Flying in an area with a lot of helicopter traffic inside class C airspace. One of the hospitals insist on inbound/outbound helicopters using 123.050 for landing and tokeoffs. The problem is you need to be up with approach and it would be nice to be able to listen for local helo traffic on 123.025

We've only got two radios so this is a problem. Why do hospitals have to use 123.05 when 123.025 would seem safer in congested airspace? 

I know, it's crazy busy, and sometimes all 4 radios are blasting at the same time which maxes out my RA factor:

Approach Control on Comm 1

Air to Air on Comm 2

Med Com on FM-UHF

Cent Com on FM-VHF

you can't prioritize and have no control over your aircraft 

Without the Medcrew, you do not have a job.  or have a conversation with your team.

a hospital is using the same frequency as a local approach controller. sure jan 

but quit bringing this up and see if you can solve your own problems with the radio

it's fun to listen to the amateurs cry

that makes no sense bro

give them an initial call up, get your pad then switch to whatever your little fragile heart desires. make a takeoff call and then switch to whatever your delicate heart desires. quit being a whiny bitch and figure thsi out already.

each post makes you look even more like a clueless idiot. stop posting.

Many reasons that they would use 123..05.

do they have an aircraft based at the heliport?  do they have a dispatcher that needs to monitor t/o and l/d.  

do they have pilot controlled lighting.   Could be a close by hospital that has pilot controlled lighting on 123.025 and rather than turn on both while airborne they are assinged a different freq... 

Its easy make a call on 123.02....  wait a few seconds.. nobody responds back switch to 123.05.   ATC will give you a freq. change when you are clear of any traffic.   

It really is not hard. 

op should ask the other pilots for pointers on how to helicopter pilot

So after you switch back to 123.05, someone makes a call on 123.025 and you don't hear it.  Brilliant strategy Cotton.

active and other standby on box 2, flip/flop as required.  Use box 1 for ATC obviously.  The hospital has absolutely zero control over your command pilot obligations.  I suggest you convene an informal chat with them via your management.  Again, remember, they are NOT in charge of you, you do your job as required and if push come to shove start reporting to your company and NASA ASRS and the FAA.  Is what being a PIC is all about.  Fire away!!

I don't know why some hospitals use 123.05 instead of 123.025 but can only speculate That maybe the hospital that's insists on frequency 123.05 is the major trauma center in the area. With other hospitals in the general vicinity.

that may be the hospital that's insists on frequency 123.05 is the major trauma center in the area. With other hospitals in the general vicinity.

If the major trauma center is a busy hospital, it would Somewhat deconflict Traffic between the major trauma center and the outlying hospitals. And as mentioned, it's likely that helipad lights are controlled by the frequency. 

is the final arbiter!  Check with them, they're ok types.

I don't care what the hospital wants. I talk on 123.025 and the TFM or TDFM. And of course ATC. We've got eyeballs and ears. Use them.

the big talker lol

that the hospital ground station doesn't have an FCC license for 123.050. Or 123.025, for that matter.

Those are air-to-air frequencies. You need to be talking to the hospital on their med frequencies or they need to get the proper radio station license for ground-to-air.

probably not true.

123.05 was/is heliport freq and 123.025 can be air to air or heliport or whatever FCC decide.  They can be assigned to airport Unicom - true dat!