[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - ENCOURAGE; CRAB HOLE/PATCHWORK; RAFTSMAN; CAR CABLE; and FOOTHILL

[Jeff Haverlah]

0059z  24 Aug 26

UTC 23 Aug 26

P1: TM
P2: NONE.
P4: ND

A very busy UTC Sunday.

Two two-hour message traffic windows; 0400z and 1331z; both somewhat
similar in construction.  It's as if two shifts were put through a drill.

Four known active E6Bs airborne at the same time.
1244z: AF785F; CRAB HOLE/PATCHWORK; PAX/GULF (again)/TINKER.
1543z: AF2918; FOOTHILL (suspected); out of CHARLESTON, SC
1718z: AF1DCE; RAFTSMAN; TRAVIS to TINKER; obviously paired with the PAX
bird.
1722z: AF22A8; CAR CABLE; TACAMO PAC; Unusual activity over PAC.

The PAX/GULF (CRAB HOLE/PATCHWORK) aircraft entered a holding pattern over
AMARILLO, TEXAS in order to meet up with and pair with the TRAVIS E6B
(RAFTSMAN) into TINKER.

The PAX, TRAVIS, and CHARLESTON E6Bs all flew routes that put them into
TRAVIS at about the same time.

The TRAVIS E6B immediately relaunched westbound before the turn of the UTC
day.

TACAMO PAC had 3 message traffic strings while over the PACIFIC; and
conducted 6 VLF FSK MSK broadcasts. That's not typical.

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Quiet from 0000z.

[2 hour message traffic window.]
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0400z: ENCOURAGE (NCS); NBWBVB; 27 characters; P4.
NBWBVBIXCVHBHQPI3YQKC3YGNVO

0402z: ENCOURAGE Standing by for traffic.

0428z: ENCOURAGE; NBM6W7; disregard.

0429z: ENCOURAGE; NBM6W7; 31 characters; P4.
NBM6W7IPRKMBULJFJNJK6CV5AYQMZ

0432z: ENCOURAGE Standing by for traffic.

0456z: ENCOURAGE; TMIUGE; P1.
TMIUGEVFR6AYZTK4DIX7JTXLGGRJ34
[NCS restoral queue.]

0459z: ENCOURAGE; TMHNOR; P1.
TMHNORG2BDZYJG2CG26QUTCXBLDVCW
[NCS restoral queue.]

0501z: ENCOURAGE Standing by for traffic; disregard.

0503z: ENCOURAGE; TMHNOR; TMIUGE; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF restoral
rebroadcast window.

0508z: ENCOURAGE Standing by for traffic.

0511z: ENCOURAGE; NBP3XE; 31 characters; P4.
NBP3XEFZBZXYJDTAJOLSRGX6H3J4DCX

0530z: ENCOURAGE; TMHNOR; TMIUGE; NCS restoral.
0600z: ENCOURAGE; TMHNOR; TMIUGE; NCS restoral.

0614z: ENCOURAGE; TM4AVC; P1.
TM4AVCGAAD3PGCMFAOTT5QHUMQ3JWI
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Quiet.

[1244z: AF785F E6B launched from PAX RIVER and flew to the GULF.

1257z: CRAB HOLE (presumed AF785F) called and raised ENCOURAGE to enter the
net.
1301z: CRAB HOLE entered the net.

[2 hour message traffic window.]
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1331z: ENCOURAGE; TMOGZB; P1.
TMOGZB2B4PCBUIRL3SXY4GYNBGQVMR

1338z: ENCOURAGE; NBP5EI; 27 characters; P4.
NBP5EIWEAZI4ATRZWYAFFWYABE3

1400z: ENCOURAGE Standing by for traffic.
1431z: ENCOURAGE Standing by for traffic.

1446z: ENCOURAGE; TM4L5T; P1.
TM4L5TCACGZGAWGOWTRHHY7SSMZVAN
[NCS restoral queue.]

1449z: ENCOURAGE; TM3KUT; P1.
TM3KUTTI4FM22PFCVV4YGNPIOZGVCU
[NCS restoral queue.]

1500z: ENCOURAGE; TMBKUT; TM4L5T; NCS restoral.

1504z: ENCOURAGE Standing by for traffic.

1522z: ENCOURAGE; TMGCYK; P1.
TMGCYKXDFWBVNDQTZLXWTGXSXFBHJM
[NCS restoral queue.]

1524z: ENCOURAGE; TM2CTU; P1.
TM2CTUYESXMWKPWW2WMY3BQ7HX3DSZ
[NCS restoral queue.]

1527z: ENCOURAGE; TMUIBI; P1.
TMUIBID6FK7HICHZSHFGUICGT2VXYN
[NCS restoral queue.]

1530z: ENCOURAGE Standing by for traffic.

[1543z+/-: AF2918 E6B launched from CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA and flew
eventually by the long route via MINNESOTA and south; then west to TINKER.]

1533z: ENCOURAGE; TMUIBI; TM2CTU; TMGCYK; NCS restoral.
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[1718z+/-: AF1DCE E6B launched from TRAVIS northbound to southern OREGON;
then southbound to south CALIFORNIA; then eastbound to TINKER.]

[1722z: AF22A8 E6B launched from TRAVIS to the PACIFIC; TACAMO PAC.]

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1729z: ENCOURAGE; TM7USY; P1.
TM7USYCR3DQORAZS3UWSRR2Z4DZU5A
[Fed to the GULF E6B.]

1731z: RAFTSMAN (presumed AF1DCE because of 1820z) called and raised
ENCOURAGE to enter the net.

1733z: PATCHWORK (presumed AF785F/CRAB HOLE); TM7USY; GULF restoral.
[1734z: harmonic tone starts on his audio.]

1736z: RAFTSMAN entered the net.

[1736z: 27.2 KHz (GULF) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

1739z: CAR CABLE (not CARD TABLE; presumed AF22A8) worked ENCOURAGE to
enter the net.
1741z: CAR CABLE entered the net.

1800z: PATCHWORK; TM7USY; GULF restoral.

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1808z: ENCOURAGE; TMUEWH; P1.
TMUEWHCG2PIN6T3JPPDPB5RPDB62WJ
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

[1818z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

1820z: CAR CABLE; TMUEWH; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast window.

1830z: PATCHWORK; TM7USY; GULF restoral.

1850z: CAR CABLE; TMUEWH; PAC restoral.

1900z: PATCHWORK; TM7USY; GULF restoral while northwest bound just
southeast of SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
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1919z: PATCHWORK (over the western HILL COUNTRY of TEXAS northwest/north
bound to the AMARILLO, TEXAS area to meet up with AF1DCE) called CAR CABLE
"on 11175" with no response.

1920z: CAR CABLE; TMUEWH; PAC restoral.

1921z: PATCHWORK called CAR CABLE again with no response (because CAR CABLE
was in the middle of his restoral rebroadcast session at that time).

1950z: CAR CABLE; TMUEWH; PAC restoral.
[Expired in the queue.]

1954z: ENCOURAGE; TMICLG; P1.
TMICLGCC2TS6DZL7KC7DQI6PLAZXVY
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

[1957z+/-: 22.7 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

2020z: CAR CABLE; TMICLG; PAC restoral.

2023z: ENCOURAGE; TMMT4K; P1.
TMMT4K2JG2TRT5PJYQT7KSO342BO3F
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

[2027z+/-: 22.7 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

2050z: CAR CABLE; TMMT4K; TMICLG; PAC restoral.
2120z: CAR CABLE; TMMT4K; TMICLG; PAC restoral.

[2140z+/-: 22.7 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

2150z: CAR CABLE; TMMT4K; TMICLG; PAC restoral.

2207z: CRAB HOLE (AF785F; PATCHWORK) called MAINSAIL.
2209z: CRAB HOLE called MAINSAIL with no response.
2210z: CRAB HOLE exited the net in the blind; authentication VM; AF785F was
approaching TINKER from the west paired with AF1DCE.

2212z: ENCOURAGE; TMKSPC; P1.
TMKSPCTYUC5N73QJSRS2LOIODYPTQL
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

2219z: FOOTHILL (suspected AF2918 out of CHARLESTON, SC) called ENCOURAGE.

[2220z+/-: 22.7 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

2220z: CAR CABLE; TMKSPC; TMMT4K; PAC restoral.
[All expired.]
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2221z: FOOTHILL called MAINSAIL and raised ENCOURAGE to exit the net.
2227z: FOOTHILL exited the net while approaching TINKER.

2322z: SAM 521 called ENCOURAGE, apparently for signal check.

[2340z: AF1DCE relaunched from TINKER westbound.]

Jeff
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