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Old 5th Jun 2004, 20:36
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EGCC Rwy 24
 
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Bandboxed

Manch VCR type chappies, a follow up question for you....

Several times lately, at night, I have heard a disembodied voice with something along the lines of "Blah Blah 1 2 1 decimal 7" which gets the response "read you five" from the controller and then "read you five" from the disembodied voice.

The disembodied voice gradually meanders around all the bandboxed frequencies (121.7, 121.85, 119.625) usually several times.

I assume it is some sort of testing of bandboxing and/or standby kit. It's probably always happened, but I have only just noticed. I can never work out the first few words which doesn't help!

What's it all about?

Cheers,

Nick
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