Thursday, 27 January 2011

ZK-ZQE B737-838 Qantas Jetconnect First Flight


L/N 3542 C/N 34185 B737-838 ZK-ZQE JETCONNECT
Dep RNT 13:57 PST Arr BFI 15:46 PST
Call Sign BOE570 Hex Code C81DD7
Named: William Pickering
Photo Credit: John (Photo taken at RNT whilst ground testing)

6 comments:

  1. Dave@YVRFriday, 28 January 2011 at 05:24:00 GMT-8

    Morning John.....the only new code that I picked up to match the time Is a New Zealand code of C81DD7 13.58 to 15.35

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  2. JohnFriday, 28 January 2011 at 06:29:00 GMT-8

    Morning Dave thanks once again for your invaluable help for picking up the Hex Codes

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  3. John HFriday, 28 January 2011 at 08:05:00 GMT-8

    C81DD7 is ZK-ZQE. I also had it on the box. As C81DD7 is ZK-ZQE doesn't it add weight to my suggestion that sistership ZK-ZQD is actually C81DD6 and not the Australian hexcode as posted earlier?

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  4. JohnFriday, 28 January 2011 at 16:37:00 GMT-8

    John you are correct with your suggestion that ZK-ZQD Hex Code is C81DD6, with your help the posting has been changed
    Many Thanks

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  5. RodSaturday, 29 January 2011 at 14:18:00 GMT-8

    Hi Guys... new here and just monitoring acitivity... What are the HEX codes? ACARS?

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  6. JohnSunday, 30 January 2011 at 13:49:00 GMT-8

    Hi Rod
    Thanks for visiting the Blog here is some basic info about Hex Codes.
    What is Mode-S/ADS-B - Hex Code
    Mode S is a Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) technique with a selective interrogation of aircraft with its unique 24-bit worldwide address. This enables a unique identification of aircraft removing the risk of confusion due to overlapping signals.
    Mode S operates in the same Radio Frequency (1030-1090 MHz) band as conventional SSR systems.
    Mode-S employs airborne transponders to provide altitude and identification data, with ADS-B adding global navigation data typically obtained from a GPS receiver
    The position and identification data supplied by Mode S/ADS-B broadcasts are available to pilots and air traffic controllers.
    Mode S/ADS-B data updates rapidly, is very accurate and provides pilots and air traffic controllers with common air situational awareness for enhanced safety, capacity and efficiency. Further, It can provide a cost-effective solution for surveillance coverage in non-radar airspace.
    In USA, Germany, Denmark, Canada the hex codes stays with the registration when the registration is re-used but in the UK the hex code stays with the aircraft if it is re-registered to another G- reg for example if a aircraft was re-registered from G-ABCD to G-WXYZ then the hex cod stays the same as the code stays with the aircraft.
    Different countries have different ways of allocating their Mode-S Hex Codes there is no worldwide standard operating proceedure.

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