[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - GOOD NEWS; RED APPLE; ACTIVATED; and ICEHOUSE

[Jeff Haverlah]

0514z 24 Nov 25

UTC 23 Nov 25

[0150z+/-: AF76C5 E6B launched from TRAVIS eventually to the Pacific;
TACAMO PAC.]

0151z: RED APPLE (presumed AF76C5) called and raised MAINSAIL/GOOD NEWS
(NCS) to enter the net.
0154z: RED APPLE entered the net.

0157z: WEST COAST with test count.
0159z: WEST COAST with test count.
0159z: LAJES with test count.
0203z: ANDREWS with test count.

0301z: MAINSAIL with test count.

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0433z: GOOD NEWS; 5BKUB6; P1.
5BKUB6SVDAD4WD3AVV3UFCRODYPUOA
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

[0446z: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

0450z: RED APPLE; 5BKUB6; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast window.
0520z: RED APPLE; 5BKUB6; restoral.
0550z: RED APPLE; 5BKUB6; restoral.
0620z: RED APPLE; 5BKUB6; restoral.
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Quiet.

0707z: RED APPLE called and raised GOOD NEWS to exit the net.
0710z+/-: RED APPLE exited the net. GOOD NEWS was in the noise floor of a
California SDR. RED APPLE was at TRAVIS at the time.

1011z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1401z: MAINSAIL (in mid chatter at beginning id'ing as OFFUTT and
immediately into his MAINSAIL test count routine) with test count.

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1650z: GOOD NEWS; X5RWX6; "157 characters;" Disregard.

1651z: GOOD NEWS; X5RWX6; 158 characters; P3.
X5RWX6E5WHFBVSUQWKVJ36T3CGUQMMQMR4S2XXZ77ZZZZB3UDRPPTIOHGB44CEENNNNCJOZ2AAYAA7CI5IX55BBBB7UATB77Q5FUKHVHCV3JJJJLP7ZVJE4VG4LPTWETUI63LBLHRLZO4OAOWFFFFQ5BFQCUKU

Reformatted to demonstrate conformity to past traffic:

𝚇𝟻𝚁𝚆𝚇𝟼   [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙴𝟻𝚆𝙷𝙵𝙱𝚅𝚂𝚄𝚀𝚆𝙺𝚅𝙹𝟹𝟼𝚃   [𝟷𝟽]
𝟹𝙲𝙶𝚄𝚀𝙼𝙼𝚀𝙼𝚁𝟺𝚂𝟸𝚇𝚇𝚉𝟽𝟽𝚉𝚉𝚉𝚉   [𝟸𝟸]
𝙱𝟹𝚄𝙳𝚁𝙿𝙿𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙷𝙶𝙱𝟺𝟺𝙲𝙴𝙴𝙽𝙽𝙽𝙽   [𝟸𝟸]
𝙲𝙹𝙾𝚉𝟸𝙰𝙰𝚈𝙰𝙰𝟽𝙲𝙸𝟻𝙸𝚇𝟻𝟻𝙱𝙱𝙱𝙱   [𝟸𝟸]
𝟽𝚄𝙰𝚃𝙱𝟽𝟽𝚀𝟻𝙵𝚄𝙺𝙷𝚅𝙷𝙲𝚅𝟹𝙹𝙹𝙹𝙹   [𝟸𝟸]
𝙻𝙿𝟽𝚉𝚅𝙹𝙴𝟺𝚅𝙶𝟺𝙻𝙿𝚃𝚆𝙴   [𝟷𝟼]
𝚃𝚄𝙸𝟼𝟹𝙻𝙱𝙻𝙷𝚁𝙻𝚉𝙾𝟺𝙾𝙰𝙾𝚆𝙵𝙵𝙵𝙵   [𝟸𝟸]
𝚀𝟻𝙱𝙵𝚀𝙲𝚄𝙺𝚄   [𝟿]

[1807z+/-: AEC6LC E6B launched from TINKER to the east shore of LAKE
MICHIGAN, then to DULUTH for pattern work and then to OFFUTT.]

1817z: ANDREWS with test count.
1817z: LAJES with test count.
1817z: MAINSAIL with test count.
1817z: SIGONELLA with test count.
1819z: MAINSAIL with test count.

[2100z+/-: AFCA98 E6B launched from PAX RIVER to the Atlantic; TACAMO LANT.]
[AFCA98 almost immediately entered into a large, racetrack orbit from about
2200z and still apparently active around 0500z.]

2103z: ICEHOUSE (presumed AFCA98) worked GOOD NEWS to enter the net.
2106z: ICEHOUSE entered the net.

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2110z: GOOD NEWS; 5BNFSA; P1.
5BNFSATMFY43YI2MQTNVJW6QHBA430
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

[4724.0 and 11175.0 were "on frequency" (15016.0 unheard on SDRs in use;
however, each rebroadcast on 8992.0 was off frequency, high (8992.25+/-.]
2140z: ICEHOUSE; 5BNFSA; h+10/h+40 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast
window.

[2148z: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

2210z: ICEHOUSE; 5BNFSA; restoral.

2237z: WEST COAST with test count.
2238z: LAJES with test count.

2240z: ICEHOUSE; 5BNFSA; restoral.
2310z: Nothing heard. Relatively short HF restoral session.

[ICEHOUSE (new day ID is currently unknown) remains active in a racetrack
orbit over the Atlantic into the UTC new day.]

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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