[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - ANDY GUMP; TAILSPIN; FISHBOAT; LETTERBOX; and BAREBACK

[Jeff Haverlah]

0204z 02 Dec 25

UTC 01 Dec 25

An element of normality with the E6Bs.

AFA80F - FISHBOAT - TACAMO PAC late in UTC day
AEA33C - FISHBOAT - TACAMO PAC early in UTC day
AE041C - BAREBACK - TACAMO LANT under static HEX
AE040F - static hex - launched from TINKER to CONUS south.
AE0473 - LETTERBOX - repositioned from MACDILL to TINKER.

Active NCS message traffic/restoral day.

0029z: FISHBOAT (presumed AEA33C) called BARE BACK and raised ? (weak).

0110z: ANDY GUMP with communications test count.
0111z: ANDY GUMP with communications test count.

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0316z: TAILSPIN (NCS); 7DSISN; P1.
7DSISNZIZV6APRLF4E7GFHTRAI7PFG
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

0322z: FISHBOAT; 7DSISN; h+20/h+40 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast window.
[0331z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]
0350z: FISHBOAT; 7DSISN; restoral.
0420z: FISHBOAT; 7DSISN; restoral.
0450z: FISHBOAT; 7DSISN; restoral.
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0519z: FISHBOAT worked MAINSAIL to exit the net.
0522z: FISHBOAT exited the net.

Quiet.

1033z: ANDREWS with test count.

[Early start]
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1104z: TAILSPIN; VRLN32; 22 characters; P4.
VRLN32N2PUDWSJBUZP4UEP

1108z: TAILSPIN; VRDZTQ; 22 characters; P4.
VRDZTQX64ACTBDPLIP7KRH

1138z: TAILSPIN; AKKLEB; 22 characters; P4; change of prefix; 17 days.
AKKLEBOTDNYQJLQRSCEVOY
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1402z: MAINSAIL with test count.
1404z: MAINSAIL with test count.
1417z: LAJES with test count.

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1441z: TAILSPIN; 7DW46S; P1.
7DW46SBLUMDPTCKUGRB2T6LFF6JLSH

1455z: TAILSPIN; AKBOQE; 22 characters; P4.
AKBOQEBX6XI5VHEFT7UCO7

1459z: TAILSPIN; 7DW46S; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast
window.

1504z: TAILSPIN; AKEAYD; 45 characters; P4.
AKEAYDVI2ZPL3A62D6WKEMVMPOIVRND6WREMVMM7IVEFW

Reformatted for conformity with previous 45 character strings.

𝙰𝙺𝙴𝙰𝚈𝙳  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝚅𝙸𝟸𝚉𝙿𝙻𝟹𝙰𝟼𝟸  [𝟷𝟶]
𝙳𝟼𝚆𝙺𝙴𝙼𝚅𝙼𝙿𝙾𝙸𝚅𝚁𝙽  [𝟷𝟺]
𝙳𝟼𝚆𝚁𝙴𝙼𝚅𝙼𝙼𝟽𝙸𝚅𝙴𝙵  [𝟷𝟺]
𝚆  [𝟷]

1530z: TAILSPIN; 7DW46S; restoral.

1545z: TAILSPIN; AKDJ2N; 22 characters; P4.
AKDJ2NGGKBK7G3VM4SDNSW

1552z: TAILSPIN; AKDJ2N; 27 characters; P4.
AKYDQP2HVM7ZGBGWYU7KWY6SHR6

1600z: TAILSPIN; 7DW46S; restoral.

1610z: TAILSPIN; 7DF44H; P1.
7DF44HETHLE42YUN5IZPVZCQVBFB27

1613z: TAILSPIN; 7DKHCR; P1.
7DKHCRONXGYPHBD2ZN3OWX4QLUYJWG
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1800z: TAILSPIN Standing by for traffic.

1816z: LAJES with test count.
1817z: DIEGO GARCIA with test count; weak in noise floor of SDR.
1825z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1830z: TAILSPIN Standing by for traffic.

1832z: SIGONELLA with test count.

1856z: TAILSPIN; AKN6LL; 32 characters; P4.
AKN6LLKQ5SLP6C336DI7V6DV3V6DOS5R

1900z: TAILSPIN Standing by for traffic.

[1906z: AE4073 E6B launched from MCDILL and flew north to NASHVILLE, then
west, repositioning to TINKER.]

1916z: LETTERBOX (presumed AE4073) called MAINSAIL and raised TAILSPIN to
enter the net.
192023z: LETTERBOX entered the net to the second.

1939z: LETTERBOX; AKGZKU; 47 characters; P4.
AKGZKUGIZKPJ2PLXGXNPYGXNUYGXDQYGXDOYGXD4YYYDHOX
[In her first reading she called it 45 characters but 47 after the 2nd
reading.]

Reformatted for potential structure; no known previous examples of 47
character P4 strings for comparison.

𝙰𝙺𝙶𝚉𝙺𝚄  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙶𝙸𝚉𝙺𝙿𝙹𝟸𝙿𝙻𝚇  [𝟷𝟶; 𝟻/𝟻]
𝙶𝚇𝙽𝙿𝚈  [𝟻]
𝙶𝚇𝙽𝚄𝚈  [𝟻]
𝙶𝚇𝙳𝚀𝚈  [𝟻]
𝙶𝚇𝙳𝙾𝚈  [𝟻]
𝙶𝚇𝙳𝟺𝚈  [𝟻]
𝚈𝚈𝙳𝙷𝙾𝚇 [𝟼; 𝟹/𝟹]
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2018: TAILSPIN; 7DV5QL; P1.
7DV5QLEVCBEYOGBP27ZRJKDDHY2KIX

2020z: TAILSPIN; 7DQCTH; P1.
7DQCTHJH6QZI6ERB5B65FW2JOB6E4S

2025z: TAILSPIN; 7DK3JX; P1.
7DK3JXNSU36LYDFZKVTVTY7FLGAZEP
[Filled the NCS traffic queue.]

2030z: TAILSPIN; 7DK3JX; 7DQCTH; 7DV5QL; restoral.
2100z: TAILSPIN; 7DK3JX; 7DQCTH; 7DV5QL; restoral.
[2130z: Nothing heard.]

2202z: TAILSPIN; 7DBZC2; P1.
7DBZC2EWDYJPUZE7LUCWCEL2EHDLGZ

2206z: WEST COAST with test count.
2209z: PUERTO RICO with test count.
2210z: DIEGO GARCIA with test count.
2210z: LAJES with test count.
2216z: ASCENSION with test count.
2216z: OFFUTT with test count.

2222z: TAILSPIN; 7DX3UX; P1.
7DX3UXWGH77ZCYAXRVFF7Y4MVFLESK

2225z: LAJES with test count.

2230z: TAILSPIN; 7DX3UX; 7DBZC2; restoral.
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2240z: SIGONELLA with test count.

2240z: OFFUTT with test count; dualling with SIGONELLA.

######## [PAC/LANT continues into the UTC new day]#######
2247z: TAILSPIN; FOR CLOVE 01 (or sounds like) FOR ACQUIT 01; Z6OESN; P2.
Z6OESNFK7ZMEQ54JQNSOLTSAN6A5SZ
[TACAMO LANT and PAC]

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2254z: TAILSPIN; 7DO6XC; P1.
7DO6XCV44TZH6ULFQ7KLY3E4XGI7Z5

2300z: TAILSPIN; 7DXHPD; P1.
7DXHPDMNDW260IVAXQWDEBFJADLYOU

2302z: TAILSPIN; 7DILJU; P1.
7DILJUO3EHQINDNHYEMXYJ6C2NOIUT
[Fed to NCS restoral queue.]

[2303z+/-: AFA40F E6B launched from TRAVIS to the PACIFIC and back; TACAMO
PAC.]

2306z: TAILSPIN; 7DILJU; 7DXHPH; 7DO6XC; restoral.

[2312z+/-: AE041C static hex E6B launched from PAX RIVER to the Atlantic;
TACAMO LANT under static hex.]

[30 minute window.]
2317z: TAILSPIN; 7DQPZK; P1.
7DQPZKUKQN37LYZO4GXL447QOT6XBL
[Fed to TACAMO LANT and TACAMO PAC.]

2330z: TAILSPIN; 7DILJU; disregard.
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[2334z+/-: AE040F static hex SAUCY 01 E6B launched from TINKER eastbound.]

2336z: BAREBACK (presumed AE041C; static hex) called TAILSPIN with no
response.
2336z: BAREBACK entered the net in the blind.

2340z: BAREBADCK; 7DQPZK; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.

2350z: FISHBOAT (presumed AFA40F); 7DQPZK; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral
rebroadcast window.

[2350z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber web site.

BAREBACK ---> TANGERINE in the new day.
FISHBOAT ---> ROLL HOME in the new day.

[UTC 02 Dec 25 0005z+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

Jeff
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