[ARC5] OT The BC-659- what were they thinking?

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

2-3 MC was a marine band (tug boats, shrimp boats, etc.).  Don't know what 
else might have used it in the 40's.

In a message dated 06/07/2016 22:19:25 PM Central Daylight Time, 
arc5 at mailman.qth.net writes: 
> W7EKB wrote:
> 
> Do you have any figures on how many of ATA/ARA installations used the 2.1 
> - 3.0 MHz 
> frequencies and why those might have been used, and where?
> 
> AFAIK, that range was used for civilian aircraft to communicate with 
> control towers, 
> 
> Ken,
> 
> The civilian frequency originally was 3105 kc, later moved to 3023.5 kc.  
> Not sure when that change took place except that it was post war.
> 
> 73
> 
> Mike
> 
> WA4DLF
> ____________
> 
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