[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - TERTIARY; BERNADINE; DEERSIGN; WANDERER; LANCELOT/LANDSLIDE; MILEPOST; KINGPIN; AUTOTIRE; and TIN CAKE/BLACK INK

[Jeff Haverlah]

0045z 24 Dec 25

UTC 23 Dec 25

0000z: WANDERER (pre0000z BUSYMAN); NOR3FE; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf
restoral rebroadcast window.

0029z: TERTIARY with communications test count.

0030z: WANDERER; NOR3FE; restoral.

0331z: TERTIARY with communications test count; dualling with WANDERER.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0100z: WANDERER; NOR3FE; restoral.
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0106z: MAINSAIL with test count.

0233z: LANCELOT (female operator; suspected AE4073; TACAMO LANT) working
DEERSIGN (NCS) to exit the net.
0235z: LANCELOT exited the net; AE4073 was conducting pattern work at PAX
RIVER at that time.
[Possibly LANDSLIDE; see 2158z]

0247z: MILEPOST (suspected AFA80F) called and raised DEERSIGN on 8992.0 to
exit the net.
0251z: MILEPOST requested a move to 11175 as he had DEERSIGN
weak/unreadable (unheard on California SDR).
0252z: MILEPOST on 11175 worked DEERSIGN to exit the net.
0254z: MILEPOST exited the net while approaching TRAVIS from the north.
[California SDR: MILEPOST fair/good levels; DEERSIGN mostly unheard in
noise floor. East coast SDR: DEERSIGN barely readable; MILEPOST unheard.]

0316z: DEERSIGN; NOAIRT; P1.
NOAIRTEXMN4WURRILBVCLGONJ6RGCZ
[No E6B HF restoral or VLF activity from the E6B currently the Gulf at time
of this transmission.]

0339z: KING PIN (maybe; or ? PIN; extremely weak on Gulf Coast SDR and not
heard elsewhere) worked DEERSIGN to (exit maybe?) the net.
0342z: KING PIN exited (maybe) the net. AF85C6 was descending into OFFUTT
from the north at that time.

Quiet.

[No LANT/PAC/Gulf E6B activity for the rest of the UTC day.]

1210z: MAINSAIL with test count.

********
1302z: DEERSIGN; OZKVSJ; 25 characters; P4.
OZKVSJATMHHTJZP5ZWICECTZR

1310z: DEERSIGN; OZHDAA; 48 characters; P4.
OZHDAANCZP3JRMQHMFZQ5ZLILWYNTAAAOQ5ZNILWY2TASNTO

Reformatted for structure:

𝙾𝚉𝙷𝙳𝙰𝙰  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙽𝙲𝚉𝙿𝟹𝙹𝚁𝙼𝚀𝙷  [𝟷𝟶]
𝙼𝙵𝚉  [𝟹; 𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝟷𝟻𝟸𝟼𝚣]
𝚀𝟻𝚉𝙻𝙸𝙻𝚆𝚈𝙽𝚃𝙰𝙰𝙰𝙾 [𝟷𝟺]
𝚀𝟻𝚉𝙽𝙸𝙻𝚆𝚈𝟸𝚃𝙰𝚂𝙽𝚃 [𝟷𝟺]
𝙾  [𝟷]
********

[1400z+: AF7FB7 E6B launched from TINKER for immediate pattern work at
TINKER, and then repositioned to OFFUTT. No backend callword logged.]

[One hour message traffic window.]
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1504z: DEERSIGN; NOYSZ2; P1.
NOYSZ2LICWBTZOUSTUD56YPVLPCVKE

1508z: DEERSIGN; NO6PIE; P1.
NO6PIEUPCZH6X3OL732YTZM3243WDV

********
1526z: DEERSIGN; OZT3QR; 45 characters; P4.
OZT3QRBZ35PPKZUO362BLIV2UIKKKN362XLIVLXIKCW6V

Reformatted for structure; compare with the 48 character string above.

𝙾𝚉𝚃𝟹𝚀𝚁  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙱𝚉𝟹𝟻𝙿𝙿𝙺𝚉𝚄𝙾  [𝟷𝟶]
𝟹𝟼𝟸𝙱𝙻𝙸𝚅𝟸𝚄𝙸𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙽  [𝟷𝟺]
𝟹𝟼𝟸𝚇𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙻𝚇𝙸𝙺𝙲𝚆𝟼  [𝟷𝟺]
𝚅  [𝟷]
********

1530z: DEERSIGN; NO6PIE; NOYSZ2; restoral.

1535z: DEERSIGN Standing by for traffic.

1543z: DEERSIGN; XBNHJT; P2.
XBNHJTATPTSF3LJYGDRRRDNKJQ2QDJ
========

1646z: BERNADINE (unknown player) called and eventually raised WEST COAST
for an exchange of signal checks and out.

[Two hour message traffic window.]
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1702z: DEERSIGN; XBGGP6; P2.
XBGGP6FJPKTEQAWAXFHNSQPK3IYDRB

1725z: DEERSIGN; NORUV6; P1.
NORUV6TQBWUI4CWYTHVHGUCSECLBJN

1728z: DEERSIGN; NOL5QD; P1.
NOL5QDXBKQ24FLPYIIAAH2IK6HX5NZ

1730z: DEERSIGN Standing by for traffic.
1805z: DEERSIGN Standing by for traffic.

1806z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1810z: SIGONELLA with test count.

1818z: LAJES with test count.

1818z: DIEGO GARCIA with test count.

1830z: DEERSIGN Standing by for traffic.

1847z: DEERSIGN; NOS37J; P1.
NOS37JRJUMBGGGOAQL22W5ENYKJQLE
========

[1854z+/-: AF6164 E6B launched from PAX RIVER west southwest bound to BATON
ROUGE, LA for a brief racetrack orbit at altitude and then northeast bound
by the close of the UTC day.]

[2123z+/-: AE0412 static hex E6B launched from TINKER for apparent
refueling north of TNKER before retuning to TINKER at the end of the UTC
day.]

2126z: AUTOTIRE (suspected E6B; maybe AE0412) called and raised MAINSAIL to
enter the net.
2130z: AUTOTIRE entered the net.

2158z: LANDSLIDE (unknown; probable E6B; weak on Gulf coast SDR) called and
raised MAINSAIL to exit the net.

2200z: MAINSAIL with test count.
2202z: ANDREWS with a test count.

2202z: LANDSLIDE exited the net.
[AF6164 was leaving its BATON ROUGE racetrack orbit at that time but
LANDSLIDE was weak on a nearby SDR.]

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2224z: DEERSIGN; FOR SOAK 34 (sounds like); XB5WU3; P2.
XB5WU3FHDMX54DDIEVOKOJY7JQUAJP
========

[2355z+/-: AED90A E6B launched from OFFUTT westbound.]

2356z: TINCAKE (presumed A3D90A) called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the
net.

########new UTC day########
0000z: BLACKINK (new day TINCAKE) entered the net through MAINSAIL.

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
     Airspy HF+ Discovery   W6LVP loop  Various web SDRs
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