[MRCA] VHF Low Band Listening

[Steven Daniel Miller]

I'm new to the list and new to military radios but I have a PRC-77 being
shipped to me as we speak and I'm really looking forward to getting it.
I'm slightly more interesting in collecting military items than actually
using it but I'm sure I'll do some monitoring.

I was just wondering if anyone could relay their experiences of monitoring
in the 30-70 MHz area.  I remember in 1988 as we were entering the peak of
the solar cycle.  My dad was in the national guard in Wisconsin and they
have a vehicle with a working radio.  I spent about 2 hours in there
listening (just before I got my amateur radio license).  I remember
hearing things like taxis and some Spanish language stuff coming in
somewhere betweeen 30-50MHz.  Is that stuff still out there or am I going
to be listening to a lot of static on the PRC-77?

Thanks,

Steve
KB9DFE