[ARC5] Related Question Maybe - Re: 4-course radio ranges

[hwhall at compuserve.com]

Did some research on that & it seems that in the early 1940s the band was extended to end at 1600 kc, & that was further extended to 1700 kc effective in 1990. Unfortunately, that doesn't help put any useful time constraints on the date of the checklist in question.

Wayne
WB4OGM
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Not sure of the exact date  probably 1941 when the then new FCC re assigned broadcast frequencies. Bother band was extended from 1500 kc to 1650 kc.  In the recent past extended further. Police had a band above about 1700 kc.  Pre 1940 handbooks should have charts showing band assignments for various services including aviation.


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-------- Original message --------From: hwhall at compuserve.com Date: 2/25/23 3:04 PM (GMT-08:00) To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net Subject: [ARC5] Related Question Maybe - Re: 4-course radio ranges 
Doing a little research on an ancient pilot's artifact that turned up at the museum - a cheat sheet checklist that among other preflight tasks mentions setting the radio to "tower, 1630". Other items on the list indicate it was used in a tail dragger airplane, probably radial engine & maybe open cockpit (reminds pilot to "lower goggles").

We're assuming 1630 means 1630 kc, so we were thinking we might narrow the date of the list if we find when frequencies just above today's AM broadcast band were used for air traffic control. I recall that very early police radios used that range of frequencies to talk to patrol cars. Any pilots or historians know if or when such frequencies were used for airplanes?

Thanks!
Wayne
WB4OGM
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