[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 -ROY BEAN; TOP SPOT; RED HANDED; FLIT GUN; and TALLY HO

[Jeff Haverlah]

0048z  08 Apr 26

UTC 07 May 26

[0127z: AF102A E6B launched from TINKER westbound to TRAVIS.]

0139z: TOP SPOT (presumed AF102A) called and worked ROY BEAN to enter the
net.
0144z: TOP SPOT entered the net.

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0213z: ROY BEAN (NCS); GX3DX2; P1.
GX3DX2PUISOLYNUYCM7Y33ONCLOBGY

0218z: ROY BEAN; GX3DX2; echo rebroadcast; weakish.
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[0253z+/-: AF785F E6B launched from MCGUIRE to the ATLANTIC. No logged HF
or VLF traffic.]

0255z: RED HANDED (presumed AF785F; excellent levels on California SDR)
called MAINSAIL and raised ROY BEAN to enter the net; however ROY BEAN
could not elicit a response from RED HANDED after that initial exchange.

0344z: TOP SPOT (westbound over the UTAH/NEVADA border) called and raised
ROY BEAN to exit the net.
0350z: TOP SPOT exited the net.

0439z: RED HANDED (fair/good levels on UTwente SDR; good levels on
California SDR) called and raised ROY BEAN to enter the net.
0433z: RED HANDED entered the net 2 hours after launch.

0825z: 11175.0 UTwente SDR; AIRCRAFT 15 (excellent level) called ANY PLAYER
and raised MAINSAIL for a signal check.

[1358z+/-: AF3F3A E6B launched from OFFUTT and flew to the missile fields,
eventually returning to OFFUTT. Strong time correlation with the following
NCS restoral rebroadcast activity.]

[2.5 hour traffic window. Note the traffic contents of their queue.]
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1550z: ROY BEAN; 6C3JW2; 68 characters; P2; rare.
6C3JW2Z4Y23O6YWFGLY26CPHV6Y46L2SRLSVSAT4GPWRLRIVFGLD46LCJRLXSSAT4GPC
No immediately discernable structure in the body of the string.
[NCS restoral queue.]

[1555z+/-: AFE627 E6B launched from ALBUQUERQUE/KIRTLAND, NEW MEXICO; flew
to the GULF for restoral work; then to TINKER; and then relaunching after
2300z westbound.]

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1602z: ROY BEAN; 43MNHR; 57 characters; P4; rare.
43MNHR7JYXC6YDERD44S6Z4V6GG6657PN6GG6656JDS6ZVV6GUH65L74P
[Not in the restoral queue.]

Tentative structure:

𝟺𝟹𝙼𝙽𝙷𝚁  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝟽𝙹𝚈𝚇𝙲𝟼𝚈𝙳𝙴𝚁𝙳𝟺𝟺𝚂𝟼𝚉𝟺𝚅  [𝟷𝟾]
𝟼𝙶𝙶𝟼𝟼𝟻𝟽𝙿𝙽  [𝟿]
𝟼𝙶𝙶𝟼𝟼𝟻𝟼𝙹𝙳  [𝟿]
𝚂𝟼𝚉𝚅𝚅𝟼𝙶𝚄𝙷𝟼𝟻𝙻𝟽𝟺𝙿  [𝟷5]
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1607z: FLIT GUN (presumed AFE627; launch callword; see 1932z++) called and
raised MAINSAIL to enter the net.
1608z: FLIT GUN entered the net.

1628z: ROY BEAN; 6CBCVO; P2.
6CBCVOD3OQTVDXTQ2TZLD74C2EWF5J

1630z: ROY BEAN; 6C3JW2 (68 characters); h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF restoral
rebroadcast.
Standing by for traffic.

1641z: ROY BEAN; GXFUUW; P1.
GXFUUWY72VA4TVKNIYQGH5T756OZJD
[NCS restoral queue.]

1701z: ROY BEAN; GXFUUW; NCS restoral; disregard (higher priority traffic).

1704z: ROY BEAN; GXU5A6; P1.
GSU5A6BGZGZTWL2GJBRYKBKSK3F4CO
[NCS restoral queue.]

1706z: "THIS IS.....; DISREGARD."

1707z: ROY BEAN; GXFUUW; disregard (there's a restoral session trying to
come out, hindered by higher priority traffic)...

1709z: ROY BEAN; 6CIHGS; 35 characters; P2.
6CIHGSBKRCT4EYAH4B7YZ22ZX64VKZOGX22
[Not in the restoral queue.]

1713z: ROY BEAN Standing by for traffic (...oh well...; maybe next time.)

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1715z: ROY BEAN; 43ZNOZ; 31 characters; P4.
43ZNOZLYXHN43Y6Z7AERY6UUYJI4YG3
[Not in the restoral queue. Not related?]
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1733z: ROY BEAN; GXU5A6; GXFUUW; 6C3JW2 (68 characters); NCS restoral.
Standing by for traffic.

[AF3F3A left his NORTH DAKOTA missile field orbit at this time and
eventually returned to OFFUTT.]

1804z: ROY BEAN Standing by for traffic.
[Message queue expired.]
1900z: Nothing heard.
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[End of session.]

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1932z: ROY BEAN; GXRZBQ; P1.
GXRZBQ3XANFC4LFYDMUBLEWZXSOJND
[Fed to the GULF E6B]

[1940z+/-: 27.2 KHz (GULF) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD
Grabber.]

2000z: AFK
2030z: TALLY HO (AFE627; 2nd mission callword?); GXRZBQ; GULF restoral.
2100z: TALLY HO; GXRZBQ; GULF restoral; northbound over THE WOODLANDS,
TEXAS area at time of broadcast.

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2129z: ROY BEAN; 43I5FO; 22 characters; P4.
43I5FOPI6JX2EUEGA6EGVU
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2130z: TALLY HO; GXRZBQ; GULF restoral; dualling with ROY BEAN's 43I5FO;
northbound over FORT WORTH, TEXAS at the time of the broadcast.
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********Odd situation follows********

2131z: ROY BEAN; 43BS63; (no character count statement; 30 or under); went
quiet; full string not heard (2 SDRs).

2133z: ROY BEAN; 43VQ4Y; (no character count statement; 30 or under);
again, went quiet; full string not heard (2 SDRs).
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2211z: ROY BEAN; GXS5BE; P1.
GXS5BEAWS3EIL7OIDVFF7KQDLRKOP4
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Jeff
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