[Milsurplus] Aircraft LF use

[Hue Miller]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
 
> 
> Hue Miller wrote:
>  > I, of course, hold to my contention that it was mainly intended to
>  > provide
>  > aircraft with a potential to send a homing signal,
>  > which could be DF'd by other aircraft and ships, using
>  > standard LF/ MF DF equipment.
> 
> You may have missed this post some time ago, Hue, but we
> now have pretty good evidence
> (through aircraft logs and training materials)
> that large LF capable aircraft (called "ships" at that time)
> were required to stand the twice-hourly 500 KC distress
> watch, just like surface "ships," while flying over open ocean.
> To stand the watch, they would be required to be capable
> of reply.
> I can scan and send you a page or three, if you'd like, if I can
> find them in the general chaos around here.

I don't discount that at all and that's one role i neglected to mention. However,
the LF/ MF equipment covers not only the 500 kcs frequency but up to the
top of the BC band, 1.5 Mcs., where the "usual communications band" begins.
You even have a GF with a 1200 kcs ( or so ) coil, don't you? -Hue