the good old USA. {:>)

[@IamIronWolf]

Uh, Dave. A lot of those towns were named by British settlers who were probably just trying to keep a little sense of the old country. Or they were just unimaginative Brits who couldn't come up with anything better. I'll be nice and say it was the former. Of course it would have been better if they'd all been Irish and used Irish place names. However, the great Irish Diaspora didn't happen until a little later when the Brits turned up their abuse of the Irish. We also have places called Medina, Cairo, and all kinds of other world place names because we like different places or certain things remind us of other places. Oh, and we have places named for all kinds of things. Indian names, German, Czech, Polish, Spanish, Greek, names, and names of people who settled or started a town. There are two towns called Castroville in America. One is in California and called the :Artichoke Capital of the World." The other is " The Little Alsace of Texas." The later settled by Alsatian immigrants. Both are named for Henri Castro the empresario who arranged the migrations of groups of settlers. So Dave, get off your high horse. I'm sure plenty of folks around the globe hate how the English set-up towns with English names in their countries when they dominated and enslaved, I mean colonized. Now if what you are really saying is you aren't English and you just hate that we have towns named after anything English. Well then, that's fine. At least we speak American English here instead of British English. Though there is something sexy about a good looking woman from India speaking with that Brit influenced accent Reminds me, I'm out of Irish Whisky. Guess I'll have to toast that last idea with some good ole Kentucky Bourbon. (Well, that was fun.) Oh, and what the bloody hell does any of this really have to do with one Amatuer Radio Operator having the highlight of chatting with another over the radio while the latter is on a commercial aircraft flight? Yep. Nothing. But I enjoyed kicking out the response. Thank you for that opportunity. ;)

[@jay75rv]

What are you pissed off at?..it's the Yanks who should be pissed at having their towns named after grungy,dim,dank and miserable peasants villages in England.