[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/8992.0 USB - NO CHANCE; BAR BELL; BIG DEAL; BEAR TRAP; and PASSPORT

[Jeff Haverlah]

0612z 12 Apr 25

UTC Monday, 12 May 25 begins "normally" after a couple of weeks of "low"
activity.

11 Apr 25 UTC:

2322z+/-: ANGLE 65/ANIMOSITY launches from TINKER and flies to the Pacific.

12 Apr 25 UTC:

ANIMOSITY becomes PASSPORT.

0008z - 0020z: PASSPORT calls BARBELL (and maybe works based on a one-sided
comment from PASSPORT; BARBELL unheard) and BIG DEAL.

0020z: NO CHANCE (sounds like) conducts their daily communications test
count on the HFGCS. DTMF tones. USSTRATCOM.

0024z: PASSPORT calls BIG DEAL and in the blind passes his 274 traffic of 3
groups: RUI RUI YRQ; time 24; authentication WH; repeats; out.

0405z: BEAR TRAP (NCS HFGCS) broadcasts the 30 character EAM 4AVNKF.

0416z: 22.7 KHz FSK becomes active with 4AVNKF.

0420z: PASSPORT; 4AVNKF; H+20/H+50 TACAMO PAC restoral/rebroadcast windows.

0430z: BEAR TRAP; 4AVNKF; NCS/ABNCP/GULF H+00/H+30 restoral/rebroadcast
windows.

0446z: BEAR TRAP broadcasts the 30-character EAM 4AAKVK.

0450z: PASSPORT; 4AVNKF

0459z: BEAR TRAP; 4AAKVK; more to follow; 4AVNKF; restoral/rebroadcast.

0520z: PASSPORT; 4AVNKF; restoral

0531z: BEAR TRAP; 4AAKVK; 4AVNKF; restoral

0550z: PASSPORT; 4AVNKF; he was at around 300 to 500 feet on ADSBExchange
when he completed the broadcast. ANGLE 65 appears to be performing pattern
work (while avoiding populated areas) after the broadcast.

0600z: BEAR TRA; 4AAKVK; 4AVNKF; restoral.

     The above E6B restoral/rebroadcasts appear to be the first such
activity on HF since the 1250z TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast of 29 Apr
25, the end of the TACAMO PAC and LANT continuous multi-hour restorals of
that particular exercise. This UTC Monday activity is more typical of usual
activity than what has transpired over the past two weeks on the HFGCS.

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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