[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - TOPHAND; RAMS HEAD; NUTSHELL; CONVERGE; BALL FOOT; and TINHORN

[Jeff Haverlah]

0024z 07 Oct 25

UTC 06 Sep 25

No message traffic until 1242z; and then "quiet" until 1941z.

[0018z: KISH 34 AEF047 E6B launched from SALT LAKE CITY, flew to Washington
State, the flew southeast to TINKER. This was  03 Oct 25's AF304A from PAX
RIVER to SLC. See 2008z.]

0052z: NUTSHELL called RAMSHEAD (NCS) and raised MAINSAIL to exit the net.
0056z: NUTSHELL exited the net. Approaching PAX RIVER from the east at that
time.

Quiet.

1215z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1242z: RAMSHEAD; FOR ABBIE 26; 274YTU; P2.
2746TUAXBHIHM7ZKHQAVJQFOTXB4UF

[1412z+/-: ? AF3378 E6B launched from OFFUTT to northwest Kansas where it
remained in a tight north/south racetrack orbit for approximately 4 hours
before returning to OFFUTT.]

1413z: CONVERGE (presumed AF3378) called MAINSAIL and raised
RAMSHEAD/MAINSAIL and requested to enter the net.
1417z: CONVERGE entered the net through MAINSAIL.

1444z: CHIEF 81 called MUD BUG.
1444z: CHIEF 81 called ANY STATION and raised MAINSAIL for an exchange of
signal checks.

1659z: TOPHAND called and raised MAINSAIL for an exchange of signal reports
and out. Last reported with signal checks on 16 Sep 25. Believed to be a
static callword.

1701z: YAKOTA with test count.
1701z: HICKAM with test count.
1704z: MAINSAIL with test count.
1714z: WEST COAST with test count.
1715z: Weak/unreadable location with test count.

1940z: CONVERGE called MAINSAIL and raised both MAINSAIL and RAMSHEAD but
got caught in a suddenly active multi message traffic session from
RAMSHEAD. Lots of stops and starts.

[First message traffic since 1242z. 1.5 hour NCS traffic window follows.]
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1941z: RAMSHEAD; MIFKXT; P1.
MIFKXT5LBAV4SHAXAOVOXKNH4PIQ47

1943z: RAMSHEAD; called CONVERGE as the traffic ceased (different
transmitter by sound) and CONVERGE called and raised MAINSAIL (different
transmitter(s)) to exit the net.
1946z: CONVERGE began his challenge process but did not hear RAMSHEAD fire
up with another string and dualled with RAMSHEAD.

1946z: RAMSHEARD (over CONVERGE); MI7HXC; P1.
MI7HXCIV2W44GCYYMIQVJCYA26WOYP

1948z: MAINSAIL (as the string ended) obviously heard CONVERGE finish his
challenge under the NCS broadcast because as the NCS was finishing the
string MAINSAIL immediately went into his response and had CONVERGE exit
the net at 1948z.

1949z: RAMSHEAD; MICRA7; P1.
MICRA7UJPWZ6SX6EJHBZQ7C2XJKDLC

1952z: RAMSHEAD; MI3X4I; P1.
MI3X4IVIPM3OJHH6FOTULAGEM2FYQ6; disregard as the end of the 2nd reading of
the string

1954z: RAMSHEAD; MI3X4I in full.

2000z: RAMSHEAD; MI3X4I; MICRA7; MI7HXC; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP; Gulf restoral
rebroadcast window.

[2003z+/-: AE05D9 E6B launched from TRAVIS and flew to the Pacific; TACAMO
PAC.]
[2008z+/-: AEF047 E6B launched from TINKER and flew northeast for route
around the lower Midwest/upper South, and return.]

2030z: RAMSHEAD; MI3X4I; MICRA7; MI7HXC; restoral.

2037z: RAMSHEAD Standing by for traffic.

2042z: BALL FOOT (perhaps AEG047) called RAMSHEAD and eventually raised
MAINSAIL to enter the net.
2047z: BALL FOOT entered the net.

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2055z: RAMSHEAD; 7ZW2CK; 25 characters; P4.
7ZW2CKCO2XQYG7BL7BU6ZOBBW

2100z: RAMSHEAD; MICRA7; MI7HXC; MIFKXT; restoral.
[Note: MI3X4I from 1952z expired in their queue, putting the first 1941z
MIFKXT as active in their message queue.]

2106z: RAMSHEAD Standing by for traffic.
[2130z: Nothing heard.]
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2108z: RAMSHEAD; MIYKFN; P1.
MIYKFNFF53YTO7A4TERRS7JC4NE36A
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2119z: ANDREWS with test count.

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2122z: RAMSHEAD; MIL6IU; P1.
MIL6IUIINPBGWVQKF2POIVAWKBIGA3
[Fed to TACAMO PAC]

[2150z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]

2150z: TINHORN (suspected AE05D9); MIL6IU; h+20/h+40 TACAMO PAC restoral
rebroadcast window.

2153z: WEST COAST with test count.

2220z: TINHORN; MIL6IU; restoral; strong on California SDR.
2250z: TINHORN; MIL6IU; restoral.
2320z: TINHORN; MIL6IU; restoral; northbound over the northern California
coast at the time.
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2357z: MAINSAIL with test count.

Jeff
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