[Lowfer] Tacamo 17.8 kHz
Dexter McIntyre W4DEX
dexter.mc at gmail.com
Sun Jan 23 18:52:33 EST 2011
ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com wrote:
> Hi Dex,
> That sounds like you have had some neat experience operating
> one of the ground stations for the airborne VLF transmitter planes
> and also got to see the gear used in the plane. I am sure they
> are probably using different planes nowadays?
>
I had just got out of the Army and returned to my prior job when the air
to ground equipment was installed. The task was a real hot potato which
no one wanted. So like Brer rabbit I said "please don't throw me into
that room full of Collins radio gear" :)
>
> Also wonder do you think it would be possible to find a program
> somewhere that would enable someone to decode the narrow 50Hz
> shift RTTY still used on some VLF transmitters?
I don't know of one Todd but maybe someone will chime in on this.
Dex
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