[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - GINGER ALE; HEADGEAR; LOG ROAD; ZIMBALIST; and BILLBOARD

[Jeff Haverlah]

0027z  30 May 26

UTC 29 May 26

0010z: GINGER ALE with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0119z: LAJES with test count.

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0150z: HEADGEAR (NCS); CBFBPI; P1.
CBFBPIX7HYWWDWWNNAMKSIOTJTUQX3
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

[0204z: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast; extremely weak on California
SDR.]

0210z LOG ROAD (pre0000z HEDGEROW); CBFBPI; hZ+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral
rebroadcast window.
[His 11175.0 broadcast cutoff at the preamble; 8992.0 was at good levels on
many SDRs.]
0240z: LOG ROAD; CBFBPI; LANT restoral.
0310z: LOG ROAD; CBFBPI; LANT restoral.
0340z: LOG ROAD; CBFBPI; LANT restoral.
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0351z: ZIMBALIST (presumed E6B) called HEADGEAR on 8992.0.
0357z: ZIMBALIST called and eventually raised MAINSAIL on 8992.0 to exit
the net.
0359z: ZIMBALIST exited the net.
[It was either AEFF5A returning to TINKER; or AFB7B1 approaching MACDILL.]


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0508z: HEADGEAR Standing by for traffic.

0523z: HEADGEAR; ZL2GXA; 25 characters; P4.
ZL2GXAFPRFE2LVKEVEELQBF6Y

0526z: HEADGEAR; ZL4PD7; 38 characters; P4.
ZL4PD7EBQJ2Q3DXWDHWXXCBBLLLL3AWPWHWNEK
[The doublet_doublet/quad/10-character pattern is consistent with other 38
character strings in this prefix series.]

0529z: HEADGEAR Standing by for traffic.

0556z: HEADGEAR; CBUZDX; P1.
CBUZDXGUDQBXJPVPVP3OICL6R3DVHS
[NCS restoral queue.]

0559z: HEADGEAR; ZL3WFV; 35 characters; P4.
ZL3WFVEG6C6HMXRDDDSAALLLLSW2Y25SQCF
[Doublet_doublet/quad/10-characters.]

0604z: HEADGEAR Standing by for traffic.
0630z: Nothing heard.
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Quiet.

[1406z: AEB35A E6B launched from TRAVIS and flew northbound to ELMENDORF,
ALASKA.]

1422z: BILLBOARD (presumed E6B; not visible on ADSB mapping sites; good
levels on east coast SDR) called MAINSAIL.
1425z: BILLBOARD worked HEADGEAR briefly with nothing following.

[1627z: AE0416 static hex BONA 29 E6B launched from TINKER southbound to
the GULF coast.

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1755z: HEADGEAR; CBZWBQ; P1.
CBZWBQWS4Q67YAGOUUIB6VT2X3FPCT
[Fed to the GULF E6B.]

[1800z: 27.2 KHz (GULF) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

1800z: BILLBOARD; CBZWBQ; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF restoral rebroadcast
window.
1830z: BILLBOARD; CBZWBQ; GULF restoral.
1900z: BILLBOARD; CBZWBQ; GULF restoral.
1930z: BILLBOARD; CBZWBQ; GULF restoral.
========

2101z: BILLBOARD called HEADGEAR and then MAINSAIL with no response and
quiet. I suspect it was to exit the net.

[1.5 hour NCS restoral session.]
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2201z: HEADGEAR; ZLKPMA; disregard.

2203z: HEADGEAR; ZLKPMA; 22 characters; P4.
ZLKPMABQGB46FOGNOVI67E

2239z: HEADGEAR; CB4WBS; P1.
CB4WBSP3AJLUUP74ENLGO62CIKQ67J
[NCS restoral queue.]

2242z: HEADGEAR; CBEWLN; P1.
CB4WLNFFYWALGDBX4HSY3DHLYIDTUA
[NCS restoral queue.]

2244z: HEADGEAR; CBWKHS; P1.
CBWKHSTL74FYAE622IKVIET66TBIRH
[NCS restoral queue.]

2300z: HEADGEAR; CBYKHS; CBEWLN; CB4WBS; NCS restoral.

2325z: HEADGEAR; CBD35F; P1.
CBD35FFNXQFTYI5CTV4O5PGJCDSBIV
[NCS restoral queue.]

[2226z: AF6FAD E6B launched from PAX RIVER westbound.]

2227z: HEADGEAR; CBW7X7; P1.
CBW7X7WPSZWJ2QD2NOLREEYV6AVION
[NCS restoral queue.]

2330z: HEADGEAR; CBW7X7; CBD35F; CBWKHS; NCS restoral.
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[0000z: Nothing heard.]

Jeff
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