[BC] 500 kHz and distress signals.

[CBoone" <CBoone@earthlink.net]

500kHz as a maritime distress freq has been discontinued for some
years....No ship is required to monitor it anymore.

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
 > [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of DG02816 at aol.com
 > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 8:18 AM
 > To: broadcast at radiolists.net
 > Subject: Re: [BC] Can traditional AM and IBOC co-exist?
 >
 > That  would be an idea..........revvive the clears on the
 > aviation  bands below 500 kHz, leaving 500 as the
 > international distress freq. I remeber  seeing Vatican Radio
 > on 526 and a couple of Germans on on 520 in years  past....
 >