[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/8992.4 USB - GENGHIS KHAN; TAILBONE; HUMOROUS; CONCLAVE; SAWBLADE; TEST TUBE; and ROCKWAY

[Jeff Haverlah]

0030z  24 Feb 26

UTC 23 Feb 26

AEC6AC Racetrack orbit northeast of TINKER.
AEBE96 TACAMO LANT
AEB256 Gulf TACAMO; no apparent VLF activity; active into the new UTC day
over the Gulf.
NCS with 50 character string for its restoral rebroadcast traffic queue.

Due Regard E6B for apparent TACAMO PAC readiness activity
(ROCKAWAY/BUBBLEBOY) outside of the apparent event late in the UTC day and
beyond..

0020z: HUMOROUS (presumed AEA33C out of HICKAM) called MAINSAIL.
0022z: HUMOROUS called TAILBONE (NCS).
0022z: HUMOROUS called MAINSAIL.
0026z: HUMOROUS called TAILBONE.
0026z: HUMOROUS called MAINSAIL.
0030Z: HUMOROUS called MAINSAIL on 8992.0.
0032z: HUMOROUS called MAINSAIL; A3A33C wes approaching TINKER from the
east at time of transmission.

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0409z: TAILBONE; 37Q6TU; P1.
37Q6TUBW77U4UHOKTV3VERPJIYRMAN

0414z: TAILBONE; 37WFWA; P1.
37WFWAK7527NFSTTQZJH3DKUSBVIGH

0430z: TAILBONE; 37WFWA; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast.
0500z: TAILBONE; 37WFWA; NCS restoral.
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Quiet.

[1513z+/-: AEC6AC E6B launched from TINKER.

1514z+/-: CONCLAVE (or sounds like; or similar; presumed AEC6AC) worked
TAILBONE to enter the net.
1516z: CONCLAVE entered the net.

[1554z: AEBE96 E6B launched from MACDILL and flew to the Atlantic.

1628z: SAWBLADE (sounds like; possibly AEBE96) worked TAILBONE to enter the
net.
1630z: SAWBLADE entered the net.

[4 hour event.]
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1645z: TAILBONE; I4CEHW; 83 characters; P2.
I4CDHWVE3NDDP2S5QGYPW2RG6Y52SUBGD3OGMX2OSEJVV5QTFTFTSMEFYZY4WR64ZSJLGYNAMJJJJKO4YDC

1652z: TAILBONE; I4DWB6; P2.
I4DWB6NO4ZMZIPKURB5FKMO63OQEA2

1702z: TAILBONE; I43YON; 33 characters; P2.
I43YON7EV3WFD2AIZD52ABE3EL3F4KQ77

1730z: REACH 044 called and raised MAINSAIL for weather EGPK; 11175 UTwente
SDR.

1740z: TAILBONE; 3767EE; P1.
3767EESEAOHN4CKUOGRQ2HOA4KQD2W
[Fed to TACAMO LANT and the Gulf E6B or ?.]

[1755z: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

1810z: AFK

[1829z+/-: AEB256 E6B launched from TINKER southbound to the Gulf where it
remained in orbit through 2350z+

1832z: HUMOROUS (probable AEB256) called TAILBONE with no response (higher
priority traffic probably).

1833z: TAILBONE; JFBF6R; 50 characters; P3.
JFBF6RVVXVT7WBWRBQR6DRL5F755PIFVMH6MGGBBKFPGK3FEG7

1841z: SAWVBLADE; 3767EE; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.

1844z: MAINSAIL called HUMOROUS.
1846z: HUMOROUS called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the net.
1848z: HUMOROUS entered the net.

1850z: TAILBONE; I4AM6A; 55 characters; P2.
I4AM6ATN5XM5O4MWJQSTWJQAJ3EK7FSMY263QFIF3EKXFSMY263QFI5

1900z: STARWISH (suspected AEB256); 3767EE; Gulf/ABNCP restoral;
[It's not clear if HUMOROUS is also STARWISH as STARWISH was active with
the restorals; and HUMOROUS was active outside of the restorals such as at
1953z. Same aircraft; two different callwords; or two different aircraft?]

1900z: TAILBONE; ESMY6V; 27 characters; P4.
ESMY6VAPD6F36QEVMNLI6MNLYZD.

1903z: TAILBONE; JFBF6R; 50 characters; NCS restoral.

1910z: SAWBLADE; 3767EE; LANT restoral.

1930z: STARWISH; 3767EE; Gulf/ABNCP restoral.

1934z: TAILBONE; JFBF6R; 50 characters; NCS restoral.

1953z: GENGHIS KHAN (11 characters; possibly a static callword; weak on SDR
in use) called ANY AIRCRAFT, ANY STATION and eventually raised HUMOROUS
(good levels) for a connectivity check. A few moments later the frequency
had very weak ANDVT type bursts.

2003z: TAILBONE; JFBF6R; 50 characters; NCS restoral.

2009z: TEST TUBE (presumed E6B; not seen on ADSB mapping sites) called
TAILBONE.
2012z: TAILBONE called TEST TUBE and eventually raised. TEST TUBE requested
to enter the net.
2018z: TEST TUBE entered the net; see 2106z.

2031z: TAILBONE; JFBF6R; 50 characters; NCS restoral
[2100z: Nothing heard.]
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[Event appears to be over.]

2049z: AEC6AC/CONCLAVE leaves its racetrack orbit over MUSKOGEE and flies
north for pattern work and landing at OFFUTT.

2106z: TEST TUBE called and raised MAINSAIL to exit the net.
2110z+/-: TEST TUBE exited the net.

2230z: CONCLAVE exited the net in the blind.  AEC6AC is in low altitude
pattern work at OFFUTT and is about the land during this time.

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2248z: TAILBONE; FOR POLLY 34; I4BQTX; P2.
I4BQTXWQTYRYZ7BNJR2URWVKTW6JFX

2251z: SAWBLADE called and eventually raised TAILBONE to exit the net.
2257z: SAWBLADE exited the net; AEBE96 is in pattern work over central
Florida before returning to MACDILL at this time.

2302z: ROCKAWAY (presumed E6B: not visible on ADSB mapping sites; TACAMO
PAC) called and eventually raised TAILBONE to enter the net but no further
comms heard to complete the process.

[30 minutes]
2316z: TAILBONE 37SZ4R; P2
37SZ4RRRYFEWVCRPUFCR3GIQ76KV2F
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

2315z: SKULL 15 called ANY PLAYER and raised MAINSAIL for a loud and clear
but did not respond.

2321z: ROCKAWAY; 37SZ4R; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast window.

[2230z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]

Jeff
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