In 1920 a receiver station was constructed at Wailupe. This equipment provided for 125 radio channels at 50kHz channel spacing. Drop me a note off line and I may be able to help with the scan. But a question: why go to all of the work to restuff caps and things, all hidden deep inside, but then have all that modern bright plastic wire, tie-wraps, psychedelic banana plugs and a modern speak hanging on the outside, its kind of trashing it up, like someone painting graffiti on it? Thereafter version b1 was used by the Pioneers. Leakage testing is absolutely critical and must be done for each and every cap. Replacement for Torn.Fu.g.[3]. And yes, Ive restored many WWII radios, and the peanut gallery is always annoying. Near exclusively AM mode. By 1936, 4 million French citizens possessed a radio in their homes, with a choice of three main stations (Tour-Eiffel, Paris-PTT and Radio-Paris) as well as smaller private and provincial stations. By the end of the war, the Hellcat had a 19:1 kill ratio over Japanese aircraft. 60 0 obj FuG 14: Multi-radio setup consisting of several separate radios. endobj Great project! Its a long story, but an abused ARC5 dynamotor adapted for use powering an autopilot got me an interesting gig on a sailing yacht back in the 60s. Later a simplified version (b2), of lower power (.12w), was used by the Panzergrenadiers.[3]. Military radar band nomenclature is widely used today in radar . This mine was first developed in 1929 (90 years ago!) Used by the infantry. I hooked up my 20m dipole and to my amazement I was tuning in AM broadcast stations at around 1500 Kc. First Responders Interoperable Radio System Team (FIRST) Trunking System Profile . Formed the base design of other units. I then moved onto cleaning the Dynamotor. (Critical frequency) 88 0 obj R1155 frequency range: 75 kHz to 18.5 MHz depending on the model variant. The History of RFID. Used at the battalion to company level of the Panzergrenadier. The Hellcat was of course better but that is only to be expected. I was one of the youngsters who got an ARC-5 receiver in the mid 50s. Im surprised. Fug 20: A 0.1 - 7.1MHz receiver paired with a 1.1 - 3MHz transmitter. << /S /GoTo /D (subsection.4.1) >> In has been reported that the 7055 kHz LSB amateur radio frequency has been used by Ukrainian and Russian amateur radio operators for some time now to insult each other in a 'radio war', and recently activity has significantly increased. The dynamotor roared into life but the radio never produced audio. (BBC Messages) Transmission power 0.15 watt. It was used with antenna of either 1.4 to 2.0 metres antenna. In 1931 land was bought in Lualualei Valley for the purpose of constructing a new transmitter facility. I wonder if the Nazi's used Hertz? FuG 6: A high-band HF/low-band VHF transceiver. Fug 19: A transceiver operating in the range 3 - 7.5 Mhz. Channel 1 control channel voice, Channel 2 nine voice channels or p x 3 Teletype. 121.500 MHz. endobj Now there are so many easily modifiable kits and open source designs the remaining historical items are better off as museum pieces. Great write up. BBC revives shortwave radio dispatches in Ukraine, and draws ire of Russia. .15 Watt-output AM voice and CW. These things are built like tanks! This would be the first time that the Government had ever used this method on a big job (Woodbury, 1946: 52). They are bitterly disappointing except for one surplus store that I found while on vacation in the Adirondacks: Patriot of Lake George. An early application of electromagnetics is on radio detection and ranging known as radar, which is an interdisciplinary subject involving communications, signal processing, and propagation. << /S /GoTo /D (subsubsection.4.4.4) >> The first decade of FM broadcasting, starting in 1936 to 1946, occurred in the 42 - 50 MHz band. Range 2km AM voice to 4km CW. Its definitely going the extra mile to do this and if you can keep it going a little longer than 20 years that will make it a hundred years old and possibly the future generations will see it as value and keep the restoration going. Next I checked all of the resistors with my Fluke DVM. Dynamotor worked perfectly, just like new again! As it operated on the same band as the FuG 5 it allowed them, for example, to listen to the regimental command net while talking to the subordinate units at the same time. In other words, how much series DC resistance does a capacitor present when it is measured at a relatively high frequency. DVM testing only reveals the short-circuited caps, this is a necessary first step. There were different systems for each specialized task: Somewhere in this menagerie of radio systems, you would find a CBY-46104 receiver. Usually they used 30.xx MHz area frequencies (low band, radios close to 10 meters) AM mode usually. During night time contacts the lower frequency crystals should be used. [2], Torn.Fu.f: A HF transceiver. The GEE MkII was the main navigation system used throughout WW2 in Europe. FuG 17: Designation for a Torn Fu H transceiver. Pomeroy and Company, Inc. On July 11th, 1940, a new bill was approved (Woodbury, 1946:140). Luftwaffe radio equipment of World War II - Wikipedia Luftwaffe radio equipment of World War II Add languages During World War II, the German Luftwaffe relied on an increasingly diverse array of electronic communications, IFF and RDF equipment as avionics in its aircraft and also on the ground. 84 0 obj Identical to Torn.Fu.b with exception of frequency range. As others have mentioned; MW & lower HF frequencies being the most used for medium to long range, with high HF/low VHF for short range. This unit was also used by motorcycle troops in the first half of the war. Infantry. Chapter 10 discusses the principle of both pulsed and CW radar systems and radar parameters. I was a bit surprised at how the caps actually tested. Im totally on your side generally; but its really not a crime to play around with gear like that and drill some holes. Army equipment was primitive, had a very short range, and often negotiated atmospheric interference. 77 0 obj WWII Before the dawn of the Second World War, radio has become a common means of entertainment and information. 9 0 obj Channel 2 8000 CPS teletype. Depending on the set a range of communication facilities were available consisting of voice and/or teletype and Hellscriber. I also got a lot of use of the BC-453 low frequency version as an improvement to my Hallicrafters receiver connecting it to the 455 Kc IF to take advantage of the low IF (85 Kc) to give improved selectivity. Now that everything was in order it was time to try the radio in its final configuration. It was used by armoured observation posts. % endobj By Ernie Smith Aug 17, 2017 Filed under: cell phones, kiddie talkie, , push-to-talk, radio technology, two-way radio, walkie talkie, wireless spectrum, world war ii Born in Maine, Gillars was a. It operated in the 42,000 to 48,300kHz (42-48.3MHz) frequency range with a transmission power of 20 Watts. Within seconds stations starting coming in strong, much louder than before. >> From the documentation I figured out what had to plug into the multi-pin connector on the back; +28 VDC, an external CW/AM toggle switch, RF gain control pot, 600 ohm speaker (I used an 8 ohm speaker and impedance matching transformer). She told me that during WW2 they were encouraged to listen to the common German frequencies, apparently they could usually hear the tank divisions pretty well. The Submarine Base at Pearl Harbor, established in 1919, found itself at the forefront of war operations for the Pacific during World War II. Most radios need every paper capacitor replacing, otherwise the leakage in them just destroys the resistor droppers, or blows up something else. When we were young; in the 70s; we destroyed literally tons of stuff like that just for fun. Given the changes to the tuning unit I realized that I had to do a full alignment. Nice work on the restoration. << /S /GoTo /D (subsection.5.2) >> Range 25km AM voice to 140km CW using the nine-metre antenna, the station had to be stopped to use this antenna. I think its laudable that he kept the mods and replacements to a minimum. However, in 1938, there were also many officers and political leaders that sensed the seriousness of the rising turmoil in China and the growing interest of the Japanese in the Pacific, including Hawaii. Old radios are like old cars, they could use an alignment from time to time. << /S /GoTo /D (subsection.5.1) >> FuG 16: A HF transceiver (receiver/transmitter) used in the command vehicles of Sturmartillerie units. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. As much as Ive read about Dynamotors, Ive never seen on in action. Feldfu h: 23.1 - 28.0MHz Assault Guns and Sturmartillerie. Feldfu.a1: 120-156MHz infantry, a VHF transceiver. Radio during WWI At the onset of World War I, radio was still in its infancy. Testing capacitors with a DVM in resistance mode will show which are short-circuited but it will not reveal the leaking capacitors that are only leaking ever so slightly (e.g. I found that all but three of the metal-can-sealed wax and paper caps (special to ARC-5 and other WW2 radio equipment, otherwise known as flower pot capacitors due to the shape of their metal cans) and the electrolytic caps needed to be replaced. Newer computer modeling is also used. Axis Sally (Mildred Gillars) Several American Nazi sympathizers worked as broadcasters for German state radio, but perhaps none was as famous as Mildred Gillars. 28VDC in, 250VDC out all the while spinning like a whirly-bird. The frequency band was changed to the current 88 to 108 MHz band in 1946 . A 1913 aircraft with a radio, at the time considered cutting-edge equipment, had a maximum range of 2,000 yards. Another system, and the subject of this blog piece, was the F-10 radio-controlled mine. ( Introduction) Octal tubes were used as the active devices and the operational frequencies did not exceed 20 MHz, which was considered a high frequency for the mid 1930's. This radio gear was light-weight. A cable linked the two men together. Radio was the cheapest form of entertainment, and it was the most popular medium during World War II. Transmitter power 1 watt. 4 0 obj And literally hundreds of them reside in museums. Walkie-talkies even inspired a major cell phone network. 61 0 obj endobj I saw one for sale in an antique shop in Amsterdam once. But American pilots still avoided dog fighting and utilized the dominant characteristics of the Hellcat to inflict heavy losses. It operated in the 1.87 - 3MHz frequency range. Yes, its good to get a radio operational to its original specification. People were very hesitant to become involved in another war, particularly if America was not directly involved. I wish I still had it, but the car it was in was stolen from me, and when I got the car back, the radio was no longer in it. Repackaged for use in several other receivers and transceivers. I think you did a great restoration just a pity about nonsensical rules! Which Gen Set Manual do you have? I even used the receiver as a tunable IF in a science fair project experimenting with mixers/converter for 10mhz WWV. have extremely high DC impedance) at high voltages. After the war the codes were declassified and Ka band and millimeter (mm) were added. For high voltage capacitors, the key metric of goodness is leakage. endobj (Tactical Information) It was used with antenna of either 1.4 to 2.0 metres antenna. I made the necessary repairs; it appears that this unit was dropped at some point and the fixed plates, which were normally electrically isolated from ground, had popped off of their plastic insulators. I re-connected it the correct way and it worked just as well as it did before. er /fr (h)bandr/. The units of the T series were "backpack"-style mobile equipment. It was usually used with a 1.4 metre antenna. Operating on the 1250 - 1390MHz band, two channels. I dont know if they finally all sold out, or everything just got sent for scrap when Soviet surplus and post Soviet cheap optics and gear filled out the surplus pages during the 90s. I put them back into place and the tuning unit was good as new. I figured out the problem after about five minutes of reverse polarity operation. It operated in the 23.11 to 24.01 MHz (24100 to 25000kHz) frequency range with a transmission power of 5 Watts. As the submarines left the harbor and ventured into Japanese waters there was an exigency for communication (Allen, 1950: 225). . FuG 2: A high-band HF/low-band VHF receiver. Macona: This radio transmitter was 25 watts and had a range of 7 miles moving, and 10 to 15 while stopped. Additional information about the FCC's table of frequency allocation is available in the Commission's rules. It was usually used with a two-metre antenna. Electrostatic has nothing to do with it. Along with the previously erected Naval station at Lualualei Valley was a naval communications station at Wahiawa, near Schofield Barracks. DMG 2 T: Pack unit, operating on the 475 - 525MHz band, single channel voice or 800 character-per-second teletype. And I used an external home brew power supply and soldered directly to pins. It operated in the 1,130 to 3,000kHz frequency range with a transmission power of 100 Watts. I never played with the transmitters very much. Range 1.5km. Very nice rebuild, a lot of patience to test each capacitor multiple ways. It operated in the 4247.8MHz range. Long range transmissions were done in Morse code to keep the radios as simple as possible and to maximize their effective transmission range; a series of beeps is much easier to understand than voice. Test those capacitors before throwing them in the garbage and keep those filaments lit! The project was one of hundreds that were completed under the coordination and leadership of the Pacific Naval Air Base (PNAB). England. It led to my career in electronics. 1940-1949 IT'S THE OLD STORY: A glamorous movie actress and a brash avant-garde composer get together to invent and patent a device that controls torpedoes by radio. endobj The Navys radio station installations grew rapidly. The table itself is located in Section 2.106 (this link is for informational . << /S /GoTo /D [90 0 R /Fit] >> This article is a list and a description of the radio equipment. endobj The wireless was invented by Marconi in the late nineteenth century and the Navy was quick to make use of the new technology. I found mine at the Dayton Hamvention many years ago for $10. As with every other aspect of the entertainment industry, the government had a firm grip on radio stations, which led to censoring many of their programs. Today surplus stores only have contemporary Chinese-made boots, camping gear, and flashlights. For example, according to the ARRL Ham net's directory, there's a Bartlesville, Oklahoma rag chew net that operates on 444.775 MHz on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm. Free shipping for many products! endobj 24 0 obj During World War II, the radio became a tool of immense political power. Reconnaissance units later in the war. ahh jeez, that was meant at top level, idk how it ended up as a comment 3 levels down. I dont mess with a lot of old kit now, but when I was getting into it, if the paper/wax caps looked okay visually, not toasted, or the wax dripped out or anything, Id usually give them a pass and move on, cant recall they ever made me come back to them. Electronic warfare receivers to detect enemy radar signals. That increased both the gain and the selectivity of the radio. So my unit has some historical meaning and context. << /S /GoTo /D (section.2) >> Electromagnetic radiation falls . Range up to 100km. Most likely Im the odd person put on the topic. Torn.Fu.b: A HF transceiver. When the contract was finally terminated, December 31, 1943, the total construction and cost amount of their contracts was over $692,000,000 (U.S. Dept. 2. The model is 1/48 scale and the frequencies used are 48 times higher than actual. Keebin With Kristina: The One Where Shift (Really) Happens, Retro Gadgets: Make Your Scope Dual Channel, Supercon 2022: Selling Your Company And Not Your Soul, Hackaday Podcast 207: Modular Furniture, Plastic Prosthetics, And Your Data On YouTube, Antenna Hidden In Holiday Lights Skirts HOA Rules, Collection Of Old Films Rescued For Preservation, Cat Feeder Depends On RFID To Keep The Peace At Dinnertime. If a capacitor failed, then it must be re-stuffed. Fug 1: Also known as Torn.E.b And Pack Receiver b. Nice! Miraculously it came to life when powered. << /S /GoTo /D (section.4) >> I am familiar with these radios and have had a few of them in the past, but dont have any now. Like weather frequencies, the Ham net frequencies also vary from state to state. At this point in time the proposal for the Pacific Naval Air Bases was being limited to defensive measures. 85 0 obj The Japanese conception of radio intelligence is illustrated by the following quotation from the 6th Communication Unit Secret Order No. Feldfu c: 130 - 160MHz infantry. 8 0 obj Today we use Mega Hertz which are totally incompatible.. just kidding. To check each cap I had to remove each of them from circuit, one at a time. (BBC Medium Wave and Short Wave Broadcasting) << /S /GoTo /D (subsection.4.4) >> Single-unit "walkie-talkie" system. Very, very well done! Power battery. Both the army and the air force made use of the same equipment. 3. 4 LiamCH91 2 yr. ago Please note: the Haik Stairs are currently closed and illegal to access. Derp, sorry only trawled the top layer of the grey matter there, been reading some vintage computer pages where they (mis)use reforming to mean blowing out the shorts, forgot the older process. I have a couple stock R-2x series receivers (navy version) and BC series (Army version). Navy, 1947:401). Receivers use a single-conversion heterodyne architecture similar to that of big wood console radios of the era. We are now at a point where the surplus WW2 electronics should no longer be hacked to bits. Bravo! Eric Steven Raymond It could be powered by 12 or 24v dynamotors. I agree with the sentiment about not hacking, but restoring these venerable veterans. Sound torture is nothing new. Repackaged as FuG 3 neu for use with motorcycle troops. Imagine the stories it could tell! endobj As an aside, this included radio-controlled tanks. I wonder if the Nazi's used Hertz? It operated in the 23,000 to 24,950kHz (23-24.95MHz) frequency range with a transmission power of 10 Watts. Admittedly, OCR isnt going to be useful for photos, diagrams, and symbols, but in most cases even raw camera images will be far more useful than not having the data at all. 1. Could be used on the move with one man carrying the transmitter/receiver and the other the battery/power supply and handset. The b version was used by the infantry until they changed to the 'c' model radio in another band. Rather than having two motors with two shafts tied together (larger units on ships actually used such configurations) this motor is built into one compact unit with two armatures and two sets of brushes. Range was approx 46km when using AM voice and 68km when using CW. ( Critical frequency, LUF/MUF, Hops e Multipath) 49 0 obj American ingenuity in developing strategies that maximized the impact of their planes strengths and minimized the consequences of their weaknesses was a key factor in stopping Japanese expansion in 1941. Its just too bad that theres not as much to listen to in HF these days, unless one jumps into amateur radio. magopeter liked Water Meter Monitor with Raspberry Pi Pico W. itproducties.nl liked Global radiation monitoring network. SCR-536 This device was used by the U.S. Army during World War II. A radio user who intentionally transmits communications on unauthorized spectrum outside the limits of a normal channel frequency or band. .15 Watt output AM voice and CW. This test will confirm that a capacitor is presenting a low impedance to a high frequency signal. 0.6 Watt output AM voice. endobj Was present in almost all German tanks and some other vehicles. I did that once with a couple of books and used OCR software on the images to create a searchable PDF. Stephen Chasey liked LIDL PARKSIDE Battery hacks. Dynamotors are motor-generators; in my case one end is a spinning motor at 28VDC motor and the other end is a 250VDC generator. I got good use of a BC-455, the one that covers 6.0 to 9.1 Mc. Generally speaking much lower than common use bands today. FuG 7: A VHF transceiver (receiver/transmitter) used in command tanks. It was used by the observers to communicate with the armoured unit leaders via their Fug 5 radios. Isnt ESR short for Equivalent Series Resistance? FuG 4: A medium-wave receiver used in command tanks. https://mapsairmuseum.org/what-constitutes-a-radio-on-a-wwii-era-bomber/#:~:text=The%20predominate%20command%20installation%20during,5%20command%20series%20was%20used. Come on, there are a gazillion of those out there. Air to ground radio communication equipment. This radio gear was light-weight for WW2 standards, the CBY-46104 weighs only 6 lbs and is made entirely from aluminum. Of course, it had a dynamotor power supply, which we used to (only half jokingly) refer to as a rotating short. Anyone have some cool facts to share? The 1940s also came to be known as the Age of Golden Programming for radio shows. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It operated in the 1,130 to 3,000kHz frequency range. Tower up to 50 m. Transmission power 0.4 Watts. Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR): Also see Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio ( ESMR ). Cool project, and congratulations to this great device! I opted to remove the dead electrolytics and keep the old parts in a little paper bag. I was bemused by these rules of engagement: 1. (Overview) There I found a unicorn of historical significance; an un-modified-since-WW2 surplus CBY-46104 receiver with dynamotor. It also seems from recently received info that in 1947 the World Radio Conference and ICAO adopted the basis of current system(118-132Mhz later expanded to 136, then 137mhz) for en route/ local traffic/Approach/Tower etc..while HF was retained for long distance comms (much . B^), Great job! Through the use of coastal spotters, advanced radar and early warning, they were able to gain an advantage by gaining altitude and make high speed diving attacks shooting in a high pass. Radios in 1942 were large, power hungry, and expensive. My elmer was a B17 radio op. endobj Range up to 100km. BETWEEN WW1 AND WW2 After the WW1 scientists continued researching of underwater radio communication. . Learn more, WWII Aircraft Radio Roars To Life: What It Takes To Restore A Piece Of History, radio systems installed into WW2 aircraft, Mr Carlsons Lab has a great video on how to use one, Custom Nixies Perform When Cranked Up To 100,000 Hertz, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYQXlaLJRzzW9TYSynzOAvg, Repurposing Old Smartphones: When Reusing Makes More Sense Than Recycling. The new receiving station at Wahiawa amply met these requirements but the main Navy transmitter at Lualualei was not powerful enough for an all-ocean war. But if you have an old frequency generator also marked in cps, The station would be able to obtain long range signals because it would use a very low frequency. Those old caps still working is amazing, and a testament to just how terrible the knockoff electrolytic caps are. It needs some work too. By the winter of 1940 Congress began to understand the full impact of the Pacific turmoil and approved a bill that included $31 million specifically for the Pacific island bases. (Fug 8 + Fug 4). Sturmartillerie units. This class of equipment includes separate transmitters and receivers that can be controlled remotely by the pilots through a remote control head mounted somewhere in the flight deck. Shorter range communication was on 500 kHz almost entirely hand keyed Morse with a range of up to 500 miles. In the 1920's and 1930's the Russians developed a number of radio-controlled systems. $79.99 endobj The station was commissioned on December 21, 1941, and grew to be one of the largest Naval radio stations in the world at that time (Allen, 1950: 226). Channel 1, voice or 2400 CPS teletype. Officially the only people who were allowed to listen to foreign broadcasts were the SS and Abwehr (army intelligence) for intelligence purposes and members of the Nazi Party who were given special permission to use more powerful radios to listen out for and disown Allied propaganda. So, I suppose in WWII it would have been Baker!) Within the VHF aviation communication frequency range, the most commonly used frequencies and their corresponding allocations include: Frequency. He taught me all about the command rx and tx. The Hellcat was superior to the Zero in every way except in a slow turn. FuSpr.d: A mid-band HF transceiver. This innovation constituted the Contractors, Pacific Naval Air Base (CPNAB). Particularly the higher valued ones in the 100s of K or M ohm range. The problem with these crystals was, that frequencies of the radio nets were planned frequencies for day and night time, just for all the 24 hour. Took first prize in my category! << /S /GoTo /D (subsection.2.1) >> This is a testament to not replacing all the caps if you dont have to. endobj Olek has updated the project titled RelAC - Relay module for smart home appliances. A compromise has to be made you can either leave a radio totally original, OR you can have it working to its original specification. All receiver dials, prior to WWII, were vague in accuracy and didn't provide . I like old military shortwave radios. ( Voice of America Coverage Analysis Program \(VoACAP\)) Unit must run off of its dynamotor, as it was intended. endobj If only more kit of that vintage was restored and demonstrated, then some of the static aircraft exhibits would at least sound like they were still usable. At Midway Wildcats, like Devastators, took very heavy losses. It operated in the 27,000 to 33,300kHz (27-33.3MHz) frequency range with a transmission power of 20 Watts. MUF: Maximum Usable Frequency MW: Medium-wave SW: Short-wave VoACAP: Voice of America Coverage Analysis Program 4.2 Overview Radio propagation is the mechanism by which the EM waves (also known as radio waves) are transmitted, or propagated, from a point on the earth to another directly or through various layers of the atmosphere. %PDF-1.5 endobj Feldfu d: 32 - 38MHz Artillery Observers. Spaceborne altimeters generally use frequencies in the 2-18 GHz band while scatterometers generally use frequencies between 5-36 GHz. Otherwise, you should probably ask around in the area in which you plan to operate. One of the forerunners for this technology was the revolutionary electrical musical instrument developed by Leon Theremin. endobj ESR is Equivalent Series Resistance and NOT Electrostatic Resistance as you said. Most of this equipment received the generic prefix FuG for Funkgert, meaning "radio device". I followed the instructions from the original service manual, aligning the IF first (using a modern synthesized signal generator to get it spot-on), then the front-end variable cap assembly that I had just repaired. qk|UbVE4k%3DsRaEAYsombT_FG46m,@0E/N7U. << /S /GoTo /D (subsubsection.2.2.1) >> Allocation. It is a criminal offensive to hike the Stairs, and you could be fined a minimum of $1000 if you are caught. The basic wireless invention went through a rapid evolution between the first and second World Wars. There are also other frequencies allowed based on location (Hawaii, Los Angeles, and the Grand Canyon). Not both. However, the Naval fleet expansion into the Pacific created communication needs that were not yet being met. I used these banana plugs to connect up the control panel and a 600 ohms speaker. I had about 25+ years ago picked up this old WW2 4 cyl generator a PU-35/U , remember it had about 8 hours on the hour meter, it might have about 9 when I got it I fired it up, had it outside in a box, would like to get rid of it if anyone would be interested, can send some pictures. Range up to 50km. This test will show if a cap is functioning as a cap and as specified. Radio . Radio Communications in World War II Naval radio communication played a vital role in World War II efforts and Hawaii's defensive installation. 28 secup 2 yr. ago I can confirm 30ish mhz, as I used them in "training" 16 NeuroG 2 yr. ago Of course, they called them megacycles, rather than MHz. The basic wireless invention went through a rapid evolution between the first and second World Wars. It operated in the 23,000 to 24,950 kHz (23-24.95 MHz) frequency range with a transmission power of 10 Watts. I know ATA ferry pilots had no radio, even on repaired planes, and was wondering how that was accomplished. 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