Steve Holtzman wrote: > I don't remember if it was UHF or VHF but it was a handheld tuned to the > aircraft emergency channel. This was all before I started kayaking and > knew anything about marine VHF. Had to be VHF, I think, Steve. Don't think UHF was ever used for civilian aircraft communications, although see below for use of UHF for military comms: Here is Wiki on the subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_emergency_frequency -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Oct 01 2008 - 02:45:41 PDT
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