[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/8992.0 USB - MILKWEED; ABANDONED; FOUL LINE; HORSEFLY; BILL HAWK; BROADLEAF; SCULPTOR; and SHOE LACE

[Jeff Haverlah]

UTC 13 Apr 26

0000z: ABANDON/ABANDONED (pre0000z RAINFALL); MTYTWZ; h+00/h+30
NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast window.

0020z: FOUL LINE (presumed E6B); MTYTWZ; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral
rebroadcast window.

0030z: ABANDONED; MTYTWZ; Gulf restoral.

0040z: BILL HAWK (pre0000z CORNMILL/HILL/?); MTYTWZ; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT
restoral rebroadcast window.

0050z: Nothing heard.
0100z: Nothing heard.
0110z: Nothing heard.

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0148z: MILKWEED (NCS); MT4JYZ; P1.
MT46YZ67Q6IF3OSATDTXGODK5G2X4R
[Fed to TACAMO LANT and the Gulf E6B.]

[0158z+/-: 27.2 KHz (GULF) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]
[0208z+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

0210z: BILL HAWK; MTRJYZ; LANT restoral.

0230z: ABANDONED; MREJYZ; GULF restoral.

0240z: BILL HAWK; MTRJYZ; LANT restoral.

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0244z: MILKWEEK; MTALJX; P1.
MTALJXHQCUNEHFN4AYOCBJQ3CLZ60W
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

0250z: FOUL LINE; MTALJX; PAC restoral.

[0258z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

0300z: ABANDONED; MT4JYZ; GULF restoral; approaching GALVESTON, TEXAS at
the time of broadcast.

0310z: BILL HAWK; MT4JYZ; LANT restoral.

0320z: FOUL LINE; MTALJX; PAC restoral.

0330z: ABANDONED; MT4JYZ; GULF restoral; just west of CROCKETT, TEXAS at
the time of broadcast.

0338z: HORSEFLY (presumed E6B; not seen on ADSB mapping sites) called
MAINSAIL and raised MILKWEEK to exit the net. They went silent during BILL
HAWK's 0340z restoral [good levels on SDRs on both coasts.]

0340z: BILL HAWK; MT4JYZ; LANT restoral.
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0344z: HORSEFLY exited the net after the process was restarted after BILL
HAWK's rebroadcast.

0350z: FOUL LINE; MTALJX; PAC restoral.
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0354z: FOUL LINE called and raised MILKWEEK to exit the net.
0356z: FOUL LINE exited the net; not visible on ADSB mapping sites;
presumed to be at TRAVIS.

0445z: BILL HAWK called MAINSAIL and raised MILKWEED to exit the net.
0448z: BILL HAWK exited the net; not visible on ADSB mapping sites;
presumed to be at PAX RIVER.

Quiet.

1154z: MAINSAIL with test count.
1154z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1424z: FEAR 12 called ANY RADIO and raised FEAR 13 for signal checks and
gone.

[1532z+/-: AF9B63 E6B launched from SEYMOUR JOHNSON to the western GULF.]

1710z: MILKWEEK; MT3RBQ; P1.
MT3RBQTOZ6FS7MUDQ3OSTTXCU7GYP6

1718z: MILKWEED; MTELL7; disregard.

1720z: MILKWEED; MTELL7; P1.
MTELL7ADPKRWLCSLLSG6SVQVWVQR3D

1723z: MILKWEE; MTPBB3; P1.
MTPBB3TI3BDIKB2XKZOINQTUOOWVF4

1727z: MILKWEEK; MTVG6X; P1.
MTVG6TIKMK3NZ4LVPIU7ZEXUEH3A6

1733z: SIGONELLA with test count.

1735z: MILKWEEK; MT5I2T; P1.
MT5I2THSVSMGO3JUOWE26J3DVGCKU5
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2005z: MILKWEEK; FOR MONK 73 (sounds like); 6CXCI6; P2.
6CXCI6VHV6O5K4K6BJO5VZVT535SR4

[2026z+/-: AF4EE0 E6B launched from PAX RIVER to the ATLANTIC; TACAMO LANT.]

2034z: MILKWEED; MTHEBG; P1.
MTHEBGIQFGUDEJILNED34SEENYWVIH
[Fed to TACAMO LANT and the GULF E6B.]

2045z+/-: BILL HAWK (presumed AF4EE0); MTHEBG; LANT restoral.
[Further rebroadcasts, if any, from BILL HAWK not heard.

[2050z+/-: 27.2 KHz (GULF) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD
website.]

2055z+/-: HORSEFLY (presumed EB6; not seen, maybe, on ADSB mapping sites)
called and raised MILKWEED to enter the net. Fair levels on east coast SDR.

2100z: BROADLEAF (presumed AF9B63; MTHBGI; GULF restoral.

[2115z: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD
grabber.]

2130z: AFK

[2143z+/-: AEE459 E6B launched from TINKER and repositioned to TRAVIS.]
2200z: AFK
2230z: BROADLEAF; MTHBGI; GULF restoral; over Florida panhandle.

2230z: MILKWEED Standing by for traffic; dualling with BROADLEAF.

2255z: MILKWEED; 34HOVC; P1; change of prefix (25 days).
34HOVCURC7IWRLUWW40GNKF6QN7GWY

2258z: MILKWEED; 34ULCA; P1.
34ULCANACDW4NZQOXAUAIKA26SBDCZ

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2301z: MILKWEED; 6FGLCG; character count unknown; P4; unusual.
6FGLCGFQN2X..disregard; preamble/full string not heard at a later time.
********

2303z: MILKWEED Standing by for traffic.

2306z: MILKWEED; 34HOVC; P1.
34HOVCURC7IWRLUWW4OGNKF6QN7GWY

2330z: MILKWEED; 34HOVC; 34ULCB (out of normal order, again (1430z
yesterday); NCS restoral.

2336z: MILKWEED Standing by for traffic.

2337z: SCULPTOR (presumed E6B) called MAINSAIL on 11175; good levels 8992.0
UTwente SDR.
2338z: SCULPTOR called MILKWEED; same 8992.

2339z: SHOELACE (presumed 36B) called MILKWEED.

2340z: Challenge process on California SDR but no context from brief
transmission.

2341z: MILKWEED; 34UZWZ; P1 (may have interrupted the challenge process).
34UZWZBRUAXSHSNUI2UOAQPKB3OZ7U

2344z: MILKWEED; 6F7WCO; 25 characters; P4.
6F7WCOFTQDYNQISWITZRQGCTK

2346z: SHOELACE (presumed E6B; not seen on ADSB mapping sites) called
MAINSAIL.

2347z: MAINSAIL called SCULPTOR but raised SHOELACE who requested to enter
the net.

2348z: MILKWEED; 3RUZWZ; echo rebroadcast; 8992.0 on UTwente and east coast
SDRs.
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2348z: SHOELACE worked MAINSAIL to enter the net; good levels on both
coasts.
2352z: SHOELACE exited the net per MAINSAIL; corrected by SHOELACE.
2353z: SHOELACE entered the net.

Jeff
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