[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/8992.0 - CHIPSHOT; NEW BOOK; SMITHERS; STEVEDORE; WASH TUB; BIG BURLY; and TIN ROOF

[Jeff Haverlah]

0005z 22 Jul 25

UTC 21 Jul 25:

0004z: MAINSAIL with test count.

0005z: CHIP SHOT with test count.
0006z: CHIP SHOT with test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0113z: 0113z: MAINSAIL with test count
0114z: ANDREWS with test count.
0115z: ANDREWS with test count.

Quiet.

0600z: (sounds like "ben ruth" but probably something else; pre 0000z
COMPRESS; TATUM 17) called SMITHERS (NCS).
0602z: Raised MAINSAIL and requested to exit the net.
0605z: Exited net.  TATUM 17 was at TRAVIS at the time.

0955z-1026z: SUMMO 08 called and eventually raised MAINSAIL to obtain
weather for PHNL.

Quiet.

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[1315z+/-: WENCH 02 AF4057 E6B launched from TINKER, flew north to the
OFFUTT area, and flew distinctive a distinctive pattern to the northeast,
east, and north of OFFUTT. There was an east/west storm system directly to
the south of OFFUTT at the time.]

1320z: WASH TUB (suspected WENCH 02) called and worked SMITHERS to enter
the net.
1321z: WASH TUB entered the net.

1400z: SMITHERS Standing by for traffic.
[WENCH 02/WASH TUB was approximately half way to his pattern work area.]

1429z: SMITHERS; DPXDXS; 38 characters; P4
DPXDXSQDXERUJVDALZA55STTTTTTQ7JWJYJ6WY
[doublet/quad P4]
[WENCH 02/WASH TUB entered his pattern work at 1429z+/-.]

1432z: SMITHERS; DPTKSW; 25 characters; P4
DPTKSWRQBQMELNMAIRA5NM4JG

1436z: SMITHERS; DPXDXS; echo; 11175 only.
1439z: SMITHERS; DPTKSW; echo; 11175 only.

1501z: SMITHERS Standing by for traffic.

[1520z+/-: STOAT 22 AEDAA5 E6B launched from TRAVIS; flew around western
CONUS; crossed California Pacific coast 2049z+/-; see 2103z; TACAMO PAC.]

1530z: Nothing heard.
1600z: SMITHERS Standing by for traffic.
1630z: Nothing heard.

1630z: STEVEDORE (E6B) called MAINSAIL and SMITHERS.

1636z: STEVEDORE called CHIP SHOT (USSTRATCOM CP; see 0005z).

1638z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1639z: STEVEDORE called SMITHERS.

1648z: STEVEDORE called NEW BOOK.
1649z: STEVEDORE called NEW BOOK.
1650z: STEVEDORE to NEW BOOK (in the blind); message of 3 groups:
HZN GDS BOS; time 50; authentication YS; I say again;
repeat in full;
Out.

1654z: STEVEDORE called CHIP SHOT; and SMITHERS called STEVEDORE.

1657z: STEVEDORE to LAST CALLER: "weak and unreadable."

1708z: WEST COAST with test count.

1729z: SMITHERS with test count; heard on 11175 UTwente only.
1729z: SMITHERS again; UTwente.

1911z: WASH TUB called and raised SMITHERS to exit the net.
1915z: WASH TUB exited the net.
[WASH TUB/WENCH 02 left his pattern at 1911z to fly to OFFUTT.]
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2103z: SMITHERS; FOR LEADR 22, FOR STOAT 22; NZG7XS; P2.
NZG7XSXRGQIPRBT4MTHHZFGIU5ENQC

[2122z+/-: ? AF4F34 E6B launched from PAX RIVER and flew to the Atlantic;
TACAMO LANT]

2124z: ASCENSION with test count; good readable on UTwente 11175; very weak
CONUS.

[30 minute window]
2132z: SMITHERS; AAF4ZV; P1.
AAF4ZVHMDYJPKL4NDDNKZJXWUENYAQ
[Fed to TACAMO LANT and TACAMO PAC.]

2143z: BIG BURLY (suspected AF4F34); AAF4ZV; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral
rebroadcast window.

2149z: BIG BURLY called SMITHERS to enter the net.
2151z: BIG BURLY called SMITHERS.

[2130z-2200z: Indication of 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK broadcast on W1VD VLF
Grabber.]

[2200z+: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK broadcast.]

2202z: SMITHERS with test count.
2206z: SMITHERS with test count.

2210z: BIG BURLY; AAF4ZV; restoral.
2240z: BIG BURLY; AAF4ZV; restoral.

2250z: TIN ROOF (presumed STOAT 22); AAF4ZV; restoral.

2310z: BIG BURLY; AAF4ZV; restoral.

2320z: TIN ROOF; AAF4ZV; restoral.

2340z: Nothing heard.
2350z: Nothing heard; STOAT 22/TIN ROOF had crossed the California Pacific
coast at 2337z and was descending toward Travis.
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