Emergency Mil Radios

[James D. Mayfield]

Any of you guys have an info on the current survival type radios that the
USAF boys carry. My almost ten year old daughter and I have been reading
the story of Capt. Scott O'Grady who bailed out over Bosnia in 95. It's a
very good book, we read a chapter each night before bed time. Anyway I
always try to teach my daughter as much about the technical end of things
as I can. She is very interested in the radio equipment he had with him. I
showed her an older tube type VHF/UHF survival mil radio I have. It's on
121.5 on VHF and 243.00 On UHF. I am interested to know what the current
bands are, I would guess 243.00 is still one current freq in use. But must
be others, also what output would this radio have? a watt or two at best I
would guess. He also has GPS with him, but she knows all about that, we
have been playing with GPS for a few years now, her and I.

Anyway, any information on this type of equipment would be of interest to
her and I. Our next book, will be Baa Baa Blacksheep, by Col. Greg
Boyington USMC Ret. Now that's a great shoot down story, if you have never
read it, you might enjoy it. I even have an autographed copy, in hard cover.

73 Dave

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Dave Mayfield KB9BNR
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