[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - PURE GOLD; TOPHAND; TEDDY BOY; PUPIL EYE, SKI SLOPE; DETERGENT; and OVERTONE/ABANDON(ED)

Jeff Haverlah jehaverlah at gmail.com
Tue Sep 16 21:11:02 EDT 2025


0107z 17 Sep 25

UTC 16 Sep 25

[2304z+/- 15 Sep 25: ? AF6BEE E6B launched from TRAVIS and flew to the
Pacific; TACAMO PAC; appeared to be refueled by GUCCI 12 AE63BD on the
AR-7B North when he return to the California coast.]

0019z: PURE GOLD with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0026z: PUPIL EYE (pre0000z MOVER VAN) called and raised TEDDY BOY (NCS) to
exit the net.
0031z: PUIPL exited the net.

0104z: ANDREWS with test count.
0106z: WEST COAST with test count.
0107z: LAJES with test count.
0119z: LAJES with test count.

========
0220z: TEDDY BOY; XTMK74; P1.
XTMK74VHEUAVKIL4AZ2KWI63Q634S2
[Fed to TACAMO PAC]

0250z: SKI SLOPE (E6B; suspected AF6BEE); XTMK74; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC
restoral rebroadcast window.

0306z: MAINSAIL called what sounded like "for-terra". ?

0320z: SKI SLOPE; XTMK74; restoral.
0350z: SKI SLOPE; XTMK74; restoral.
=========

0350z: DETERGENT (suspected E6B; dualling with SKI SLOPE) checking out the
net in the blind (authentication: EH).

Quiet.

========
0909z: TEDDY BOY; WMSBQH; 43 characters; P2.
WMSBQHD44HLZYC7JKNAAYQDWYI7XOCJPMKHX2WEL3DZ
========

1300z: TEDDY BOY with test count.

========
1306z: TEDDY BOY; XT6YCW; P1.
XT6YCWZNMQUILKNOBF3NRAZY2BWPHN

1312z: TEDDY BOY; XT6YCW; rebroadcast.
========

1334z: TEDDY BOY with test count.

[1420z+/-: ? AED095 E6B launched from TINKER and flew to the Gulf. He
appeared to enter the net (below) as OVERTONE; but for his restoral
rebroadcasts he was ABANDON/ABANDONED; another apparent instance of
launching under one backend callword and using another backend callword for
the broadcasts, IMO]

1431z: OVERTONE (suspected AED095) called and raised TEDDY BOY to enter the
net.
1433z: OVERTONE entered the net.

[The following closely mirrors 11 Sep 25 at this time window]
==========
1453z: TEDDY BOY; WMG7CL; P2.
WMG7CLU72BKFWNCFNCM6CXIVFEQHXB

[There's something special about TOPHAND.
1500z: TOPHAND (believed to be a static callword) called ANY RADIO for a
radio check and raised TEDDY BOY.
1501z: TOPHAND received his 1st radio check and requested another check for
another radio.
1502z: TOPHAND received his 2nd radio check and requested a third.
1503z: TOPHAND received his 3rd radio check.
1503z: TOPHAND over and out.

1527z: YANKEE 41 called MAINSAIL and raised TEDDY BOY for phone patch.
TEDDY BOY moved him to 11466.0 (didn't follow them).

1550z: TEDDY BOY; WM26PP; 75 characters; P2.
WM26PPQSZWSDNXAJXYQBJXYYBJUYUROPU26UBFS2X7FQLOP7I6UBFS2X7FQL4RBX6UBFS2X7FQ4

Reformatted for possible clarity:

𝚆𝙼𝟸𝟼𝙿𝙿  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎, 𝟼]
𝚀𝚂𝚉𝚆𝚂𝙳𝙽𝚇𝙰   [𝟿]
𝙹𝚇𝚈𝚀𝙱   [𝟻]
𝙹𝚇𝚈𝚈𝙱   [𝟻]
𝙹𝚄𝚈𝚄𝚁   [𝟻]
𝙾𝙿𝚄𝟸𝟼𝚄𝙱𝙵𝚂𝟸𝚇𝟽𝙵𝚀𝙻   [𝟷𝟻]
𝙾𝙿𝟽𝙸𝟼𝚄𝙱𝙵𝚂𝟸𝚇𝟽𝙵𝚀𝙻   [𝟷𝟻]
𝟺𝚁𝙱𝚇𝟼𝚄𝙱𝙵𝚂𝟸𝚇𝟽𝙵𝚀𝟺   [𝟷𝟻]

1558z: TEDDY BOY; 7ZP57X; 32 characters; P4.
7ZP57XNGCWVXOS6RC7QJQC7QZQCNQLDA

1607z: TEDDY BOY; WMWAJE; P2.
WMWAJEGVMSHQKIKMML6VWAZPYPQNFM

1628z: TEDDY BOY; WMLDL5; P2.
WMLDL55WHERUYS2VSXSTPJDFZPHJIU

1630z: TEDDY BOY; WM26PP; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast

1635z: TEDDY BOY Standing by for traffic (at the completion of the 75
character string).

1700z: TEDDY BOY; WM26PP; restoral.

1705z: TEDDY BOY; XTEADY; P1.
XTEADYAZMR2MUPUB3AQZDNJPZB3CLY

1708z: TEDDY BOY XT25VO; P1.
XT25VOEEJ4FT7CJML262SYLJF6YKR7

1710z: TEDDY BOY Standing by for traffic.

1711z: TEDDY BOY XTPVLH; P1.
XTPVLHYWQKKH3J7ZEGHHKWC2DVW2Q3
==========

********
1740z: TEDDY BOY; XTIAM4; P1.
XTIAM4PKYCSD4PW56DM5H7DSCLVBWH
(Fed to Gulf E6B)

[Gulf NOTAM reservation: 1709z -2009z]

1800z: ABANDON (presumed E6B; maybe ABANDONED); XTIAM4; Gulf restoral; just
northeast of Tyler, TX.
1830z: ABANDON; XTIAM4; restoral; just past Galveston, TX entry point to
the Gulf.
[1853z+/-: 27.2 KHz (Gulf) FSK MSK VLF broadcast indicated on W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]
1900z: ABANDON; XTIAM4; restoral.

1926z: PUPIL EYE (presumed E6B) worked PETTY BOY to enter the net.
1928z: PUPIL EYE entered the net.

1930z: ABANDON; XTIAM4; restoral.
********
2000z: Nothing heard.

========
2117z: PETTY BOY; 7ZS44S; 25 characters; P4.
7ZS44SZOZP6U3GLAGOAJ5IROX

2124z: PETTY BOY; WMJTFA; 43 characters; P2.
WMJTFADV63U6EJVSAF35EQVEE637YHU6OULSOZFC75Q
========

2235z: PUPIL EYE called and raised PETTY BOY to exit the net.
2238z: PUPIL EYE exited the net. Not seen on ADSB mapping sites.

2319z: PETTY BOY; 27IVBS; prefix change.
27IVBSLLQ4C7C2ABWHMZRST4H6SVGJ
[WM is older than XT; time will tell.]

2351z: MAINSAIL with test count.

Jeff
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