[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - BEEFCAKE; TANGERINE; ROLL HOME; and MACKINAW

[Jeff Haverlah]

0028z 03 Dec 25

UTC 02 Dec 25

A relatively slow day with a very active message traffic window between
2100z and 2230z.

0010z: TANGERINE (pre0000z BAREBACK); 7DQPZK; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT
restoral rebroadcast window.

0020z: ROLL HOME (pre0000z FISHBOAT); 7DQPZK; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral
rebroadcast window.

0040z: TANGERINE; 7DQPZK, restoral.

0050z: ROLL HOME; 7DQPZK; restoral.
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[Note the minute stamps.]
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0110z: BEEFCAKE (NCS); 7DSMUD; P1.
7DSMUDR2HRC3BYHB3CZAZRGIEGLBRQ

0210z: BEEFCAKE; 7DRPUZ; P1.
7DRPUZLAPSYJNPTVR37XKYOBGID7XB
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[Activity in the 0500z - 0900z window.]
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0622z: BEEFCAKE; AK3GAG; 22 characters; P4.
AK3GAGKGBWFMXRLCYVGCYZ

0651z: BEEFCAKE; 7D4QAG; P1.
7D4QAG7FEXEGMBPMGWZ3F2VOKARAGL

0700z: BEEFCAKE; 7DR4QAG; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast
window.

0702z: BEEFCAKE; 7DSDVH; P1.
7DSDVHIUB4CPC2CUT6S5CEN6KHBRQJ

0704z: Very weak station (suspected BEEFCAKE) buried deep in the noise
floor of the SDR with a string containing ALPHA/ALFAs. The only string
containing "A" is 7D4QAG. Presumed echo rebroadcast of the restoral.
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[Nothing heard 0730z.]

Traffic quiet until 2141z.

[1455z+/-: AF2OA2 E6B launched from PAX RIVER and repositioned to TINKER.]

1532z: MACKINAW (sounds like; presumed AF20A2) called and raised
MAINSAIL/BEEFCAKE to enter the net.
1538z: MACKINAW entered the net.

1721z: KING 41 called and raised MAINSAIL for a phone patch. Moved to
11159.0.

1822z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1910z: HUSKER 41 (out of LINCOLN) worked (MAINSAIL or BEEFCAKE; unheard on
SDR) for current message traffic.  Answer was apparently "no message
traffic; it's been very quiet since 0704z).

1923z: SKULL 23 called ANY PLAYER.
1929z: SKULL 23 called ANY PLAYER.

2010z: LOBO 01 called ANY STATION and raised MAINSAIL for a radio check.

[2023z+/-: AF20A2 E6 (see 1455z) launched from TINKER and repositioned to
PAX RIVER.]

[2011z+/-: AED107 E6B launched from TRAVIS eastbound for a grand tour of
the CONUS west.]

[2109z+/-: AED90A E6B launched from TINKER for pattern work at KANSAS CITY
and return for same at TINKER.]

[Very active 1 hour+/- message traffic window.]
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2141z: BEEFCAKE; 7DAJ4I; P1.
7DAJ4IQGMQ5LRN2KLKVJV6P3FCL7PL

2144z: BEEFCAKE; 7DU7K6; P1.
7DU7K6W6G7OL2KZHFS4SUBEGYGWA3F

2147z: BEEFCAKE; 7DFAQA; P1.
7DFAQANFZWOKVPWZ5HKBVLDGSIJEVC

2151z: BEEFCAKE; XBSWC7; 37 characters; P2; prefix change.
XBSWC7UYAKUUWYYCBICYYQKCEO236WXB7OHGG

2154z: BEEFCAKE; 7DMD7Y; P1.
7DMD7YPEBPM6PMBJ2NSSW3Y3DOJBXT

2157z: BEEFCAKE; 7DUFWE; P1.
7DUFWERSKBCPCKVR6XKG2RQY6F4MSU

2200z: BEEFCAKE; 7D6WR7; P1.
7D6WR75YUNF23EOJXG72HMJSDNOIYC
[Filled the NCS restoral queue.]

2204z: BEEFCAKE; 7D6WR7; 7DUFWE; 7DMD7Y; restoral.

2215z: MACKINAW (enroute to PAX RIVER; eastern CONUS) called and eventually
raised ROLL HOME (western CONUS out of TRAVIS) and moved ROLL HOME to the
CHARLIE ECHO.

2220z: On the CHARLIE ECHO, MACKINAW (weak) sent ROLL HOME (good levels) to
ZULU ONE ZERO ZERO (Z100) but was heard by ROLL HOME as ZULE ONE NINE ZERO.

2225z: MACKINAW called ROLL HOME on 13907.0.
2226z: Same.
2227z: Same.

2230z: BEEFCAKE; 7D6WR7; 7DUFWE; 7DMD7Y; restoral.
[2300z: Nothing heard.]
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2238z: WEST COAST with test count.

2244z: MACKINAW worked BEEFCAKE to exit the net.
2245z: MACKINAW exited the net; approaching PAX RIVER at that time.

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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