Radio Waves...multiple SKYKINGS going out on 8992

Kinda hard to explain....

I'll try, with english being my 2nd language this is what I would think.

Conventional are regular forces with regular weapons, including nuclear. Basically what is known as "THE Military" of a country and their weapons.
Strategic is covert stuff? Undercover, special forces, CIA, weapons nobody knows anything about...and maybe in cooperation with mentioned forces from OTHER countries?

9500 has gone full snackbar!!!!

He is reciting the quran

What are you talking about... there's an AFB in Madison, WI

Thank you for the translation!

Thank you for the translation!

What the hell is on 8992 now?

Strategic - Nuclear Triad in short - nuclear capable bombers, nuclear armed submarines and stockpile of ICBMs.
Conventional - pretty much everything else (tanks, artillery, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles with conventional (non nuclear, biological or chemical warhead) and so on...

Click the link and slide to 9500.

[link to websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901]

Strategic - Nuclear Triad in short - nuclear capable bombers, nuclear armed submarines and stockpile of ICBMs.
Conventional - pretty much everything else (tanks, artillery, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles with conventional (non nuclear, biological or chemical warhead) and so on...

Decided to make this thread for those of us monitoring 8992 and other shortwave frequencies during these monumental days, so the mods don't have to keep chasing us out of the threads dedicated to Syria and Israel.

I'll kick it off by re-posting this link, which explains "Skyking" messages a little:

[link to s837.photobucket.com]

Feel free to chime in with anything of note you might hear. With people from all over the world on this site, we should have nearly 24/7 monitoring ability.

it is an air national guard base.not the same thing.dont think their training at night

9500 has gone full snackbar!!!!

The SKYKING calls go out in military phonetics. SKYKING is USAF SAC Airborne Alert birds flying to their fail-safe points unless otherwise ordered via the codes transmitting a go-code/valid strike war order to proceed past their positive control points.

The basics runs as follows:

1.) USAF SAC bases like Offut sends out the daily SKYKING orders on routine to keep things bother calm and orderly. Nothing fancy.

2.) All codes are recorded by the Co-Pilot, Emergency War Order Officer (EWO-O) and Radar Officer on board (B-52's as an example) for positive verification through their individual decoder/decryption books. This is to determine if the launch from base when the alarm goes off is valid or they simply shutdown from a drill. Those in the air are all-ready on stand-by at this point awaiting the second set of orders.

3.) Should everything be a go and is valid the other orders comes while airborne for immediate decryption. Once the Co-Pilot and EWO-O agree on both their set of codes and the physical code given out of the mini-safe, the card with the codename on it is broken by the Co-Pilot and is formally announced to the crew and they proceed to their assigned strike targets unless otherwise recalled.

In the case of the land-based SAC missile silos, the two Officers conduct same operation as their airborne counterparts in terms of decoding. Should the codes prove as valid, both Officers immediately go to their mini-safe, break the card to confirm the order, and get their keys ready to undergo launch procedures for their ICBM's. It's about accuracy and speed and neither Officer can afford to have a gaggle on the others end because the launching of an ICBM MUST be done simultaneously, otherwise zero launch happens and someone gets a bullet to the head for failing to do their part (unless they no longer arm the Missile Launch Officers), I cannot say for sure.

That's essentially how it works. NOTHING on what I mentioned here is in anyway, classified. This has been USAF SOP for decades. Only the technology and methodology has changed to any degree.

In terms of the USAF's USN counterparts, the codes go to the TACCAMO birds from NAVCOMSUBPAC and NAVCOMSUBLANT. The USN Ohio/Trident Boomers go to their respective radio depths with their antenna arrays out to receive any EAM's on routine much like their USAF counterparts. The Emergency Action Message is what all U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces follow when issued. The principles are the same, but the targets are different for obvious reasons. The boomers cannot allow themselves to discovered in their patrol sectors. Being detected by enemy HK attack subs like an Akula or Alpha isn't an option. When the TACCAMOs issue out the codes, the CO, XO, and Weaps Officer decodes the transmission and should it be valid, they sail to their assigned strike sector and reach missile launch depth, unless their orders are to be recalled and told to stand down, whoever is on the receiving end will have Tridents coming down on them.

Here's the kicker on the USN part, should the TACCAMOs birds receive and/or send conflicting orders, the boomer commander has the authority to launch his payload at assigned strike targets. Why? To the commander, he must assume the WH, Pentagon, JCS, or civilian government authority has been compromised, destroyed, or C3 elements have been taken over. Is that still the SOP? Unknown. Again, none of what I have mentioned here on GLP is considered classified information, this is to my reckoning, SOP for all U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces.

I hope this answers any queries on how the EAM's work and why they use it. Understand this, our Russian and Chinese counterparts no doubt have similar SOPs in place to ensure complete and total security of their respective strategic nuclear forces.

Stay frosty.

is this number station stuff?

i'm lost...

2.49 kHz?

Uh...is that the fucking call to prayer?!

He is reciting the quran

Honestly I wouldn't think to much about the EAM's...unless you start hearing them have a slightly hesitant voice and/or 4x Skyking's and the like at a very alarming amount per hour.

is this number station stuff?

i'm lost...

It's not the call, it's the actual prayer. Reciting Quran.

Uh...is that the fucking call to prayer?!

Some sort of broadcast out of Oman, according to the WebSDR site.

I'm perfectly all right with them praying, all they want. It's the murdering and blowing shit up and destroying ancient monuments that I kind of have issues with.

Some sort of broadcast out of Oman, according to the WebSDR site.

I'm perfectly all right with them praying, all they want. It's the murdering and blowing shit up and destroying ancient monuments that I kind of have issues with.