[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - WHEATIES; CAPE RADIO; ORNAMENT; and EASEMENT

[Jeff Haverlah]

0104z  11 Feb 26

UTC 10 Feb 26

0231z: DIEGO GARCIA with test count; UTWENTE SDR 11175.

[0316/17z message traffic window.]
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0317z: WHEATIES (NCS); LQ2LO6; P1.
LQ2LO63TYATGP3ELFAB37WYA2KIELS

0325z: WHEATIES; LQ2LO6; echo rebroadcast; weak on SDRs.
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0502z: CAPE RADIO: "Test; one, two, three, four, five.
[3 times; CONUS and UTWENTE SDRs 11175.]

[1.5 hours message traffic window.]
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0554z: WHEATIES; 5XQ4ZY; 27 characters; P4.
5XQ4ZYM3N4WM2ADZO2PX4GDREKK

0556z: WHEATIES; 5XGQBG; 27 characters; P4.
5XGQBGHEZPCNA7IODRPZRDRPQXU

0613z: LAJES with test count.
0618z: SIGONELLA with test count.

0636z: WHEATIES; LQ2GQX; P1.
LQ2GQXQZTIM5QKCP4XSKII6CTSV32C

0640z: WHEATIES; LQ6V5Z; P1.
LQ6V5ZFYWQWWL6MDMN7P3YYYASZY3J

0642z: WHEATIES; LQNPXI5; P1.
LQNPXI5EAQDBBNLCAETXQQI6VHSXIW

0700z: WHEATIES; LQNPXI; LQ6V57; LQ2GQX; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral
rebroadcast window.
0730z: WHEATIES; LQNPXI; LQ6V57; LQ2GQX; NCS restoral.
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Quiet.

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1503z: WHEATIES; I4DGWI; P2.
I4DGWIT7EDBN4NEUQW2RGQ3QQG2LDY

[1510z+/-: AECE5E E6B launched from TRAVIS and repositioned to TINKER.
Backend callword, if any, not heard.]

1530z: WHEATIES Standing by for traffic.
1600z: WHEATIES Standing by for traffic.
1631z: WHEATIES Standing by for traffic.

1634z: WHEATIES; LQCWRK; P1.
LQCWRK6UC6RDTASO7KNJILZWQSPXVI
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[1720z: AEE372 E6B launched from LAKE CHARLES (Northrup Grumman MRO) and
flew to the Gulf for VLF work, and returned to LAKE CHARLES.]

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1803z: WHEATIES; FOR ACRID 55 (sounds like); I4AFWR; P2.
I4AFWRS3ZQT6GI7BA5TDMWL2M2BCUB

[1810z+/-: 27.2 KHz (Gulf) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website. Speculation: there was no current HF message traffic at
that time; it's possible the traffic was an 888800 string.]

1815z: LAJES with test count.
1816z: DIEGO GARCIA with test count.

[30 minutes]
1832z: WHEATIES; LQWBCH; P1.
LQWBCH3SZCJIEIEAYCTJPPI3YHQTPJ
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

[1856z+/-: AFE1A0 E6B launched from PAX RIVER to the Atlantic; TACAMO LANT.]

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1858z: WHEATIES; LQ2W2DN; P1.
LQW2DNJKYLPREZHCC7XCKCGZBD62RC
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1902z: ORNAMENT (presumed AF31A0) called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the
net.
1905z: ORNAMENT entered the net.

1918z: ORNAMENT; LQWBCH; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.
1940z: ORNAMENT; LQWBCH; LANT restoral; UTwente SDR 11175 buried in the
noise floor.
[1950z+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
grabber website.]
2010z: AFK
2040z: AFK (if broadcast; they've had "shortened" sessions recently).
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2318z: JAKE 11 called MAINSAIL for current message traffic; no response
heard.

[2312z+/-: AE3A65 E6B launched from TINKER and repositioned to OFFUTT in
the new UTC day.]

2321z: EASEMENT (presumed AE3A65) called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the
net.
2325z: EASEMENT entered the net.
["EASEMENT", without changing callwords at new UTC day 0000z, exited the
net at 0021z.]

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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