[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - IRON WORK; ALABASTER; SPLIT END; and BAKE PIE

[Jeff Haverlah]

0035z 19 Sep 25

UTC 18 Sep 25

0056z: SPLIT END working MAINSAIL to exit the net.
0100z: SPLIT END exited the net.

0101z: ALABASTER called MAINSAIL and raised IRONWORK (NCS) to exit the net.
0105z: ALABASTER exited the net.

Quiet.

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0909z: IRONWORK; 27HXH4; 43 characters; P2.
27HXH45MH2SWMSMZOTCPMEOSMJMMH6PUSPNKXB2MIOK
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 0927z: PUERTO RICO with test count.

[2 hour traffic window for h+#3 FOR strings with each hour hitting the same
transmission times]
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1203z: IRONWORK; FOR GREAT SOCIETY; 27OTHX; P2.
27OTHX74HXBWBGB7XQ7LCCNPKZBDE3

1222z: IRONWORK; FOR GREAT SOCIETY; 27HOJH; P2.
27HOJH6I6IYS643LRY4LTHT3TAPAC3OJ

1242z: IRONWORK; FOR GREAT SOCIETY; 275UFA; P2.
275UFAGK3MM5MH3VGENEGTNVEUHECD
******

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1303z: IRONWORK; FOR GREAT SOCIETY; 27AKAY; P2.
27AKAY4N3G345IXGZWOKYGMJDX67PQ

1316z: BAKE PIE (or BAKED PIE; presumed E6B; does not sounds like "meat" or
"mince".) called and raised IRONWORKS to enter the net.
1320z: BAKE PIE entered the net.

1323z: IRONWORK; FOR GREAT SOCIETY; 2777PV; P2.
2777PV2DOIKQ2UDI6ALD43J3KGEY67

1343z: IRONWORK; FOR GREAT SOCIETY; 27ZHEW; P2; technical problems.
1345z: IRONWORK; FOR GREAT SOCIETY; 27ZHEW.
27ZHEWJUEAMNBSX5OJBQLCXX7SZX5V
******
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[2 hour+/- traffic window]
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1518z: IRONWORK; 273HRS; 48 characters; P2.
273HRSJXVFSJSTFBGOZESQPAYGJUQ6CSFR6H4N6FXEKFRF24

1525z: IRONWORK 7ZTCNX; 43 characters; P4.
7ZTCNXNX4H4VWCDLCPHTV342D44JQVDLRD44JQVQ4IR
******

1544z: IRONWORK; 27DLNU; P1.
27DLNULSJSJAEB65A7U4Q6DWFSFOBC

1603z: IRONWORK Standing by for traffic.

1616z: IRONWORK; XTO5FS; P1.
XTO5FSZ2LGJA7F53AJG3Q46KBYKWGM

1619z: IRONWORK; XTWAAO; P1.
XTWAAOXZD3WXEHN6IYRDFRUXBV6J7H

1622z: IRONWORK; XTBLJW; P1.
XTBLJWYZ6ZJ44E5WM6MIZHTIUNVK3O

1630z: IRONWORK; XTBLJW; XTWAAO; XTO5FS; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral
rebroadcast window.

1636z: IRONWORK; Standing by for traffic.

1648z: IRONWORK; XTRX23; P1.
XTRX23O7CAOJLEQUZJCVW34W6JTD5U

1700z: IRONWORK; XTRX23; XTBLJW; XTWAAO; restoral.

1707z: IRONWORK Standing by for traffic.

1735z: IRONWORK; XTZNQS; P1.
XTZNQS6GXFKVYCZLMSFVXTX6IQG3VB
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1814z: CHILL 43 called and raised CHILL 41 for a change of signal checks
and gone.

1854z: ALABASTER (presumed E6B) called and raised IRONWORK to enter the net.
1857z: ALABASTER entered the net.

[1943z+/-: ? AE43E7 E6B launched from TINKER eastbound to Tennessee north
of Knoxville where he entered a long term north/south racetrack orbit over
the Kentucky/Tennessee border. Reportedly burning WBFM during the orbit.]

1950z: BAKE PIE (suspected AE43E7) called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the
net. (Did not hear him exit earlier).
1955z: BAKE PIE entered the net.

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2025z: IRONWORK; XTEZZR; P1.
XTEZZRYYCAWNOM5WT6ZGRQUGECDKPJ
[Fed to TACAMO PAC]

2028z: IRONWORK; XTEZZR; echo rebroadcast.

[2035z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK/MSK broadcast indicated on W1VD VLF
Grabber.]

2050z: ALABASTER; XTEZZR; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC echo rebroadcast.

2103: WEST COAST with test count.

2120z: ALABASTER; XTEZZR; restoral.
2150z: ALABASTER; XTEZZR; restoral.
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2205z: IRONWORK; FOR HUMID 4 (sounds like); 27PCOW; P2.
27PCOWZWIE4K7HNWHBPXTOBB7H764

2220z: Nothing heard or missed; E6B was over northern California at the
time, northbound.

[30 minute window]
2232z: IRONWORK; XTXKFV; P1.
XTXKFVA4FNHDDMHLO3HDF62TFQ5KSO
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2359z: AE43E7 E6B remains in his north/south racetrack orbit over the
eastern Kentucky/Tennessee border.

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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