[MRCA] Upcomming Special Event Pass the word

[Walter J Skavinsky]

OPERATION ABLE ARCHER '83

Commemorative Special Event

W3A



31 OCT 2014 2100 hrs UTC

to

2 nov 2014 1500 hrs utc

 

Operation will be on 29.65 mc FM, 51.00 mc FM, 75 & 40 meters LSB 20,18,10
meters USB, & RTTY  on mostly military radio equipment operation will be
holiday style.


    To recognize the sacrifices of our military, signal corps, and members
of the clandestine services during this critical time in the history of the
cold war, we will host a special event station.  Our special event will
consist of operation from a remote wooded area using period style military
radios and antennas to make the contacts. 

Able Archer 83 was a ten-day (NATO) communications exercise starting on
November 2, 1983, that spanned
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europe> Western Europe, centered on
the
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe>
Supreme Headquarters Allied Europe Headquarters, Able Archer exercises
simulated a period of  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_escalation>
conflict escalation, culminating in a simulated
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEFCON> DEFCON 1 coordinated
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_attack> nuclear attack The exercise
also introduced a new, unique format of coded communication,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_silence> radio silences, and the
participation of  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_of_government> heads of
government.

The realistic nature of the 1983 exercise, coupled with
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War_(1979%E2%80%931985)> deteriorating
relations between the United States and the Soviet Union and the anticipated
arrival of  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pershing_missile> Pershing II
nuclear missiles in Europe, led some members of the Soviet Politburo and
military to believe that Able Archer 83 was a
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruse_of_war> ruse of war, obscuring
preparations for a genuine nuclear
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_strike> first strike In response, the
Soviets readied their nuclear forces and placed air units in
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany> East Germany and
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_(1945%E2%80%931989)> Poland
on alert. This is known as the 1983 war scare.

The 1983 war scare is considered by many historians to be the closest the
world has come to  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_warfare> nuclear
war since the  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis> Cuban
Missile Crisis of 1962. the threat of nuclear war ended with the conclusion
of the exercise on November 11.

Any questions please contact Walt Skavinsky (KB3SBC)
<mailto:kb3sbc at arrl.net> kb3sbc at arrl.net

https://sites.google.com/site/ablearcher1983w3a/

 

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