[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/8992.0/4724.0 USB - PROXIMATE; SANDWICH; COMPETENT; LIMA BEANS; BAKE SALE; JAIL DOOR; and HOT CAKE
Jeff Haverlah
jehaverlah at gmail.com
Tue Mar 10 20:18:44 EDT 2026
0016z 11 Mar 26
UTC 10 Mar 26
0008z: SANDWICH (presumed E6B; strong on California SDR) called and raised
MAINSAIL to enter the net.
0011z: SANDWICH entered the net.
0015z: COMPETENT (presumed E6B) called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the net.
0017z: COMPETENT entered the net.
[Unusual in that "COMPETENT" (presumed E6B) also entered the net yesterday
(UTC 09 Mar 26) at 2146z. Reusing the callword for the same platform the
next day is unusual.]
0058z: GAS 11 FLIGHT (sounds like GAS or "gasp?") called ANY STATION a few
times for a radio check..
0138z: LIMA BEANS (unknown; not using language typical of an E6B/ABNCP
platform) called ANY AIRCRAFT, ANY STATION with no known response.
0150z: BAKESALE (suspected AFA5D3) called and raised MAINSAIL to exit the
net.
0153z: BAKESALE exited the net.
0201z: SANDWICH called and raised MAINSAIL to exit the net.
0204z: SANDWICH exited the net.
Quiet.
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1412z: PROXIMATE (NCS); LEKZKE; P2.
LEKZKEVQSYKFKCS7OO4EWT5BAAYT63
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["Different" traffic pattern.]
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1608z: PROXIMATE; 37I5UW; P1.
37I5UWTYXDFOQOEX2JIRENUIIH6TYW
1617z: PROXIMATE; 37LUBL; P1.
37LUBLY4GVRKSSCKWOCSCWKWU3YQ4T
1631z: PROXIMATE; 37AUZP; P1.
37AUZPHCNSJAVAF5N7YXEC5K7TEHJP
1636z: PROXIMATE; 37ILB2; P1.
37ILB2XROHZJVH6W4AVVDL4XU6TRCK
1700z: Nothing heard.
[1707z+/-: AF1E3E E6B appeared on ADSB mapping sites over south Canada
enroute to TINKER. Suspected RON at PITUFFIK THULE), GREENLAND out of
RYGGE, NORWAY 09 Mar 26. No backend callword heard, if any. See 2303z.]
[What follows is interesting. It does not fit the pattern/order/number of a
restoral rebroadcast of a message traffic queue. It is a rebroadcast
though.]
1721z: PROXIMATE; 37I5UW; rebroadcast; out.
1723z: PROXIMATE; 37LUBL; rebroadcast; out.
1726z: PROXIMATE; 37AUZP; rebroadcast; out.
1729z: PROXIMATE; 37LB2X; rebroadcast. out.
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[End of session.]
1848z: AIRCRAFT 572 called MAINSAIL under the constant 2-tone data QRM on
11175.0 (strong on CONUS east coast SDRs; ANDY)?
[1854z+/-: AF4009 E6B launched from TRAVIS northbound and then immediate
return to TRAVIS.]
1905z: JAILDOOR (presumed E6B; I suspect it was not AF4009 due to
good/strong signals on mid CONUS SDRs) called and raised MAINSAIL to enter
the net.
1909z: JAILDOOR entered the net.
[2208z: AE0416 static hex E6B launched from TRAVIS for pattern work at
TRAVIS.]
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2216z: PROXIMATE; FOR SHIP 55 (sounds like); LEG4DF; P2.
LEG4DFFH4P4KPKF5KAWQZN3LXTNKRT
[2227z+/-: AFDBCC E6B launched from PAX RIVER to the ATLANTIC; TACAMO LANT.]
[30 minutes]
2247z: PROXIMATE; 37Q2Q2; P1.
37Q2Q23OGTWE5CLAFONGIZEFY5WTZ6
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]
[2303z+/-: AF1E3E E6B launched from TINKER and flew east (maybe to PAX
RIVER?).]
[2310z+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]
2310z: HOT CAKE (presumed AFDBCC); 37Q2Q2; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral
rebroadcast window.
2340z: HOT CAKE; 37Q2Q2; LANT restoral.
[HOT CAKE ----> FEASIBLE in the post 0000z UTC new day.]
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