The Armed Forces of the United States have reportedly transmitted a staggering number of “Emergency Action Messages (EAM’s) this week: 35 on Tuesday and 62 on Wednesday. On a typical day, there might be . . . ten.
Emergency Action Messages are transmitted via a variety of communications methods to make certain the proper military asset(s) get the Order.
Almost ALL, EAM’s are rebroadcast on the military’s High Frequency Global Communications System (HFGCS), otherwise known as Shortwave radio.
HFGCS is a network of shortwave transmitters used by the United States Air Force to communicate with aircraft, ground stations, and some US Navy ships. The HFGCS is a reliable alternative to satellite communications (SATCOM) and can be used to securely transmit voice and data over long distances.
EAM’s are a special breed of coded transmission. They are the voicing of numeric…
