[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/15016.0 - ELEGENT (ELEGANCE); TOP NOTCH; THRASHER; CAMPOREE ; LEG BOOT; GUN RACK; and PIN WHEEL

[Jeff Haverlah]

0023z 20 Jul 25

UTC 19 Jul 25

"ELEGENT" below is also often pronounced as "ELEGENCE." Think both when
reading.
"CAMPOREE" below is sometimes called "JAMBOREE" by the NCS. The
pronunciations from all players are different and distinctive.

0008z: THRASHER (former ARMITAGE) called TOP NOTCH (former RUBY RED) on
11187.0.
0023z: TOP NOTCH to THRASHER: "We're done for", repeated at 0024z. In other
words, finished with tasks.

0149z: ELEGENT (NCS); AAUUST; P1.
AAUUSTYIBYONJ6JM4IVFK6EUYPTU2K
[Fed to TACAMO LANT]

0210z: TOP NOTCH; AAUUST; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.
0240z: TOP NOTCH; AAUUST; restoral.
0310z: TOP NOTCH; AAUUST; restoral.
0340z: TOP NOTCH; AAUUST; restoral
[Heard on UTwente SDR 4724z and 8992z in addition to CONUS SDRs.]

0506z: THRASHER worked ELEGENT to exit the net.
0509z: THRASHER exited the net. CHANT 04 was descending into TRAVIS at the
time.

0511z: LAJES with test count.
0511z: WEST COAST with test count.

Quiet

1135z: 11175 ROME 21 calling MAINSAIL "in the blind" requesting a relay of
San Francisco's OCEANIC "high frequency" frequency.

1257z: HICKAM with test count.
1258z: HICKAM with test count.

1548z: CAMPOREE called and raised MAINSAIL.
1549z: CAMPOREE requested to enter the net. MAINSAIL always ID'd as
MAINSAIL; CAMPOREE always id'd them as ELEGANT.
1550z: CAMPOREE had MAINSAIL as weak and unreadable. No further comms noted
on 11175 or elsewhere.

1704z: ELEGENT; AAET5Q; P1.
AAET5QAOOMW6YYDASSFEU7NIFW23DY
[Fed to TACAMO PAC]

1720z: CAMPOREE; AAET5Q; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast window.
1750z: CAMPOREE; AAET5Q; restoral.
1820z: CAMPOREE; AAET5Q; restoral.
1850z: CAMPOREE; AAET5Q; restoral

2001z: CAMPOREE called LEG BOOT.

2003z: ELEGENT; AA6QCN; P1.
AA6QCNAZKZRWVSPZQ6MD34SE2DOVLR
[Fed to TACAMO LANT]

[2005z: ? AF0FD0 E6B launched from TINKER eastbound; note the lack of
callsign per ADSB tracking sites. That was true yesterday with
AEF1C7/MOLECULE as well. Planespotters with UHF gear may have logged
frontend callsigns to fill the question marks.]

2005z: CAMPOREE called LEG BOOT.
2013z: CAMPOREE called LEG BOOT.

2014z: GUN RACK (suspected AF0FD0; E6B) called ELEGENT.
2018z: 15016 GUN RACK entered the net through ELEGENT.

2019z: ELEGENT called JAMBOREE (not CAMPOREE; hard on the J).
2019z: CAMPOREE called GUN RACK.
2020z: ELEGENT called JAMBOREE.
2020z: CAMPOREE called GUN RACK; 15016
2022z: CAMPOREE called GUN RACK; 11175
2023z: CAMPOREE called GUN RACK.
2024z: GUN RACK called and raised CAMPOREE; CAMPOREE requested they meet on
the CHARLIE ECHO.

2038z: CAMPOREE worked GUN RACK and requested they meet on the CHARLIE ECHO.

2040z: LEG BOOT; AA6QCN; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.

2057z: CAMPOREE called GUN RACK.
2058z: CAMPOREE called GUN RACK.
2059z: CAMPOREE called GUN RACK.
2105z: GUN RACK called and raised CAMPOREE.

2110z: LEG BOOT; AA6QCN; restoral.
2140z: LEG BOOT; AA6QCN; restoral.

2147z: PIN WHEEL (suspected E6B; unknown) called ELEGENT.
2148z: PIN WHEEL called ELEGENT.
2150z: PIN WHEEL called ELEGENT.
2150z: MAINSAIL called and raised PIN WHEEL. PIN WHEEL requested to enter
the net.
2152z: ELEGANT began the challenge process. Nothing heard beyond this point.

2216z: PIN WHEEL called ELEGENT
2216z: MAINSAIL responds and works PIN WHEEL; PIN WHEEL requests to enter
the net.
2218z: ELEGENCE (distinct) begins the challenge process.
2219z: GUN RACK called ELEGENT during this process.
2220z: PIN WHEEL enters the net.

2224z: GUN RACK called ELEGENT.
2226z: GUN RACK exits the net in the blind.

Observations:

There was an interesting process involving data and secure voice over UTC
18 and UTC 19 July 25.

18 Jul 25


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1st half:

NIGHT WEAR (E6B; entered net post 0000z) called MEMORIZE (TACAMO LANT)
multiple times with no response. NIGHT WEAR then called and worked CHOP
HOUSE (E6B; 17 Jul GOLD FISH; ABNCP/Gulf) to move to a CHARLIE frequency to
work secure voice (ANDVT) work.

2nd half:

ARMITAGE (E6B; TACAMO LANT) called MOLECULE (E6B; ABNCP/Gulf) to move to a
CHARLIE frequency for HF DATA work.
ARMITAGE later called RUBY RED (E6B; TACAMO PAC) to move to a CHARLIE
frequency for HF DATA work.

19 Jul 25

CAMPOREE (E6B; TACAMO PAC) called LEG BOOT (E6B; TACAMO LANT) with no known
response.
CAMPOREE later called and worked GUN RACK (E6B; repositioning from TINKER
to PAX RIVER) to move to a CHARLIE frequency.

NIGHT WEAR, ARMITAGE, and CAMPOREE all requested secure voice and/or data
on a CHARLIE frequency. The intent appeared to be for a single player to
work multiple E6Bs for data/voice activity.
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18 Jul 25 was also an interesting example of the restoral missions in a
single UTC day being performed by different callwords during the UTC day:

1st half of UTC day (but local time = 17 Jul pre local midnight)

ABNCP/Gulf: CHOP HOUSE
TACAMO LANT: MEMORIZE

2nd half of UTC day (and local day as well)

ABNCP/Gulf: MOLECULE
TACAMO LANT: ARMITAGE
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