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G6Tanuki · 15th Sep 2017, 5:43 pm

In the 1980s I was regularly involved in providing communications for the Lombard RAC Rally: the normal "marshal frequency" - licence held by the RAC Motorsports Association - was 86.4375MHz AM; there was another FM frequency around 169MHz used for medics. There were a number of other frequencies licensed by local support/4x4/marshal/rescue-groups, mainly low-band but a few were on high-band.

On one occasion a marshal-group from the South West of England were needed to support a rally-stage in the North-East, so they headed off to Teesside. Only to find 'their' frequency occupied by the radios of the local steelworks.

Both sides accused the other of 'stealing' their frequency. The slanging-match went on for hours: an interesting mix of Devon/Dorset and Geordie-esque accents!

15th Sep 2017, 5:43 pm	#39
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 13,996	Re: Memories and other stories from Pye etc PMR engineers. In the 1980s I was regularly involved in providing communications for the Lombard RAC Rally: the normal "marshal frequency" - licence held by the RAC Motorsports Association - was 86.4375MHz AM; there was another FM frequency around 169MHz used for medics. There were a number of other frequencies licensed by local support/4x4/marshal/rescue-groups, mainly low-band but a few were on high-band. On one occasion a marshal-group from the South West of England were needed to support a rally-stage in the North-East, so they headed off to Teesside. Only to find 'their' frequency occupied by the radios of the local steelworks. Both sides accused the other of 'stealing' their frequency. The slanging-match went on for hours: an interesting mix of Devon/Dorset and Geordie-esque accents!