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Re: Amelia Earhart Report
From: Greg R_
Date: 2011 Mar 3, 16:12 -0800
From: Greg R_
Date: 2011 Mar 3, 16:12 -0800
Wasn't a DF station installed on Howland that would work on one of her frequencies, since the Itasca's would only work on LF and the (AM) broadcast band? On 3/3/2011 2:58:40 PM, Gary LaPook (glapook@pacbell.net) wrote: > There were NO RDF bearing taken by Itasca or any other location on her > radio transmissions while she was in flight. Itasca did not have the > capability to take bearings on 3105 khz, the frequency that Earhart > transmitted on since Itasca's RDF only covered 270 to 550 khz. > After the disappearance there were bearings taken on unidentified > radio signals that some people believe came from her airplane after > ditching or crashing on dry land. NONE of these radio signals had any > identification, no "this is Earhart" or "this is KHAQQ" nor "de KHAQQ" > nor, in morse, " -.. . -.- .... .- --.- --.- " > > gl > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > NavList message boards and member settings: www.fer3.com/NavList > Members may optionally receive posts by email. > To cancel email delivery, send
