[Milsurplus] Low VHF

[Hue Miller]

> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 21:08:29 -0400
> From: "Robert Flory" <robandpj at earthlink.net>
> Subject: [Milsurplus] More Aircraft VHF
> October/November 1944 Leyte Invasion Op Plan , Communication Plan:
> 
> http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/rep/Leyte/OpPlan/13-44-G.html#A2
> 
> Lists a lot of frequencies. All of the VHF air frequencies are in the 140-144Mc band, the band covered by ARC-4. 
> 
> An interesting tidbit is the mention of low band VHF 37.6, 43.3Mc use between Fighter Directors. Reckon that's one possible role for the Galvin (pre-Motorola) set in VHF compartment on MASSACHUSETTS. 


That's MN equipment. ( Is that the correct name?) Low band FM. I saw a photo of a radio "box" on the sands of Iwo and couldn't place it until i looked at

the MN manual. -Hue Miller