[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - OUTCROSS; ICEHOUSE; BLACK CAR; CORNMEAL; and ROYAL ARK

[Jeff Haverlah]

0625z 15 Dec 25

UTC 14 Nov 25

0006z: OUTCROSS with communications test count.
0007z: OUTCROSS with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

Quiet.

0950z: MAINSAIL with test count.

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1356z: ICEHOUSE (NCS); AKIJU2; 42 characters; P4.
AKIJU2X4GHADT4DDT5DDTUDDTDDDTLDDIKVLTEX3NA

Reformatted to capture the repetitive nature of the 4-item blocks. I don't
have contemporary AK series 42 character strings for comparison.

𝙰𝙺𝙸𝙹𝚄𝟸  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝚇𝟺𝙶𝙷𝙰  [𝟻]
𝙳𝚃𝟺𝙳  [𝟺]
𝙳𝚃𝟻𝙳  [𝟺]
𝙳𝚃𝚄𝙳  [𝟺]
𝙳𝚃𝙳𝙳  [𝟺]
𝙳𝚃𝙻𝙳  [𝟺]
𝙳𝙸𝙺𝚅𝙻𝚃𝙴𝚇𝟹𝙽𝙰 [𝟷𝟷; 𝚊𝚛𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢]
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1418z: ICEHOUSE with test count.
1428z: LAJES with test count.

[Apparent 2 hour traffic window.]
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1520z: ICEHOUSE; AKPSBI; 36 characters; P4.
AKPSBIOLQADQFDV4DB4LLHKKXXKBA6TNTCKB

1523z: ICEHOUSE; AKJWWE; 25 characters; P4.
AKJWWEXLKPWFZPSLP2LJVIHUS

[1530z: 11175.0 UTwente SDR extremely weak automated weather broadcast
buried in the noise floor; presume USCG Communications Command broadcast as
also reported yesterday. Lasted approximately 30 minutes; mostly unheard to
unreadable.]

1533z: ICEHOUSE responding to BLACKCAR (unheard on the SDR).
1534z: ICEHOUSE responding to BLACKCAR saying "eyes on target" (sounds
like, was maybe something else); please stand by for higher priority
traffic."

1536z: ICEHOUSE; SXOP3E; P1.
SXOP3ERE4TQK2UJ23HY5JHYMUH5ISW

1540z: ICEHOUSE worked BLACKCAR but nothing further heard. Maybe ICEHOUSE
was simulcasting.

1602z: ICEHOUSE Standing by for traffic.

[1609z+/-: AFA80F E6B launched from TRAVIS who flew a northern route to
TINKER. Backend callword not logged.]

[1612z+/-: AEF8B3 E6B launched from TINKER who flew to the Gulf and then
returned to TINKER. Backend callword at launch not logged.]

********cyclic; 20 minutes; 8 strings********
1630z: ICEHOUSE; SX52FL; P1.
SX52FLCMCH366RHO7WPA6XSQG43WXJ

1632z: ICEHOUSE; SXRIS7; P1.
SXRIS7EQASNLYOPOAQNMXTGPXW2PUB.

1635z: ICEHOUSE; SXVQW7; P1.
SXVQW7WTQZ7TIRG4TCQSJ4SJYJIZHG

1637z: ICEHOUSE; SXWLNP; P1.
SXWLNPRPMWUJHORZR5EVDNH4Z3JROF

1641z: ICEHOUSE; SXIY7Y; P1.
SXIY7YW6H3AEGBSXAXIHOP76RAYSKO

1644z: ICSHOUSE; SXO6SJ; P1.
SXO6SJS633RYF5HMPSOFDJO4WBDNKI

1647z: ICEHOUSE; SXMAFV; P1.
SXMAFVSL5TRACLW3IQ6A6BBX4DCUXK

1650z: Simply stated "Disregard."
1650z: ICEHOUSE; SX7EFN; P1.
SX7EFNLVJ3OCIZUPU4SHPPX24E2YTB
********

1653z: ICEHOUSE; SX7EFN; SXMAFV; SXO6SJ; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral
rebroadcast window.

1701z: ICEHOUSE Standing by for traffic.
[Apparently all expired in the message queue.]
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[Gulf NOTAM reservation: 1800z - 2100z.]

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1829z: ICEHOUSE; SXXJUL; P1.
SXXJUL32HWI2E4EK6HB5M7WUYU5KJL
[Fed to the Gulf E6B.]

[No 27.2 KHz (Gulf) VLF broadcast head or indicated on the W1VD VLF Grabber
website. A major cold front had moved over the Gulf from the Texas coast.
It's effects probably disrupted any attempt at "wire work."]N

1900z: CORNMEAL (presumed AEF8B3); SXXJUL; h+00/h+30 Gulf restoral
rebroadcast window.
1930z: CORNMEAL; SXXJUL; restoral.
2000z: CORNMEAL; SXXJUL; restoral.
2030z: AFK but presumed restoral; approaching Galveston Island at that time.
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2206z: ICEHOUSE; SX3AXW; P1.
SX3AXWNDONF6SYES4V6KBXDJI5XUHA
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]
[No indication of a PAC E6B found on ADSB mapping sites but one was active.]

[2220z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]

[2220z: Nothing logged/heard; maybe missed it.]

2243z: ICEHOUSE; SXAHMQ; P1.
SXAHMQ4AFOIPQ35BQEV6J3OPHM6LFX

[2250z: 15016.0 extremely weak EAM broadcast; possibly TACAMO PAC with PAC
restoral.]

2253z: ICEHOUSE; SXKE4N; P1.
SXKE4N7ZIZEI4F66BKUJPKCJHUB2OX

2300z: ICEHOUSE; SXKE4N; SXAHMQ; restoral.

2319z: ICEHOUSE; SX32XZ; P1.
SX32XZIANV32KJVUVIHBEHK6ZY425B

[2320z: Nothing logged/heard; maybe missed it.]

2321z: ICEHOUSE; SXKVNL; P1.
SXKVNLD6SUJU67RFXQQCJ37DO47GAZ

2324z: ICEHOUSE; AKESO2; 25 characters; P4.
AKESO2VOCN2VXO5HO5ZGULF47

2332z: ICEHOUSE; SXKVNL; SX32X2; SXAHMQ; restoral; SXKE4N apparently
quickly expired.

2350z: ROYAL ARK (sounds like; TACAMO PAC); SX3AXW; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC
restoral rebroadcast window.
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[ICEHOUSE ---> STRINGER continued with its restoral session into the new
UTC day.]

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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