[MilCom] MIL: 8992.0/11175.0 USB - WINTHROP; PINCAKE; PETRENCO; LANDFALL; SUCCULENT; HACKBERRY; ADVISABLE; and BARN ROOF

[Jeff Haverlah]

0245z 10 Apr 25

The HFGCS frequencies have been active for a number of hours with simulcast
soundings at h+59/h+29.

09 Apr 25

0145z WINTHROP with their new UTC day communications test count, twice.

LANDFALL (NCS HFGCS) was active at 0903z. 0917z, 0933z, 1002z., and 1017z
broadcasting 30 character WG EAMs FOR BEAR TRAP.

LANDFALL was active at 1222z, 1303z, 1323z, and 1343z broadcasting
30-character WG EAMs FOR BEACH PARTY.

1446z STUPA 65 (originally labeled with 50; AEEAF0) launched from OFFUTT
and spent his day over western Nebraska and northeast Colorado; and, making
loops and lines over the missile fields of North Dakota.

     8992.0 was active at 1456z with SUCCULENT (E6B; suspected STUPA 65)
working LANDFALL and entered the net.

1533z LANDFALL was active with the 30-character EAM WG23SK FOR ANZAC
(sounds like).

1555z STUPA 50 (AEE660) launched from TINKER and flew to the Pacific.

     8992.0 was active at 1559z with HACKBERRY (E6B; suspected STUPA 50)
called and eventually worked MAINSAIL and entered the net at 1609z.

     11175.0 was active at 1612z with HACKBERRY calling WINTHROP with no
known response.

1619z, 1621z, and 1623z HACKBERRY called PIN CAKE (initially sounded like
PANCAKE.)

     11175.0 was active at 1627z with HACKBERRY calling PIN CAKE and went
into his message traffic script: TDF IJO YRQ; time 1628; authentication MX;
repeated; and out.

1704z TINA 52 (AEE731) launched from TINKER and flew to the Atlantic.

     11175,0 was active at 1710z and 1718z with ADVISABLE (E6B; suspected
TINA 52; TACAMO LANT) calling LANDFALL with no known response.

     11175.0 was active at 1726z with ADVISABLE calling PETRENCO (sounds
like) and into his message traffic script: WIX KNP YRQ; time 26;
authentication LW; repeated; out.

LANDFALL was active at 1948z broadcasting the 30-character EAM WG73UK FOR
SOAP/SOAK 49/FOLIC 49.

LANDFALL (as LANDFILL until someone corrected him and he disregarded a
2018z broadcast to start over) was active at 2019z broadcasting the
30-character EAM AOFYKZ (in the 30 minute window after the FOR string at
1948z).

     8992.0 was active at 2025z, 2050z. 2120z and 2150z with HACKBERRY
broadcasting AOFYKZ. TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast windows.

     8992.0 was active at 2029z with BARN ROOF (very weak/barely readable
on California and east coast SDRs) checking in the net in the blind.

     11175.0 was active at 2034z with HACKBERRY calling LANDFALL in the
blind and acknowledging receipt of AOFYKZ as if following a written script.

     17.8 KHz FSK was active at 2037z with AOFYKZ. LANT.

     11175.0 was active at 2121z and 2140z with ADVISABLE broadcasting
AOFYKZ. TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast windows.

     8992.0 was active at 2202z with SUCCULENT calling LANDFILL and sending
a test count in the blind. (No response heard).

     11175.0 was active at 2326z with BARN ROOF calling PIN CAKE and then
into his message traffic script: ODI KNP KKR; at 2326; authentication LW;
repeat; out.

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
     Airspy HF+ Discovery   W6LVP loop  Various web SDRs
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