[Milsurplus] VHF Aircraft frequencies, FLIP, Enroute Supplement (long)

[aGEnuine ham]

Group:

I was sorting out a little used file drawer today and ran across a 9 Dec.
1965 FLIP.  Those of you who were military aviators* in the 60s will
remember those, also known as Enroute Supplements (to the Sectional
Charts).  For the rest of you it is a paperback publication containing
all the info on all the US airports (this issue) in a format which fits
neatly into a flight suit leg pocket.  On page 2 under the title
channelization there is some interesting information related to the guard
frequency thread running earlier.

There is a table of UHF frequencies, and if anyone is interested, I will
email or post them.  The interesting information is in the VHF table. 
This is 1965, remember.  Specific equipments listed for the Navy are:
ARC-1 receivers, ARC-3, ARC-5 and SCR-522!  

The Air Force listing (remember they probably had full UHF)  is: 
A. 123.6  FAA FSS
B.  126.2  Control Towers
C.  139.9  Approach, Pilot to Wx, VHF/DF practice, alt Tower, VHF/DF
emergency and GCA search control on 4 channel receivers.
D.  121.5 emergency, or,
D.  134.1 GCA primary in 4 channel equipment
E.  tactical as required
F.  tactical as required
G.  GCA secondary
H.  134.1  GCA primary.
No guard channel listed.  More below.  
Footnote: "Hq USAF has directed following utilization only for
communications as listed with a view to eliminating congestion:  Channel
A: IFR flight and such other traffic as required by FAA; Channel B:
Immediate aircraft movements within control zone of airport."

So, they gave up an emergency channel in 4 channel equipment for GCA. 
Interesting. 

There are two columns under the Navy listing, one for ARC-1, the other
for ARC-3, -5, and the SCR-522.

The ARC-1 listing is numerical, and see above for repeat frequencies not
explained.
1.  123.6
2.  142.74  Tower
3.  missing from table???
4. & 5.  Tac.
6.  143.64  GCA
7.  142.02  GCA
8.  134.1    GCA
9.  126.2  Towers
Guard: 121.5

ARC-3, -5, SCR-522 list is alpha:
In the 4 channel equipment, 142.02 may be substituted in C and D
according to operational requirements:
A.  121.5
B.  142.74  Tower
C.  126.2  Tower
D.  123.6 FAA FSS
E. & F.  tactical
G.  142.02  GCA
H.  134.1  GCA

Footnote:  Navy channel 2 (B) (142.74).  The Navy VHF tower frequency,
142.74 shall be used only for aerodrome traffic control comms except when
no other comms channels are available.

Coast Guard:  Coast Guard aircraft have the capability of transmitting
and receiving on all frequencies between 118.0 and 135.95 mcs. (sic).

Army:  Army acft have the following frequency assignments:  126.3 tower,
121.5 emergency.

* OK you military aviators:  An Air Force Reserve pilot used to bring
these FLIP books to me after training flights, but he retired a long time
ago.  The last time I tried to find one, I got nothing but blank stares. 
What is used now for that purpose?  Palm Pilot software?  Having
nationwide radio and nav information in one easy to use book is sure
desirable, and I would appreciate information on how to find a current
equivalent publication.

Hope some of this was of interest, and apologize for the bandwidth
George W5VPQ
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