[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/8992.0 USB - QUIET MAN; HAYHOOK; and ROYAL SON

[Jeff Haverlah]

0022z  27 Jul 26

UTC 26 Jul 26

All message traffic logged this UTC day was for restoral activity. First
restoral activity since 24 Jul 26.

0253z: SIGONELLA with test count.

[2 hour message traffic window. This is 24 hours after the last known
message traffic window beginning at 0445z 25 Jul 26.]
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0423z: QUIET MAN (NCS); QLRXV5; 27 characters; P4.
QLRXV5K2NDA2LVZTLGU3RLGUAXCY

0513z: Digital distortion; attempt at voice traffic.

0516z: QUIET MAN; IQPISG; P1.
IQPISGNU556JFEKKOGSYV7NQBBKDZG
[NCS restoral queue.]

0519z: QUIET MAN; IQVFBW; P1.
IQVFBWF3RBDEZ2YUUD3GNHFPHC6YTE
[NCS restoral queue.]

0530z: QUIET MAN; IQVFBW; IQPISG; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF restoral
rebroadcast window.

0554z: QUIET MAN; IQH6I3; P1.
IQH6YI3RQ2P3BPLU5RTT3LW6HTL3KN4
[NCS restoral queue.]

0557z: QUIET MAN; IQ5U6A; P1.
IQ5USAMCYMMIZ5EJPOXP3OQLIEPB2F
[NCS restoral queue.]

0606z: QUIET MAN; IQ5U6A; IQH6I3; IQVFBW; NCS restoral.
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Quiet.

[1258z+/-: AFEAC8 E6B launched from PAX RIVER and eventually flew to the
GULF; and flew to TINKER.]

1406z: HAYHOOK (presumed AFEAC8) called MAINSAIL once on 11175.0 with no
known response.

[1534z: AEDA21 E6B launched from PAX RIVER to the northeast section of
DAYTON, OHIO and entered into a racetrack orbit. Left the orbit at
19189z+/- and flew eastbound the ATLANTIC at VIRGINIA BEACH; TACAMO LANT.]

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1740z: QUIET MAN; IQFMZND; P1.
IQFMZNDICED66YXBL6ABHPVAO3U2NK
[Fed to the GULF E6B.]

[1748z+/-: 17.8 KHz (GULF) VLF FSK MSK broadcast. Extremely weak on a
California SDR.]

1800z: HAYHOOK; IQFMZN; GULF restoral.
1830z: HAYHOOK; IQFMZN; GULF restoral; 8992.0.

[1830z+/-: AFA16D E6B launched from OFFUTT and eventually repositioned to
TINKER. See 2143z.]

1831z: ROYAL SON (presumed AFA16D) called and raised QUIET MAN to enter the
net.
1835z: ROYAL SON entered the net.

1900z: ROYAL SON; IQFMZN; GULF restoral; 8992.0.
1930z: ROYAL SON; IQFMZN; GULF restoral; 8992.0 (weak); south of
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA at the time of broadcast.
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2138z: QUIET MAN; IQVTPG; P1.
IQVTPG2FPGRQK34RUGBJXIAY7VNY4K
[Fed to TACAMO LANT; however, there was no logged HF restoral activity on
multiple SDRs.]

[2143z+/-: AFAI6D relaunched from TINKER northeast bound; apparently to
SCOTT AFB.]

[2148z+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast; very weak on California
SDR.]

2210z: Nothing heard on multiple SDRs
2240z: Nothing heard on multiple SDRs.
2310z: Nothing heard on multiple SDRs; approaching the ATLANTIC coast at
VIRGINIA BEACH at that time, enroute to PAX RIVER.

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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