[MilCom] MIL:11175.0 USB - CALLOWAY; FUSEBOX/FADEOUT; BENEDICT; OVERRIPE; CROSSROAD; and MERCATOR

Fri Jan 9 21:28:58 EST 2026

0225z 10 Dec 26

UTC 09 Dec 26

[0005z+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) FSK MSK broadcast.]

0010z: Nothing heard/logged.

0022z: BENEDICT (pre0000z MISNAMER); LHVTWT; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral
rebroadcast window.
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0031z: CALLOWAY with communications test count.
0032z: CALLOWAY with communications test count.

0040z: OVERRIPE (presumed pre0000z MACARONI); LHKJOV; h+00/h+40 TACAMO LANT
restoral rebroadcast.
0110z: OVERRIPE; LHKJOV; LANT restoral.
0140z: OVERRIPE; LHKJOV; LANT restoral.
["OVERRIPE" was distinctly pronounced; on weaker signals it sounded like
"overwrite"]
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0316z: FUSEBOX (NCS); LHZAYA; P1.
LHZAYAO6PIAXSY5CVVLEEWRNRH7IW2
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

0320z: BENEDICT; LHZAYA; PAC restoral.

[0325z: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

0350z: BENEDICT; LHZAYA; PAC restoral.

0411z: OVERRIPE called and raised FUSEBOX to exit the net.
0414z: OVERRIPE exited the net.

0420z: BENEDICT; LHZAYA; PAC restoral.

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0428z: FUSEBOX; OZIWO3; 27 characters; P4.
OZI2O3CYWMZNIDNNYF6PRPPWL7J

0442z: FUSEBOX; OZRLQN; 41 characters; P4.
OZRLQN72GLCT6R6XUBIKOUUEDEUCITJDZZ27EJ7T3

Reformatted to capture the doublet position.

OZRLQN  [Preamble; 6]
72GLCT6R6XUBIKOUUEDEUCITJD  [26; arbitrary]
ZZ  [2; doublet]
27EJ7T3  [7]

41 character strings in the OZ series are rare; and the few that are logged
have a doublet block at the indicated location; however, there is a more
subtle positional pattern that has been in every logged 41 character string
in this series since the series appeared in October 2024.

Reformatted to capture that pattern:

OZRLQN  [Preamble; 6]
72GLCT6R6X  [10]
UBIKOUUEDE  [10; note the first character.]
UCITJDZZ27  [10; note the first character.]
EJ7T3  [5]
[Whatever the first character is in the second 10-character block is
repeated as the first character of the third 10-character block.]
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0450z: BENEDICT; LHZAYA; PAC restoral.
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0523z: MAINSAIL with test count.

[One hour message traffic window.]
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0612z: FUSEBOX; LHZ3GF; P1.
LHZ3GFKELOEKQLYRKAEGBXJ74GZXWS

0620z: FUSEBOX; LHAEQW; P1.
LHAEQWGSLIM3DTOOGUZE7JPF2W3ITO

0631z: FADEOUT (not FUSEBOX; that came from somewhere); LHAEQW; LHZ3GF;
disregard (wrong callword).

0634z: FADEOUT; LHAEQW; LHZ3GF; NCS restoral.

0639z: FUSEBOX; LHFHO5; P1.
LHFHO5RVAAXBI7PTZCV7RLSTBUSF4D

0643z: FUSEBOX; LHKEHO; P1.
LHKEHOU6SENTY6IZJ57SZHBF3K7A6J
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Quiet.

[1642z+/-: AFA5D3 E6B launched from OFFUTT southeast bound to the Atlantic
off the SOUTH CAROLINA/GEORGIA coast; eventually returning to the
MELBOURNE, FLORIDA area for apparent pattern work.]

[1704z+/-: AED56B E6B launched from TINKER southbound for a short flight
over TULSA, OKLAHOMA and return to TINKER.]

[1759z+/-: AF6531 E6B launched from PAX RIVER for a flight eventually to
the Atlantic off the NEW JERSEY coast as apparent TACAMO LANT; eventually
returning to the coast an on to the CONUS midwest. AF6531 was active
previous UTC day as TACAMO LANT into 09 Dec 26 post0000z.]

1808z: OVERRIPE (presumed AF6531; same hex as UTC yesterday) called and
raised FUSEBOX to enter the net.
1813z: OVERRIPE and FUSEBOX appeared to have connectivity problems; and
delayed by higher priority traffic.

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1814z: FUSEBOX; OZKE6L; 27 characters; P4.
OZKE6L3GB2LHZUV6SQJMTSQJR4W

1817z: MAINSAIL immediately raised OVERRIPE at the end of the message
traffic. OVERRIPE entered the net.

1831z: FUSEBOX; XBORQJ; 35 characters; P2.
XBORQJPDS3QHVB64QF5LWJ4D2U5IRPK6FUO
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[1852z+/-: AFD871 E6B launched from JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA and repositioned
to DAYTONA, FLORIDA. Short flight.}

1852z: CROSSROAD (presumed AFD871) called and eventually raised FUSEBOX to
enter the net.
1857z: CROSSROAD entered the net.

&&&&&&&&
1913z: FUSEBOX; FOR COPY (sounds like); XBYKMR; P2.
XBYKMROCM6EFWNBLEG3UMAXW4AI25D

2106z: FUSEBOX; FOR COPY (sounds like); XBZPVZ; P2.
XBZPV2LOEKCBWSOKJN7IPWNQ3WKF62

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2138z: FUSEBOX; LH7QX3; P1.
LH7QX3LKXS5ATLD6ROWT22UCOZWD3P
[Fed to TACAMO LANT(s) or LANT and maybe ABNCP over the Atlantic?]
[If it is not clear, there are two E6Bs over the Atlantic; AFA5D3 off the S
Caroline/Georgia coast and AF6531 off the New Jersey coast. There are
either 2 "TACAMO LANTS" or perhaps the OFFUTT bird is operating as ABNCP
over the Atlantic?; or???]

2143z: MERCATOR (sounds like; strong on N Carolina SDR 11175; presumed
AFA5D3); LH7QX3; rebroadcast.

2145z: OVERRIDE (presumed AF6531; probable TACAMO LANT based on earlier
activity as such but see MERCATOR); LH7LQX3; LANT restoral maybe?

[2154z: 17.8 KHz (LANT) FSK MSK broadcast LH7QX3; IMO OVERRIDE because it
was TACAMO PAC earlier in the UTC day.]

2206z: FUSEBOX; FOR COPY (sounds like); XBE7Q3; P2.
XBE7Q3IU2FOIO3C6QSZLEFVHKOZCE7
&&&&&&&&

2210z: Missed it for ID but clear restoral broadcast seen in waterfall
while preoccupied with IRL. I suspect it was OVERRIDE IMO.
[2240z: Nothing logged from OVERRIDE. Maybe missed it if it were there.]
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2225z: FUSEBOX; LHQ4JQ; P1.
LHQ4JQRDE2LLPLHSY6HWJPQOQH6TZN

2228z: FUSEBOX; LHEMLH; P1.
LHEMLH54AYQTZ3UF7V6MS5Z2GIJN2X

2230z: FUSEBOX; LHAOFT; P1.
LHAOFTYVFBGRWCEMMV54XLZN6WSL5Y

2233z: FUSEBOX LHLHE6; P1.
LHLHE6GRAZLVOA43S525YVV4N7ZAKC

2238z: FUSEBOX; LHLHE6; LHAOFT; LHEMLH; NCS restoral.

2300z: FUSEBOX; LHLHE6; restoral; out for higher priority traffic.

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2302z: FUSEBOX; LHZSDG; P1.
LHZSDGBJGNLBQ6F34R6D3RHFXT6S5B
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

2304z: FUSEBOX; LHAOFT; LHEMLH; completion of restoral rebroadcast.

2320z: Nothing heard from PAC if it was broadcast.

&&&&&&&&
2322z: FUSEBOX; FOR KNOT (sounds like); XBOAES; P2.
XBOAEXV3GOI6JNLWKW62JJO65O4H3F

2327z: FUSEBOX; LHV5TQ; P1.
LHV5TQOS7JONFVO2Y4WGD7D32XPLRV

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2330z: FUSEBOX; D5JDZY; 25 characters; P4; change of prefix; 23 days.
D5JDZYKKCFKFYW6SWJSIGWY3D
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2335z: FUSEBOX; LHV5TQ; LHAOFT; LHLHE6; NCS restoral.
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2342z: FUSEBOX; FOR KNOT; XBQ3HE; P2.
XBQ3HEVFC6JYDRST2KX6OJ2DSDH7HM
&&&&&&&&

2350z: Nothing heard from PAC; maybe missed it; HARDLUCK in the UTC new
day. Not visible on ADSB mapping sites.

[2350z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]

Jeff
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