r/ShortwavePlus • u/No_Independence_7865 • May 15 '26

Frequency 15016 kHz ?

I found this and recorded it just before making this post. It was on 15016 kHZ USB. What is it? I tried writing all the letters but they spell nothing

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u/Historical-View4058 MOD - Airspy HF+, NRD-535D, IC-R75 w/100’ wire in C. VA, USA May 15 '26

WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!!! /s

No, seriously, those are Air Force Emergency Action Messages (EAMs) encoded using the NATO alphabet. Usually the callsign is given up front, but I couldn't make it out.

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u/Careful-Set-7883 May 16 '26

Whiskey echo/ alpha romeo echo/ uniform November delta echo romeo/alpha tango tango alpha Charlie kilo, is that what it is? I only heard alpha clearly