In the VHF range where they were used, these antennas were 2 or 3 feet long, making them cumbersome.
The tower was equipped with radio navigation and landing aids including precision approach radar, non-directional beacon and VHF omni-directional range.
Vostok 1 passes out of VHF range of the Khabarovsk ground station and contact is lost.
Out of VHF range with ground stations, communications must now take place via HF radio.
New Zealand's initial choice of frequencies in the VHF range (CH: 1, 2, 3) was done on an ad-hoc basis.
Some airports are equipped with a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) to help pilots find the direction to the airport.
The development of FM broadcasting improved fidelity by using a greater bandwidth which was available in the VHF range, and where atmospheric noise was absent.
However, tetrodes are successfully used into the VHF range and triodes into the low GHz range.
Many valves will have a "self neutralizing" frequency somewhere in the VHF range.
These also require that the receiver uses a low first IF below VHF range, perhaps 9 or 11 MHz.