Date Posted:Wed 10 Sep 2008; 9:28pm Author: info Subject: What 168 and 174 were used for in 1980s
Fascinating site here about UK Warning and Monitoring (Cold War) Organisation UK-WMO and their radio frequency use
http://www.ringbell.co.uk/ukwmo/groupcomms.htm
That explains the gap at 168.3 - 168.8 and why there's a 174 band allocated to the home office.
Also mentioned are 147 / 155 links, 452/466 and 12 channels down around 80.3 http://www.ringbell.co.uk/ukwmo/newpostradio.htm