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Re: Anyone here with distress call experience?
Posted by: phil morgan ()
Date: January 22, 2013 05:12PM

Good evening Darren

This relates to the old system of radio signal frequencies, prior to satellites etc.
The old distress frequency for ships until about 2010 was 500 kilohertz, previously kilocycles, which in old money was 600 metres.
So, to convert, 300000 divided by 500 equals 600 metres.

Your 986 metres becomes 302.5 kilohertz (cycles).

Happy listening

Phil

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Anyone here with distress call experience? Darren 01/22/2013 03:09PM
Re: Anyone here with distress call experience? Denis_469 01/22/2013 05:07PM
Re: Anyone here with distress call experience? phil morgan 01/22/2013 05:12PM
Re: Anyone here with distress call experience? Darren 01/22/2013 10:23PM


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