NOTE: This report was for HEARSAT's Satellite of the Month.

Location-        Queens County, New York City, USA  (40.724167 LAT,  -73.801944 LON)
Local Time-    10:12 pm EDT   8 July, 2000

Click HERE  for 45 second recording of Transit 5B5

Frequency-  136.654 FM

Receiver-     ICOM IC-R7100

Antenna-     4 element yagi for 2 meter band.  Antenna was fixed, pointing WEST with an elevation of 60 degrees.

While monitoring 5B5, I heard an Airliner slightly off frequency requesting a wheel chair for one of its passengers.