[MilCom] MIL: 8992.0 - ANDREWS with garbled EAM

[Jeff Haverlah]

1348z  02 Feb 06

     Heavy activity over the past couple of days...

     8992.0 was active at 1132z with ANDREWS bcsting a 33-character
EAM (5TKK7Q).

     8992.0 was active at 1232z with ANDREWS bcsting a 41-character
EAM (5TMFH2).

     8992.0 was active at 1259z with ANDREWS bcsting a 41-character
EAM (5TV2KB) but going silent mid way through string for a lengthy
period, finally disregading the string.  ANDREWS then restarted the
string, and again went silent for a lengthy period midway through the
string but not disregarding the xmsn.  After a few moments ANDREWS
again restarted the transmission and this time completed the string
but at items 19, 21, 28 and 29 ANDREWS stated "item ## garbled"
instead of a character. I've not heard that before from any ground
station, player or trigraph.

     8992.0 was active at 1316z with ANDREWS bcsting the above
41-character EAM (5TV2KP, not B), this time with a complete
"ungarbled" set of characters. (The garbled characters were 6, I, 2,
4.)

     8992.0 was active at 1334z with ANDREWS bcsting an 18-character
EAM (5TGNU2).

     I suspect ANDREWS was active earlier than 1132z with additional
5T... strings.

     ANDREWS has been active since at least 311300z with numerous
5T... strings, and maybe earlier at 302003z with an unusual
16-character EAM (NEMNJQ).

Jeff Haverlah

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