I was tuned to Indy Center yesterday and heard this exchange with a plane on flight following:
Indy Center:
“Cessna 12345, contact Indy Center on 124.62.”
Cessna 12345:
“Can I have something that doesn’t end in a ‘2’ or a ‘7’?”
Indy Center:
“What was that request?”
Cessna 12345:
“Can I have a frequency doesn’t end in a ‘2’ or a ‘7’? My radio can only tune to frequencies that end in a ‘5’ or a ‘0.’”
[After a pause.]
Indy Center:
“Cessna 12345, we’ve got nothing for you. Radar Services terminated. Squawk VFR. Frequency change approved.”
Remember: You have to “pull” out the small knob on some older radios to tune in “.25” or “.75.”
Evan Jones
