[Milsurplus] LF in a B-17?

[Scott Johnson]

I agree, the ability  of a A/C to communicate on 500 Kcs would be comforting
when over the pond.


Scott
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Camp" <ham at cq.nu>
To: "Scott Johnson" <scottjohnson1 at cox.net>; "Milsurplus"
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Cc: "Hue Miller" <kargo_cult at msn.com>; <rertman at ix.netcom.com>;
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Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] LF in a B-17?


> Hi
>
> If most of the ART-13's with low frequency oscillators are Navy, then
> what's the odds that the main use for LF in the air was to talk to
> ships? Certainly there was significant LF marine traffic at the time.
> In the case that you are flying over a *lot* of water being able to
> talk to ships (as in rescue) might be worth the weight of the extra
> gear.
>
> Just a thought, I have absolutely no data to back it up at all .....
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Bob Camp
> KB8TQ
>
> On Aug 24, 2004, at 12:19 AM, Scott Johnson wrote:
>
> > I think, after pondering it for a while, that in the ETO there would
> > have
> > been little use for LF except for navigation rx's, whereas in the
> > pacific,
> > it was useful for longer haul comms.This might explain why most of the
> > ART-13's I have seen with LF osc.'s were Navy versions. The B-29 also
> > had a
> > trailing wire reeler on the aft part of the belly.
> > Scott
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <rertman at ix.netcom.com>
> > To: "Hue Miller" <kargo_cult at msn.com>; "MILSURPLUS User Net"
> > <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 5:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] LF in a B-17?
> >
> >
> >> he beacons are in the 200-500 KHz band.  Top of the band might be 400
> >> KHz
> > now.
> >>
> >> Dick
> >>
> >> Hue Miller wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Just a small data point: i read a booklet which listed radio
> >>> frequencies
> > for
> >>> some East and South Pacific airfields 1945. I should say, a gov't
> > publication,
> >>> something like "Radio Aids...."   I do not recall any LF comm freqs,
> >>> in
> > LF only
> >>> the beacon frequencies were given.  This list had CBI and some
> >>> Pacific
> > stations,
> >>> i remember Munda airfield was there, for example.  Had HF and VHF
> >>> info
> > and
> >>> some kind of radar info also, sorry don't recall.
> >>> -Hue Miller
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