[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/11118.0 USB - TRILLION; SLOWBALL, ZIMBALIST, TOP COAT; STREAMER; and SWORDFISH

[Jeff Haverlah]

0132z 05 MAY 26

UTC 04 May 26

Quiet.

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0217z: TRILLION (NCS); GXDSIX; P1.
GXDSIXUKUMBUV3S7JMZXVCW6GT6V4K
[Fed to TACAMO LANT and TACAMO PAC.]

[0220z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast detected on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]
[0228z+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast on W1VD.]

0220z: Nothing logged.

0240z: ZIMBALIST (pre 0000z WHITE TIE); GXDSIX; h+10/h+20 TACAMO LANT
restoral rebroadcast window.

0250z: SLOWBALL (pre0000z OLD CROW); GXDSIX; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral
rebroadcast window.

0310z: ZIMBALIST; GXDSIX; LANT restoral.

0320z: SLOWBALL; GXDSIX; PAC restoral.

0340z: ZIMBALIST; GXDSIX; LANT restoral

0350z: SLOWBALL; GXDSIX; PAX restoral.

0353z: SLOWBALL call TRILLION with no known response.

0410z: ZIMBALIST; GXDSIX; LANT restoral.
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Quiet.

[Two hour (of unusual) message traffic window.]
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1556z: TRILLION; 6CDWKL; 43 characters; P2.
6CDWKLWO4Z23QWTD7RNQQISHEASPCHKJVWN2K3PZFDY

Reformatted to capture placement patterns consistent among 43 character
strings:

𝟼𝙲𝙳𝚆𝙺𝙻  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝚅𝙾𝟺𝚉𝟸𝟹  [𝟾]
𝚀𝚆𝚃𝙳𝟽𝚁𝙽𝚀  [𝟿; 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛]
𝚀𝙸𝚂𝙷  [𝟺; 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛]
𝙴𝙰𝚂𝙿𝙲𝙷𝙺𝙹𝚅𝚆𝙽𝟸𝙺𝟹𝙿𝚉𝙵𝙳𝚈  [𝟷𝟷; 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝
𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚗𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑]

1603z: TRILLION; 43M3J4; 25 characters; P4.
43M3J4O42W2CGFM3FZPPGD6L3

1615z: TRILLION; 43BLEI; 35 characters; P4.
43BLEIHIX55XDRIGRVWWO2T5WO2W5WO2YJA

Reformatted for structure:

𝟺𝟹𝙱𝙻𝙴𝙸  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙷𝙸𝚇𝟻𝟻𝚇𝙳  [𝟽]
𝚁𝙸𝙶  [𝟹]
𝚁𝚅𝚆  [𝟹]
𝚆𝙾𝟸𝚃𝟻  [𝟻]
𝚆𝙾𝟸𝚆𝟻  [𝟻]
𝚆𝙾𝟸𝚈𝙹  [𝟻]
𝙰  [𝟷]

1649z: RANGER 95 ("over SPAIN;" confirmed on ADSBExchange) called and
raised MAINSAIL with request for weather for LPLA; moved to 11118z and
still active on that frequency one hour+ later. UTwente 11175 and 11118.0.

1704z: TRILLION; 6CDWKL; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF restoral rebroadcast
window.

[Extremely rare character count for this prefix series.]
1723z: TRILLION; 6C5FSV; 45 characters; P2.
6C5FSV4VT2FGGQ2ROEEJZVE6JZV4NANTA2KWY6DM7P2IU
[Internal structure, if any, is not immediately apparent.]

1734z: TRILLION; 6C7KTS; 55 characters; P2.
6C7KTSKP3TJ3WFJ6P4OD6PBCKCRRBZAK2EUITRBFCRLMZAK2EUITRB2

Reformatted for structure:

𝟼𝙲𝟽𝙺𝚃𝚂  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙺𝙿𝟹𝚃𝙹𝟹𝚆𝙵𝙹  [𝟿]
𝟼𝙿𝟺𝙾𝙳  [𝟻]
𝟼𝙿𝙱𝙲𝙺  [𝟻]
𝙲𝚁𝚁𝙱𝚉𝙰𝙺𝟸𝙴𝚄𝙸𝚃𝚁𝙱𝙵  [𝟷𝟻]
𝙲𝚁𝙻𝙼𝚉𝙰𝙺𝟸𝙴𝚄𝙸𝚃𝚁𝙱𝟸  [𝟷𝟻

1741z: TRILLION; 4324XJ; 42 characters; P4.
4324XJ477BMIBB7YKBGWINNGTINNCAIPWVBIPWGAYB

Reformatted for possible structure:

𝟺𝟹𝟸𝟺𝚇𝙹  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝟺𝟽𝟽𝙱𝙼𝙸𝙱𝙱𝟽  [𝟿]
𝚈𝙺𝙱𝙶𝚆  [𝟻]
𝙸𝙽𝙽𝙶𝚃  [𝟻]
𝙸𝙽𝙽𝙲𝙰  [𝟻]
𝙸𝙿𝚆𝚅𝙱  [𝟻]
𝙸𝙿𝚆𝙶𝙰𝚈𝙱  [𝟽]

1746z: TRILLION; 6CDWKL; NCS delayed (higher priority traffic) restoral.
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[1937z+/-: AE3524 E6B launched from ALBUQUERQUE/KIRTLAND, NEW MEXICO to the
TEXAS Gulf coast; along the coast; and then north to TINKER.]

1941z: TOP COAT (presumed A33524) raised TRILLION to enter the net.
1943z: TOP COAT entered the net.

2103z: TUFF 22 called ANY STATION.
2104z: TUFF 22 called ANY STATION.

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2128z: TRILLION; GXJE4J; P1.
GXJE4JSBPJRV6DH2HITKPXRSTX6OW2

2147z: ? (did not ID) called ANY PLAYER for a radio check. "Bomber" audio.
No known response.

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2201z: TRILLION; FOR STEEPLE JUMP; 6CZJ7H; P2.
6CZJ7HRMXE3FWGFBBUHNFPMG6IKENCM
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2202z: SKULL 14 called ? (in noise floor).

2212z: ANDREWS with test count.
2213z: CROUGHTON with test count.
2214z: SIGONELLA with test count.

[2217z+/-: AF6FAD E6B launched from TINKER westbound, then north, then
east, then southwest apparently returning to TINKER at the turn of the new
UTC day.]

2222z: STREAMER (presumed AF6FAD) called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the
net.
2224z: STREAMER entered the net.

2151z: ? (no ID heard) called MUDBUG.

2300z: TUFF 22 called ANY STATION.
2301z: TUFF 22 called ANY STATION.
2301z: SWORDFISH (presumed USCGC SWORDFISH; good audio) responds with a
"loud and clear;" TUFF 22 acknowledged the connectivity check.  TUFF 22
then acknowledged MAINSAIL's response to same.
Audio of the TUFF 22/SWORDFISH exchange:
https://on.soundcloud.com/j8XVmOmiROJkj1vqzF

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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