[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - ENCHILADA; ART BOOK; OUTSPOKEN; BIG BURLEY; NEW CROP; and OPTIMIST

[Jeff Haverlah]

0022z  04 Feb 26

UTC 03 Feb 26

Curious. It's almost as if MACDILL has become "PAX SOUTH."

0032z: OUTSPOKEN called and raised MAINSAIL to exit the net.
0037z: OUTSPOKEN exited the net.

0042z: BIG BURLEY called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the net.
0046z: BIG BURLEY entered the net.
[Was BIG BURLEY also OUTSPOKEN?  Were both AEBE96?;  See 0258z.]

0106z: ENCHILADA with communications test count. See 1516z.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0111z: MAINSAIL with test count.

[0147z+/-: AE851B E6B launched from TRAVIS and flew to the Pacific; TACAMO
PAC.]

0149z: NEW CROP (presumed A3851B) called ART BOOK (NCS) and raised MAINSAIL
to enter the net.
0153z: NEW CROP entered the net.

0209z: NEW CROP called OPTIMIST and raised MAINSAIL but ignored.
0211z: NEW CROP called OPTIMIST and raised MAINSAIL. NEW CROP stated he was
specifically calling OPTIMIST.
0212z: OPTIMIST (good levels) called NEW CROP.
0212z: NEW CROP stated "QSL CHARLIE HOTEL" (I suspect he meant QSY). Did
not follow.
[Was OPTIMIST AFA7E9 in the TINKER area during this time?]

0258z: BIG BURLEY called and raised MAINSAIL to exit the net.
0302z: BIG BURLEY exited the net.
[AEBE96, the Gulf E6B, was approaching MACDILL at that time. Since he was
the Gulf E6B (as pre0000z CARNEGIE) why did he enter the net at 0042z just
after OUTSPOKEN exited the net. In the past they have occasionally exited
the net under one callword only to immediately reenter the net under a new
callword. Is that the case here? Or?]

[0316/17z NCS message traffic window.]
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0316z: ART BOOK LQAPKB; P1.
LQAPKBCQ7YW4W7UTO6DPIDK7A3DBNR
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

0322z: NEW CROP; LQAPKB; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast window.
[0349z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK broadcast.]
0350z: NEW CROP; LQAPKB; PAC restoral.
0420z: NEW CROP; LAQPKB; PAC restoral.

0427z: OPTIMIST called and raised ART BOOK to exit the net.
0434z: OPTIMIST exited the net.
[AFB7E9 was performing pattern work/touch and goes at this time.]

0450z: NEW CROP; LQAPKB; PAC restoral.
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0730z: NEW CROP worked MAINSAIL to exit the net. MAINSAIL (fair/weak
levels) was systemwide as this was logged on 11175.0 UTwente SDR; NEW CROP
(TACAMO PAC) was unheard.
0731z: NEW CROP exited the net; approaching TRAVIS from the north at this
time.

Quiet.

[3 hour message traffic session.]
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1454z: ART BOOK (female operator); 5XYGI2; technical intermittent
stop/start problems; quiet.

1456z: ART BOOK (male operator); 5XYGI2; 22 characters; P4.

1500z: ART BOOK Standing by for traffic.

1526z: ENCHILADA (USSTRATCOM CP) with communications test count. DTMF
tones; good audio; operator sounded "HFGCS."

1530z: ART BOOK Standing by for traffic.

1546z: ART BOOK; U3KYF4; P2.
U3KYF42WIN35FUCOINUSPCNRCWXYN6

1558z: ART BOOK; LQOBZM; P1.
LQOBZMTRW4UYWNV7QK7RQOK7X4MROG

1601z: ART BOOK Standing by for traffic.

1652z: ART BOOK; LQ2JHV; P1.
LQ26HVXLS4BQCJECLIWK7KAINP67BA

1654z: ART BOOK; LQ6KLP; P1.
LQ6KLPBVCKPAQNAY5LU5ZD3WZGQLUV

1704z: ART BOOK; LQ46CE; P1.
LQR6CEOIILU7WWTH7IBTPJCFVDUEFH

1730z: ART BOOK Standing by for traffic.
1808z: ART BOOK Standing by for traffic.
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[1845z+/-: AFEF5F E6B launches from MACDILL northbound eventually to
NORFOLK, then east to the Atlantic; TACAMO LANT.]

1851z: BIG BURLEY (presumed AFEF5F) called MAINSAIL and raised ANDREWS to
enter the net.
1857z: BIG BURLEY entered the net through MAINSAIL.

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1919z: ART BOOK; LQGPGT; P1.
LQGPGTCC7LVNECUKXAJIFUWNOEB7GP
[Fed to TACAM LANT.]

1940z: BIG BURLEY; LQGPGT; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast
window; northbound over MYRTLE BEACH.
2010z: BIG BURLEY; LQGPGT; LANT restoral; NORFOLK, VA about to cross over
coast to the Atlantic.
2040z: BIG BURLEY; LQGPGT; LANT restoral; very weak, in the noise floor of
11175 UTwente SDR.
[2040z+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.
2110z: Nothing heard.
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2112z: ART BOOK; U3DGWW; P2.
U3DGWWNSDEJNLUZPRDEJABWE4KJFXO

[30 minutes]

2143z: ART SHOW; U3RPGC; 55 characters; P2.
U3RPGC3EBQWHRQTHXPBBHXPNDNUSII7UNNGCX3EGNUZII7UNNGCX3EH

Reformatted for structure:

𝚄𝟹𝚁𝙿𝙶𝙲  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝟹𝙴𝙱𝚀𝚆𝙷𝚁𝚀𝚃  [𝟿]
𝙷𝚇𝙿𝙱𝙱  [𝟻]
𝙷𝚇𝙿𝙽𝙳  [𝟻]
𝙽𝚄𝚂𝙸𝙸𝟽𝚄𝙽𝙽𝙶𝙲𝚇𝟹𝙴𝙶  [𝟷𝟻; 𝟺/𝟷𝟶/𝟷]
𝙽𝚄𝚉𝙸𝙸𝟽𝚄𝙽𝙽𝙶𝙲𝚇𝟹𝙴𝙷  [𝟷𝟻; 𝟺/𝟷𝟶/𝟷]
[5-10 consistent between both blocks over many recent examples. 1-4 will
often vary.]
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2203z: Two-tone data briefly, very weak; 11175.0 east coast SDR.

2225z: UNITED 2395 called and eventually raised MAINSAIL for HF radio check.

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2301z: ART BOOK; U3K76M; P2.
U3K76MG6JTEGXZWBTJKFHACR4OHNBF
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Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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