[MilCom] MIL: 8992.0 - BOLTs, DEATH 06 and HATHAWAY standing by for traffic

[Jeff Haverlah]

1750z  14 Mar 06

Possible earmarks of an exercise...

     8992.0 was active at 1330z+/- with unknown station [something 06;
weak/barely readable] calling (maybe ANY STATION) with no known
response.  This was followed by BOLT 31 (female opr; fair/good levels
here) calling ANY STATION for a radio check and raising (too weak to
understand; maybe the 06 player).  BOLT 31 then raised BOLT 89 (good)
and BOLT 83 (good) for brief radio checks and gone.

     8992.0 was active at 1342z with DEATH 06 (good levels here)
calling and raising ANDREWS (weak/unreadable) for a radio check and
then states that he is maintaining listening watch "on 8992" and
quiet.

     8992.0 was active at 1500z with (too weak to id; something ####)
calling "any radio on 8992" for a radio check and raising BOLT 83
(good) for the check and gone.

     8992.0 was active at 1529z with [too weak to understand id}
calling [garbled] CONTROL and raising BOLT 83 (good) but ignoring BOLT
83.  The unk station again either called or worked ____ CONTROL
(unheard here) and gone.

     8992.0 was active at 1552z with ANDREWS (fair/weak) bcsting a
175-character EAM (4Y7Y4O), attempting the string twice (disregarding
for a FOXTROT bcst), finally beginning at 1552z.

     At the completion of the string ANDREWS was followed by HATHAWAY
bcsting the same string on at least 8992.0 (weak/unreadable), 11175.0
(weak/unreadable) and 15016.0 (weak/fair - mostly readable), following
his broadcast with the STANDING BY FOR TRAFFIC statement and quiet.

     15016.0 was active at 1607z with unknown player (weak/fair but
faded at id) bcsting 4Y7Y4O.  At 1620z HATHAWAY (fair/weak) bcst
4Y7Y40 and followed the bcst with the STANDING BY FOR TRAFFIC
statement (2x) and gone.  At 1648z ANDREWS bcst a 20-character EAM
(4YOVKV).  During the bcst there was at least one player under ANDREWS
with unknown 4Y string, followed by same player or maybe HATHAWAY with
4Y7Y4O.

     There appear to be two players active with EAM strings, only one
of which is understandable here.

     HATHAWAY may be TACAMO PAC with h+20/h+50 restorals.

     The 175-character 4Y7Y4O contains distinctive repetitive
formatting withing the body of the string, with subtle variations
among the apparent repeating groups.  Example from within the
string...

fuweo42bkauddpa352bytdj
fuweo42bqauddpa352bttsj
fuweo42bfts ddpa352traa (dropped character between the s and dd)
fuweo42tyauddpa352taa (no letter between t and aa)

Jeff Haverlah


On 3/14/06, bradc944 at comcast.net <bradc944 at comcast.net> wrote:

> GM all...
>
> 1600 on all GHFS freqs, ANDREWS sent 175-char EAM 4Y7Y4O, then was repeated on all freqs by possible player HATHAWAY (strongest here on 13200), THEN repeated by weak player repeating name twice on 15016.  Now at 1622z on 15016 I hear at least 2 different stations re-transmitting same EAM (One is HATHAWAY).  Same on 8992 and 11175 (13200 quiet here, as are 6997, 13155,  and 8776).
>
> Did anyone happen to catch the weak player after HATHAWAY sent EAM?
>
> Also ANDREWS was reading the EAM rather quickly and not in tempo like the 'normal' readers...
>
> HATHAWAY is "standing by for traffic" & out.
>
> PATHOLOGY is second player on 15016.
>
> I have text of EAM Jeff if you need it, there are definately repeating group patterns within it.

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