[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - TAXI FARE; PROBALL; DUKE ARCH; and HONORARY

[Jeff Haverlah]

0224z  03 Jul 26

UTC 02 Jul 26

P1: 3G
P4: UU

TACAMO PAC active during CONUS afternoon [missed it but VLF confirms it.]
TACAMO GULF active

0013z: TAXI FARE with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0059z: ANDREWS with test count.

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0226z: PROBALL (NCS); 3GYFU6; P1.
3GYFU63EELFYEV4RSQEIIV2VUH3ILC
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

[0236z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

0250z: too weak to ID (SEE 0442z); 3GYFU6; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral
rebroadcast window.
0320z: too weak to ID; 3GYFU6; PAC restoral.
0410z: Nothing heard on SDRs in use.
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0442z: DUKE ARCH (pre0000z JONATHAN) called and raised MAINSAIL to exit the
net.
0446z: DUKE ARCH exited the new; AFEFFE was approaching the CALIFORNIA
coast at the time of transmission.

Quiet.

1220z: MAINSAIL with test count.

[1645z+/-: AED03C E6B launched from TINKER to the GULF for HF and VLF
broadcasts; then return to the TEXAS coast and reposition to TRAVIS.]

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1733z: PROBALL; 3GLPKJ; P1.
3GLPKJWQJJN444R24SCTWWVEXKT7RL
[Fed to the GULF E6B.]

1800z: HONORARY (presumed A3D03C); 3GLPKJ; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF
restoral rebroadcast window.

[1805z+/-: 27.2 KHz (GULF) VLF FSK MSK broadcasts.]

1830z: HONORARY; 3GLPKJ; GULF restoral.

1844z: NEON SIGN (presumed E6B; not seen on ADSB mapping sites) called
PROBALL a couple of times with no known response.  Good levels on TEXAS SDR.

1901z: HONORARY; 3GLPKJ; GULF restoral.
1930z: AFK.
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[3 hour+/- message traffic event with a sharp cutoff at 0007z UTC 03 Jul
26.]
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2100z: PROBALL; UUEPW4; 22 characters; P4.
UUEPW4XMAYLTYQJ3KJYY3G

[Paired with the 22 character string.]
2105z: PROBALL; UUAPK6; 45 characters; P4.
UUAPK6W7CLA3PMOVQXFDKQ7PT3VAJHQXDHKQ77WJVCJXB
[NCS traffic queue for rebroadcast]

Reformatted for conformation with previous structure:

𝚄𝚄𝙰𝙿𝙺𝟼  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝚆𝟽𝙲𝙻𝙰𝟹𝙿𝙼𝙾𝚅  [𝟷𝟶]
𝚀𝚇𝙵𝙳𝙺𝚀𝟽𝙿𝚃𝟹𝚅𝙰𝙹𝙷  [𝟷𝟺]
𝚀𝚇𝙳𝙷𝙺𝚀𝟽𝟽𝚆𝙹𝚅𝙲𝙹𝚇  [𝟷𝟺]
𝙱 [𝟷]

https://neetintel.github.io/structure_heatmap_45char.html

2130z: PROBALL with test count.

[2205z+/-: AFB67E E6B launched from TRAVIS for local pattern work.]

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2213z: PROBALL; 3GQOH4; P1.
3GQOH46G4AHWJEKU2L5SNZDYZARTQG
[I suspect this string was fed to TACAMO PAC (apparently Due Regard). Why?
Because it's the only string during this time that was not part of the
surrounding activity; and there's a clear indication of VLF activity around
2245z.]
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[2213z+/-: AF6129 E6B launched from TINKER eastbound and over WEST VIRGINIA
at the turn of the UTC new day.]

2218z: PROBALL; 3GB676; P1.
3GB676UWDFOAXNPBX7JGF6VY6WOBU7
[NCS restoral queue.]

2228z: PROBALL; 3GUKUF; P1.
3GUKUF67FFI6VSRIWIWTDLH3QWGUEV
[NCS restoral queue.]

2231z: PROBALL; UUFZCX; 37 characters; P4.
UUFZCXDQFWUN67SKNYPDRNYKXRNYKGRNYK3FN
[NCS restoral queue.]

Reformatted for structure:

𝚄𝚄𝙵𝚉𝙲𝚇  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚡; 𝟼]
𝙳𝚀𝙵𝚆𝚄𝙽𝟼𝟽  [𝟾]
𝚂𝙺𝙽𝚈𝙿  [𝟻]
𝙳𝚁𝙽𝚈𝙺  [𝟻]
𝚇𝚁𝙽𝚈𝙺  [𝟻]
𝙶𝚁𝙽𝚈𝙺  [𝟻]
𝟹𝙵𝙽  [𝟺]

https://neetintel.github.io/structure_heatmap_37char.html

2234z: PROBALL; 3GB676; NCS restoral.

[2245z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]
[Missed logging the west coast activity.]
[TACAMO PAC remained active into UTC 03 Jul 26.]

2245z: "stand by for higher priority"; very weak; in the noise floor of the
SDR in use.
2250z: ? entered the net; may have been FOG HORN or ? HORN; or ??. Possibly
AF6129 or ?.

2300z: PROBALL; 3GRF2I; P1.
3GRF2IGHRFXXQJRU7BGHZIJK724TKE
[NCS restoral que.]

2303z: PROBALL; 3GB676; NCS restoral.

2310z: PROBALL; 3GB7KF; P1.
3GB7KFK5YIVXQHKZW4L6EBTB2LYNSE
[NCS restoral queue.]

2313z: PROBALL; 3GRF2I; NCS restoral or "echo"?

2330z: PROBALL; 3GB676; NCS restoral.

2336z: PROBALL; 3GUKUF; NCS restoral or? (from 2228z; 1 hour+/-)

2342z: PROBALL; UUFZCX; 37 characters; NCS restoral or "echo" (from 2231z).

2349z: PROBALL; 3GB7KF; stopped during preamble declaration...

2353z: PROBALL; 3GB7KF; NCS restoral or "echo"?? (from 2310z)

2356z: PROBALL; 3GB676; NCS restoral or "echo"? (it's "early for restoral)

Continues very briefly into the UTC new day:

0002: "ALL STATIONS".

0003z: DEWBERRY (new day NCS); UUAPK6; 45 characters; NCS restoral or
"echo" or ? (from 2105z.)

0007z: DEWBERRY; 3GRF2I; from 2310z and 2313z; immediate directive to
"disregard"; apparent end of the event.
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Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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