[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - BALL QUE; DECORATOR; FAKE PLAY; and QUIET MAN

[Jeff Haverlah]

0014z  24 Jul 24

UTC 23 Jul 26

P1: IQ.
P2: GP
P4: QL

0007z: BALL QUE with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

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0106z: DECORATOR (NCS); QLOPYW; 38 characters; P4.
QLOPYWIPTKCVTTZITIU77LXXWWWWAREQEAE4ZU
[Conforms: doublet_doublet/quad/10-character ending block.]

[Paired]
0113z: DECORATOR; QLB7CA; disregard.

0115z: DECORATOR; QLB7CA; 25 characters; P4.
QLB7CAAZP3FD4IBEIVZOOOCST
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0144z: DECORATOR; IQ3JKQ; P1.
IQ3JKQ6RZEU64PHOVWVOOIKTMP3UJV
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

0150z: Nothing heard.

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0157z: DECORATOR; GP4GBG; P2.
GP4GBGJDPYR44WD4IXJ6MULRYX3USA

[0159z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

0210z: DECORATOR; IQOU53; P1.
IQOU53YUUULLOTV5NOOGZ2VLUZOXVT
[NCS restoral queue.]

0217z: DECORATOR; IQF5TB; P1.
IQF5TBK2LLBJTNRHRMRO6QU6T3LICH
[NCS restoral queue.]

0220z: FAKE PLAY (pre0000z NEW MOON); IQ3JKQ; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral
rebroadcast queue.
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0222z: DECORATOR; IQU26V; P1.
IQ726VXQ6MHSTVSKMLQG4BXFCRAEV3
[NCS restoral queue.]

0230z: DECORATOR; IQU26VC; IQF5TB; IQOU53; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF
restoral rebroadcast restoral.

0250z: FAKE PLAY; IQ3JKQ; PAC restoral.
[0320z: Nothing heard.]
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0327z: FAKE PLAY called MAINSAIL
0329z: FAKE PLAY called and raised MAINSAIL to exit the net. Process was
not completed.
[FAKE PLAY was at around 3000 feet in the TRAVIS area at this time.]

Quiet.

[20 minute message traffic window.]
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1551z: DECORATOR; GPRTDI; 52 characters; P2.
GPRTDIC4ANK3JN6STV7JJBIDV2OXST6FDVYWHEGDLIQXWWIUZOFE

https://neetintel.github.io/structure_heatmap_52char.html

1559z: DECORATOR; GPTQI5; 43 characters; P2.
GPTQI5KPUXDGS3OYF6VCS5NAL2UE4D3FALNXUCVRH7B
[Conforms: position 13 = position 21.]
https://neetintel.github.io/structure_heatmap_43char.html

1603z: DECORATOR; QLDE2F; 30 characters; P4; rare.
QLDE2FVZ64RVRGRCGTNJ5VUQJ5LDNX

Reformatted for structure:

𝚀𝙻𝙳𝙴𝟸𝙵  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝚅𝚉𝟼𝟺𝚁𝚅𝚁  [𝟽]
𝙶𝚁𝙲  [𝟹]
𝙶𝚃𝙽  [𝟹]
𝙹𝟻𝚅𝚄𝚀  [𝟻]
𝙹𝟻𝙻𝙳𝙽  [𝟻]
𝚇  [𝟷]

1607z: DECORATOR; QLQDNU; 34 characters; P4; rare.
QLQDNUZSY6RFIYCAYT23H56NDUZJIFGLQD
[No examples since 2024; then one in June and two in July of this year.]
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1730z: HICKAM with test count.

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1818z: DECORATOR; IQHMVF; P1.
IQHMVFIQN6N4OC6RF7GA7R7EWVBPY2
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[1929z: AFDA94 E6B launched from PAX RIVER and flew to the ATLANTIC; TACAMO
LANT.]
[2021z+/-: AF5495 E6B launched from TRAVIS and repositioned to TINKER.]

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2106z: DECORATOR; FOR FIST 34, FOR SCUFF 34 (sounds like); GPRACG; P2.
GPRACGJBMQTGXU4W3CW4ZW2KTSAOXV

[30 minutes.]
2136z: DECORATOR; IQFMZ7; P1.
IQFMZ74VAGEQGPZKXGLPYGJXWM7PVC
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

2140z: Extremely weak station with IQCMZ7 on 11175.0 UTwente SDR; not heard
on CONUS SDRs. Suspected TACAMO LANT/QUIET MAN.

[2146z: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast. Extremely weak on a
CALIFORNIA SDR. Surviving transcript with a hint of clarity: "CH NNEL ONEI"]

2210z: QUIETMAN (presumed AFDA94); IQCMZ7; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral
rebroadcast window.
2240z: QUIETMAN; IQCMZ7; LANT restoral.

[2252+/-: AF7F87 E6B launched from PAX RIVER eastbound.]

2310z: QUIETMAN; IQCMZ7; LANT restoral.
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Jeff
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