[MilCom] MIL: 8992.0 USB - DANDY MAN (maybe); EIGHT AMP; LONE ACE; and DOXOLOGY

[Jeff Haverlah]

0521z 03 Apr 25

0007z TYLER 08 (presumed E6B; AF0FD0) launched from TRAVIS, spent some time
over California, and then flew to the Pacific (NOTAM reservation 0319z -
0619z).

     8992.0 was active at 0035z+ with LONE ACE calling and eventually
working MAINSAIL to enter the net.  MAINSAIL had him in the net at 003834z
(hhmmss). The SPACE AGE 274 message traffic on 01 Apr 25 used a timestamp
of hhmmssz as well.

     8992.0 was active at 0051z and 0052z with DANDY MAN (sounds like; may
have been "handy" but did not sound like "candy") broadcasting their new
UTC day communications test count.

     8992.0 was active at 0147z with EIGHT AMP (NCS HFGCS) broadcasting the
30 character EAM HJNYH7.

     8992.0 was active at 0210z, 0240z and 0310z with DOXOLOGY broadcasting
HJNYH7 at the h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast windows. He was
found only on 8992.0 using multiple SDRs around the country.  He was heard
on a western SDR (very weak but readable), on a Gulf coast SDR and on an
Atlantic shore SDR in Florida. Not heard on mid Atlantic SDRs. All at very
weak/barely readable levels. He was probably 02 Apr 25's CAMERA MAN/JERKY
07.

     8992.0 was active at 0350z with EIGHT AMP broadcasting the
30-character EAM HJOJO3.

     27.2 KHz VLF FSK was active at 0401z with a broadcast of HJOJO3.

Oddly, nothing was heard on 4724, 8992, 11175, or 15016 at the TACAMO PAC
restoral rebroadcast times of h+20/h+50 (0420z/0450z).

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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