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Uploaded by on Nov 21, 2009

Andrews AFB, EAM on 8.992 MHz, Nov 22 2009, 0205 UTC.

"Emergency Action Messages" (EAMs), are operational instructions to the United States nuclear forces. This is the method in the days of Doctor Strangelove and Fail-Safe, whereby the "GO" code was given.

Andrews AFB is outside of Washington DC.
I've also heard EAM's from Offutt AFB, in Nebraska.

Monitored on a Drake R-4B receiver, modified with shortwave band crystals.

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  • @Commack08 EAM's are used to transmit nuclear launch orders. These are fore exercises probably

  • @Commack08 Maybe excercises, you train tankies, pilots etc, why not the nuke babysitters?

  • @mkrubsack actually...delay...not reverb.. as in time delay.

  • @mkrubsack ALE chooses the frequency. The reverb is caused by every equipped AFB retransmitting it asynchronously with each other.

  • There seems to be quite a few EAM's being posted as videos, but no one has mentioned why.... Where are these messages going to and whats it about?

  • @sparky577 oh thanks for the info cause i had no clue

  • (from wiki) An Emergency Action Message (EAM) is a pre-formatted message that directs nuclear-capable forces to execute an attack in a nuclear war.

    In the United States, the EAM will be issued from the Pentagon, an Airbone Command Post, or an alternate Strategic Command Location. The EAM is then relayed to ballistic missile submarines, nuclear bombers, and land based nuclear delivery forces.

  • @bloggerrick It does sound like that, but no, no reverb. They use a technique called Automatic Link Establishment, or ALE. Look it up in Wikipedia. The delay between Andrews AFB and whatever link is rebroadcasting the EAM acts just like reverb.

  • @ro0t9 what is an emergency action messege

  • Very fine looking receiver :D

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