Overlapping and interfering radio freqs

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"Simon Robbins" <simon@NOSPAMsjrobbins.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> When I tune to Oxford (EGTK) Ground on 121.950 I get Bournemouth ATIS
> (also
> 121.950) which is 67 miles away.
> Is there any way I can limit the range of ATIS frequencies, or change the
> priority of overlapping frequencies in the sim so I always get only the
> nearest? (Oxford Ground still works ok, all calls just cut in over the
> background ATIS reports for the distant airport.)
>

One option might be to change the ATIS frequency of Bournemouth, you can do
this with AFCAD.

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"Jim" <BozAir@REMOVETHISchartermi.net> wrote in message
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> For the record, this is normal. I'm sitting here listening to my
> scanner (I have all the local airport frequencies programmed in - at
> least 6 within range) and often hear conflicts. That is why most
> pilots are careful to indicate what airport they are talking about in
> their transmissions. However, it does seem a bit unusual that an ATIS
> frequency would also be used for general airport traffic. I think
> somebody goofed. ;-)

I thought so too, but I just checked my 2005 UK VFR Flight Guide and the
freqs are correct. Bournemouth does use the same 121.95 frequency as Oxford
Ground. Curiously though, it also lists a separate ATIS frequency for
Oxford, which is 136.225, but that's not supported in the sim.

I think I've figured out what's wrong though. I've just tested it and if I
start on the ground and use the ground freq and go through the proper
take-off (via the tower freq) and then tune back to ground I get the distant
ATIS. Then when I land and get handed over and I tune ground I don't get
the ATIS. So it seems to be trying to be clever. But, sometimes for
whatever reason it gets confused as to what state it's in, and I think I
must have saved my default flight (which is from Oxford) in one of these
peculiar ATC situations, where I'm on the ground, but the ATC doesn't
realise it. So, I'll sort it out and save the flight again.

Si