[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - SIXPENCE; NOTEBOOK; BEAN SOUP; IRONMAN/RING BONE; and POTLUCK

[Jeff Haverlah]

0055z  07 Sep 26

UTC 06 Sep 26

P1: AC
P2: K7
P4: NB

Three (apparently) active E6Bs during the CONUS daytime.
BEAN SOUP: TACAMO PAC.
IRON MAN/RING BONE (over GULF): GULF E6B.
POT LUCK: Unknown player; not visible on ADSB mapping site.

Very active TACAMO PAC with multiple strings and VLF broadcasts.
GULF 36B out of MCCONNELL with small, tight circular orbits over the GULF.

0022z: SIXPENCE with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0113z: NOTEBOOK (NCS) with test count.
0113z: WEST COAST (weaker; same operator) with test count.

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0352z: NOTEBOOK; K7BPIY; 35 characters; P2.
K7BPIYAEMW5MQI6RXCXU743DSOI4OSERI25
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Quiet.

[1251z+/-: AF5379 E6B launched from PAX RIVER for a tour around NEW ENGLAND
and CONUS northeast before retuning to PAX RIVER. No backend call word
detected.]

[1359z+/-: AF768F EB6 launched from TRAVIS to the PACIFIC; TACAMO PAC.]

1401z: BEAN SOUP (presumed AF768F) called and raised NOTEBOOK to enter the
net.
1405z: NOTEBOOK entered the net.

[1445z+/-: AECD8C E6B launched from MCCONNELL and flew to the GULF for 4
hours; 2 hours for small, tight circular orbits and loops and lines before
apparently deploying the SWA for 2 hours of VLF and late HF restoral
rebroadcasts before returning to MCCONNELL.]

1451z: IRON MAN (presumed A3CD8C; launch call word; see 2000z) called and
raised NOTEBOOK to enter the net.
1453z: IRON MAN entered the net.

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1706z: NOTEBOOK; ACS7UW; P1.
ACS7UWXO4EDXB2NQ6LRBXCFBHTBSQD
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

1720z: BEAN SOUP; ACX7UW; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast window.

[1725z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

[1745z+/-: 22.7 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

1750z: BEAN SOUP; ACX7UW; PAC restoral.

1802z: NOTEBOOK; ACB7TQ; P1.
ACB7TQMKYN2KWY6BVAS2E3SMJ7PBHQ
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

[1820z+/-: 22.7 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

1820z: BEAN SOUP; ACB7TQ; ACX7UW; PAC restoral.

1826z: BEAN SOUP; ACRTBA; P1.
ACRTBA6J62KN4F36WZ3PK6LUXVBP6C
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

[1831z+/-: 22.7 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

1850z: BEAN SOUP; ACRTBA; ACB7TQ; ACX7UW; PAX restoral.
1920z: BEAN SOUP; ACRTBA; ACB7TQ; PAC restoral; (ACX7UW expired in the
queue; and the rest expired past this point).
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1914z: NOTEBOOK; NB7QOP; 27 characters; P4.
NB7QOPOTTH72WGRGSDETWSDEDCM
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1948z: NOTEBOOK; ACDUL3; P1.
ACDUL3T2JQK4RWZ74W5ZY444RVSAEQ
[Fed to the GULF E6B.]

1952z: POTLUCK (unknown player; presumed E6B; not visible on ADSB mapping
sites) called NOTEBOOK with no known response.

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1954z: NOTEBOOK; AC4E24; P1.
AC4E24V3EGZWLZDNIVXG6YYE42PTRB
[NCS restoral queue.]

1956z: NOTEBOOK; AC4E24; P1.
AC4E24V3EGZWLZDNIVXG6YYE42PTRB
[NCS restoral queue.]

[1957z+/-: 27.2 KHz (GULF) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

2000z: RING BONE (presumed AECD8C; AKA IRON MAN); ACDUL3; h+00/h+30
NCS/ABNCP/GULF restoral rebroadcast window; dueling with a NCS h+00
restoral.

2025z: NOTEBOOK; ACUYZS; P1.
ACUYZS4KNVM2TAVRAALY5RNZO7CZT3
[NCS restoral queue.]

2030z: NOTEBOOK; ACUYZS; ACFACD; AC4E24; NCS restoral; all expired beyond
this point.
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2030z: RING BONE; ACDUL3; GULF restoral; dueling with the NCS restoral
rebroadcast.
2100z: RING BONE; ACDUL3; GULF restoral; northbound while over BEAUMONT,
TEXAS.
2130z: RING BONE; ACDUL3; GULF restoral; northbound just northeast of
BARKSDALE at the time of broadcast.
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Jeff
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