By John (Topol) Johnson KWV8BP
Source: Monitoring Times
Here are a few frequencies you might want to monitor if you ever see one
of the Goodyear Blimps fly overhead. A couple quick notes first, there are
three Blimps in operation in North America a fourth is operated in Europe.
The American blimps are stationed at three locations, one on each coast
and one in-between. The Enterprise, tail number N1A, is based in Pompano
Beach, Florida: the America, tail number N3A, is based near Houston, Texas
and the Columbia, tail number N4A, is based in Los Angeles.
Each blimp is accompanied by a three vehicle ground fleet consisting of a
van, a tractor-trailer, and a Greyhound-like bus.
The communications between the blimp and ground crew are normally held on
151.625 Mhz. The blimp also uses VHF aircraft band, communications can be
monitored here at 132.00 Mhz. AM. Below is a list of other frequencies used
by the blimp.
123.050 Common Blimp port frequency
123.250 Suffield (Ohio) Wingfoot Lake Facility
132.000 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company channel
151.625 Blimp Operations NBFM
465.9125 Blimp Operations NBFM - Low Power
465.9375 Blimp Operations NBFM - Low Power
465.9625 Blimp Operations NBFM - Low Power
For more information concerning the blimp or its operations, see the
August 89 issue of Monitoring Times.
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