[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - ORANGEADE; PROTOZOA; and RAT FINK
Jeff Haverlah
jehaverlah at gmail.com
Wed Apr 8 22:10:43 EDT 2026
0209z 09 Apr 26
UTC 08 Apr 26
0101z: MAINSAIL with test count.
0103z: LAJES with test count.
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0423z: ORANGEADE (NCS); 6FJQL6; 22 characters; P4.
6FJQL6FR3SR2S6O3ETRMTF
0524z: ORANGEADE; 6FSYPD; 22 characters; P4.
6FFSYPDFHPYIS4Y2ZWO6NDI
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0555z: ORANGEADE; UQOFEU; 102 characters; P3.
UQOFEUUF4T2QDVLW6J6IKD2KJNZIUJ434QQZUONAKMMAL44HNO3PPBHYQUKAFCJBAZIQJIDSY3ARUQRYDZ4AC33EFBGDDD6LYXD2IL
Rare character count. Reformatted to possibly conform to the previous, 102
character strings; breaking at most doublets; arbitrary.
𝚄𝚀𝙾𝙵𝙴𝚄 [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝚄𝙵𝟺𝚃𝟸𝚀𝙳𝚅𝙻𝚆𝟼𝙹𝟼𝙸𝙺𝙳𝟸𝙺𝙹𝙽𝚉𝙸𝚄𝙹𝟺𝟹𝟺 [𝟸𝟽]
𝚀𝚀𝚉𝚄𝙾𝙽𝙰𝙺𝙼𝙼𝙰𝙻 [𝟷𝟸]
𝟺𝟺𝙷𝙽𝙾𝟹𝙿𝙿𝙱𝙷𝚈𝚀𝚄𝙺𝙰𝙵𝙲𝙹𝙱𝙰𝚉𝙸𝚀𝙹𝙸𝙳𝚂𝚈 [𝟸𝟾]
𝟹𝙰𝚁𝚄𝚀𝚁𝚈𝙳𝚉𝟺𝙰𝙲 [𝟷𝟸; 𝚊𝚛𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚖𝚊𝚢𝚋𝚎]
𝟹𝟹𝙴𝙵𝙱𝙶 [𝟼; 𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝟾]
𝙳𝙳𝙳𝟼𝙻𝚈𝚇𝙳𝟸𝙸𝙻 [𝟷𝟷; 𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝟿?]
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1638z: ORANGEADE; 6CI474; 35 characters; P2.
6CI474VN7PR4TV3ZF6A4MXGQX3ST6A3DIZP
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[1820z/-: AE0412 static hex E6B launched from TINKER and entered a
racetrack orbit to the southwest of JOPLIN, MO; then to the
KILGORE/LONGVIEW area of TEXAS for pattern work and touch and goes.]
[1951z+/-: AE4068 E6B launched from TRAVIS to the PACIFIC.]
2039z: PROTOZOA (presumed E6B; not visible on ADSB mapping sites); called
and raised ORANGEADE to exit the net.
2048z: PROTOZOA was declared out of the net by the NCS but did not respond.
2118z: FEAR 31 (weak on California SDR) called and raised MAINSAIL (unheard
on the SDR) for a signal check and gone.
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2204z: ORANGEADE; MTAX3F; P1.
MTAX3FUBQZPDBYCT2VQJWQWPTLHFW7
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]
2220z: Nothing heard.
2250z: Nothing heard.
2320z: Nothing heard.
2350z: RAT FINK (presumed AE4068z); MTAX3F; h+20/h+30 TACAMO PAC restoral
rebroadcast window.
[As with TOADSTOOL on 06 Apr 26, RAT FINK was only heard at 2350z; and; as
with 06 Apr 26 there was no VLF 22.7 KHz VLF broadcast indicated on the
W1VD VLF Grabber website for this string.]
RAT FINK audio:
https://on.soundcloud.com/9w2FcceaqpoI1yGwrA
Jeff
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Airspy HF+ Discovery W6LVP loop Various web SDRs
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