[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - OUTREACH; SWAN LAKE; BIOGRAPHY; and PETTIBONE

Jeff Haverlah jehaverlah at gmail.com
Thu Nov 20 21:01:55 EST 2025


0200z 21 Nov 25

UTC 20 Nov 25

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0332z: KIND LADY (NCS; "yesterday's callword; not corrected); 5BVX7H; P1.
5BVX7HSJDQ7U6347D5YSBT43AWS7FG
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Quiet.

0611z: ANDREWS with test count. (Not heard on UTwente).
0612z: SIGONELLA with test count (UTwente).

[20 minute windows over a one hour+/- window]
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0938z: OUTREACH (NCS); FOR PITCH DARK; Z6DPZR; P2.
Z6DPZRXRWU456X5WLCJLGHEAB2U6OW

0957z: OUTREACH; FOR PITCH DARK; Z6NPV3; P2.
Z6NPV3IKTZ7U2JRRDDZ7ZKQS4FTHMV

1017z: OUTREACH; FOR PITCH DARK; Z6QXS7; P2.
Z6QXS7PTROPVYAM6Y24W4ZEOJRQYPL

1025z: OUTREACH; FOR PITCH DARK; Z6QXS7; echo rebroadcast.

1045z: OUTREACH; FOR PITCH DARK; Z6AW76; P2.
Z6AW76BUTQXQPINCMWQBAFV6ECIYBE
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Quiet.

[1412z+/-: AE68A1 E6B launched from JACKSONVILLE, FL to PAX RIVER for
apparent pattern work, and return to JACKSONVILLE.]

1329z: DOOM 81 called ANY RADIO.
1329z: DOOM 81 called MUDBUG and responded to someone (unheard on 2 SDRs)
with a loud and clear.

1350z: SKULL 42 called MUDBUG.  No known response.

1434z: ? 2 (TWO) called and raised OUTREACH.

[Heavy message traffic and NCS restoral/rebroadcasts begins. Potential 2
hour window.]
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[1700z+/-: AE2567 E6B launched from OFFUTT to the Gulf.]

1700z: OUTREACH; Z6UR2M; 48 characters; P2.
Z6UR2MGVG6MVW62VAVC7WCBIYDFV6HTLAPHC6LCRBVCAPA3V
[Fed to NCS for rare restoral rebroadcasts.]

Reformatted to conform to suspected repeatable format for 48 character
string.

𝚉𝟼𝚄𝚁𝟸𝙼  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙶𝚅𝙶𝟼𝙼𝚅𝚆 [𝟽]
𝟼𝟸𝚅  [𝟹]
𝙰𝚅𝙲  [𝟹]
𝟽𝚆𝙲𝙱𝙸𝚈𝙳𝙵𝚅𝟼𝙷𝚃𝙻𝙰  [𝟷𝟺]
𝙿𝙷𝙲𝟼𝙻𝙲𝚁𝙱𝚅𝙲𝙰𝙿𝙰𝟹  [𝟷𝟺]
𝚅  [𝟷]

1704z: OUTREACH Standing by for traffic.

1715z: OUTREACH; Z6UR2M; echo rebroadcast.

1730z: OUTREACH; Z6UR2M; h+00/h+20 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast
window. P2 strings are rare in the day to day NCS rebroadcasts.

1756z: OUTREACH; Z6ECOA; P2.
Z6ECOAB4E6AAFVXUVSJ2LVE4L7EB6S

1804z: OUTREACH; Z6UR2M; restoral (not immediately followed by SBFT).

1808z: ANDREWS with test count.

[1810z+/-: AEEDE9 E6B launched from PAX RIVER eastbound to TINKER.]

1811z: OUTREACH Standing by for traffic.

1816z: OUTREACH with test count.

1831z: OUTREACH; 5BPCSK; P1.
5BPCSKCYVUWMFFFRRNNY2ECUIYPHN5

1833z: OUTREACH; Z6UR2M; restoral.

1837z: OUTREACH; 5BVB26; P1.
5BVB26BFB6LLFVSSTVREWAN32PQKEC

1839z: OUTREACH; 5B5LEG; P1.
5B5LEGNCY6PHXS44RYDDZKMDLRISQA

1841z: OUTREACH Standing by for traffic.
[Last logged statement.]

[1843z+/-: AE2567 E6B launched from OFFUTT westbound to western Nebraska
and back.]

1845z: SWAN LAKE (presumed AE2567) called outreach with no known response.

1848z: OUTREACH; Z64VO6; P2.
Z64VO6FIA62LNTVCTO7YZJOZI6GI5Y

1850z: SWAN LAKE called OUTREACH.

1855z: OUTREACH; 5B3YQ3; P1.
5B3YQ3FFSIVFZL6JSFKRRKPLOPU7HD

1902z: OUTREACH; 5B3YQ3; 5B5LEG; 5BVB26; restoral.
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1938z: BIOGRAPHY (presumed AEB7F2; suspected ABNCP mission); 5BEFRC; P1.
5BEFRCMRQVJIEUXZ6JQR7GAWWPF6NS
[Preceding the NCS broadcast of same which is why I suspect ABNCP.]

1941z: OUTREACH; 5BEFRC; HFGCS broadcast by NCS.

1943z: SKULL 43 called MUDBUG and then acknowledged someone (unheard on 2
SDRs) with a "loud and clear."

[1944z: 27.2 KHz (Gulf) VLF FSK MSK broadcast at good levels on California
SDR.]

2000z: BIOGRAPHY; 5BEFRC; restoral.
2030z: BIOGRAPHY; 5BEFRC; restoral.
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[2100z: Nothing heard. BIOGRAPHY back over Texas coast on return to OFFUTT.]

2059z: SWAN LAKE called OUTREACH with no known response. On approach to
OFFUTT at the time.

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2146z: OUTREACH 5BP4RC; P1.
5BP4RCXIKDB642GG3HPRZXVWCEHRSQ
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2206z: ANDREWS with test count.

2226z: KING 41 made a call and raised WOLFHOUND (unexpected; strong levels
on CONUS SDR; CONUS site?). KING 41 requested phone patch. WOLFHOUND
advised unable to provide. KING 41 requested assistance in finding a phone
patch source. Initially unid station popped up responding to the activity;
eventually id'd as OUTREACH and moved him to 11056.0. Did not follow.

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2246z: OUTREACH; FOR FRUIT 16; Z6XAHO; P2.
Z6XAHOGEAPEHODBI573TDUS72OR5TE

[2307z+/-: AEE6EE E6B launched from TRAVIS immediately to the Pacific;
TACAMO PAC.]
2307z: PETTIBONE (presumed spelling; presumed ADD6EE) called MAINSAIL and
eventually raised OUTREACH to enter the net.
2312z: PETTIBONE entered the net.

[30 minute window.]
2316z: OUTREACH; 5BOZV2; P1.
5BOZV2QKANP7VZG64TGBXKRLIBHTUL
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

2320z: PETTIBONE; 5BOZV2; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast window.

2346z: WOLFHOUND (sounding local to CONUS) called PARDO 21 and raised
OUTREACH.

[2348z+/-: AE0414 static hex E6B launched from TINKER northbound.]

2350z: PETTIBONE; 5BOZV2; restoral.
[Continued into the post 0000z UTC new day as REDBIRD; 22.7 KHz VLF FSK MSK
broadcast just after 0000z.]

Jeff
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