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Have all the SBS1 sites closed down? the 2 that I was monitoring have
closed down, MTIA.
Regards Gary
Hi Gary et all,
Yes they have "closed down" - although it more a case of they have BEEN
closed down. All sites with SBS-1 of UK airspace have been contacted by
OFCOM (The Gov't Dept for radio communications) and "asked" to take down
their feed. The same applies to all UK sites re-broadcasting UK ATC - all
closed down "at the request of OFCOM".
And the reason why? They were all quoted the "Wireless & Telegraphy Act" -
more specifically that it is forbidden to listen to ATC within the UK.
However, a friend of mine, a journalist with a national paper, has done
some digging. He found out it is actually because of the exposure given to
scanners/SBS-1 with regard to the story of US transporting
terrorist-suspects on biz-jets thru UK airports. Big brother strikes again.
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Fencing seems the rage at the moment, along the whole airside at the hangar area - Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport high fencing is now being installed in front of all the hangars plus a series of CCTV camera's. The only gaps are at the taxyways to the different KLM, Transavia and MPH hangars. Aviation enthusiasts who work for the different airlines and have access to these areas should be on the alert, officially you should have permission from the Schiphol Airport Authority to take photographs airside. I know some people in the past 6 months have been questions when taking photos.
Security is being stepped up, be warned even if you have permission to work in the various technical areas it doesn't give you the right of access to every hangar. Security personnel are in and out of the different hangars all day, even aircraft which are to be towed from the technical area to the operational side are being checked for unauthorised persons. This may have something to do with the diamond robbery last year at Schiphol and/or a general crackdown on security which is happening all over Europe. Look at what is happening over in France eg.Paris area.
Finally, a few weeks ago if the report is correct the US authorities had asked the different European countries to close down viewing areas etc. Anyone with details on this report. Looks like they want everyone to go back to train spotting. Aviation Enthusiasts/spotters etc the world over are the unpayed eyes and ears of the Security Services. I'm sure if there was somebody was acting in a strange manner or heaven help us with a shoulder launched missile walking around Schiphol or Heathrow viewing area's the enthusiast/spotter would be the first to call the security services.
Ian