If you could travel back in time with a radio and listen to a historical event in real time which would it be? I would have loved to listened to WW2 radio communications. air to air comms in dogfights, Pearl Harbor, D-Day.
That would have been interesting. At the time of the event, I was at lunch at my Jr. High (now usually referred to as 'middle school'). They called us into the auditorium, instead of letting us go outside after eating, and announced the shooting. At that time, JFK's condition was not yet confirmed. That came later, over the P.A., when we were back in class.It would be interesting to hear the one VHF low-band simplex dispatch frequency of the Dallas Police during the Kennedy assassination.
Apparently for a brief time one of the motorcycle cops had an open mic during the actual shooting and the number of shots could be counted.
Also when Oswald allegedly shot officer JD Tippit a citizen got on the radio to call it in.
I know there are tapes of these Radio Calls but I would like to hear the entire thing without anything scrubbed or taken out of it.
I've listened to the FDNY 9/11 tapes on quite a few September 11th's. It amazes me how John Lightsey retained his composure and coordinate communication ops throughout the most horrific terror event on American soil, truly a legendary dispatcher. Can't imagine what it must have been like listening to it all unfold on a scanner
Yep you have a few years on me, I would have been 10 years old in November of 1963 in grade school. With us we just had an early dismissal without an explanation. My mom like many moms did not work and stayed home as a housewife.That would have been interesting. At the time of the event, I was at lunch at my Jr. High (now usually referred to as 'middle school'). They called us into the auditorium, instead of letting us go outside after eating, and announced the shooting. At that time, JFK's condition was not yet confirmed. That came later, over the P.A., when we were back in class.
I did listen & record multiple hours of transmissions during the July 7th, 2016, shootings in downtown Dallas, where 5 officers were killed. That was a tense time locally.
It did get quite hectic.Yep you have a few years on me, I would have been 10 years old in November of 1963 in grade school. With us we just had an early dismissal without an explanation. My mom like many moms did not work and stayed home as a housewife.
It was not until I got in the door that she told me what happened. Stuck to the TV Like Glue from that point on.
Yes the 2016 shootings were awful and very frustrating as everyone knew who was behind it. Very frustrating for many in the country. I can imagine monitoring that event live time.