[Boatanchors] U.S. Navy's fleetwide broadcast, the Fox Schedule informati...

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 09:24:20 -0800

In response to the Fox broadcast thread, this is about as third hand and
anecdotal as it gets, so take it accordingly.

Back in the mid 60s, as a brand new novice, I lived in a small Nevada
town.  One of the signals I heard just above 75 meters was NPG usually
sending their marker VVV de NPG FC, (each item repeated three times).
This signal was the loudest signal on the band, even in broad daylight.
The only actual traffic I heard were weather broadcasts, but then I didn't
listen 24/7.

Then, as a senior, my English teacher was a ham, who was an ex-Navy
radio op. He explained the FC stood for Fox Circuit.

For what it's worth.

Jack

Jack Antonio WA7DIA
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> Hello groups,
>
> I'm sorry I can't give definitive info on Fox broadcasts during War2 but
> having copied Fox broadcasts in the Korea, Japan, China area during the
"police
> action" in 1952 & 53, I can perhaps add a bit to the discussion.
>
> At that time, in the Pacific, there were Fox broadcasts from NPG in
SanFran,
> NPM, Honolulu and NPN in Guam.  They broadcast on HF in the 8 MC & 12 MC
> frequency range.  Maybe down near 4 MC also.  This was CW Fox.  There was
also TTY
> Fox at that time.  Ships copied both and managed to be sure no messages
were
> missed.
>
> I don't know of any VLF or LF Fox broadcasts at that time.  The main VLF &
LF
> USN receivers during War2 were the same during the Korean thing.  RAK and
> RBA.  Both were capable of tuning down to 10 or 12 KC.  This reminds me, I
think
> that NSS located near Washington, D.C. also broadcast Fox down around 15
KC
> but the memory is rather faded by now.
>
> During War2, NPN was not available until (if at all) late in the war so
most
> combat ships probably copied NPM in the WesPac area on the three bands
> indicated, above.
>
> That's about it.  Copying Fox was really rather boring - drink coffee,
smoke
> cigarettes and type, type, type!!  Then change paper.  Mostly the
broadcasts
> were continuous but once in a while when traffic was light we could ease
back
> and listen to VVV VVV VVV de NPN NPN NPN over and over!
>
> 73,
>
> Norm Hall, W6JOD former RM3 a long time ago!
>
>
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