Originally Posted by
adola68
Other odd VHF frequencies from that era were:
116.46 RAF Uxbridge FIS?
117.9 NATO Tower Common
141.48 Fleet Air Arm common
142.29 was the RAF common approach frequency.
I once read a technical explanation of why these strange frequencies were used. I believe it was because they were obtained by modifying existing HF radios to VHF.
Never heard of that but very possible.
VHF airband frequencies are currently 108 to 138 mHz AM with FM broadcasts 88 to 108.