[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - RED WAGON; COAL OIL; GAS MASK; FURLOUGH; CREATION; GREEN SKY; and POTRANCO

Sat Sep 5 00:48:46 EDT 2026

0436z  05 Sep 26

UTC 04 Sep 26

P1: AC
P2: K7
P3: NIL
P4: NIL

Very active (at least 7) E6Bs during the CONUS working hours day.

Players:
NCS: RED WAGON
AF6025: COAL OIL; TINKER to GULF #1; 1451z.
AF9208: GAS MASK; TRAVIS to ANDY; 1534z.
AF41A9: Unk callword; PAX RIVER to BOISE, IDAHO; 1704z.
AE99D1: FURLOUGH; TRAVIS to GULF #2; 1714z.
AFBFFE: GREEN SKY; TINKER to PAX RIVER; 2005z.
AE396O: POTRANCO maybe; TINKER to OAKRIDGE/KNOXVILLE; 2024z.
AFDFDF: CREATION; PAX RIVER to LANT; TACAMO LANT; 2029z.
[POTRANCO is a guess at the call word.]

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[Restoral rebroadcast continuation from UTC 03 Sep 26.]
0001z: RED WAGON (NCS); ACFNOD; ACEJOC; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF restoral
rebroadcast window.

0016z: RED WAGON; ACN3SQ; P1.
ACN3SQOQD65S4YHZVQOVLRGS2HU7T5
[NCS restoral queue.]

0027z: RED WAGON; ACZJPV; P1.
ACZJPVO3U2XWVEOAMJYVHDBEASJL6G
[NCS restoral queue.]

0031z: RED WAGON ACZJPV; ACN3SQ; NCS restoral; disregard for higher
priority traffic.

0034z: RED WAGON; ACHMCK; P1.
ACHMCK5GFLJQ4IWDC7FJ7ZNURISDXG

0036z: RED WAGON; ACN3SQ; ACFNOD; NCS restoral completion.

0055z: RED WAGON; K73JC5; 43 characters; P2.
K73JC5ZIACFKIZEHJTXJI6E3IKIFMWNHIY46FKQXHLF
[Position 13 conforms with position 21 (I).]

0100z: RED WAGON; ACHMCK; ACZJPV; ACN3SQ; NCS restoral.
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0150z: ELMENDORF with test count.

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0221z: RED WAGON; ACXG3Z; P1.
ACXG3ZTVQTBSBWQRI63P3ULJ4IPLQ6
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

[0235z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

0250z: LADY LUCK (presumed A33C67); ACXG3Z; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral
rebroadcast window.
0320z: LADY LUCK; ACXG3Z; PAC restoral.
0350z: LADY LUCK; ACXG3Z; PAC restoral; just off the coast of CALIFORNIA at
the time of broadcast.
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0355z: LADY LUCK called and raised RED WAGON to exit the net.
0359z: LADY LUCK exited the net while descending into TRAVIS.

Quiet.

[E6B activity commences.]
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[1451z+/-: AF6025 E6B launched from TINKER and flew to the GULF via
southern TEXAS (GULF weather avoidance) for restoral rebroadcast activity;
then flew to OFFUTT via TINKER.]

1458z: COAL OIL (presumed AF6025) called and raised MAINSAIL but had them
broken and unreadable.
1512z: RED WAGON called and raised COAL OIL check COAL OIL into the net.
1516z: COAL OIL entered the net.

[1534z+/-: AE9208 E6B launched from TRAVIS and repositioned to ANDREWS.]

1539z: GAS MASK (presumed AE9208) called MAINSAIL and raised RED WAGON to
enter the net.
1542z: GAS MASK entered the net.

[1704z+/-: AF41A9 E6B launched from PAX RIVER and repositioned to BOISE,
IDAHO.]

[1715z+/-: AE99D1 E6B and flew eastbound to the GULF (south TEXAS entry to
avoid weather) for restoral rebroadcast activity (no VLF); and returned to
TRAVIS.]

1733z: RED WAGON with test count.
1734z: RED WAGON with test count.

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1749z: RED WAGON; ACTCPR; P1.
ACTCPRVLZIMR6CLUF4HRCQGRNXIP7T
[Fed to the GULF E6B.]

[1755z+/-: 27.2 KHz (GULF) VLF FSK MSK broadcast; fair/good levels on a
CALIFORNIA SDR.

1800z: COAL OIL; ACTCPR; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF restoral rebroadcast
window.
1830z: COAL OIL; ACTCPR; GULF restoral.
1900z: COAL OIL; ACTCPR; GULF restoral while northbound over the BRAZOS
VALLEY, TEXAS east of BRENHAM.
1930z: COAL OIL; ACTCPR; GULF restoral while northbound over DENTON, TEXAS.
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1953z: GAS MASK called MAINSAIL.
1955z: GAS MASK called MAINSAIL.
2003z: GAS MASK called RED WAGON while eastbound over western VIRGINIA.

[2005z: AFBFFE E6B launched from TINKER northbound to RAPID CITY, SOUTH
DAKOTA; then eastbound to PAX RIVER.]

2017z: GREEN SKY (presumed AFBFFE) called MAINSAIL.
2019z: GREEN SKY called MAINSAIL.
2020z: GREEN SKY called RED WAGON.
2021z: GREEN SKY called RED WAGON.

[2024z: AE3960 E6B launched from TINKER eastbound to SAVANAH, GEORGIA; then
north northwest to KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE and entered into an east/west
racetrack orbit anchored on KNOXVILLE and OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE; breaking
orbit and flying westbound.]

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2026z: RED WAGON; AC5DT2; P1.
AC5DT2ZXZVIJYNVAWJCL7NQUFMV4US
[Fed to the second GULF E6B. There was no indicated VLF broadcast for this
string. There was "weather" to the north over the GULF.]

[2029z: AFDFDF E6B launched from PAX RIVER to the ATLANTIC; TACAMO LANT.]

2030z: FURLOUGH (presumed AE99D1); AC5DT2; GULF restoral.

2037z: GREEN SKY called and raised RED WAGON to enter the net.
2040z+/-: GREEN SKY entered the net.

2058z: GREEN SKY worked CREATION but lost them.

2100z: FURLOUGH; AC5DT2; GULF restoral.

2103z: POTRANCO (sounds like; or?; possibly AE3969 or ?) called and raised
RED WAGON to enter the net.
2108z: POTRANCO entered the net.

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2109z: RED WAGON; FOR CARE 19; P2.
K7JOSN47VEBI6XAYRIVJ4BEUZYNWFW

2130z: FURLOUGH; AC5DT2; GULF restoral while northwest bound over the EAGLE
FORD south TEXAS.

[30 minutes.]
2139z: RED WAGON; ACYHEN; P1.
ACYHENROAS372J7PTGTSO8DKIATP3J
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

2143z: CREATION; ACYHEN; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.

[2145z: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]

2148z: COAL OIL called MAINSAIL and raised RED WAGON to exit the net.
2150z: COAL OIL exited the net while approaching OFFUTT from the south.

2200z: FURLOUGH; AC5DT2; GULF restoral while approaching FORT STOCKTON,
TEXAS enroute to TRAVIS.
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2210z: CREATION; ACYHEN; LANT restoral.
2240z: CREATION; ACYHEN; LANT restoral.
2310z: CREATION; ACYHEN; LANT restoral.
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[Beginning of message traffic session into the new UTC day.]
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2337z: RED WAGON; K7TO; disregard.
2337z: RED WAGON; K7TONF; P2.
K7TONFPOKNYKXNPER42WY7KCPXIT7A

2358z: RED WAGON; AC7HZA; P1.
AC7HZAWOZ7XYOZBETI7DC4TWO3MEG2
[NCS restoral queue.]

Post 0000z
NCS: RED WAGON -----> STARBIRD
TACAMO LANT: CREATION -----> BIG TOWN

Jeff
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