[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/8992.0 USB - BAD THINK; GRAPHITE; BOSTON TOAD; ANDY GUMP; OUT CURVE; BLACK INK; BOW LEGGED; and ROLL PACK

[Jeff Haverlah]

0005z  28 May 26

UTC 27 May 26

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0009z: ANDY GUMP (NCS); JAVSPH; 35 characters; P2.
JAVSPHTW4TJ6NVKF6ZE67CWXDL5SZDAXENU

0010z: OUT CURVE (pre0000z IRON FIST); CB7VRU; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT
restoral rebroadcast window.
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0017z: ANDY GUMP; JAGDO5; 37 characters; P2.
JAGDO5QWERBIRLC7VL2QWMDN44OA66TIDXHZA
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Quiet until 1733z message traffic.

0056z: OUT CURVE called MAINSAIL on 11175.0.
0057z: OUT CURVE called MAINSAIL ON 11175.0.
0059z: OUT CURVE called MAINSAIL on 11175.0.
0101z: OUT CURVE called MAINSAIL on 8992.0
0103z: OUT CURVE called and raised MAINSAIL on 8992.0 to exit the net.
0106z: OUT CURVE moved to 11175.0 to exit the net.
0107z: OUT CURVE exited the net; approaching PAX RIVER at the time of
broadcast.

0110z: PUERTO RICO with test count.

1436z: BLACK INK (presumed E6B; not visible on ADSB mapping sites) called
MAINSAIL once and quiet. Weak/readable on Southeast coast SDR.

1443z: BAD THINK (did not sound like BAD FINK or "black ink"; or "bag feed;
solid audio; suspected ground station) called GRAPHITE once with no known
response.

1704z: MAINSAIL with test count.

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1722z: ANDY GUMP; JAYUES; 35 characters; P2.
JAYUESASYJ3N37Z6CHJD7NLBYHD3RE3Q5YH
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[1752z: AE0415 static hex TOOT 16 E6B launched from TRAVIS eastbound and
flew to LAKE CHARLES/NORTHRUP GRUMMAN (MRO), LOUISIANA.]

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1955z: ANDY GUMP; CBDVUB; P1.
CBDVUBQQLI2JPVLNWWIEPFVEOFWLQZ
[Fed to ?; Gulf restoral window.]

[1957z+/-: AE44DB E6B launched from TINKER northbound to OFFUTT.]

2030z: Broadcast weakly indicated in California SDR; unable to pull the ID
(it was there) out of the noise floor. h+00/h+30 Gulf restoral rebroadcast
window. Nothing indicated on ADSB mapping sites. No 27.2 KHz VLF broadcast
indicated on the W1VD VLF Grabber website.
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[2030z: AE44DB E6B launched from TINKER westbound, then southbound, then
eastbound to LAKE CHARLES/NORTHRUM GRUMMAN (MRO), LOUISIANA.]

2038z: BOW LEGGED (presumed E6B; possibly A344DB) called and raised ANDY
GUMP (unheard on SDR) to (enter, maybe) the net.
2041z: BOY LEGGED had ANDY GUMP weak and unreadable on frequency. Went
quiet.

2052z: MAINSAIL worked "BOSTON TOAD" or "BOSTON TOWED" or ?? (weak/often
unreadable on SDR [same to MAINSAIL]; female operator; "beep" on initial
transmission; presumed CP) for a connectivity check.

[2216z+/-: AF3309 E6B launched from PAX RIVER northwest bound to the GREAT
LAKES, then southwest along the Lakes..]

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2210z: ANDY GUMP; CBQDLO; P1.
CBQDLO5KN3YDIJMQGXKYOXJFVQWZYI

2215z: ANDY GUMP; CBQDLO; echo rebroadcast; good levels in CONUS, fair/weak
on UTwente 11175 SDR.
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2310z: Weak attempted challenge process.
2315z: ROLL PACK (presumed E6B; either not visible on ADSB mapping sites,
or a late AF3309] called MAINSAIL to enter the net. Moved to 8992.0
2316z: ROLL PACK called MAINSAIL on 8992.0. Excellent levels on New England
SDR.
2317z: ANDY GUMP responds on 8992.0
2319z: ROLL PACK entered the net.

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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