[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/15016.0 USB - NEWGUARD; CROWBAR; STINGRAY; SONGBIRD; and SETBACK/MEMORIZE

Tue Nov 4 20:53:21 EST 2025

0145z 05 Nov 25

UTC 04 Nov 25

A very busy UTC day for traffic.

FOR BUSINESS WEEK strings at CONUS early morning; mid day/noon; mid
afternoon; late afternoon.

Two prefix changes
MI to 5B; P1
7R to Z6; P2
[Which is interesting because the P4 strings (@neetintel's Group 3) are
currently R6; and there's an apparent affinity between the now decades old
P2 series and the new (to FY25) P4 tightly structured series - they
sometimes (but not always) noticeably "pair" at certain character counts
(over 30) within a 10 minute transmission window +/- to the point of
predictability instead of coincidence. Confusion over the "6" may follow
for a while.]

0020z: CROWBAR (pre0000z SKEPTICAL); MI52NO; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral
rebroadcast window.

========
0047z:  EIGHT AMP; disregard (wrong callword).
0047z: NEWGUARD (NCS); 7RD2QF; P2.
7RD2QF2LWLM4DIHYUSWYKLWOQYRWS7
========

0050z: CROWBAR; MI52NO; restoral.
[Nothing heard beyond this window. His second session of his sortie is
below.]

0056z: STINGRAY (presumed AF665A) called NEWGUARD and raised MAINSAIL to
exit the net.
0058z: STINGRAY exited the net; AF665A was descending toward PAX RIVER at
that time.

[10 minute cycle]
========
0122z: NEWGUARD; MIIK3F; P1.
MIIK3FOHQ5LZMPMPPFY4M56JFNIK4O

0135z: NEWGUARD; MI2USI; P1.
MI2USISPLNQRKHLDF3WVIVABBPNFPZ

0143z: NEWGUARD; MIKPGR; P1.
MIKPGRJGYBFAC3RZ7BBA5HTTDLGTE4
========

========
0159z: NEWGUARD; 7R5DXG; P2.
7R5DXGHJZS5JPIBP6DZ25Z22LQ7K3Q

2025z: NEWGUARD; MI5FUD; P1.
MI5FUDDKI3GOG7IDLZASZZSHOBX7J6

0212z: ANDREWS with at test count.

0300z: NEWGUARD; MIXECA; P1.
MIXECARENPIRYBC36SODFSQFWEA6YJ
========

========
0316z: NEWGUARD; MIDPAF; P1.
MIDPAFXEXYZ7VQJ6JSKPQXPKOSRBTH
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

0321z: CROWBAR; MIDPAF; restoral.

[0332z: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

0350z: CROWBAR; MIDPAF; restoral.
0420z: CROWBAR; MIDPAF; restoral.
0450z: CROWBAR; MIDPAF; restoral.
========

0453z: CROWBAR called MAINSAIL with no known response.

0455z: SONGBIRD (possibly AFE1BE) called and raised NEWGUARD to exit the
net.
0500z: SONGBIRD exited the net; AFE1BE was approaching PAX RIVER from a
distance.

0505z: CROWBAR called and eventually raised NEWGUARD to exit the net.
0512z: CROWBAR and NEWGUARD finished the challenge process at 0512z but the
final declaration was unheard.

0618z: MAINSAIL with test count.
0619z: LAJES with test count.

Quiet.

[Start of a busy day.]
********
1237z: NEWGUARD; FOR BUSINESS WEEK; 7RCXP6; P2.
7RCXP6I3PZ3HFCG4C3DQRYUNF4ZWWQ
********

1308z: SKULL 21 worked MAINSAIL for a signal check.
1330z: DOOM 61 called MUDBUG

1411z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1504z: AIRCRAFT 8012 called MAINSAIL.

1507z: CHIEF 81 called MUDBUG.

========
1600z: NEWGUARD; R6TZWF; 25 characters; P4.
R6TZWFYGKO7KXZBKZUKSC55XA

1614z: NEWGUARD; R6OT2K; 36 characters; P4.
R6OT2KADPXCEWLY6LJ6ZZQ44YYUKAY6V622F

1636z: NEWGUARD; 7RB4T4; P2.
7RB4T4KWL6F6NL6NYINTK7SFYSUEKC

1638z: AIRCRAFT 0062 called MUDBUG.
1639z: AIRCRAFT 0062 called MUDBUG.

1642z: AIRCRAFT 1036 called MUDBUG.
1642z: NEWGUARD unreadable in the noise floor.

%%%%%%%%
1705z: NEWGUARD; 7RQDII; P2.
7RQDII3W3CU5X7WC47L6QVNTF76DZ2

1716z: NEWGUARD; MIYNES; P1.
MIYNESLONXUPTWJRT6HSRAR3LZKPBA

1719z: NEWGUARD; MIGHQY; P1.
MIGHQYFRGT5RRDKRV7UHDCSODXGO5A

1724z: NEWGUARD; MI5QQT; P1.
MI5QQTQSOV7IFR5ORSPQIVOPANWDHK

1730z: NEWGUARD; MI5QQ5; MIGHQY; MIYNEF; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral
rebroadcast window.
%%%%%%%%
[1800z: Nothing heard from NEWGUARD.]
=========

********
1842z: NEWGUARD; FOR BUSINESS WEEK; 7RHZOH; P2.
7RHZOH5F633NEYCUVMZXTPC4SKBBEN
********

1924z: SONGBIRD (presumed E6B; TACAMO LANT) working NEWGUARD in the noise
floor apparently to enter the net.
1925z: SONGBIRD in the challenge process; did not hear the actual entry.

[2025z+/-: AF6063 E6B launched from TINKER to the Gulf.]

2026z: SETBACK (presumed E6B; maybe AF6063 but see 2130z) called MAINSAIL.
2027z: SETBACK called MAINSAIL.
2028z: SETBACK called MAINSAIL.
2030z: SETBACK called MAINSAIL.
2031z: SETBACK called MAINSAIL.
2033z: SETBACK called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the net.
2036z: SETBACK entered the net.

&&&&&&&&
2037z: NEWGUARD; 5BMGQ6; disregard at preamble.
2039z: NEWGUARD; 5BMGQ6; change of prefix; P1.
5BMGQ6NUAJGEKONEKK3ODQ3WVBUZ23
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

2042z: SONGBIRD; 5BMGQ6; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.

2052z: NEWGUARD; 5BMGQ6; weak echo rebroadcast maybe; disregard (perhaps
for higher priority traffic below.

********
2054z: NEWGUARD; FOR BUSINESS WEEK; 7RIZH7; P2.
7RIZH7JLZAEMQLTJ27I43GC3TOGG7D
********

2058z: NEWGUARD; 5BMGQ6; rebroadcast.

2110z: VADER 24 called MAINSAIL.
2110z: Weak signal in SDR's noise floor; probable SONGBIRD.

^^^^^^^^
2116z: NEWGUARD; 5BTVY7; P1.
5BTVY7PGOUEN6YP5IHULUURF473O2A
[Fed to the Gulf E6B.]

2123z: NEWGUARD; 5BTVY7; echo rebroadcast?

2130z: MEMORIZE (AF6063; not SETBACK);SBTVY7; h+00/h+30 Gulf restoral
rebroadcast window.

2139z: RAGE (no suffix) called ALL STATIONS for a radio check a couple of
times and raised MAINSAIL but did not respond.

2140z: SONGBIRD; 5BMGQ6; LANT restoral.

2143z: RAGE called ANY STATION.

[2151z: 27.2 KHz (Gulf) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

2200z: MEMORIZE; 5BTVY7; Gulf restoral.

2210z: SONGBIRD; 5BMGQ6; LANT restoral.
&&&&&&&&

########
2216z: NEWGUARD; 5BQMFU; P1
5BQMFUQOIAE3Y4FMNY6FBXTQNPTLU5

2218z: NEWGUARD; 5B3335; P1.
5B3335WUVPC4UT2XIB7ELJBKK2DCSN

2221z: NEWGUARD; 5BIYXL; P1.
5BIYXLSWG6A5DRYJIZTI4LJTTVBQ3D
[Fed to NCS for rebroadcast.]

2225z: NEWGUARD; 5BQMFU; apparent echo; stopped (not disregarded); higher
priority traffic.

2226z: NEWGUARD; R63XSY; 37 characters; P4.
R63XSYYL2SNHQC7U3LHHQCZ4GPW277PWA74FA

2230z: MEMORIZE; 5BTVY7; Gulf restoral; dualled and buried under NEWGUARD's
restoral.

2230z: NEWGUARD; 5BIYXL; 5B3335; 5BQMFU; NCS restoral.

2238z: NEWGUARD; 5BQMFU; SB3335; faded into noise floor or stopped; 15016.0
very weak Ohio Valley SDR; echo rebroadcast; not in a restoral order of
transmission.

2240z: Nothing heard (or missed) from SONGBIRD/LANT.

********
2244z: NEWGUARD; FOR BUSINESS WEEK; 7RK3AZ; P2.
7RK3AZTZBJKILIKYKNLCVCNKYBYQVV
********

2248z: NEWGUARD; 5B3335; out; 15016.0; very weak.
2251z: NEWGUARD; 5BIYXL; out; 15016.0; very weak.
2255z: NEWGUARD; R63XSY; 35 characters; 15016.0; very weak.
[Apparent echo session from somewhere; didn't find it on Japan or EU SDRs
or elsewhere??]

2300z: MEMORIZE; 5BTVYJ; Gulf restoral; dualling.
^^^^^^^^

2300z: NEWGUARD; 5BIYXL; restoral; stopped for higher priority traffic
maybe.

2302z: NEWGUARD; Z636WU; FOR ROTH 19 (sounds like); disregard.
2303z: NEWGUARD; Z636WU; FOR ROTH 19; change of prefix from 7R; P2.
Z636WU3NVDPGWE6BK5KC5CMEJKVG5D

2305z: NEWGUARD; 5B3335; 5BQMFU; continuation of stopped 2300z restoral
session without starting over.
########

2314z: NEWGUARD; FOR ROTH 19 (sounds like); Z636WU; apparent echo
rebroadcast.

2320z: BATT 43 (spelled callsign) called and raised MAINSAIL. BATT
associated with the B2.

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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