[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/8992.0 USB - PRO BALL; ROOT ALUM; FIREDOME; LIVE BALL; HIGH TIDE; BARN ROOF; DEEP CUT; SOFA BED; and ARMY ANT
Jeff Haverlah
jehaverlah at gmail.com
Sat Oct 4 01:17:37 EDT 2025
0513z 04 Oct 25
UTC 03 Oct 25
Third busy day into the new Fiscal Year.
At least 6 E6Bs visible on ADSB mapping sites during CONUS daylight hours.
PAC, LANT and Gulf E6B active with restoral rebroadcast traffic.
VLF broadcasts over PAC, LANT, and Gulf.
The LANT E6B was visible on the mapping sites (unlike the recent past).
SOFA BED (presumed E6B) entered the net twice (within 40 minutes of each
challenge).
0019z: PRO BALL with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]
0025z: FIREDOME called ROOT ALUM (NCS) and raised MAINSAIL to exit the net.
0031z: FIREDOME exited the net.
0035z: LIVE BALL worked MAINSAIL to exit the net.
0152z: ROOT ALUM; MITXLX; P1.
MITXLX7KAJVT25MT4DB2WEYUKTRVAE
[Fed to TACAMO PAC]
0209z: WEST COAST with test count.
[0220z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indication on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]
0220z: HIGH TIDE; MITXLX; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast window.
0250z: HIGH TIDE; MITXLS; restoral.
[0320z: Nothing heard. AE44C9 became visible on ADSB mapping sites about 10
minutes later returning to the California coast.]
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0536z: ROOT ALUM; MIKHVW; P1.
MIKHVWZSUH63PXPVBWVZNXRTLR4YVJ
0558z: ROOT ALUM; MI533U; P1.
MI533USNFE3YQWSAFSU7JNCVWURGQE
0601z: ROOT ALUM; MIHZNR; P1.
MIHZNRPHXXAOJRHUFTWKDGTTDN7JKY
0605z: ROOT ALUM; MI5NBA; P1.
MI5NBAP3KE4IX53PQQTR4WEW7J24AC
0607z: ROOT ALUM; MIHZNR; MI533U; MIKHVW; NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral
rebroadcast window; disregarded during the 2nd reading of the last string;
and quiet.
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Quiet.
1005z: MAINSAIL with test count.
1307z; HICKAM with test count.
1323z: ROOT ALUM with test count.
1331z: ROOT ALUM with test count (UTwente 11175)
1332z: ROOT ALUM with test count (UTwente 11175)
1544z: BISON 333 (sounds like) called MAINSAIL for a radio check.
1545z: MAINSAIL responds.
1545z: ACUTE 333 (sounds like; same operator) called and raised MAINSAIL
for an exchange of radio checks.
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1548z: ROOT ALUM; FOR OSLO 13; 27C3AV; P2.
27C3AVEAAS43D6CMVDVPXLTLWOBCRN
[1604z+/-: AF304A E6B launched from PAX RIVER to the Atlantic, then west to
possibly TRAVIS; TACAMO LANT.]
1605z: FIREDOME (possibly AF304A, maybe) called and raised MAINSAIL to
enter the net.
1608z: FIREDOME entered the net.
[TACAMO LANT was visible to ADSB sites today; HF restoral traffic, if any,
not heard.]
1614z: RACCOON COAT (mostly unheard in noise floor; unknown entity) called
MAINSAIL.
[30 minute window]
1618z: ROOT ALUM; MIGZZA; P1.
MIGZZAAFQJ336C4W666VWIMCKMVFTP
[1626z+/-: ? AEFFD8 E6B launched from TRAVIS and spent most of its flight
time over central California.]
1636z: RACCOON COAT called MAINSAIL for a radio check.
[1700z+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]
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[Nothing heard at h+10/h+20 for LANT HF restoral rebroadcast traffic.]
1709z: RACCOON COAT called OFFSET CONTROL (sounds like) with no known
response.
1715z ? (ROOT ALUM maybe or ?; in noise floor) with test count.
1727z: ROOT ALUM; 27MEMS; 35 characters; P2.
27MEMSGDA72UOF6AVCFH3PRUWS4QTSAJIEF
1743z: MAINSAIL with test count.
1754z: BARN ROOF (suspected E6B but not seen on ADSB mapping sites) called
MAINSAIL and raised ROOT ALUM for a radio check.
1822z: ROOT ALUM; FOR SORIC (sounds like; or "THORIC/THORK"); 27JICS; P2.
27JICSKRUHHX2GZZRS7V5315RYC6AI
1842z: ROOT ALUM; FOR SORIC (or maybe THORIC/THORK [sounds like]; 276WPQ;
P2.
276WPQBY45UIWOIUSM5BUSMKBUKFWZ
[1900z+/-: ? AF63F5 E6B launched from TRAVIS and immediately dropped of
ADSB mapping sites.]
1905z: BARN ROOF called MAINSAIL and raised ROOT ALUM.
1913z: DEEP CUT (suspected AF63F5) called MAINSAIL.
1916z: DEEP CUT called MAINSAIL "on 8992" (simulcasting on 11175) and
raised ROOT ALUM (8992.0; not simulcasting).
1918z: DEEP CUT entered the net on 8992.0.
[1937z+/-: ? AF3378 E6B launched from TINKER southbound; Gulf NOTAM
reservation 1915z - 2359z.]
1944z: SOFA BED (initially presumed to be the Gulf E6B but see below)
called MAINSAIL and raised ROOT ALUM to enter the net.
1946z: SOFA BED entered the net (acknowledged at 1948z).
[Something very odd here; see 2025z]
2003z: ROOT ALUM; FOR LEON; FOR THORK (sounds like); 27FYC4; P2.
27FYC4GMAVIPMFSDGHMFH5WUTBPQGL; disregard;
2004z: ROOT ALUM; FOR LEON, FOR THORK; 27FY; disregard.
2005z: ROOT ALUM; FOR LEON, FOR THORK; 27FYC4; P2.
27FYC4GMAVIPMFSDGHMFH5WUTBPQGL
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2017z: ROOT ALUM; MI4CII; P1.
MI4CIIK3NEOU7JGLAEGLY7K2J4LREW
[Fed to Gulf and TACAMO PAC]
2020z: DEEP CUT; MI4CII; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast window.
2023z: SOFA BED called MAINSAIL and raised ROOT ALUM and requested to enter
the net (see 1946z).
2025z: SOFA BED entered the net (again).
[At this time AF3378 was crossing the Texas coast to the Gulf.]
[2026z+/-: MOOD 03 AE0413 (static hex) E6B launched for TINKER to the Gulf
and return to TINKER.]
2030z: ARMY ANT (presumed AF3378 as it was in the Gulf); MI4CII; h+00/h+30
NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast window.
2033z: ROOT ALUM; FOR LEON; 27XHO4; P2.
27XHO43WUEGGT3YJETPPCLDCRKC2A7
2040z: ROOT ALUM; FOR THORIC (or whatever); 27JICS; repeat of 1822z
original broadcast; very weak 11175 California SDR; very unusual.
[2050z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]
2050z: DEEP CUT; MI4CII; restoral.
[2100z+/-: 27.2 KHz (Gulf) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]
2100z: ARMY ANT; MI4CII; restoral.
2120z: DEEP CUT; MI4CII; restoral.
2130z: ARMY ANY; MI4CII; restoral.
2131z: ROOT ALUM; S7SRLG; 120 characters; P3 (prefix change).
S7SRLG2DKZ5ZFKKCC2LOTEGTQIOWG7SWUV2TOBRZP44443VW6E27EQQHZBOW4DZ6666OHB7AYEBANB7WWRXZXTTTTLHYJ3H733SOD44CWDWEEEEHSAC6DL3F
Reformatted for clarity:
𝚂𝟽𝚂𝚁𝙻𝙶 [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝟸𝙳𝙺𝚉𝟻𝚉𝙵𝙺𝙺𝙲𝙲𝟸𝙻𝙾𝚃𝙴𝙶 [𝟷𝟽]
𝚃𝚀𝙸𝙾𝚆𝙶𝟽𝚂𝚆𝚄𝚅𝟸𝚃𝙾𝙱𝚁𝚉𝙿𝟺𝟺𝟺𝟺 [𝟸𝟸]
𝟹𝚅𝚆𝟼𝙴𝟸𝟽𝙴𝚀𝚀𝙷𝚉𝙱𝙾𝚆𝟺𝙳𝚉𝟼𝟼𝟼𝟼 [𝟸𝟸]
𝙾𝙷𝙱𝟽𝙰𝚈𝙴𝙱𝙰𝙽𝙱𝟽𝚆𝚆𝚁𝚇𝚉𝚇𝚃𝚃𝚃𝚃 [𝟸𝟸]
𝙻𝙷𝚈𝙹𝟹𝙷𝟽𝟹𝟹𝚂𝙾𝙳𝟺𝟺𝙲𝚆𝙳𝚆𝙴𝙴𝙴𝙴 [𝟸𝟸]
𝙷𝚂𝙰𝙲𝟼𝙳𝙻𝟹𝙵 [𝟼]
2150z: DEEP CUT; MI4CII; restoral.
2200z: ARMY ANT; MI4CII; restoral.
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[No further rebroadcast traffic heard after.]
2202z: ROOT ALUM; 27JR4Q; P2.
27JR4QIFYCBWJ6KMOOABPQKMJEYINQ
2209z: SOFA BED called LIVE OAK (unknown;
2223z: ROOT ALUM; FOR LEON; 275H3A; P2.
275H3ABR6O5SHVFIOHUS4BE3R53JMT
2317z: ROOT ALUM; ALL STATIONS; Disregard.
2317z: ROOT ALUM; 7ZKEW6; 37 characters; P4.
7ZKEW674K4DYOVQCZ4GCOZ4G7OZ4G5O467SXV
Reformatted to emphasize the possible internal repetitive patterns:
7ZKEW6 [Preamble]
74K4DYOVQC
Z4GCO
Z4G7O
Z4G5O
467SXV
2339z ROOT ALUM; MIISPJ; P1.
MIISPJVZD2HRIVC7Q4I4YXWDU2KP73
Jeff
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