[Spooks] New guy question - Unid Station

Wed, 20 Feb 2002 16:36:45 -0800

Sky King msgs were, for years the method of communication from the =
ground to SAC bombers orbiting their Initial Points, in the days of MAD =
(Mutually Assured Destruction).   I don't think we've got SAC anymore, =
but these *could* be for bombers out of Diego Garcia.

Gary

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From: "Todd Heckaman" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 4:10 PM
Subject: RE: RE: [Spooks] New guy question - Unid Station

> Have a listen to the EAM's or a SKYKING msg at my website and see if =
they
> sound alike. It's almost for sure a GHFS operator on 4724 which is one =
of
> their freqs, but not used nearly as often as 11175 or 8992.
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> I think they do have some in common with numbers stations, but they =
are
> equally interesting in ways. Besides using a communications technique =
so
> close to #'s stations, they can sound "spooky" as well:) When their
> transmission is beaming around the world, from 5 or more directions
> simultaneously, and creates a freaky reverse echo. The digital keying =
sound
> at the end of some of them are said to toggle auxiliary transmitters,
> presumably in different locations.
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> The SKYKING msgs leave you wondering what they are saying, and who the
> intended recipient is. There are some funny goof ups too such as in =
numbers
> stations. Check out the frustrated trainee ones 13 Nov 01...
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> www.fulcrum.hispeed.com/shortwave/
> login: shortwave pw: vampyr71
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> Also a good link for some more information:
> http://www.scannerdesk.com/scannerdesk/milusa.htm
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> regards,
> Todd
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 1:37 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re:RE: [Spooks] New guy question - Unid Station
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> Frequency was somewhere around 4700KHz.  I was in bed, & didn't have
> anything to write it down on.
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> E.J. Caylor