[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - TALL TALE; LAME DUCK; and BIT WING

[Jeff Haverlah]

0135z  22 Aug 26

UTC 21 Aug 26

P1: TM
P2: K7
P4: ND

Major exercise day.
NAOC surge out of OFFUTT and ANDREWS.
E6B surge out of MACDILL.

Unusual VLF only activity over the GULF.
73 characters
55 characters
30 characters FOR REGION CHARLIE.

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[0129z: AEFD23 E6B launched from TINKER to west TEXAS and back.]

Quiet.

[1110z: AE7228 E6 launched from MACDILL northbound to meet 2 E4Bs
(primarily ADFEB5 out of ANDREWS) in a large east-west orbit; then flying
to the GULF for VLF activity; then flying to TINKER]

[1140z: ADFEB6 GORDO 53 E4B launched from OFFUTT to fly with AE7228 and
ADFEB5 in the large orbit, and returning to OFFUTT.]

[1150z: ADFEB5 E4B launched from ANDREWS to fly with AE7228 and ADFEB6 in
the large orbit, and then flying to OFFUTT.]

1253z: LAME DUCK (either an E6B or potential E5B [who are very rare on
nonALE circuits]) with a request to move to ZULU 100.

[1255z+/-: AEE6AC launched from PAX RIVER to MAINE, and eventually landed
at BANGOR, MAINE.]

1302z: Unknown ID (too weak; presumed AEE6AC) entered the net.

[Possible STARTEX]
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1456z: TALL TALE (NCS); NB66V2; 27 characters; P4.
NB66V24GG2EKBDZB43CY343IH7D

1502z: TALL TALE; TM42KD; P1.
TM42KDS4IUV3QDRNZTHEZXKEOSCQY5
[No HF message traffic from the NCS from this point to 1755z.]

[1509z: AEA92D E6B launched from PAX RIVER southbound for a grand tour of
the CONUS south, Midwest and NEW ENGLAND.]

There was no detected HF restoral activity from the E6B of the following
VLF traffic.

[Very unusual (relatively speaking) and rare VLF activity follows.
Transcripts are FSK broadcasts recorded on a CALIFORNIA SDR.]
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1619z: 27.2 KHz (GULF) VLF FSK MSK broadcast
K7A5YW; 55 characters; P2.
K7A5YWDPUV4EKXP30CSJ3ODCNQSVS2TGU5A47NCLQ6VI2TGU5A47NCX

Reformatted for structure.

𝙺𝟽𝙰𝟻𝚈𝚆  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚡; 𝟼]
𝙳𝙿𝚄𝚅𝟺𝙴𝙺𝚇𝙿  [𝟿]
𝟹𝟶𝙲𝚂𝙹  [𝟻]
𝟹𝙾𝙳𝙲𝙽  [𝟻]
𝚀𝟼𝚅𝚂𝟸𝚃𝙶𝚄𝟻𝙰𝟺𝟽𝙽𝙲𝙻  [𝟷𝟻]
𝚀𝟼𝚅𝙸𝟸𝚃𝙶𝚄𝟻𝙰𝟺𝟽𝙽𝙲𝚇  [𝟷𝟻]

Immediately followed by...
27.2 VLF FSK broadcast
FOR REGION CHARLIE; K75JCY; P2.
K75JCYGCLAAAGRZY4KMFBLYEW4PYZU

[1718z: AF1BB0 E6B launched from TRAVIS west bound to CHARLESTON, SOUTH
CAROLINA.]

1718z: 27.2 KHz VLF FSK broadcast.
K7DSF4; 73 characters; P2. (first known example in the past 4 years).
K7DSF4BAZBB4FR2SGREOPWVDTHTZ432LW74MQHNSUYSRTAWREOPWVSHZGCV32XW74K2KBUBWA

Reformatted for structure:

𝙺𝟽𝙳𝚂𝙵𝟺  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙱𝙰𝚉𝙱𝙱𝟺𝙵  [𝟽]
𝚁𝟸𝚂𝙶𝚁𝙴𝙾𝙿𝚆𝚅𝙳𝚃𝙷𝚃𝚉𝟺𝟹𝟸𝙻𝚆𝟽𝟺𝙼𝚀𝙷𝙽𝚂𝚄𝚈𝚂  [𝟹𝟶]
𝚁𝚃𝙰𝚆𝚁𝙴𝙾𝙿𝚆𝚅𝚂𝙷𝚉𝙶𝙲𝚅𝟹𝟸𝚇𝚆𝟽𝟺𝙺𝟸𝙺𝙱𝚄𝙱𝚆𝙰  [𝟹𝟶]
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[End of the VLF event.]

1722z: OUTSPOKEN (presumed AF1BB0; strong on a BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA SDR)
worked TALL TALE to enter the net.
1726z: OUTSPOKEN entered the net.

1755z: TALL TALE; TM672W; P1
TM672WPO7RBIUJ4QT3SYGGAP2M7SUE

1759z: TALL TALE; TM672W; suspected echo rebroadcast.
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[1806z: AE0413 static hex E6B launched from TINKER to southwest KANSAS for
pattern work and return to TINKER.]

2205z: OUTSPOKEN called and raised TALL TALE to exit the net.
2210z: OUTSPOKEN exited the net while approaching CHARLESTON, SC.

Quiet.

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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