[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/13927.0 USB - SHOWBOAT; MICROFILM; LISTERINE; and OVERRULE (DEER TAG)

[Jeff Haverlah]

0005z 30 Aug 25

UTC 29 Aug 25

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0000z: MICROFILM (NCS) Standing by for traffic.

0016z: MICROFILM; WMGT3L; 55 characters; P2.
WMGT3LDZTXHQAOGTRRJLTZR2EVVKYI26HKZM6LY3EA7RI26HKZM6LYC

0020z: MICROFILM; 77R4VB; 27 characters; P4.
77R4VBSTTGNU2WB6ZN2ZQZC2X2E

0031z: MICROFILM Standing by for traffic.

0040z: MICROFILM; SEQB6U; P1.
SEQB6UHR56P4DKFILFHZIVEMDLOFZX

0050z: SHOWBOAT with communications test count.
0051z: SHOWBOAT with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

[It is unusual to hear a string other than the SE series in day to day
activity. The 55 character WM series made an appearance.]
0101z: MICROFILM (presumed as they were having technical problems remaining
on the air); SEQB6U; WMGTEL (presumed as it was silent during this
transmission).; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast window.
0109z: MICROFILM (still having technical problems remaining on the air)
Standing by for traffic.
0129z: MICROFILM (no problems); SEQB6U; WMGT3L; restoral
0136z: MICROFILM Standing by for traffic.
0158z: MICROFILM; SEQB6U; WMGT3L; restoral.
0205z: MICROFILM Standing by for traffic.
0230z: MICROFILM; SEQB6U (WMGT3L apparently expired in their message
queue); restoral.
0234z: MICROFILM Standing by for traffic.

0236z: SAM 480 (AE6CF2 out of Mesquite, Tx) working MICROFILM for a radio
check while over Arkansas.

0300z: MICROFILM Standing by for traffic.
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0330z: Nothing heard.
[Three hour traffic window.]

Quiet.

0522z: LISTERINE (presumed E6B) called MICROFILM.
0523z: LISTERINE called and raised MICROFILM (who responded systemwide -
clear on UTwente SDR 11175), and requested to exit the net. Pre0000z
COLORFUL or someone else?

0935z: MAINSAIL with test count.

[1404z: ? AFEAD1 E6B launched from PAX RIVER and eventually flew to the
Gulf for restoral/VLF activity
1423z: DEER TAG (sounds like; suspected AFEAD1; good levels on SDRs both
coasts) called and raised MICROFILM to enter the net.
1426z: DEER TAG entered the net.

[1523z: SCORE 70 AE041A E6B launched from TINKER and flew to the Atlantic
to fly some racetrack orbits. No logged HF or VLF activity. He was out
yesterday with a visit to the Gulf doing the same activity.]

1750z: WEST COAST with test count.
1803z: SIGONELLA with test count (UTwente SDR).
1808z: CROUGHTON with test count (UTwente SDR).

1922z: MICROFILM; XTDKEC; prefix change from SE to XT; P1.
XTDKEC6KLIIRVQCNBC3UJRJFHSNEZP

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2012z: MICROFILM; WMV5PC; P2.
WMV5PCEXPH3CTPP42Q7Q5BA525PF2O

2038z: DEER TAG called MICROFILM.
2039z: DEER TAG called MICROFILM.
2040z: DEER TAG called MICROFILM.
2041z: MAINSAIL responds and DEER TAG requests to exit the net
[DEER TAG is over the Gulf entering his reserved NOTAM airspace.]

[30 minute+/- window.]
2044z: MICROFILM; XTR5HG; P1.
XTR5HGY4LQSFHPJOGWJRHIYAQBESWF

2047z: DEER TAG called and raised MICROFILM and requested to exit the net.
2052z: DEER TAG exited the net.
[2052z+/-: 27.2 KHz (Gulf) VLF FSK broadcast.]

[8 minutes later]
2100z: OVERRULE; XTR5HG; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast
window.

[OVERRULE was DEER TAG. (No logging of OVERRULE entering the net prior to
this broadcast). Another instance of one E6B sortie, two backend callwords
- one at launch and one for restoral activity. An earlier example was the
23 Aug 25 ENCHILADA/YARD BIRD switch. Prior to that 23 Aug 25 event I've
seen no logged instances of players exiting the net to switch to the 2nd
callword. They appeared to launch under one callword and perform their
restorals under another callword without the exiting process. That could be
a lack of SDR availability on my part at those times; or, it's now
enforced.]

[2102z+/-: ? AFF79E E6B launched from TRAVIS and flew northbound.]

2103z: LISTERINE (suspected AFF79E) called MICROFILM.
2107z: LISTERINE called and raised MICROFILM. LISTERINE requested to enter
the net.
2111z: LISTERINE entered the net.

2117z: LISTERINE called MARS RADIO "on 13927," simulcasting on 11175.

2118z: OFFUTT with test count.

2123z: 13927.0; LISTERINE called and raised MARS RADIO but was
weak/unreadable to MARS RADIO. MARS RADIO tried to move him to 11407.0.
2128z: LISTERINE had MARS RADIO same and request move to "secondary"
frequency.

2130z: OVERRULE; XTR5HG; restoral; over Gulf northbound to the Texas coast.

2130z: LISTERINE called MARS RADIO (brief signal; apparently simulcast on
11175).

2200z: OVERRULE; XTR5HG; restoral; northbound over east Texas before
turning northeast.

2222z: MICROFILM; XTEFJH; P1.
XTEFJHPNJYP6EVPCZ2HB6ESPBRTYZK

2230z: OVERRULE; XTR5HG
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2300z: Nothing heard.

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27.2 KHz FSK VLF broadcast recorded on California SDR (weakish signal from
Gulf)

 𝙴𝚃𝚃 𝙾𝚂𝙲𝙰𝚁
𝙶𝙾𝙻𝙵 𝙻𝙷𝙸𝚂𝙺𝙴𝚈
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𝙱𝚃
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𝚉𝚉
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𝙶𝙾𝙻𝙵𝙽𝚆𝙼𝙸𝚂𝙺𝙴𝚈
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𝚀𝙺𝙴𝙱𝙴𝙲 𝙱
𝙰𝚅𝙾
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𝚆𝙷𝙸𝚂𝙵𝙴𝚈 𝙵𝙾𝚇𝚃𝚁𝙾𝚃
𝙱𝚃
𝙽𝙽𝙽
𝙽𝙽𝙽
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 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙽𝙽𝙴𝙻 𝙾
𝙰 𝚈𝙵

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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