- Date
- 1962-06
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimecommunitycommunicationeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 1962 Beaver Beacon thanks Melvin Bissell III for donating the cost of repairing Beaver Island’s Unicom radio. The notice says Dick and Musette LaFreniere had taken responsibility for the radio’s original cost and upkeep and gives the operating frequency as 122.8.
Evidence and limits
The source documents a community-supported communications repair and its reported safety purpose for flights over the water. It does not identify the radio model, legal owner, repairer, or aviation regulator’s records.
Open questions
- Are the Unicom installation, frequency authorization, or repair records preserved?
Sources
- Thanks Melvin Bissell III for flying his private plane to Beaver Island and donating the cost of repairing the Unicom radio; the notice gives frequency 122.8 and says Dick and Musette LaFreniere had accepted responsibility for the radio’s original cost and upkeep. It does not provide equipment, ownership, or aviation records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Unicom radio is repaired through a private donation, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-unicom-radio-repair-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1962, “Many Thanks.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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