[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/15016.0 USB - OXIDATION; RINGBOLT; WOODLAND; and STREAMER

[Jeff Haverlah]

0012z 25 Sep 25

UTC 24 Sep 25

0005z: MAINSAIL with test count.

0102z: MAINSAIL with test count.
0116z: LAJES with test count.
0117z: WEST COAST with test count.
0133z: SIGONELLA with test count.

[0217z+/-: COST 43 AEDA3E (tactical hex) E6B launched from RAMSTEIN and
flew to his VLF/HF/UHF restoral rebroadcast orbit area.]

0219z: RINGBOLT (sounds like; not ever clear; could be something else;
suspected COST 43; although see 0305z) called and raised MAINSAIL to enter
the net. Not clear as to exact time as he was often in the noise floor of
the SDR.

[Possible start of SKYMASTER activity. Maybe only one player active (in
addition to "SKYMASTER") with NEREP traffic.]
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0230z: SAINT/FAKE 11 (sounds like; maybe something else; did not sound like
FIAT at all; I'll log him as "saint") made call to SKYMASTER.

0234z: SAINT 11 called to SKYMASTER and then passed his traffic in the
blind:
"Two messages of 4 items each"
FOA9; 7JWH
repeated;
Out.
[Mostly very weak/in the noise floor and often unreadable.]

0303z: SAINT 11 called MAINSAIL and raised OXIDATION (NCS).
0304z: SAINT 11 (mostly unreadable in noise floor) passed traffic to ?
(maybe the ground station?).
0305z: WOODLAND (suspected COST 43; but see 0219z) called LAST CALLER and
raised SAINT 11.
[WOODLAND was "SKYMASTER". Perhaps another case of launching under one
backend callword but active under another backend callword for restoral
rebroadcasts?]

0307z: SAINT 11 (mostly unreadable) passed FOA9 and 7JWH to WOODLAND.

0318z: WEST COAST with test count (with that I doubt CONUS is invovled with
the event.)

0320z: SAINT 11 called SKYMASTER, raised WOODLAND and passed ZA7Z (maybe;
very weak).

[Message traffic begins at this time as the SKYMASTER calls seem to cease.]
0354z: OXIDATION; 7ZARYG; 27 characters; P4.
7ZARYGVO64PX2YO6Z5SM4Z5SCK7

0357z: SAINT 11 (sounding like FAKE 11; maybe it is) called SKYMASTER,
raised WOODLAND and passed ?WNX (maybe).
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[Calls to SKYMASTER appeared to cease (lets call it at 0400z).]

0410z: OXIDATION; 27WU2U; 55 characters; P2.
27WU2UDDMHLJMVGBNNQRBNNA7QOXZL3HQ6U4YNFI2AGOL3HQ6U4YNF2
[Fed to NCS and TACAMO LANT for restoral rebroadcast activity for 4
hours+/-]

Reformatted for clarity:

𝟸𝟽𝚆𝚄𝟸𝚄 [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙳𝙳𝙼𝙷𝙻𝙹𝙼𝚅𝙶  [𝟿]
𝙱𝙽𝙽𝚀𝚁  [𝟻]
𝙱𝙽𝙽𝙰𝟽  [𝟻]
𝚀𝙾𝚇𝚉𝙻𝟹𝙷𝚀𝟼𝚄𝟺𝚈𝙽𝙵𝙸  [𝟷𝟻]
𝟸𝙰𝙶𝙾𝙻𝟹𝙷𝚀𝟼𝚄𝟺𝚈𝙽𝙵𝟸  [𝟷𝟻]

0426z: OXIDATION; disregard (at first reading of preamble).
0427z: OXIDATION; 7ZVN7P; 25 characters; P4.
7ZVN7PFSZ3TGCUDQUVLNM4VWW

0434z: OXIDATION Standing by for traffic.
[This begins the h+00/h+30 NCS "standing by for traffic" statements.]

[0440+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK/MSK broadcast seen on W1VD VLF Grabber
website and reported on EU SDRs.]

0500z: OXIDATION; 27WU2U; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast
window.
0506z: OXIDATION Standing by for traffic.

0510z: WOODLAND; 27WU2U; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.
0520z: WOODLAND Standing by for traffic.

[0520z+/-: 17.8 KHz VLF FSK/MSK broadcast per W1VD Grabber.]

0530z: OXIDATION; 272U27; restoral.
0536z: OXIDATION Standing by for traffic.

0540z: WOODLAND; 27WU2U; restoral.
0544z: WOODLAND Standing by for traffic.

0600z: OXIDATION; 27WU2U; restoral.
0605z: OXIDATION Standing by for traffic.

0610z: WOODLAND; 27WU2U; restoral.
0614z: WOODLAND Standing by for traffic.

0617z: OXIDATION; 7ZEZ7A; 25 characters; P4.
7ZEZ7ATJQTIIGUILUNBI34MUY

0629z: OXIDATION; 27WU2U; restoral.
0635z: OXIDATION Standing by for traffic.

0640z: WOODLAND; 27WU2U; restoral.
0644z: WOODLAND Standing by for traffic.

[0656z+/-: 17.8 KHz VLF FSK broadcast per W1VD site]

0700z: OXIDATION; 27WU2U; restoral.
0705z: OXIDATION Standing by for traffic.

0710z: WOODLAND; 27WU2U; restoral.
0714z: WOODLAND Standing by for traffic.

0730z: OXIDATION; 27WU2U; restoral.
0735z: OXIDATION Standing by for traffic.

0737z: OXIDATION; 7ZAJGO; 25 characters; P4.
7ZAJGOLY7OKGLG6ZGXLS7YXIK

0740z: WOODLAND; 27WU2U; restoral.
0745z: WOODLAND Standing by for traffic.

0800z: OXIDATION; 27WU2U; restoral.
0804z: OXIDATION Standing by for traffic.

0810z: WOODLAND; 27WU2U; restoral.
0815z: WOODLAND Standing by for traffic.

[The 55 character string expires in the queue after this broadcast and a
new string enters the message queue. The new MI string seems to begin the
closure of the event.]
0830z: OXIDATION; 27WU2U; restoral.
0835z: OXIDATION; MIY7VY; P1; new string in the traffic queue.
MIY7VYLHIPLORZGKG7PORJ7C2DANGR
0838z: OXIDATION Standing by for traffic.

[0840z+/-: 17.8 KHz VLF FSK/MSK broadcast indicated on W1VD site]

0840z: WOODLAND; MIY7VY; restoral or ?; note the expiration of the 27
string.]
0842z: WOODLAND immediately rebroadcasts MIY7VY.
0845z: WOODLAND Standing by for traffic.

0859z (barely): OXIDATION; MIYTVY; restoral.
0903z: OXIDATION Standing by for traffic.

[0910z+/-: 17.8 KHz VLF FSK/MSK broadcast indicated on W1VD site.]

0910z: WOODLAND; MIY7VY; restoral.
0913z: WOODLAND Standing by for traffic.

1930z: OXIDATION; MIY7VY; restoral.
1933z: OXIDATION Standing by for traffic.

0940z: WOODLAND; MIY7VY; restoral.
0943z: WOODLAND Standing by for traffic.
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[End of the event. WOODLAND left orbit 0936z+/- and returned to RAMSTEIN.]
[1000z Nothing heard.]

Quiet.

[1244z+/-: ? A38740 E6B launched from TINKER and flew to the WILMINTON area
on the Atlantic coast before dropping off ADSB mapping sites at about the
AR 202. He reappeared about 1631z and returned to TINKER.]

1256z: STREAMER (presumed AE8740) called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the
net.
1303z: STREAMER entered the net.

1306z: WEST COAST with test count. Twice.
1307z+: other stations with test counts but IDs were unreadable on the SDR
used.

1356z: UNITED 1538 called and raised MAINSAIL for successful signal checks
for both of his HF radios.

1441z: RED RIVER called JAKE 12.
1442z: RED RIVER called JAKE 12.

[1540z: ALGUM 13 AE0417 (static hex) E6B launched from TINKER for mostly
"local" work.]

1557z: RED RIVER called JAKE 12. Twice.
1558z: RED RIVER to JAKE 12 (maybe in the blind): "Your tanker is 6 minutes
late."

1654z: JAKE 12 called RED RIVER.
1657z: JAKE 12 called and raised RED RIVER to advise that "AR complete
1636; estimate land 2230." RED RIVER had him restate, and information was
repeated. RED RIVER also asked for remaining fuel onboard.

1703z: OXIDATION with test count but stopped when what sounded like a loud
"No!"
1705z: OXIDATION with test count, one through five and back.

[1731z: ? AF3C02 E6B launched from OFFUTT and flew to the Midwest.

1736z: CRAZY WEED (suspected AF3C02 E6B; operator loved his callword)
called and raised OXIDATION to enter the net.
1739z: CRAZY WEED entered the net.

1833z: OXIDATION; 7ZF4EX; 22 characters; P4.
7ZFREXGTTVFR3LXZKWGLCQ

1844z: STREAMER called MAINSAIL.
1846z: STREAMER to MAINSAIL: checking out of the net in the blind.

1924z: OXIDATION; MI6TW6; P1.
MI6TW6WRN4BVQT2SFEC7FLJTULVE3F

1928z: OXIDATION; MIVY4Q; P1.
MIVY4Q6DHZR2CIVIDDZBTCTOZV6K4S

2145z: SPAR 65 called MAINSAIL.
2152z: SPAR 65 called and raised MAINSAIL for a connectivity check.

2225z: DOOM 71 called RED RIVER and raised OXIDATION for a radio check.

2231z: SKULL 31 called MUD BUG.

2309z: OXIDATION worked ADVOCATE (or sounds like; unheard on SDR in use).

Jeff
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