RV to RV or plane to plane conversation frequency

[ron sterba]

I know of one frequency and that being 122.75 for plane to plane. Are there any other frequencies that can be used?

That frequency gets busy with guys flying to their destination. Sometimes it's a little cumbersome trying to talk over each other 50 miles apart.

Ron in Oregon
RV9A Flying

[Auburntsts]

A lot of folks use 123.45 (aka Fingers).

[rv8ch]

I too use 123.45 - easy to remember, just like all my passwords!

[RONSIM]

"for non-government flight test operations"

Ron

[xavierm]

A lot of people use 123.45 but we really shouldn't.

An airport used it for communications during a fly-in and got a large fine.

908. SPECIAL USE OF 123.45 MHZ. Within the United States (including Alaska, Hawaii, and United States
possessions) 123.45 MHz is authorized to be used only for non-government flight test operations, not air-to-air
communications. However, the frequency 123.45 MHz is designated as an air-to-air VHF communications
frequency to enable aircraft engaged in flights over remote and oceanic areas out of range of VHF ground stations
to exchange necessary operational information and to facilitate the resolution of operational problems. This
special use is in compliance with ICAO Annex 10, Volume V, Section 4.1.3.2.1

https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/6050.32B%20Chg%201.pdf

[Mel]

122.85 used to be listed as an alternate but I haven't looked in quite a while. 123.45 should not be used for air-to-air multi-com. It is a designated frequency for flight testing.

[Jesse]

I know some use 123.57. I hear lots of people using 123.45 regularly.

[olyolson]

Ron,

The FAA Airmens Information Manual (AIM) directs air to air frequency selection of specific VHF frequencies.

See this link: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publ.../media/aim.pdf

If 122.75 is too busy there are 3 other frequencies you could use that are not in use by the FAA. The table below from page 4-1-7 of the AIM describes which frequencies are allowed for communication plane to plane:

[Robert Anglin]

Originally Posted by Mel

122.85 used to be listed as an alternate but I haven't looked in quite a while. 123.45 should not be used for air-to-air multi-com. It is a designated frequency for flight testing.

Mel has it. We use 123.45 for air to ground phase one test flights. That is kind of by the book and leaves that channel open for important test flights. It has gotten a lot more congested over the last 20 some years, but 122.8 has always been the unicom open channel. Using .85 or three past the dot if you have it is still the most used chatter channel around. You can't get in hot water for using a common Unicom frequency, you just get stepped on from time to time. Yours, R.E.A. III #80888

[turbo]

123.125-
123.476 MHz Flight Test Yes

we are always in flight test mode.

http://www.smeter.net/spectrum/aviation.php

do your own research, there is a lot of feqs to choose from.