My name is Richard, I've been interested in military aircraft since I was a school lad.
I am an A class radio amateur, military airband monitoring is somthing that I have done for quite a long time and enjoy very much.
I'm located on the east coast nr the seaside town of Mablethorpe, so always something to listen to on the military airbands.
Welcome to the forum Richard
My Mother in law lives in Mablethorpe, that might explain any strange signals you may pick up while shes out on her broomstick!
Welcome to AiX Richard, from my location I also monitor MIL COMMS and my local airport over breakfast. Like you I'm near the coast so can pick up well with a simple dipole.
Hi Bomber. A great way of covering airfields is by bike. I tried this a few years ago in Suffolk and 'did' nine airfields in three days - ! Pick your sites, not too far apart, pop the bike in or on the car and away you go. I've found with experience that landowners seem to interpret a bloke / lass on a bike far less 'threatening' than the same person in a car and are thus generally more amenable, especially of you inadvertently stray onto private land and also conversation is much easier. Also, whenever you see something interesting, chances are you can get much closer on a bike and you just need to lean it against something solid rather than have to get out, lock the car and walk some distance.
Welcome to AiX Richard.... I am another ham - and also an HF/VHF/UHF aircraft listener - right now listening to 8992 on GC RX and just been working PY on 15m on the TS530S. Also run a ADS-B receiver 24/7.Located down in deepest Devon - well placed to monitor the REACH flights and the Lyme Bay danger areas..
My principal interests in airfields - the airfields of Hampshire and Dorset - see my website.....
My name is Peter and I saw that quite a few people from AiX were visiting my site (www.tabor.org.uk
) to see the diary of my grandfather Henry Tabor. Henry was in the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) from 1915 and was there when it merged into the RFC in 9181. Henry Tabor's 1916 diary (www.tabor.org.uk/HTT%20Diary%20intro.htm
) covers his time in the Battle of the Somme as a wireless operator with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) attached to various Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) siege batteries.
He was attached to 9 Squadron in 1916 in airfields like St Omer, Bertangles, Morlancourt aerodrome.
Your site looks very informative and I look forward to exploring it over the next few months.
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conversation is much easier. Also, whenever you see something interesting, chances are you can get much closer on a bike and you just need to lean it against something solid rather than have to get out, lock the car and walk some distance. 
