[Milsurplus] RBB-6 Acquisition

[Bruce MacMillan]

The freq cards are a real slice of history. I had a RBC-5 and the cards 
were marked with Pacific callsigns from Hawaii, Guam, Philipines, 
California, even a New Zealand callsign of a USN station that only 
existed during WW2.. Also had markings like "fleet", "aircraft" & "time 
tick".

Nick England's USN site has a listing of some station callsigns and 
their location.

The VOB call is Venison Island, Labrador. It is an old Marconi station 
going back to when Labrador was still a British colony (not part of Canada).

Bruce   M0SOE

On 14/04/2014 13:12, Mark K3MSB wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> When I got home I took a long look at the partly faded frequency markings
> made by some operator long, long ago.   I had looked at them at the hamfest
> as I needed a minute or so after lugging the radio to my car, and saw
> “Goose Bay”, “VOA”, etc and one in the middle which I had misread.  I now
> read that center one correctly.   CVA62.  Now my interest was really piqued.
>
> CVA-62 is the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Independence.
>
> Here’s the complete listing of frequencies (some are partly faded….):
>
> WPA 12.810 Port Arthur
> NBA 12.86 Bal Boa CZ
> KLB (or KZB) 12.89
> NSS 12.140
> 8.775  Illegible
>
> CVN62  12870-3.92
>
> 6260.5 Andrew AFB? 11.258  4724.5
> VOA (or VOB) 26 MC WBOU N.d.
> Goose Bay 11.278
> Bolling 11.268
> 8.2 Tugs
> 4.3 Tugs (??)
> 8.830 NY
>
> I figured “Port Arthur” was Port Arthur TX, and of course “CZ” is Canal
> Zone.  Two Air Force bases are listed, Andrews and Bolling.  I would guess
> the “Tugs” frequencies are for the tugs used to dock the Independence.
>
> What I’d like to know is what the WPA, NBA, KLB (or KZB), NSS,  VOB etc
> represent.  I did a quick search on the web and couldn’t find a listing
> (which probably means I wasn’t searching for the right thing).  Any help is
> appreciated!
>
> I love seeing this kind of hand written stuff on old radios.  It brings the
> history of the radio so much more alive!  Of course, this does not mean
> that the radio was actually on the Independence, but it might have been on
> a ship that accompanied her down the Atlantic coast to the Panama Canal!
>
> Thanks & 73
>
> Mark K3MSB
>
>