yes im actually talking about the old school am beacon radios with the
dial ontop of the box you turn...from the 60s-70s etc.
they also usually get fm too

im sure they are still usable etc. but are there radio lists still
printed and or are the transmitters still marked on charts???

im not talking about the newer ones that have a quad array
older battery operated etc

thanx




On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 00:18:53 GMT, Bruce in Alaska
wrote:

In article ,
Larry W4CSC wrote:

wrote in :

just wondering if they are still usable in the waters around the us
and in other countries??

thanx for any/all input


Sure....but they've moved frequency band from MF-HF to VHF

Well Larry is half right..... They haven't moved anything,
from anywhere. LF/MF/HF DFing is still available to anyone who
has a DF Receiver that covers the LF/MF/HF Frequency Bands.
USCG/FAA still maintain MF/HF Beacons around the US. All MF Broadcast
Stations have known fixed Transmitters that can be used. MF/HF
Marine Private Coast Stations can be DF'ed for position fixing.
The art of using one of the older LF/MF/HF DF Receivers is just about
a Dead Art, but that doesn't stop anyone from learning to do it
like the Radiomen of the past. It is true as Larry states that
VHF DFing is all the rage these days with really neat Hardware/
Software that makes it a lot easier for new guys. All it takes is
time, and will.....


Bruce in alaska one of the LAST of the Alaskan Cannery RadioMen...