[Milsurplus] German Command conversion

[revcom at wbsnet.org]

Right after WWII the Kansas Highway Patrol used BCST band and later freqs
above the bcst band.  They would listen in the cars to WIBW out of Topeka
KS at some scheduled time for notices of activity and orders.  WIBW was on
580Khz.  They migrated up to 1500-1600Khz with recv only, and later added
a "few" transmitters in officers cars.  Wasn't until early '50s we had FM,
used LINK equipment and the base stations were "shop built".

Kansas settled on 44.98Mhz, and went to 3KW bases, GE, MTLA and LINK.  The
GE transmitters were actually converted FM Bcst Band TX's, which used to
start at 30Mhz and up to 80-90 I Think.  I have a Motorola FM Bcst tuner
that starts at 30Mhz in my collection somewhere.

I believe in those early years, almost all law enforcement was assigned
down there, apparently the Germans too.   A lot of old multiband radios
have a marking on the dial "police" just above 1500 Khz up to 160M.

Was probably a very interesting time to listen to the police band.

Rod
KØEQH
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> Wasn't the old "Police Band" and of course the old "Marine Band" down
> there?I have my Dad's old Apelco (5 TV sweep tubes in parralel) in the
> closet just waiting for the day I finish the new shop.Of course I have
> to start building the new shop,but two daughters' educations
> intervene...
>   And if memory serves me,didn't Doc Savage have all his great cars and
> planes operating in that frequency range?I can't remember what Tom
> Swift and his Dad used for comm work...
>  Jay KE6PPF
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