[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - GUNRACK; NOON TIDE; PALOMINE; SORORITY; ARCHIBALD; and TAXPAYER

[Jeff Haverlah]

0048z  26 Feb 26

UTC 25 Feb 26

0010z: GUNRACK with communications test count.
0012z: GUNRACK with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0020z: PALOMINE (sounds like; pre0000z BUGLE BOY); 377RWO; h+20/h+50 TACAMO
PAC restoral rebroadcast window.
0050z: PALOMINE; 377RWO; PAC restoral.
0120z: AFK
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0152z: SORORITY called and eventual raised NOON TIDE (NCS) to exit the net.
0155z: SORORITY exited the net.
[AF9904 was approaching OFFUTT at that time; AF9904 was the missile fields
E6B on 24 Feb 26.]\

0609z: PALOMINE called MAINSAIL and raised NOON TIDE to exit the net.
0612z: PALOMINE exited the net; not visible on ADSB mapping sites.

Quiet.

[1433z: AEECF1 E6B launched from TINKER.

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1552z: NOON TIDE; FOR TAPER 46 (sounds like); I4RMM2; P2.
I4RMM2PIYR63T3PH5JED7ISFTATGNU

[1612z: AEFAE6 E6B launched from TINKER to the Gulf.]
[1613z: AFBFEE E6B launched from MACDILL northbound; TACAMO LANT; then
return to the coast .]

[30 minutes.]
1622z: NOON TIDE; 37H6XL; P1.
37H6XLVPNZB4OGDP6NYMQS2WSUMZJC
[Fed to TACAMO LANT and the Gulf E6B.]

1626z: NOON TIDE; 37H6XL; echo rebroadcast; weak.

1629z: TAXPAYER (presumed AFBFEE) called NOON TIDE with no response heard.

1630z: ARCHIBALD (01 - ; presumed AEFAE6); 37H6XL; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf
restoral rebroadcast windowl

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1654z: NOON TIDE; 375A4V; P1.
375A4VT67LZV4T4X3QGX2TI22PZD74

1657z: NOON TIDE; 37SNMX; P1.
37SNMXBI6NCK7WEQVJMEUFY3WI3JE7

[1700z: Nothing heard from ARCHIBALD; but he might have been buried under
the NCS strings.]

1701z: NOON TIDE; 37DZ3Z; P1.
37DZ3ZZJVIPYMR7OUFQB6BTSBAEI3W
[Interesting coincidences. OUs are favored today in the body and in the
preamble: see 1732z.]

1704z: NOON TIDE; 37DZ3Z; 375NMX; 375A4V; NCS restoral.
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1710z: TAXPAYER; 37H6XL; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.

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1732z: NOON TIDE; JFOUIP; 142 characters; P3.
JFOUIPWGJWMYJ7BHPDWAK6GKW4Q4BWDBHNFTTEFOUGGGGNVJFTZ377XB7YY36PF2222C3PXKPDDORJXUU263ZWWWWUYTEMOTTTTCTLLW4LWTTTTVMVGUQOUQJBYIISKGKWWWWPV2QHPPDD

Reformatted for structure; note the "internal quad:"

𝙹𝙵𝙾𝚄𝙸𝙿  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝚆𝙶𝙹𝚆𝙼𝚈𝙹𝟽𝙱𝙷𝙿𝙳𝚆𝙰𝙺𝟼𝙶  [𝟷𝟽]
𝙺𝚆𝟺𝚀𝟺𝙱𝚆𝙳𝙱𝙷𝙽𝙵𝚃𝚃𝙴𝙵𝙾𝚄𝙶𝙶𝙶𝙶  [𝟸𝟸]
𝙽𝚅𝙹𝙵𝚃𝚉𝟹𝟽𝟽𝚇𝙱𝟽𝚈𝚈𝟹𝟼𝙿𝙵𝟸𝟸𝟸𝟸  [𝟸𝟸]
𝙲𝟹𝙿𝚇𝙺𝙿𝙳𝙳𝙾𝚁𝙹𝚇𝚄𝚄𝟸𝟼𝟹𝚉𝚆𝚆𝚆𝚆  [𝟸𝟸]
𝚄𝚈𝚃𝙴𝙼𝙾𝚃𝚃𝚃𝚃𝙲𝚃𝙻𝙻𝚆𝟺𝙻𝚆𝚃𝚃𝚃𝚃  [𝟸𝟸; 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚕
𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚍?]
𝚅𝙼𝚅𝙶𝚄𝚀𝙾𝚄𝚀𝙹𝙱𝚈𝙸𝙸𝚂𝙺𝙶𝙺𝚆𝚆𝚆𝚆  [𝟸𝟸]
𝙿𝚅𝟸𝚀𝙷𝙿𝙿𝙳𝙳  [𝟿]
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1740z: TAXPAYER; 37H6YL; LANT restoral.
1810z: TAXPAYER; 37H6YL; LANT restoral.
[1840z: Nothing heard]
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1828z: NOON TIDE; I4JE6P; 35 characters; P2.
I4JE6PJ2DLJKFSVDOJ4J3PBLWCAB7ZYOP3X
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[1908z+/-: AE92BD E6A launched from OFFUTT and flew to the Gulf; returning
and entering a north/south racetrack orbit in the BYRAN/COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS area.]

1914z: SORORITY (presumed AE92BD) worked NOON TIDE to enter the net.
1917z: SORORITY entered net.
[SOPRORITY will become ARCHIBALD after an apparent handoff with AEFAE6.]

1930z: LAJES with a test count.
1931z: ASCENSION with test count.
1931z: DIEGO (without GARCIA) with a test count.

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2103z: NOON TIDE; 377P6L; P1.
377AP6LPA3SYK23M32HJFRBWBKI5U6
[Fed to the new Gulf E6B]

[2110+/-: 27.2 KHz (Gulf) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]

2130z: ARCHIBALD (02 - see 1630z; presumed AE92BD); 377AP6; Gulf restoral
[One and done; nothing heard at 2200z or 2230z; A392BD was back over
GALVESTON, TEXAS at 2230z east bound.]
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2208z: SPAR 28 called ANY STATION.
2211z: NOON TIDE called SPAR 28.
2218z: NOON TIDE called SPAR 28.

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2224z: NOON TIDE; 3SETG4; 27 characters; P4,
ESETG4SHYL3ST7SVXGFZNX6FUAP

2244z: TAXPAYER (now back over the Atlantic coast and in an orbit and/or
holding pattern over RICHMOND, VA) called to AMBITION (unknown player or
ground CP): "EXECUTING ROYAL FLUSH." Twice in that minute window.

2256z: NOON TIDE; 377ZVT; P1.
377ZVTYJFGE2KP2BHODYXIKBRTJJJU

2259z; NOON TIDE; 37T236; P1.
37T236POLUPRF6XQSKTNPIAYJ3XVDI

2302z: NOON TIDE; 37T236; 377ZVTY; disregard (incorrect process); NCS
restoral.

2306z: NOON TIDE; 377ZVT; completed NCS restoral.
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Quiet.
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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