Yes, but if WHM was like the Coast Guard Radio Stations (NMC, NMH,
etc) each receiver was monitoring a fixed frequency, no tuning around
to be done.
Also from the Navigators seat of a C-130 monitoring 2 HF transceivers,
plus VHF-AM on the ATC band, VHF-FM on the Marine/Police band, and
UHF-AM on the military air traffic control band, plus all the chatter
on the intercom. The first C-130's I flew on also had a 500 kc (it
was kc back then) transmitter working into a 300 ft or so trailing
wire antenna.
K3FT wrote:
>
> Not to bust anyone's bubble.. but when I operated as a commercial Marine CW
> operator at a Maryland Coast station WMH, I stood sole man watches.
>
> It was normal to have to monitor multiple radios on multiple bands
> simultaneously AND while working a ship with traffic to also have to keep an
> ear on the remaining receivers in case anyone called while I was working
> traffic. They had 500 kHz, 6/8/12/16/22 MHz. running at the same time.
>
> So I did SO6R! <big grin!>
>
> (and we won't count having the listenfor the telephones, telex, and TWX)
>
> Those were the REALLY fun days. I miss them!
>
> 73
> K3FT
>
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