[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - GLASSFUL; RECIPIENT; DRAG RACE; and MANGROVE

[Jeff Haverlah]

1956z 17 Feb 24

     11175.0 was active at 0026z with GLASSFUL broadcasting their post
0000z new UTC day communications test count.

     11175.0 was active with RECIPIENT (NCS HFGCS) broadcasting multiple 5M
EAM strings:

0003z 5MLJ5T; 25 characters
0007z 5MRMXV; 63 characters
0040z 5MCOQI; 27 characters
0059z 5M4ZF1; 31 characters
0630z 5MY3WR; 30 characters (rare for this series)
0616z 5MRESK; 38 characters; contained a quad group.
[UTC 14, 15, and 17 notable for 2 5M strings in the 0500z-0700z window]

RECIPIENT with the "standing by for traffic" statement at the H+00/h+30
windows from 0137z through 0500z.

1854z+/- FOWL 81 E6B launched from TINKER and headed eastbound.

     11175.0 was active at 1907z with MANGROVE calling DRAG RACE and
eventually raising (weak).  MANGROVE enters the net through DRAG RACE at
1911z.

     11175.0 was active at 1927z with MANGROVE calling GLASSFUL. At 1928z
MANGROVE went into her script (apparently in the blind):

IVO NWX ABK
Time 1958; authentication XI.

     Today's HFGCS is RECIPIENT.  Who is DRAG RACE?.

Jeff
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