[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB; NOSECONE; NECTARINE; BASS DRUM; and PARASITE

Jeff Haverlah jehaverlah at gmail.com
Sun Apr 26 21:12:13 EDT 2026


0107z 27 Apr 26

UTC 26 Apr 26

P1 = 34
P2 = 6C

0224z: NOSECONE with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]
[To my ear it sounded like SNOWCONE.]

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0353z: NECTARINE (NCS); 6CMVUG; 35 characters; P2.
6CMVUGIPUA6USLP4GP6WUJMJQLDRISHPYU6
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Quiet.

[1539z: AEF82A E6B launched from PAX RIVER southeast bound for a grand tour
(and some pattern work) of the east half of CONUS before returning to PAX
RIVER.  He may have been BUZZKILL after UTC new day when he exited the net
at 0022z (weak on eastcoast CONUS and UTwente SDRs).]

1550z: BASS DRUM (presumed A3F82A) called MAINSAIL and raised NECTARINE to
enter the net.
1553z: BASS DRUM entered the net.

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1707z: NECTARINE; 34GBVO; P1.
34GBVOASCQIXOPXDGXIHTPYZGX3WJ2
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

[1720z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]][

[1731z+/-: AFEAC8 E6B launched from ALBUQUERQUE/KIRTLAND, NEW MEXICO
westbound to the southern CALIFORNIA coastal area and then eastbound to
TINKER.]

[1735z+/-: 22.7 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast on the W1VD Grabber..]

1817z: NECTARINE; 34ODBW; P1.
34ODBWYPQPVTWTNAINF7TAOPIXTUV6
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

1821z: PARASITE (presumed E6B; not visible on ADSB mapping sites); 34ODBW;
34GBVO; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast window.

[1825z+/-: 22.7 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast on W1VD.]

1832z: NECTARINE; 344DVV; P1.
344DVVV5NRLO2TXJT4DBGCJOE2VX31
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

[1840z+/-: 22.7 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast on W1VD and KPH.]

1850z: PARASITE; 344DVV; 344ODBW; 34GBVO; PAC restoral.
1920z: Nothing heard.
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1932z: NECTARINE; FOR COMA 52; 6CDVDH; P2.
6CDVDHXUTEWCF47LD2Y46FJGEWQLXJ

[30 minutes.]
2003z: NECTARINE; 3462GM; P1.
3462GMVTQG2CSHDPT74T73YPQYKXJF
[Nothing logged (inclusive of VLF) suggesting activity relating to this
paring.]
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2115z: PARASITE (good strong levels on California SDR) and raised NECTARINE
but no further comms noted.

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2052z: NECTARINE; FOR FRILL 52 (sounds like); 6CFMO7; P2.
6CFMO7KSHBG3GH4MYHHAQP3C5XI276

[30 minutes.]
2123z: 34OW73UH7SFPRU5GGIBGKG7QWQYPK
34OW73UH7SFPRU5GGIBGKG7QNWQYPK
[Nothing logged (inclusive of VLF) suggesting] activity relating to this
paring.]
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2212z: NECTARINE; 34CKCT; P1.
34CKCTMYPFHR7GCU5Q7SO6732BNYXL
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2223z: MAINSAIL worked KING 91 and requested that he QSY (move) to 11407.0.
Did not follow. Transaction was weak on CONUS east coast SDR and on the
UTwente SDR (11175.0).

Jeff
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