[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - POPULATE; RAMS HEAD; VEXATION; FIREHOSE; and DIDDY BAG

[Jeff Haverlah]

0001z 07 Aug 25

UTC 06 Aug 25

0011z: POPULATE with a communications test count.,
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0100z: RAMS HEAD (NCS) with a test count.
0101z: RAMS HEAD with a test count.

[0105z: OVUM 25 AF5356 E6B launched 2035z from TRAVIS; old day XYLOPHONE;
again crossed the California coast to the Pacific.]

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0209z: RAMS HEAD; AALQMY; P1.
AALQMYCPFGZYVFZKKOX3JRXQFQ76CE
[Fed to TACAMO PAC)

0220z: VEXATION (presumed OVUM 25; old day XYLOPHONE); AALQMY; h+20/h+50
TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast window.
0250z: VEXATION; AALQMY; restoral.
0320z: VEXATION; AALQMY; restoral.
0350z: VEXATION: AALQMY; restoral.
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0444z: VEXATION called MAINSAIL to exit the net.
0446z: VEXATION raised MAINSAIL to exit the net.
0449z: VEXATION exits the net.
[OVUM 25 was descending into TRAVIS at the time of transmission.]

Quiet.

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0717z: RAMS HEAD; SEY2RN; P1.
SEY2RNCTQTBZS3KSYU2RL7HHUORNBP
[Prefix change; AA 06 Jul - 06 Aug, 31 days.]

0730z: RAMS HEAD; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast window.
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0800z: Nothing heard.

Quiet.

[Wednesday: 12#3z+/- - No FOR string(s). The same weekly processes ceased
after Wed 17 Jul 24. In 2024 the hour window was 13#3z+/-]

1316z: YAKOTA with test count.

1320z: TINKER DEPOT MAINTENANCE called ANY STATION for a radio check.

1329z: WEST COAST with a test count.

1511z: FIREHOSE called MAINSAIL.

1730z: YAKOTA with a test count.

1828z: DIDDY BAG (suspected E6B) called FIREHOSE.
1830z: DIDDY BAG called FIREHOSE.
1830z: RAMS HEAD responded to DIDDY BAG, asking if he required assistance.
DIDDY BAG answered with no assistance required.

1852z: DIDDY BAG called "STOP CHOKE" (or sounds like; weak).
1852z: MAINSAIL called DIDDY BAG.
1853z: DIDDY BAG called "STOP CHOKE".
1854z: DIDDY BAG responded to MAINSAIL with a loud and clear.

1928z: FIREHOSE called DIDDY BAG.
1930z: FIREHOSE called DIDDY BAG.
1931z: FIREHOSE called DIDDY BAG.
1934z: FIREHOSE called DIDDY BAG.

[1937z+/-: WEEK 32 AF77C9 launched from OFFUTT east, then southeast bound.

1944z: DIDDY BAG called RAMS HEAD.
1945z: DIDDY BAG called MAINSAIL.

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1946z: RAMS HEAD; FOR ALGOR 31; MPLTIY; P2.
MPLTIYCLWOS2RYII5ZLVPVRNCXUXUG

1949z: MAINSAIL called and worked DIDDY BAG who requested to exit the net.
1952z: DIDDY BAG exited the net.

1952z: RAMS HEAD (female operator; 11175); FOR ALGOR 31; MPLTIY; echo
rebroadcast; not heard on UTwente 11175, potentially meaning not heard
system wide.

[2005z+/-: ALGOR 31 AE401B (static hex) E6B launched from TRAVIS and flew
to the PACIFIC. TACAMO PAC.]

[30 minute window.]
2016z: RAMS HEAD; SEGQAM; P1.
SEGQAM6JWYSFDGZIIY2E33GW4GSW2R
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

[2020z+/-: DUMA 33; AF9904; E6B launched from TINKER, flew to the AMARILLO,
TX area and returned to TINKER.]

2022z: VEXATION (presumed ALGOR 31); SEGQAM; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral
rebroadcast window.

2029z: VEXATION called and worked MAINSAIL to enter the net.
2033z: VEXATION entered the net.

2038z: very weak player (?) called what sounded like PINACLE (or something
completely different.)

2050z: VEXATION; SEGQAM; restoral.

[2100z+: 22.7 KHz VLF FSK broadcast weakly showing on W1VD VLF Grabber
website.]

2120z: VEXATION; SEGQAM; restoral.

2148z: RAMS HEAD; R26TWR; 56 characters; prefix change; suspected P3.
R26TWRBSSE3TWEJ4NIB4WRMWUJLEZLOEJEEKSKPMMCNASKKPOAZRKZQK

2150z: VEXATION; SEGQAM; restoral.

[2154z+/-: TATE 06 AE040F E6B launched from TINKER for a short tour of
north Texas.]

2220z: Unknown; unheard.
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Jeff
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