[MilCom] SKYKING callsign on HF-GCS

[jay dehm]

This is what I found from http://www.ominous-valve.com/hfgcs.txt
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SKYKING messages are special EAM, Emergency Action Messages,
presumably the nuclear go/no-go codes.  Urgent ones are repeated
three or four times, instead of the usual two.  SKYKING is a group
callsign for units in the Single Integrated Operation Plan for
strategic operations."  "Do not answer" is the standard procedure
for self-authenticating broadcasts, meaning that recipients don't
need to give away their positions or existence by challenging the
traffic.


On 6/30/06, Larry Faehling <lfaehling at netscape.net> wrote:
> dehmmy.qth at gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Awhile back I heard a message from SKYKING. What exactly is this c/s.
> > I googled and found some info but I'm wondering... Is it a ground
> > station or airborne or either??
> >
> > thanks in advance,
> >
> > jay

> As far as I know, SKYKING is a broadcast call for all a/c on the freq to
> pay attention.  I may  be wrong on "all" but I am pretty sure that it's
> a broadcast for numerous aircraft.  Usually folowed by a coded message.
>
> Larry in Wisconsin