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

[Normiehall at aol.com]

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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