[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - BAD DADDY and KNAPSACK

Jeff Haverlah jehaverlah at gmail.com
Sat Aug 22 20:21:11 EDT 2026


0018z  23 Aug 26

UTC 22 Aug 26

P1: TM
P2: K7

Clear break from the activity of the past few weeks. Very quiet day.

0109z: BAD DADDY (NCS) with test count.
0507z: BAD DADDY with test count.

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1440z: No ID used at start and end (technical?; it's BAD DADDY); TMM3FC; P1.
TMM3SDFCDQI4CT7QSTKVD7RNHBWSXIQU
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[1500z+/-: AFDBBF E6B launched from PAX RIVER; toured the Atlantic coastal
southern states; flew north to land at BURLINGTON, VERMONT. See 2249z.]

[1600z+/-: AFDCCA E6B launched from OFFUTT; flew west to southeast WYOMING;
then east to KANSAS; entered a 2 hour racetrack orbit; and returned to
OFFUTT.]

1605z: Off frequency player (sound like possibly KNAPSACK) called and
raised BIG DADDY but no response and quiet.

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1948z: BIG DADDY; K7XIV6; 35 characters; P2
K7XIV6K6H2R3CI23LX236OOD42CYU4RSAKA
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2008z: KNAPSACK (still off frequency) called MAINSAIL a couple of times
with no response. AFDCCA had just exited its racetrack orbit at that time,
returning to OFFUTT.

[2117z+: AE0417 static HEX E6B (suspected AFDBBF) launched from BURLINGTON,
VERMONT; eventually flew to PAX RIVER.]

[2249z+/-: AFDE25 E6B launched from TINKER westbound.]

2258z: ALI BABA (presumed AFDE25) worked BAD DADDY to enter the net.
2303z: ALI BABA entered the net.
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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