[ARC5] Data tags and contract delivery dates

Thu, 08 Jan 2004 17:18:48 +0000

Line-of-sight radio range at 33,000 feet approaches 200
miles if TX power and RX sensitivity are good enough.
That's what SAC expected from Command Post to
B-52 when I was an EWO.

Mac, K2GKK/5
USAF, Retired
FAA Radio Tech

----Original Message Follows----

From: gordon white <[email protected]>
To: "David L. Stinson" <[email protected]>
CC: Mike Morrow <[email protected]>,Taigh Ramey <[email protected]>, 
[email protected]
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Data tags and contract delivery dates
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:00:58 -0500

I certainly support David's last post. VHF was very important, but not  long 
enough range for long-range missions. Having flown as a  civilian pilot in 
the U.S. and overseas, until quite recently even passenger jets had HF 
radios. May still. You can't communicate much past line-of-sight with VHF, 
even though at 33,000 feet LOS is  a fair piece.

- Gordon White

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