Conelrad in Boston area

[Dan.Strassberg]

You're gonna need Donna to give you a definitive answer and even she
may not have the info. but you can make a pretty good educated guess:
640 would have been covered by 590, 680, 740 (maybe), 850, 950, and
1030. 1240 would have been covered by 1090, 1150, 1260, 1300 (maybe),
1360, 1430, 1510, and 1600. That would have put at least five
transmitters, switching in round-robin fashion, on each of the two
ConElRad frequencies. Should have worked as planned (that is, not too
well) without significant gaps.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@gmail.com>
To: "Dan.Strassberg" <dan.strassberg@att.net>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:47 AM
Subject: Conelrad in Boston area


> Back in the 50's and early 60's national alerts were to be
> transmitted
> by Conelrad at 640 and 1240 on the dial.
>
> I recall one afternoon in the early 60's that all Boston ( and
> perhaps
> it was nationwide ) stations signed off for a Conelrad test and
> listeners were asked to go to 640 or 1240 for instructions.
>
> Where were the Conelrad transmitters liocated for Eastern Mass?