Inspired by SWLing Post reader @K7al_L3afta, a few weeks ago, I monitored 15,016 kHz for US Air Force EAM (Emergency Action Messages).
I’m no expert on military communications, but I did manage to catch a few messages–that I assume are EAM(?)–on the same frequency.
All of these recordings were made on the afternoon of February 15, 2015 on 15,160 kHz in the upper sideband:
It’s April 17th n2023 02;42 etc. I just heard this action message..
Recording 2 is not an EAM–it’s simple air-to-ground communication. By calling for “Mainsail”, the aircraft (“Raid 83”) is calling “any HFGCS station” which, in this case, turned out to be Puerto Rico.
The other three recordings are EAMs. A short but concise article on EAMs can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Action_Message .
Eric, I should’ve thought to pass this by you before posting! Of course you know these comms.
-T