[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/8992.0 USB - CALDWELL; CONCRETE; PAGENTRY; BIOGRAPHY; and PRINCELY

[Jeff Haverlah]

0027z  14 Nov 25

UTC 13 Nov 25

0013z: (Sounded like "tom wall" but could not make it out) with
communications test count. X2.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0020z: CONCRETE (pre 0000z INSURABLE); 5BQBAU; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC
restoral rebroadcast.
[0025z: CONCRETED entered in it's distinctive "slinky" loop pattern over
the Pacific relatively close to the Pacific coast; but no VLF broadcast was
heard in that pattern or afterward on the KPH SDR or visible on the W1VD
VLF Grabber website.]

0050z: CONCRETE; 5BQBAU; restoral.
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Quiet.

[NCS traffic one hour traffic "drill"; process appears to end at 0746z]
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0637z: CALDWELL (NCS); R66MPM; 25 characters; P4.
R66MPMQ3V2MRZB62BX2F7DR6D

0642z: CALDWELL; R6Z4WB; 48 characters; P4.
R6Z4WB2LJBSJ4DBXDLXXXZPPI5A2EDR57XXZDPI5YDEDNEJV

Reformatted out of curiosity (no other 48 character P4 examples to compare
to) to focus on the 15-character groups.]

𝚁𝟼𝚉𝟺𝚆𝙱 [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝟸𝙻𝙹𝙱𝚂𝙹𝟺𝙳𝙱  [𝟿; 𝚊𝚛𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢]
𝚇𝙳𝙻𝚇  [𝟺; 𝚊𝚛𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢]
𝚇𝚇𝚉𝙿𝙿𝙸𝟻𝙰𝟸𝙴𝙳𝚁𝟻𝟽  [𝟷𝟺]
𝚇𝚇𝚉𝙳𝙿𝙸𝟻𝚈𝙳𝙴𝙳𝙽𝙴𝙹  [𝟷𝟺]
𝚅  [𝟷]

or, focused on a 7-character initial block; and it seems to "fit" the
series:

𝚁𝟼𝚉𝟺𝚆𝙱 [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝟸𝙻𝙹𝙱𝚂𝙹𝟺  [𝟽; 𝚊𝚛𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢]
𝙳𝙱𝚇
𝙳𝙻𝚇
𝚇𝚇𝚉𝙿𝙿𝙸𝟻𝙰𝟸𝙴𝙳𝚁𝟻𝟽  [𝟷𝟺]
𝚇𝚇𝚉𝙳𝙿𝙸𝟻𝚈𝙳𝙴𝙳𝙽𝙴𝙹  [𝟷𝟺]
𝚅  [𝟷]

0637z CALDWELL Standing by for traffic.

0700z: CALDWELL; 5BI4VY; P1.
5BI4VYKCQQ2DRPG4I2JOVLSYHXPC7S

0703z: CALDWELL; 5B635G; P1.
5B635G42WJQNNXBZDZLGOLOX3RKN43

0707z: CALDWELL; 5BI4VY; rebroadcast.

0728z: CALDWELL; 5BJEAX; P1.
5BJEAXUZBBHP3WYEAYGOMHOG3MLZKQ

0731z: CALDWELL; R6X5RD; 25 characters; P4.
R6X5RDQOSLUT4BVRBPRJSYYIW

0733z: CALDWELL; 5BJEAX; 5B635G; 5BI4VY; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral
rebroadcast window.

0742z: CALDWELL Standing by for traffic.
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Quiet.

[NCS 3.5 hour traffic "drill"; process appears to end around 1722z.]
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1407z: CALDWELL; R6GA2Q; 27 characters; P4.
R6GA2QX2OSRGPOVYKZ473ONRUIZ

[1433z+/-: AE81A5 E6B launched from PAX RIVER westbound to TINKER.]

[1458z+/-: AF9A2E E6B launched from OFFUTT to the Gulf and back, first to
TINKER and then to OFFUTT.]

1532z: CALDWELL; 5B5RRO; P1.
5B5RRO3Q3AY5PFEQYBZPBITX47E5RU

1536z: CALDWELL; 5BRRO; echo rebroadcast.

1538z: CALDWELL; 5BTCJY; P1. Disregard (see 1542z; not heard earlier).

1539z: CALDWELL; 5B7A4R; P1.
5B7A4RL2KQEOJ63KIHRW5DF6YKEXA4

1542z: CALDWELL; 5BTCJY; P1.
5BTCJYR7P4PSTZJ3LRQ734JHNUMWRG; "more to follow;"
5BEHC2; P1; not heard earlier;
5BEHC2A6AT2Z5DNF2JRJJDE2NKNDB5

1555z: CALDWELL; Z6MOF6; P2.
Z6MOF6B5VE67KW5I64XXEQIDNOVO2U

1611z: CALDWELL; 5BLDDX; P1.
5BLDDXHJEGKOEXEMUAQFWNATRCUXT5

1647z: CALDWELL; 5BMZOK; P1.
5BMZOKJVCD43YMF4CVQNDSAIRLPKOJ

1653z: CALDWELL; 5BO2HW; P1.
5BO2HW5DTFH2XLE6ABG35AG42B7SJQ

1720z: CALDWELL; 5BGPVJ; P1.
5BGPVZJ6VH7ONTZVCXPJH2PL7QW4XN

1722z: CALDWELL; 5BFF4U; P1.
5BFF4UHEGTZDVNHAAU5EKWRF3PQ7SO
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[Apparent end of the traffic session.]

1730z: BIOGRAPHY (presumed E6B; possibly AE81A5) called MAINSAIL with no
known response.

[Gulf NOTAM reservations: 1800z-2100z; 2205z-0105z.]

[1813z+/-: AFB721 E6B launched from TINKER into an area "box" and back to
TINKER.]

1836z: PAGENTRY (presumed AF9A2E ex OFFUTT); 5BRSPS; P1; broadcast over the
Gulf.
5BR6PSVIZQOUUHBXJHGZNJFV2CEOAS
[Preceded the NCS's broadcast of same.]

1839z: CALDWELL; 5BR6PS; P1; trailed PAGENTRY.

[1842z: 27.2 KHz (Gulf) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

1843z: PRINCELY (sounds like; possibly AFB721) called and raised CALDWELL
to enter the net.
1847z: PRINCELY entered the net.

1847z: PAGENTRY (during his restoral rebroadcast mission over the Gulf)
called and raised PRINCELY and requested they move to the CHARLIE ECHO
WINDOW.

1852z: PAGENTRY called and raised PRINCELY (now unheard on Gulf coast SDR)
and request they move to the CHARLIE BRAVO. I suspect they were
unsuccessful in working each other.

1855z: PAGENTRY called PRINCELY.

1900z: PAGENTRY; 5BRSPS; Gulf restoral.

1907z: PAGENTRY called PRINCELY maybe on 8992 but heard on 11175.0.

1909z: PAGENTRY called "LAST CALLER."

1913z: PAGENTRY called PRINCELY.

1930z: PAGENTRY; 5BRSPS; restoral; approaching their Galveston Island entry
point to the Gulf coast at the time.
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[2200z+/-: AF049C E6B launched from OFFUTT west southwest bound to
Colorado....]

2205z: MAINSAIL with test count.

2236z: CALDWELL; 5BKW2F; P1.
5BKW2FJH6BYEXJHHYTIFQ7KTWRDQ4T (low confidence in the transcription; weak
signal.)

2255z: A very weak player exited the net. Potentially PAGENTRY who was
approaching OFFUTT at that time. 8992.0.

[2343z+/-: AE0413 static hex E6B launched from TRAVIS.]

2343z: CONCRETE (presumed AE0413) entered the net through MAINSAIL.

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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