[Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] vhf frequency

[Bob Macklin]

That was it. But for me thaty was a LONG TIME AGO!

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ/7
Seattle, Wa.

"REAL RADIOS GLOW IN THE DARK"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Wilder" <bwils at bellsouth.net>
To: "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>; "D C *Mac* Macdonald"
<k2gkk at hotmail.com>; <Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>; <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] vhf frequency


> Sounds like the AN/URC-4
>
>
> At 03:09 PM 5/4/2005 -0700, Bob Macklin wrote:
>
> >We had a 2 piece HT that survival tranciever that worked on 121.5 and
243.
> >The frequency was selected by the way you extended the antenna. One of
the 2
> >pieces was the battery. The 2 pieces fit into pockets in your flight
suit.
> >
> >Bob Macklin
> >K5MYJ/7
> >Seattle, Wa.
> >T/SGT USAF 1958
> >
> >"REAL RADIOS GLOW IN THE DARK"
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
> >To: <Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>; <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> >Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 2:48 PM
> >Subject: RE: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] vhf frequency
> >
> >
> > > Basically, the Emergency Locator Transmitter used by
> > > individual aircrew was a 121.5 MHz transmitter with
> > > VERY  rich second harmonic output on 243.0 MHz.
> > >
> > > Mac, K2GKK/5
> > > USAF, retired
> > >
> > >
> > > ----Original Message Follows----
> > > From: "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>
> > > To: "Jack Antonio" <scr287 at sbcglobal.net>,"Milsurplus mailman"
> > > <Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>,<arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] vhf frequency
> > > Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 12:15:27 -0700
> > >
> > > 243MHz was also the emergency channel. The receivers could receive
both
> > > frequencies simultaneously.
> > >
> > > Bob Macklin
> > > K5MYJ
> > > Seattle, Wa.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jack Antonio" <scr287 at sbcglobal.net>
> > > To: "Milsurplus mailman" <Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>;
> > > <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:43 AM
> > > Subject: [ARC5] vhf frequency
> > >
> > >
> > >  > Hi all
> > >  >
> > >  > Anyone know on what date 121.5
> > >  > became the aeronautical emergency frequency?
> > >  >
> > >  > Just curious
> > >  >
> > >  > Jack
> > >  >
> > >  > Jack Antonio WA7DIA
> > >  > scr287 at sbcglobal.net
> > >
> > >
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