[FedCom] Re: Interesting comments - secrecy of Civil Air Patrol Freqs

[gary]

IRAC is the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee. What is the GMF?

Not having done this personally, my understanding is the IRAC was sold 
in microfiche format. Given the growth of federal trunking, I have to 
assume much of what was public information is no longer valid.


Blaine Brooks wrote:
>> gary <lists at lazygranch.com> wrote:
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> 
>> IIRC, federal and military frequencies weren't secret until Ronald 
>> Reagan made the IRAC classified.
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> 
> Well said, Gary. In fact, wasn't the GMF available to all
> (including Joe Public) until 1984, when as you said,
> good 'ole Ronny Boy classified it?