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[Jeff Haverlah]

0246z 09 Apr 25

07 Apr 25 UTC:

0007z, 0009z: BOAT LAKE (USSTRATCOM) with their daily communications test
count.

     8992.0 was active at 0043z with GOLD 43 calling MAINSAIL with no known
response. Western SDR.

     8992.0 TREE BEAM (NCS HFGCS) with a test count. Odd, in that it was
done in "very slow English" (VOA's special English but distinctly slower
[Willis Conover did it better]). This   is   TREE   BEAM     ONE
 TWO....etc.  They did this the day before at 0103z too.

The NCS sounded mostly like "tree beam" but it also sound often like "tree
bean" (THREE BEAN with NATO pronunciation of the 3 - it's been very
apparent recently that the operators are diligently using the NATO "tree"
for 3 unlike the recent past, as if someone sent a stern memo. They still
don't hit the fifes for 5).

     11175z was active at 1559z- with QUOTABLE (presumed E6B; not visible
on ADSB sites maybe) working BOWLEGGED (processed audio; good levels;
probable ground CP) for signal (connectivity) checks ("5 by 5").

1600: QUOTABLE called BOWLEGGED and into his message traffic script:
Message of 3 groups follows: YSG CNF YRQ; time 00z; authentication EC;
repeat; out.

1602z: BOWLEGGED advised QUOTABLE he came in broken and unreadable
(QUOTABLE was excellent on upper midwest SDR).

1602z: QUOTABLE to BOWLEGGED with traffic script:  Message of 3 groups; YSG
CNF YRQ; time 02; authentication PG; repeat; out.

1700z+/-: DARE 39 (presumed E6B; AF2567) launched from TRAVIS and flew east.

     11175.0 was active at 1716z with BIRDSEYE (E6B; suspected DARE 39)
calling and raising TREE BEAM to enter the net at 1718z.

    11175.0 was active at 1749z and 1750z with BIRDSEYE calling BOWLEGGED
with no known response from BOWLEGGED; but, he did raise TREE BEAM but did
not acknowledge.
CA
     11175.0 was active at 1753z and 1756z with BIRDSEYE calling DESICCANT
with no known response from DESSICANT; but, he did raise TREE BEAM but did
not acknowledge.

     11175.0 was active at 1800z with BIRDSEYE calling DESICCANT and went
into his message traffic script: WIX KNP MCG; time 1800z; authentication
CG; repeat; BIRDSEYE out.

2133z: SPOUT 41 (presumed E6B; AF266F) launches from TINKER and heads east
bound; makes a large U-turn over the southeastern U.S. and returns to
TINKER.

     11175.0 was active at 2226z with BEFRIEND (E6B; presumed SPOUT 41)
MAINSAIL, raised TREE BEAM; and entered the net at "223300z", another
to-the-second timestamp.

     11175.0 was active at 2236z with BEFRIEND calling RARE FIND; break;
and into his message traffic script: YEK LGO YRQ; time "37"; authentication
"22YF"; I say again; YEK LGO YRQ; time "2236"; authentication "YF";
BEFRIEND out.

UTC 07 April 25 was very active with NCS message traffic:

0346z AOKKMF
0706z AOOUB3

Then an eight hour window of heavy activity from THREE BEAM.

1104z WG3BA4; 35 characters
1109z WG3BAR; possible echo.
1233z WGC3U7; FOR LANYARD
1243z WGOZIJ; FOR KUSHA 31
1252z WG6G6Y; FOR LANYARD
1317z WGMSOF; FOR LANYARD
1333z WGTOIG; FOR LANYARD
1342z S2T6PP; 22 characters
1344z S2O64P; 27 characters
1355z S22NCR; 40 characters; "No all stations; just "this is TREE BEAM
twice; break".
1403z WG6J6X; FOR LANYARD
1416z WGLZPQ; FOR LANYARD
1425z AOLTJK
1431z AOLTJK; restoral; disregarded (apparently for higher (new) traffic
1435z S2Y3UF; 40 characters.
1439z AOLTJK; delayed restoral/rebroadcast.
1447z WGBAKH; FOR LANYARD
1506z AOLTJK; restoral
1619z WGSCIZ; 35 characters
1727z AOSMLB
1730z AOJA2O
1733z AOLLED
1736z AO5CC3
1740z AORLXB
1743z S2OGNZ; 29 characters; contains quad group
1800z S2OGNZ more to follow; AORLXB; mtf; AO5CC3; NCS h+00 restoral
window*****
1900z TREE BEAM standing by for traffic.
1913z AOFD3A
1921z AOPP25 (last string of the UTC day)

1900z TREE BEAM SBFT
1930z TREE BEAM SBFT
2000z Nothing heard
2041z TREE BEAM SBFT (apparently delayed from h+30)
2104z TREE BEAM SBFT
2131z TREE BEAM SBFT
2200z Nothing heard.

*****Regarding the 1800z NCS h+00 restoral rebroadcast of the 29-character
S2OGNZ, this series of EAMs became active 01 October 2024z (Fiscal Year).
This is the first reported instance of this particular series being in the
NCS h+00/h+30 HF restoral rebroadcast traffic queue (at least within 30
minutes of the string's initial broadcast time.)

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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