[MilCom] Andrews, PUBLICIZE and TERRIFIC ... exercise?

[JohnFB]

Did anyone else hear any of this ...... ????  Reminded me of a similar circumstance last year in June when there was a lot of repetitious traffic.

Most traffic passed on all HF-GCS freqs simultaneously, but I've just listed those on which I could hear best.


Thu
12-02-09

1133Z : Andrews passes 6VXX44 [44 char] and 6VEXZT [36 char] on 8992.0

1141Z : PUBLICIZE passes 6VXX44 and 6VEXZT on 4724.0

1200Z : BRAVO 5 wkg TERRIFIC on 4724.0 - I will be transmitting in the blind [weak and walked on by Andrews]

1200Z : Andrews passes 6VXX44 and 6VEXZT on 8992.0

1213Z : PUBLICIZE passes 6VXX44 and 6VEXZT on 4724.0

1230Z : Andrews passes 6VXX44 and 6VEXZT on 8992.0

1240Z : PUBLICIZE passes 6VXX44 and 6VEXZT on 4724.0

1300Z : Andrews passes 6VXX44 and 6VEXZT on 8992.0

1310Z : PUBLICIZE passes 6VXX44 and 6VEXZT on 4724.0

1327Z : Andrews passes 6VS57G [44 char] on 4724.0 - 'more to follow .... disregard' .... then repeats 6VS57G

1334Z : Andrews passes 6VXX44 and 6VEXZT on 8992.0

1347Z : TERRIFIC passes 6VS57G and 6VXX44 and 6VEXZT on 11175.0

1358Z : TERRIFIC wkg PUBLICIZE on 11175.0 - [weak] copy all your station, CHARLIE ECHO in the green, out.

1400Z : Andrews passes 6VXX44 and 6VEXZT on 11175.0

Note: from this point on, PUBLICIZE sounded like an airborne transmitter, concluding each transmission with 'standing by for traffic.'  Previously it [and TERRIFIC] sounded like ground stations

1411Z : PUBLICIZE passes 6VS57G on 11175.0 - [walked all over by Andrews]

1414Z : Andrews passes 6V7DYH [21 char] on 11175.0

1415Z : PUBLICIZE passes 6VXX44 and 6VEXZT on 4724..0

1423Z : PUBLICIZE on 4724..0 - Standing by for traffic [repeats] .... out

This went on until 1517Z, with Andrews and PUBLICIZE alternating repetitions of the 6VXX44 and 6VEXZT msg about every 10-15mins.

At one point Andrews was so strong I could listen to them with my Grundig G5 portable [and built in antenna] with no problem.

Finally I had enough and switched over to listening to 104FW F-15s, so I don't know how long this 'exercise' lasted.


JohnFB 
Franklin Co. - Western Massachusetts - USA