[MilCom] Overnight ALE monitoring 12dec04

[bradc944 at comcast.net]

I set the receiver on 5732 last night before going to bed, and was rewarded with some interesting callsigns sounding when I checked logs this morning:

[11:10:52][FRQ 05732000][SND][ ][TWS][CS3 ][AL0] BER 29 SN 08
[RX][CH 06][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][TWS CS3][E]
[11:09:59][FRQ 05732000][SND][ ][TWS][CS5 ][AL0] BER 25 SN 04
[RX][CH 06][TWS CS5][TWS CS5][TWS CS5][TWS CS5][TWS CS5][TWS CS5][TWS CS5][TWS CS5][TWS CS5][TWS CS5][TWS CS5][TWS CS5][TWS CS5][TWS CS5][E]
[11:06:47][FRQ 05732000][SND][ ][TWS][CS1 ][AL0] BER 29 SN 08
[RX][CH 06][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][TWS CS1][E]
[11:06:24][FRQ 05732000][SND][ ][TWS][CS7 ][AL0] BER 20 SN 05
[RX][CH 06][TWS CS7][TWS CS7][TWS CS7][TWS CS7][TWS CS7][E]
[11:06:21][FRQ 05732000][SND][ ][TWS][CS7 ][AL0] BER 16 SN 05
[RX][CH 06][TWS CS7][TWS CS7][E]
[11:03:35][FRQ 05732000][SND][ ][TWS][FL2 ][AL0] BER 27 SN 07
[RX][CH 06][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][TWS FL2][E]
[10:58:34][FRQ 05732000][SND][ ][TWS][TST ][AL0] BER 26 SN 06
[RX][CH 06][TWS TST][TWS TST][TWS TST][TWS TST][TWS TST][TWS TST][TWS TST][TWS TST][TWS TST][TWS TST][TWS TST][TWS TST][TWS TST][TWS TST][TWS TST][TWS TST][E]
[10:58:24][FRQ 05732000][SND][ ][TWS][PR1 ][AL0] BER 28 SN 07
[RX][CH 06][TWS PR1][TWS PR1][TWS PR1][TWS PR1][TWS PR1][TWS PR1][TWS PR1][TWS PR1][TWS PR1][TWS PR1][TWS PR1][TWS PR1][TWS PR1][TWS PR1][TWS PR1][E]
[10:57:51][FRQ 05732000][SND][ ][TWS][MC2 ][AL0] BER 27 SN 05
[RX][CH 06][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][TWS MC2][E]
[10:54:35][FRQ 05732000][SND][ ][TWS][MC3 ][AL0] BER 30 SN 10
[RX][CH 06][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][TWS MC3][E]
[10:54:25][FRQ 05732000][SND][ ][TWS][MC4 ][AL0] BER 30 SN 08
[RX][CH 06][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][TWS MC4][E]
The CS# callsigns I conjecture would be the COTHEN remote sites, but the MC# IDs have me a bit baffled.  Makes me wish I had stayed up to chase these and get more info.  Looking at some more docs I see that the MC# are more remote COTHEN transmitters.

My guess now is that there was some kind of system integrity checking net, and will have to look for this again next Sat night... Coffee anyone? :)

Brad nr Denver