274.5500 Richmond RAAF ATIS

[cartman]

Up until today I could never hear the Richmond RAAF ATIS on 274.5500 from Blacktown even though I am in a high position
For some reason they have either bumped up the power or I have moved my magnetic base aerial 2mm into the right position

Sourced at 2120hrs UTC 26/12/12

Female Voice:
"Richmond Terminal Information Zulu
Restricted Area R469 and R470 deactivated
CTAF 135.5
Wind Calm
QNH: 1018 Hectapascals
Temperature: 17
Cloud: Scattered 3800 feet
Visibility: 10km or greater
Rainfall last 10mins Nil
Richmond Terminal Information Zulu"

The area is subject to frequent fogs and the storms that affect the outer west often pass by, so it always interesting to monitor.
As a rule cloud base details (up to 3 layers with height in feet) tends to change every few minutes

Grant

Met reports from another source (ADDS Metar)
YSRI 262100Z AUTO 20001KT 9999 // NCD 16/13 Q1018
YSRI 262030Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 // NCD 15/12 Q1018
YSRI 262000Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 // NCD 13/13 Q1017
YSRI 261933Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 // NCD 12/12 Q1017
YSRI 261930Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 // NCD 12/12 Q1017
YSRI 261914Z AUTO 00000KT 6000 // NCD 11/11 Q1017
YSRI 261900Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 // NCD 11/11 Q1017

TAF YSRI 261719Z 2618/2712 VRB05KT 9999 BKN020
BECMG 2700/2702 12008KT 9999 SCT030
PROB30 2618/2620 0500 FG SCT001 RMK

[kevnerd486]

Hi Grant,

As of a few months ago the Richmond ATIS is also being tx on VHF 126.3, makes it easier for civil A/C not fitted with a NDB receiver (the othe freq that the RIchmond ATIS is broadcast on 347khz ). Not sure if this is permanent becauses the details don't appear in the latests enroute guide for Richmond.

Regards Kev

[cartman]

Yeah you are right - hearing it on both 126.3000 and 274.5500Mhz.
I was aware of LW and Military UHF frequencies
In fact if you listened on the LW frequency many years ago you would often hear the PAPI precision approaches

Grant

http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/assig ... ID=2248309