Radio - A Weapon of War

[walker]

You mean Echolink?

For now, SW is considered ancient. But in times of crises, when all else fail, SW is going to punch through. Digital is fragile. SW can traverse extremely long distances using sky wave propagation.

But whatever the medium, radio is a potent tool in psy-ops.

[machinecult]

^ No not Echolink but thank you for introducing that! I was using something else I forgot the name and Hamsphere. Hamsphere is probably the easiest to use.

[walker]

During the Gulf War in 1990, ham radio became prominent as it was used to initially communicate with resistance within Kuwait. Not because I am a licensed ham, but I believe that ham radio is a serious tool that will find its place in any armed conflict.

Sad to say, commercial SW stations around the world are slowly fading out.

I used to listen to Radio Pilipinas when I was abroad. Its freq was nearby KOL Israel which we monitor for "intelligent" content.

[machinecult]

When everything goes out this type telecom will remain. I was only elementary in the 90's and this was the first time I heard SW 'coz my uncle listens to it for international news. It was fascinating but alien to me (alien as in E.T. because some signals were creepy). Its only in the mid-2000's my interest re-emerge and began reading about it.

I used to listen to Radio Pilipinas when I was abroad. Its freq was nearby KOL Israel which we monitor for "intelligent" content.

Okay that's really interesting. Are you familiar with Radyo Gil-ayab? Found it here: ClandestineRadio.com : Intel: Philippines

[Deadstring67]

nice one bro...

Axis Sally, na mention ni sa mga movie. mao ni tig demoralized sa mga allies.ako nya e search mga movie ani nya nga naa xa. ga broadcast sa radio.

[machinecult]

^ Do you mean, Miracle at Santa Anna?

[mico1984]

radio, tv and media jud.. and most especially and internet.. social networking sites..

[machinecult]

Here's another example of what the Americans came up to confront the Vietcong - by broadcasting horror programs which will force the enemy to surrender. It was part of operation "Chieu Hoi" Surrender program as a way to help the rebels who surrendered to and absorb them back to society. It was supposedly a non-violent way to win the war but was interrupted by those who didn't believe in winning wars through "Hearts and Minds".

The Ghost Tape "Number Ten" (number 10 in Vietnam lingo means 'bad' number 1 is 'good' as in "American G.I. number 1!").

This was usually played in loudspeakers, placed hidden in trees or in helicopters during nighttime near the enemy territory. The sound was loud enough to penetrate Vietcong tunnels. The purpose of the tape was not only to spook the enemy. The Americans also played with the universal Vietnamese belief of the afterlife since the Vietnamese people believe that if their souls were not buried properly it would wander forever in space in pain and suffering hence they named the tape, "The Wandering Soul".

Here's a few testimonies.

LTC Raymond Deitch, 6th PSYOP Battalion Commander

"It exploited the belief among many of the Vietnamese people that once a person is dead the remains must be placed in an ancestral burial ground or that person will forever wander aimlessly in space forever...

...The tape was so effective that we were instructed not to play it within earshot of the South Vietnamese forces, because they were as susceptible as the Viet Cong or North Vietnamese Army...

Wandering Soul' broadcasts of eerie sounds intended to represent the souls of enemy dead who have not found peace (i.e. by being buried in the village family plot)...the idea was that the sounds would at least get a Communist soldier to think about where his soul would rest in the likely event of his being killed far from home."

Unnamed 1st Infantry Division sergeant 1968-1970

"The damn reverb effect of the recording is eerie. I saw and picked-up leaflets and once heard Funeral Music played over the valleys around Landing Zone Mary Ann. A Kit Carson Scout told me what the music was. This was a ghostly sound. Hell, listening to that made me want to Chieu Hoi myself. It must have been effective as hell in the jungle at night."