[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 MUDGUARD; DARTGUN; TABULATE; FUSEBOX; LONE ACE; TRANSLATE; and PRETENDER

[Jeff Haverlah]

0533z 04 Dec 04

UTC 03 Dec 25

0014z: MUDGUARD with communications test count.
0015z: MUDGUARD with communications test count.

0029z: CANFORCE 38 (sounds like; could be something other than CANFORCE;
it's been awhile) called mainsail.

0053z: MAINSAIL with test count.
0058z: MAINSAIL with test count.

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0059z: DARTGUN (NCS); XB47DS; P2.
XB47DSJWCE4P6YAMUUB2ZDGI4IOM3Y

0126z: DARTGUN; 7DMPBJ; P1.
7DMPBJGCTPFUULWCBCCHQKHTD57IO2

0133z: DARTGUN; 7DTHQ6; P1.
7DTHQ6T3FOYDEFV35WSSTRGGCYZ2E3

0143z: DARTGUN; 7DBRTZ; P1.
7DBRTZA3RECU3OX3HTDPRNIRP7JCWL
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[0152z: AED107 E6B crossed the California coast to the Pacific, descending
at that time from 32000 feet.]

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0155z: DARTGUN; XBRKZO; P2.
XBRKZONCQJMU6VML7V5DZ4LTYUNLC7

0203z: DARTGUN; 7DXSLQ; P1.
7DXSLQZ6FGACHH43M4QTL5J72FBUP7

0221z: DARTGUN; 7DE7DI; P1.
7DE7DIF7QE7WP6JHGHII3UNOQLVDR4
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0256z: MAINSAIL with test count.

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0318z: DARTGUN; 7DVVQ2; P1.
7DVVQ2PS2HN2UVFNPMYKQ467SM64C2
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

0321z: TABULATE (presumed AED107 out of TRAVIS pre0000z); 7DVVQ2; h+20/h+50
TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast window.
[0329z: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]
0350z: TABULATE; 7DVVQ2; restoral.
0410z: TABULATE; 7DVVQ2; restoral.
0450z: TABULATE; 7DVVQ2; restoral.
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0502z: MAINSAIL with test count

[Note the cyclical 10-minute pacing; one hour window. Activity is similar
to 0059z and 0155z.]
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0622z: DARTGUN; AKOWBT; 27 characters; P4.
AKOWBTVADX6T54RANOQKCZGTJXZ

0632z: TABULATE called and raised MAINSAIL to exit the net.
0637z: TABULATE exited the net

[30 minutes.]
0656z: DARTGUN; 7DO3ZL; P1.
7DO3ZL4LH6Y4AAS3D4G46XQRTBESDQ

0707z: DARTGUN; 7D5UAJ; P1.
7D5UAJOCXJVHFPTJXZBYEFZN67ESWC

0716z: DARTGUN; 7DTP2K; P1.
7DTP2K64LTQ2B2DGRRVABGFOU7CYWH
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Quiet.

1146z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1345z: DOOM 72 called MUDBUG.
1351z: SKULL 32 called MUDBUG.

1407z: ANDREWS with test count.

[1420z+/-: AE8742 E6B launched from PAX RIVER and flew interesting routes
over the CONUS southeast.]

1420z: FUSEBOX (presumed AE8742) worked DARTGUN to enter the net.
1422z: FUSEBOX entered the net.

1501z: JAKE 12 called ANY STATION "looking for current message traffic."

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1531z: DARTGUN; XBPPN7; P2.
XBPPN7F4G4H4BCZJ3P4ON432ZMKNDB

1602z: DARTGUN Standing by for traffic.

1603: SHINR 31 called MAINSAIL and raised (sounded like PEDRO) 81 and
exchanges 5x5 signal reports.

[1616z+/-: AF77C9 E6B launched from TINKER and repositioned to OFFUTT;
remained for awhile; then departs OFFUTT for MCDILL. They are heavy users
of MCDILL recently.]

1626z: LONE ACE (presumed AF77C9) called MAINSAIL and DARTGUN; raised
DARTGUN to enter the net.
1628z: LONE ACE entered the net.

1630z: DARTGUN Standing by for traffic.

1640z: DARTGUN; 7DPHP4; P1.
7DPHP4P6NCO2AKLTRANPSBRWWQTYJU

1644z: DARTGUN; 7DETDL; P1.
7DETDLPNEPT6T545T5UFLS4GX73QBE

1647z: DARTGUN; 7DEJE6; P1.
7DEJE6JO234GKELV3WUEUTZ6BE6F24
[Filled the NCS traffic restoral queue.]

1700z: DARTGUN; 7DEJE6; 7DETDL; 7DPHP4; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral
rebroadcast window.
1706z: DARTGUN Standing by for traffic.

1736z: DARTGUN; 7DEJE6; 7DETDL; 7DPHP4; restoral.
1745z: DARTGUN Standing by for traffic.

1805z: DARTGUN; 7DEJE6; 7DETDL; 7DPHP4; restoral.
1814z: DARTGUN Standing by for traffic.
1900z: Nothing heard.
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1857z: RAT or RAPT 32 called ANY RADIO.
1859z: RAT/RAPT 32 called ANY RADIO and raised an unid station who provided
a "Loud and clear."

1900z: HICKAM with test count.
1859z: ANDY with test count.

[1904z+/-: AEBB0B E6B launched from TINKER northbound.

[1948z+/-: AF4D55 E6B launched from TINKER to the Gulf and then return.]

1922z: TRANSLATE (presumed AEBB0B) called and raised DARTGUN to enter the
net.
1927z: TRANSLATE entered the net.

1959z: PRETENDER (presumed AF4D55) called and raised DARTGUN to enter the
net.
2001z: PRETENDER entered the net.

2050z: DOOM 75 called MUDBUG and raised MAINSAIL.

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2058z: DARTGUN; 7DDVCL; P1.
7DDVCLIPIHRCNXSOHF72OPAQXBJPWN
(Fed to Gulf E6B.)

2105z: PRETENDER; 7DDVCL; h+00/h+30 Gulf restoral rebroadcast window.
2130z: PRETENDER; 7DDVCL; restoral.
2200z: PRETENDER; 7DDVCL; restoral.

2223z: TRANSLATE called DARTGUN.
2227z: TRANSLATE called and raised DARTGUN to exit the net.

2230z: PRETENDER; 7DDVCL; restoral.
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2231z: TRANSLATE exited the net; dualling with PRETENDER's restoral.

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2254z: DARTGUN; X54JOS; 164 characters; P3.
X54JOSULOA5AIRTEVA2GW3HWAUXLICLCCE2FFF2J4NNNN3OBLBZCBUFURNNNQNRUUUUGXLO4G5CUL3G222LBL333352L67SFJLYXGLLZULLZZZZ424HOYZYEEJQVVVRBQVVVVO4XDHKR7C47BJJJBJMPPPPFMUK4D2OW

Reformatted to demonstrate internal formatting; note the placement of the
triplet blocks in most of the 22 character groups.

𝚇𝟻𝟺𝙹𝙾𝚂  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝚄𝙻𝙾𝙰𝟻𝙰𝙸𝚁𝚃𝙴𝚅𝙰𝟸𝙶𝚆𝟹𝙷  [𝟷𝟽]
𝚆𝙰𝚄𝚇𝙻𝙸𝙲𝙻𝙲𝙲𝙴𝟸𝙵𝙵𝙵𝟸𝙹𝟺𝙽𝙽𝙽𝙽  [𝟸𝟸]
𝟹𝙾𝙱𝙻𝙱𝚉𝙲𝙱𝚄𝙵𝚄𝚁𝙽𝙽𝙽𝚀𝙽𝚁𝚄𝚄𝚄𝚄  [𝟸𝟸]
𝙶𝚇𝙻𝙾𝟺𝙶𝟻𝙲𝚄𝙻𝟹𝙶𝟸𝟸𝟸𝙻𝙱𝙻𝟹𝟹𝟹𝟹  [𝟸𝟸]
𝟻𝟸𝙻𝟼𝟽𝚂𝙵𝙹𝙻𝚈𝚇𝙶𝙻𝙻𝚉𝚄𝙻𝙻𝚉𝚉𝚉𝚉  [𝟸𝟸]
𝟺𝟸𝟺𝙷𝙾𝚈𝚉𝚈𝙴𝙴𝙹𝚀𝚅𝚅𝚅𝚁𝙱𝚀𝚅𝚅𝚅𝚅  [𝟸𝟸]
𝙾𝟺𝚇𝙳𝙷𝙺𝚁𝟽𝙲𝟺𝟽𝙱𝙹𝙹𝙹𝙱𝙹𝙼𝙿𝙿𝙿𝙿  [𝟸𝟸]
𝙵𝙼𝚄𝙺𝟺𝙳𝟸𝙾𝚆  [𝟿]
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2313z: DARTGUN; FOR GELD/GUILD 13 FOR GHOUL 13 (sounds like); XBFGBX; P2.
XBFGBXFWIIGFIVR25SH7GX6QADADY2; disregarded (forgot the FOR statement in
2nd reading).

2315z: DARTGUN; FOR GELD/GUILD 13 FOR GHOUL 13; XBFGBX; P2; to completion.

2322z: DARTGUN; X54JOS; 164 characters; echo rebroadcast.

[2324z+/-: AE88A8 E6B launched from PAX RIVER to the Atlantic; TACAMO LANT.]

2334z: TABULATE (presumed E6B; post 03 Nov 25 0000z TACAMO PAC) called and
raised DARTGUN to enter the net. Delayed by message traffic.

2335z: DARTGUN; 7D2LTJ; P1.
7D2LTJY4CRTYG6MRGIUA76A7HC3Q6G

2339z: FUSEBOX (E6B sounded like FUSE; NCS used JUICE; you pick; presumed
AE8742) called and raised DARTGUN to "enter" the net (entered at 1442z).
2341z: FUSEBOX entered the net.
[AE8742 was over Arkansas approaching Oklahoma/TINKER at that time.]

[30 minute window.]
2342z: DARTGUN; 7DJNOU; P1.
7DJNOULUGHXOSE7F6Y3C53RNLW2FZH
[Apparently fed to TACAMO PAC.]

2349z: FUSEBOX called and raised DARTGUN to exit the net. DARTGUN requested
clarity on "enter" or "exit" and was advise "exit."
2351z: FUSEBOX exited the net while approaching TINKER from the east.

2352z: TABULATE called and raised DARTGUN to enter the net.

[Did not see a candidate on ADSB mapping sites for TACAMO PAC.  It was
active at the turn of the UTC day with 22.7 VLF traffic per the W1VD VLF
Grabber web site; TACAMO LANT was also active on 17.8 just after 0000z per
W1VD waterfall.]

Jeff
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