[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - WINTHROP; LANDFALL; DRAWPLATE/ADVISABLE; COCKFIGHT; and KIND LADY

[Jeff Haverlah]

0027z 10 Nov 25

UTC 09 Nov 25

A very busy UTC Sunday.

NCS Standing by for traffic every 30 minutes from 1730z into the new UTC
day 0000z
5 E6Bs seen active on ADSB mapping sites.
TACAMO LANT active over the Atlantic with a single VLF broadcast and one
known HF string.
TACAMO PAC active with multiple strings, and multiple apparent VLF
broadcasts.

0013z: LANDFALL (NCS); R6NN2J; 27 characters; P4.
R6NN2JSRJUFXRITX326KEW57U7A

0027z: WINTHROP with communications test count.
0028z: WINTHROP with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0100z: MAINSAIL with test count.

0202z: WEST COAST with test count.

[3 hour busy period follows:]
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0448z: LANDFALL; Z6XRS5; 35 characters; P2.
Z6XRS5YQLNEE24ETYCBW3E2T3BTZGW34T2M

0512z: LANDFALL; Z6NUV4; 35 characters; P2.
Unable to fully transcribe; very poor signal levels; low confidence beyond
preamble:
Z6NUV4HVHQYGRKF7IZWO7HT.......OIF

0557z: LANDFALL; R6?PI?; character count unknown; completely
unreadable/unheard but visible in the waterfall.

0608z: LANDFALL; R6MNZ4; 25 characters; P4.
R6MNZ4UZWS2CE6K26N2D2LPBY

0627z: LANDFALL; 5B2MJT; P1.
5B2MJTQI466ABLTNNDLIH2GZ7ULRR7

0632z: LANDFALL; 5B2MJT; echo rebroadcast; strong levels.

0637z: LANDFALL; Z6HGEC; "40 characters"; P2
Z6HGECEY77MCMEAY4S66BGJKXBFJL2F6G7U [35 characters]
2641z: LANDFALL; Z6HGEC; disregard.
0643z: LANDFALL; Z6HGEC; 35 characters; broadcast in full.

0653z: LANDFALL; 5BC6Q5; P1.
5BC6Q5A5GJDLBRDRTFIK6YLIDTBYN3

0658z: LANDFALL; Z6G3ZO; disregard.
0659z: LANDFALL; Z6G3ZO; 35 characters; P2.
Z6G3ZO7QGICB7S7IFO2NRD3L6UALZ4GAVUA

0702z: LANDFALL; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast:
5BC6Q5;
5BEBAAP3WIDFYVJ6RPHNZ5UUTF2USZ
5BBMJT.
[Re 5BEBAA: not heard earlier from the NCS.]

0730z: Nothing heard from LANDFALL.

0748z: LANDFALL; 5BMAOB; P1.
5BMAOBNDC3TM4RTIPX7XN7UDLX2PBD
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Quiet.

1358z: MAINSAIL with test count; digital garbage; unusable.
1359z: ANDREWS with test count in digital distortion.
1400z: MAINSAIL; instant cut off.
1402z: MAINSAIL; cut off.
1409z: MAINSAIL with text count (better but distorted).
1412z: MAINSAIL with test count; digital garbage.
1413z: MAINSAIL with test count; ok.

[1422z+/-: AF327D E6D launched from PAX RIVER for a grand tour of eastern
CONUS and back to PAX RIVER.]

1423z: DRAW PLATE/PLAY called and raised LANFALL to enter the net.
1426z: DRAWPLATE entered the net.
[See 2124z for apparent backend change of callword.]

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1516z: LANDFALL; FOR FANTAIL; Z6SBAM; P2.
Z6SBAMVKZAWX6XL6XRRGX2XEIIS2D5

1650z: LANDFALL; FOR FANTAIL; Z6CQJV; P2.
Z6CQJVDNBKPWELV6GE24V5BNA5DCQR
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[NCS Standing by for traffic activity through the UTC day and into the new
day.}
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1730z: LANDFALL Standing by for traffic.

1736z: LANDFALL; 5BMMLZ; P1.
5BMMLZYOGE7GKREKSX4BV6CD2BSC7F

[1752z+/-: AF83A7 E6B launched from TRAVIS to the PACIFIC; TACAMO LANT]

1756z: KINDLADY (presumed AF83A7) called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the
net.
1758zL KINDLADY entered the net.

1806z: LANDFALL Standing by for traffic.

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1815z: LANDFALL; FOR SOAP 49; Z6MGKJ; P2.
Z6MGKJNFNNBEFM6MFYCHBQVXJTENJH

1823z: WEST COAST with test count.

1830z: LANDFALL Standing by for traffic.

[1838z: AF049C E6B launched from PAX RIVER to the ATLANTIC; TAVAMO LANT.]

[30 minute window.]
1845z: LANDFALL; 5B47AJ; P1.
5B47AJBSCHH4UZHOIWXC6I4DBMWQHA
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

1900z: LANDFALL Standing by for traffic.

1910z: COCKFIGHT (presumed AF049C); 5B47AJ; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral
rebroadcast.]

[1919z+/-: AFB721 E6B launched from TINKER to WYOMING/MONTANA

1920z: KINDLADY; 5BYGR4; P1; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast
window.
5BYGR4GTCUWITYNMIWRUELMO4D6OAJ
[When was this string injected to HF by the NCS, if at all? I can't find
the broadcast if it happened at all before this.]

1929z: SHIRT TAIL (presumed E6B; AFB721 maybe??) called MAINSAIL with no
known response.

[1930z+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]
[1930z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on W1VD Grabber.]

1931z: SHIRT TAIL called and eventually raised LANDFALL to enter the net.
1936z: SHIRT TAIL entered the net.

1940z: COCKFIGHT; 5B47AJ; restoral.

1950z: KINDLADY; 5BYGR4; restoral.

2000z: Nothing heard from LANDFALL (SBFT). Either not there; or very poor
propagation at the SDR.

2010z: COCKFIGHT; 5B47AJ; restoral.

2020z: KINDLADY; 5BYGR4; restoral.

2030z: LANDFALL Standing by for traffic.

2040z: COCKFIGHT; 5B47AJ; restoral.
[String expired in their traffic queue.]

2050z: KINDLADY; 5BYGR4; restoral.
[String expired in their traffic queue.]

2056z: LANDFALL; 5BURKU; P1.
5BURKUBBNTHTQYUHK2EVOIHDRMW2A3
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

2100z: LANDFALL Standing by for traffic.

2110z: Nothing heard from LANT.

2120z: KINDLADY; 5BURKU; restoral.

2124z: ADVISABLE (believed to be DRAW PLATE/PLAY AFE27D as the operator is
the same) called and raised LANDFALL to exit the net.
2127z: ADVISABLE exited the net; AFE27D was approaching PAX RIVER from the
north at that time..
[Static frontend; backend battlestaff callword changes during the sortie.]

2130z: LANDFALL standing by for traffic.

2150z: KINDLADY; 5B7RKU; restoral.

2200z: LANDFALL Standing by for traffic.

2208z: LANDFALL; 5BUQQD; P1.
5BUQQDONE6PKFF63SEKYUZR2K7ZDRJ
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

2213z: LANDFALL; 5BUQQD; echo rebroadcast weak.

2220z: KINDLADY; 5BUQQD; 5BURKU; restoral.

2230z: LANDFALL Standing by for traffic.

2250z: KINDLADY; 5BUQQD; 5BURKU; restoral.
[Traffic apparently expired in their message queue.]
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2300z: LANDFALL Standing by for traffic.

2320z: Nothing heard from KINDLADY.

2330z: LANDFALL Standing by for traffic.
[0000z new UTC day TREASURER Standing by for traffic; active every 30
minutes since 1730z.]

Jeff
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