[Milsurplus] LF in a B-17?

[Hue Miller]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Camp" <ham at cq.nu>
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.

But, when you reckon the odds, factor in that in these years, ship mobile
LF radio ( strictly speaking, actually "MF" ) was practically entirely in the
narrow range 425 - 510 kcs.
( Which reminded me: didn't one of Don Johnson's mobile ham radio books
have a kHz to kcs. conversion chart? )
-Hue Miller