Re: [amsat-bb] SarSat Epirbs

["John M. Franke" <j.m.franke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No none said the frequencies could not be used, I just said that the SARSAT 
birds monitor 243 and the COSPAS do not.

John

At 11:49 AM 10/20/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>At 10:34 AM 20-10-02 -0400, John M. Franke wrote:
>>By the way, the US SARSATs monitor 243 MHZ, the Russian COSPAS do not 
>>because the frequency is for military aircraft.
>
>121.5 MHz and 243 MHz (the second harmonic) are both calling and distress 
>frequencies which may be used by any station using the GMDSS.  No 
>distinction is made between civilian and military in the Radio Regulations.
>
>73, art.....
>
>


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