[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - AMBITION; GUNSHOP; DUKE ARCH; HANDRAIL; LOCKBOX; AVERAGE; and MOON GLOW

[Jeff Haverlah]

0049z  18 Sep 26

UTC 17 Sep 26

P1: AC
P2: K7

[0126z: AE9208 E6B launched from TINKER for an apparent refueling session
on the AR-313 before eventually returning to TINKER.]

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0128z: GUNSHOP; K735BC; 64 characters; P2.
K735BCRMA6HSMBDSXX6FSX24FFTQSAMJIPSPL4ELJCW4ANKUYF3I7ELJCW4ANKUU

𝙺𝟽𝟹𝟻𝙱𝙲  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝚁𝙼𝙰𝟼𝙷𝚂𝙼𝙱𝙳  [𝟿]
𝚂𝚇𝚇𝟼𝙵  [𝟻]
𝚂𝚇𝟸𝟺𝙵  [𝟻]
𝙵𝚃𝚀𝚂𝙰𝙼𝙹𝙸𝙿  [𝟿]
𝚂𝙿𝙻𝟺𝙴𝙻𝙹𝙲𝚆𝟺𝙰𝙽𝙺𝚄𝚈  [𝟷𝟻]
𝙵𝟹𝙸𝟽𝙴𝙻𝙹𝙲𝚆𝟺𝙰𝙽𝙺𝚄𝚄  [𝟷𝟻]
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[0126z+/-: AE9208 E6B launched from TINKER

0139z: AMBITION with communication test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

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0156z: GUNSHOP; AC22RQ; P1.
AC22RQVSG7LJASDROCBVT6327IACVY
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

[0207z: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

0210z: DUKE ARCH (pre0000z CINERAMA); AC22RQ; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT
restoral rebroadcast window.
0240z: DUKE ARCH; AC22RQ; LANT restoral.
0310z: DUKE ARCH; AC224Q; LANT restoral.
0340z: DUKE ARCH; AC224Q; LANT restoral.
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Quiet.

[1332z+/-: AE1A1F E6B launched from TINKER southbound to the
HOUSTON/VICTORIA COASTAL PRAIRIE, TEXAS area; northwest past SAN ANTOINIO
to the SAN ANGELO, TEXAS area then north past TINKER northbound to OFFUTT.
Relaunched from OFFUTT to WHITEMAN. Relaunched from WHITEMAN to TINKER by
the end of the UTC DAY.]

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1347z: GUNSHOP; K7QQHT; P2.
K7QQHT7XYP6IJJG5RRRHO46FL6XEGQ but stopped at the end of the first reading.

1354z: GUNSHOP; K7QQHT to completion.
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1357z: LOCKBOX (presumed E6B; maybe AE1A1F?) called MAINSAIL and raised
GUNSHOP to enter the net.
1400z: LOCKBOX entered the net.

[1419z+'-: AEF13D E6B launched from OFFUTT and immediately entered into an
east/west racetrack east southeast of OMAHA, NEBRASKA at 30000 feet;
returning to OFFUTT 5 hours later.]

1423z: HANDRAIL (presumed AEF13D) worked GUNSHOP to enter the net.
1425z: HANDRAIL entered the net.

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1452z: GUNSHOP; ACPD3A; P1.
ACPD3AFSEVQQAY5NSQDAVDKIYVLQC3
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[1550z+/-: AE0414 static hex E6B launched from TINKER for work in the
TINKER region and back to TINKER.]

[1724z+/-: AFDFA7 E6B launched from TRAVIS to UTAH via southern CALIFORNIA;
then west to northern CALIFORNIA and on to WASHINGTON STATE. It was over
WASHINGTON STATE at the end of the UTC day.]

1730z: AVERAGE (sounds like [sometimes like "ash bridge"]; presumed AFDFA7)
called and raised MAINSAIL but did not respond.

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1758z: GUNSHOP; ACORYN; P1.
ACORYN2YCJGFMYK4OD6AYWO3G6KNYF
[Fed to a Due Regard GULF E6B]

1802z: MOON GLOW (presumed E6B; not visible on ADSB mapping sites); ACORYN;
h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF restoral rebroadcast window.
[1806z: 27.2 KHz (GULF) VLF FSK MSK broadcast; good/fair levels on
CALIFORNIA SDR.]
1830z: MOON GLOW; ACORYN; GULF restoral.
1900z: MOON GLOW; ACORYN; GULF restoral.
1930z: MOON GLOW; ACORYN; GULF restoral.
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1933z: MOON GLOW called AVERAGE a couple of times with no known response.
AVERAGE was in southern UTAH at this time, westbound back to CALIFORNIA.

[1938z: AEF13D breaks orbit and returns immediately to OFFUTT.]

1941z: HANDRAIL called and raised MAINSAIL to exit the net.
1944z: HANDRAIL exited the net.

2141z: MOON GLOW (good levels on a MIDWEST SDR) called AVERAGE with no
response.
2143z: MOON GLOW called AVERAGE with no response.

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2241z: GUNSHOP; AC2EKZ; P1.
AC2EKZGPSIHPB6NDHR3VJ4FERHQ4SV

2244z: GUNSHOP; AC73L6; P1.
AC73L6DVTHBK72HFLDTC5IVNS6EP3K

2247z: GUNSHOP; AC2EKZ; echo rebroadcast 11175.
2249z: GUNSHOP; AC73L6; echo rebroadcast 11175.
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2252z: LOCKBOX called MAINSAIL with no known response.

2259z: MOON GLOW called and raised AVERAGE.
2300z: MOON GLOW directed AVERAGE to meet on the CHARLIE ECHO WINDOW.,

2303z: 9031.0 (CE); AVERAGE (fair/good) to MOON GLOW (unheard) "Standby 5
mikes (minutes)" and then quiet on that frequency. AVERAGE was over the
WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON area at that time.

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
     Airspy HF+ Discovery   W6LVP loop  Various web SDRs
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