From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!alice!rabbit!ark Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: Unicom(tm)? Article-I.D.: rabbit.774 Posted: Mon Sep 27 11:25:49 1982 Received: Thu Sep 30 08:30:02 1982 References: arizona.1143 UNICOM is also the standard name for the kind of aeronautical radio stations found at (typically) small airports. It is used for the base operator to transmit and receive advisory information ("Wind now favors runway 21, and we have a Mooney inbound from the south") and for pilots to talk to another.