[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - LONE ACE; SURFSUDS; GASHOUSE; PARCHESI/ALLIGATOR; and CAMERAMAN

[Jeff Haverlah]

0207z 17 Nov 25

UTC 16 Nov 25

0013z: LONE ACE (sounds like; or LONE ?) with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

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0250z: SURFSUDS (NCS); FOR MILCH; Z6LN2B; P2.
Z6LN2BMLRFLPELSEZTSTIQKUDLQ4YQ

0312z: SURFSUDS; FOR MILCH; Z6M3AJ; P2.
Z6M3AJLUBFWVCDRYPHHLHUDHHQWJ5W

Quiet.

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1305z: SURFSUDS; VREA76; 27 characters; P4.
VREA761XDEUYQDQZAHS2GP24NJP

1309z: SUFSUDS; VRVX3I; 41 characters; P4.
VRVX3I3BWAUODS23VHBLL7SV7XVVBZKWDDVTADTBI
[Very few examples of a 41 character P4 string; but what exists have
doublets (DD in this case; DDVTADTBI) at the same position in each string.]
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[1342z+/-: AF0811 E6B launched from TINKER to the PACIFIC and back; no
known HF or VLF message traffic.]

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1410z: SURFSUDS; 5BQAHD; P1.
5BQAHDYLRSTR3J4P7Q2RGYLY4CAKG5

1422z: SURFSUDS; 5B7SWE; P1.
5B7SWEJWZAGKGGWACAAQFJ2AUKAZMB

1430z: SURFSUDS; 5B7SWE; 5BQAHD; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral
rebroadcast window.

1440z: SURFSUDS; 5B6NN4; P1.
5B6NN4GDXTAGRTJV5VCXQKJG24WKFC
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[1646z+/-: AF2567 E6B launched from PAX RIVER to the Atlantic; TACAMO LANT.]

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1703z: SURFSUDS; 5BQVGP; P1.
5BQVGPT3PWOSEQKFKDS6QBSFVERMXW
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

[1735z+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF broadcast indicated on W1VD VLF Grabber
website.]

1740z: Nothing heard from TACAMO LANT.

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1755z: SURFSUDS; FOR MILCH; Z6XZ6N; P2.
Z6XZ6NDJ66MAEK2GTP4G3CL2OAVHPI

1810z: GASHOUSE (presumed AF2567); 5BQVGP; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral
rebroadcast window.

1820z: SURFSUDS; FOR MILCH; Z6V4YS; P2.
Z6V4YSJBUK3JIHPPWYAP42ZQKOZ7QU
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1840z: GASHOUSE; 5BQVGP; restoral.
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1904z: ANDREWS with test count.

1908z: LAJES with test count.

1910z: Nothing heard from GASHOUSE.

[Gulf NOTAM reservation: 2135z - 0135z]

[2133z+/-: AEEDE9 E6B launched from COLORADO SPRINGS and flew to the Gulf.]

2141z: PARCHESI (presumed AEEDE9; launch backend callword) called and
raised SURFSUDS to enter the net.
2143z: PARCHESI entered the net.

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2236z: SURFSUDS; 5BMXQP; P1.
5BMXQPSZ6DIOFR6V7YHCVMP74CNEB6
[Fed to the Gulf E6B]

[2311z+/-: AE7DE3 presumed E6B launched from TRAVIS to the San Diego area.]

2313z: CAMERAMAN (presumed AE7DE3) called and raised MAINSAIL, probably to
enter the net; but MAINSAIL told him to stand by for higher priority
traffic.  Nothing heard from him after that (maybe I missed it).

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2314z: SURFSUDS (with the higher priority traffic); FOR MILCH; Z6GRWG; P2.
Z6GRWG67QMDCRDZFIWLCFUVMSGPRAX

2330z: ALLIGATOR (see PARCHESI 2141z; backend callword changed); 5BMXQP;
h+00/h+30 Gulf restoral rebroadcast window.

[2321z: 27.2 KHz (Gulf) VLF FSK MSK broadcast; good/fair levels on
California SDR.]

2333z: WOLFHOUND (excellent levels on Ohio Valley SDR) called GRIM (no
suffix); raised MAINSAIL (to LAST CALLER) but did not respond; and called
GRIM 96 with no known response.

2334z: SURFSUDS; FOR MILCH; Z62V6R; P2.
Z62V6RLVYDGPFTCSETYSB3MSXF7XMR
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2347z: WOLFHOUND (relatively weaker but still good levels) called GRIM 96;
raised MAINSAIL (to LAST CALLER); and responded to MAINSAIL with "Have you
loud and clear." Nothing after. He sounded like he was using a CONUS site
much like RED RIVER last year making a call that sounded like it was local
to the UTwente SDR (when trans Atlantic comms were heard but in the noise
floor around it.)

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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