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Inside the Air Force’s Secret PsyOps Plane
The 193rd Special Operations Wing operates a fleet of three EC-130J aircraft, cargo haulers
that have been converted into flying radio and television stations.
These “psychological operations” aircraft can broadcast their own signal over AM and FM radio,
UHF and VHF television bands — or override broadcast stations on the ground.
The crew calls it “200-mile work”: In order to avoid interference with domestic frequencies —
the aircraft can crank up to 1,000 watts of effective radiated power —
the aircraft flies more than 200 miles off the East Coast.
Inside the Air Force’s Secret PsyOps Plane | Wired.com
The 193rd Special Operations Wing operates a fleet of three EC-130J aircraft, cargo haulers
that have been converted into flying radio and television stations.
These “psychological operations” aircraft can broadcast their own signal over AM and FM radio,
UHF and VHF television bands — or override broadcast stations on the ground.
The crew calls it “200-mile work”: In order to avoid interference with domestic frequencies —
the aircraft can crank up to 1,000 watts of effective radiated power —
the aircraft flies more than 200 miles off the East Coast.
Inside the Air Force’s Secret PsyOps Plane | Wired.com