[MilCom] 259.7 is still in use!

[Bryan Herbert]

They also use the pair when landing at Edwards AFB.

On 7/13/05, Larry Van Horn <n5fpw at brmemc.net> wrote:
> Just to get back on this subject, a source near the Cape has just confirmed
> that 259.7 was tested during the countdown phase of the mission this
> afternoon
> with Houston from the orbiter. Looks like that circuit is still valid. No
> word on 296.8 but that was made the backup some years ago. In past mission
> 259.7 has been left on during entire missions and in some of them was only
> turned on during ascent and descent. We shall see what we have once they get
> on orbit. While NASA TV is the best way to go, I still get a rush
> intercepting the UHF direct. And my memory my most vivid memory of the
> Challenger disaster several years involved the last intercept of the UHF
> channel before the explosion. So folks put 259.7 and 296.8 in memory and see
> what you can hear after launch.
> 
> 73 all and good hunting,
> 
> BTW my money is on a Monday launch. ;-)
> 
> Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
> Assistant Editor/Milcom Columnist
> Monitoring Times Magazine

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