Decoding ACARS on VHF with your SDR Radio Monitoring Aviation Communications Ep 5

This video shows most of the kinds of messages you will receive if you set up an SDR radio to decode ACARS transmissions in the VHF air band. I used the following 2 SDRs in the making of this video : RTLSDR v3 NooElec NESDR SMArt To see a review of these 2 budget SDRs you can watch my Budget SDR Shootout at Of course you can use any SDR that covers the VHF airband to decode ACARS transmissions. The scanner I use most for airband is the Uniden Bearcat BCT15X which you can find at Software used : acarsdec Black Cat ACARS AcarSdeco2 If you are new to the world of SDR, check out the 2020, 2021 SDR Guide videos which will help you discover what your Software Defined Radio is capable of As always, thanks for watching the Frugal Radio (FR) channel :)