[MilCom] Military Intersquad Radio is dead!!!!??

[Michael Comer]

Had 397.125 active during the Jax NAS Air Show back in
Nov 2002. Was is use by Marines during an assault demo.
Even have a picture of a Marine wearing his radio.

Have not heard any Intra Squad freqs active since then.

Mike Comer
Titusville, FL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken" <rfinder1 at verizon.net>
To: "MilCom" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 7:48 PM
Subject: [MilCom] Military Intersquad Radio is dead!!!!??


> Looks to me like the combat use of those 14 UHF freqs is dead!!!
Apparently
> USMC, special ops & others have elected to go with the Marconi Seleia
> Personal Role Radio, which is a short range digital system that operates
in
> the 2.4 ghz range.  I think that the system can actually be interfaced
with
> other radio systems
>
> Some information can be found at
> http://www.finmec.com/PersonalRoleRadio.asp?pdb=PersonalRoleRadio
> http://www.analisidifesa.it/articolo.shtm/id/2842/ver/EN
> http://www.finmec.com/press.asp?prid=146
>
> Other than Civil Air Patrol use of the frequencies, I've yet to see any
> postings on this list about those 396.875 to 399.975   mhz band (14
> channels) freqs being utilized by ANY military unit!
>
> I think that the above news release pretty much indicates the actual
status
> of this ISR radio system.
>
> Ken
>
>
>
>
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