CONELRAD ALERT! "CONtrol of ELectromagnetic RADiation". ALL broadcasting stations AM, FM, TV in USA/Canada must automatically immediately ce...
CONELRAD ALERT! "CONtrol of ELectromagnetic RADiation". ALL broadcasting stations AM, FM, TV in USA/Canada must automatically immediately cease operation, by presidential order, via an alarm signal on monitored telephone lines, so they can not be used as radio direction finding beacons by Soviet bomber pilots carrying nuclear bombs. Remember, a radio station with ID can be homed on for finding a city to drop bombs!nnA small selection of AM stations only continue operation by rotating in 15 second intervals to deliver emergency information to the public on 640 or 1240 kHz, without station ID, to totally confuse the enemy as to where the station directions are (espeically in large cities). This was 1951-1963, folks, when the threat of nuclear attack here in north america on any day was VERY REAL INDEED.nnCan you imagine actually listening to the radio to your favourite music, when suddenly, the CONELRAD sequence begins? And then the air raid sirens outside start wailing too? Very scary!nnSobering thought: Between June 17 and October 22, 1962, there were transferred from the Soviet Union 24 launching pads, 42 R-12 rockets, some 45 nuclear warheads, 42 Il-28 bombers, a fighter aircraft regiment (40 Mig-21 aircraft), two Anti-Air Defense divisions, three mechanized infantry regiments, and other military units - some 47,000 troops in total, to Cuba, aimed at the United States.nnhttp://radios.2y.net/go/Conelrad/conelrad.html For more information! Less
