[Milsurplus] Command Post Callsigns

[howard holden]

The "callsign" you gave here (RUADAAA) is a DCS RTTY routing indicator, used 
in processing RTTY traffic autonmatically. The first four letters are unique 
to any major communications hub, the last three (or one or two, depending on 
the usage) determine the the end user.

For instance, I was stationed at Navcommsta Greece in the 60s. Our main 
routing indicator was RUQK. That would get you only to the automatic relay 
setup. The Message center was RUQKSAA, ship-to-shore was RUQKSEE.

Howie WB2AWQ


>From: mikea <mikea at mikea.ath.cx>
>To: MilSurplus at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Command Post Callsigns
>Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:40:16 -0600
>
>On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 12:09:28AM -0400, Allan.Stern at gmail.com wrote:
> >    I am looking for the meaning of the name "MAYAAP," which is the
> > callsign of the Command Post at Patrick AFB.
> >    Does anyone know of a listing of those callsigns or of the meaning of 
>MAYAAP?
>
>I was at Camp Drake, Japan, which was RUAD, in 1968-70. Our tributary
>stations were RUADAAA through I don't remember what.
>
>I suspect that the first letter is, or the first two or three letters
>are, related to geographic area, command, or something of the sort,
>that things get tree-structured from that point on, and that there is
>no _meaning_ to the callsign other than that which can be determined
>by looking at its position in the tree.
>
>I'm quite certain that that was the case with respect to our tribs,
>and see no reason why we would have been "special" in that regard.
>
>--
>Mike Andrews, W5EGO
>mikea at mikea.ath.cx
>Tired old sysadmin
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