Antonov An-24RV · Mordovia Airlines

baigi interestanti, ka šim ir HF antena, nez viņi tur Krievijas vidienē/austrumos pa HF komunicē? Tak pāri atlantijai diez vai šitie mauc? Kaut gan An-12 jau mauc, bet tas ir bišķi tomēr cits aparāts

it would be much better to leave comments on my photos in English or Russian ;) I don't know Latvian :(

Then it will also be much easier for you to browse the site in english. You can change the language here: aviofoto.lv/?c=profils

P.S. Of course, it will not change the language of comments. But then it will be easier for us to understand (by the little flag near your username), that you don't speak or read Latvian.

I'm trying all my best to understand what people wrote in Latvian, but it's really hard thing for me :)) For sure I'm not Latvian, but I gonna stay here for a long time :) P.S. tnx for link

Mārtiņš wrote a comment regarding HF (high frequency) antenna. Are they communicating in the far east and middle of Russia on HF?

Не знаю. КВ антенны используются на старых самолетах, так что это просто пережиток прошлого. Но к вашему сведению должен заметить, что даже на современных Боингах и Эйрбасах присутствуют КВ антенны. Только они выпускаются сзади в виде канатика со стабилизатором.

Я думаю это альтернативный источник связи, на случай когда основной источник не работает. Хотя мнения о качестве связи в данном случае расходятся...

Навел справки у знакомого пилота Ан 24/26. КВ антенны используются для связи. Качество связи нормальное :)

I had my only flight by AN-24B about 37 years ago. I flew from Pulkovo to Riga.

Good old times...

Hi Vitaliy, I can read Russian, but I can't write in it so if you don't mind, I'll elaborate my question in English. the reason why I asked this is because normally, at least in West, you would use HF for transatlantic routes and places where plane is out of reach of VHF comms for prolonged times. Assuming this Antonov does not fly transatlantic, my question is - do they have to use HF for comms somewhere in Russia's middle or far east, Siberia or other remote places? I see that you already partially answered my question, I was just wondering is there a place in Russia's controlled airspace that is not covered by VHF..

on completely unrelated topic - I see your email involves b757 and since you're saying you're going to stay here, may I ask (complete long-shot, but eh), any chance seeing b757 back in Riga on regular bases? Enjoy your new home!

In Russia, they use modern navigation and radio (as well as around the world). HF antennas are not used as primary communcation at this time :) And yeap, B757 is my favorite aircraft. I'm not sure if they come back in Riga (if you mean airbaltic's 757, currently operated by RoyalFlight). But as far as I know, technical control of these aircrafts provides by airbaltic.

I just thought for a second that maybe you have something to do with them like piloting/servicing...

Me? He-he :) No :(

For info: most of BT 737 have HF stations as well.

For your information: lots of modern aircrafts have HF... :)

I wasn't implying that HF is not modern or whatever, what I meant is that if there's equipment, it must have a purpose, and if there's a purpose, I was wondering what that purpose is in case of this antonov. Yes, I know that modern aircraft do have HF stations, that's because when they cross oceans they need them. I've even seen a cessna 172 with an HF antenna - something that's required if you want to cross the Atlantic. Given that this antonov is not likely to cross oceans, my question was - where else is it being used, that's it, a simple question I believe

As I've heard (sorry, haven't checked it myself) in most remote parts of Russia there is not that much VOR stations so they use NDB, which is considered a quite ancient navigation facility. Based on this I thought that maybe there is also not that much control centres which can cover the whole area just by using VHF comms. Also Africa comes in mind, maybe that' s another place where An-26 would be using HF? We need to see some charts to check this!