[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - SHRAPNEL; COUPLING; TEUTONIC; and SPLENDID

[Jeff Haverlah]

0010z  24 Sep 26

UTC 23 Sep 26

P1: AC
P2: QH
P4: VQ

0010z: SHRAPNEL with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

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0341z: COUPLING (NCS); VQV4JK; 22 characters; P4; change of prefix (61 days)
VQV4JK65OM3C2XCXEL74U7

0400z: COUPLING Standing by for traffic.
0430z: COUPLING Standing by for traffic.

0447z: COUPLING; ACRGIQ; P1.
ACRGIQVS6SFZVWNFVMKBS37TVM3ARD
[NCS restoral queue.]

0450z: COUPLING; ACRRWG; P1.
ACRRWG2ABLECGUJ2YC5GIJWVHAP2BK
[NCS restoral queue.]

0500z: COUPLING; ACRRWG; ACRIGQV; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF restoral
rebroadcast window.

0506z: COUPLING Standing by for traffic.
[2 minutes later.]
0508z: Coupling Standing by for traffic, again.
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Quiet.

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1503z: COUPLING; FOR BRAD (sounds like); QHXLPO; P2.
QHXLPOKRVDVPQ4TB6PXUZW7SEBY2UC
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[1506z+/-: AEB184 E6B launched from PAX RIVER eastbound to western
PENNSYLVANIA and entered into an east/west orbit north of PITTSBURGH,
PENNSYLVANIA.]

1516z: TEUTONIC (presumed AEB184) called MAINSAIL with no known response.
1518z: TEUTONIC called COUPLING with no known response and quiet.

1618z: RAND 33 called RED RIVER.
1620z: RAND 33 called RED RIVER.
1621z: RAND 83 called RED RIVER "checking in."
1629z: SKULL 31 called MUDBUG.

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1632z: COUPLING; QHAKS6; 40 characters; P2.
QHAKS6H6M7TLCV5BBEBGBBAEPZJGFE4SU6PULYNZ
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1637z: RAND 83 called RED RIVER and raised RAND 27 "has you loud and clear."

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1902z: COUPLING; ACRUZR; P1.
ACRUZREGOBAJPSR4I74INBXPNAIOLG
[NCS restoral queue.]

[1913z+/-: AE041B static hex E6B launched from TINKER to the GULF and
returned to TINKER. No logged HF or VLF activity while over the GULF.]

1928z: RAND 34 called RED RIVER "checking in."

1930z: COUPLING; VQ5USL; 22 characters; P4.
VQ5USLVVF573TRI2GA4VEH

1932z: COUPLING; ACU6NQ; P1.
ACU6NQSHOIHOLQX4AE6PNV2V78RC5X

1936z: COUPLING; VQTMAK; 45 characters; P4.
VQTMAKX46542NQ6UPUUVJTPZL5FPAUPUUIJTPZZTFPHPY

Reformatted for structure:

𝚅𝚀𝚃𝙼𝙰𝙺  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝚇𝟺𝟼𝟻𝟺𝟸𝙽𝚀𝟼𝚄  [𝟷𝟶]
𝙿𝚄𝚄𝚅𝙹𝚃𝙿𝚉𝙻𝟻𝙵𝙿𝙰𝚄  [𝟷𝟺]
𝙿𝚄𝚄𝙸𝙹𝚃𝙿𝚉𝚉𝚃𝙵𝙿𝙷𝙿  [𝟷𝟺]
𝚈  [𝟷]

1939z: COUPLING; ACHAVK; P1.
ACHAVKIZDDSVBITS2YEAPQQJQZCFGE

1952z: COUPLING; QHHKAL; P2.
QHHKALCE5QNTXF63T6HIAJAOXXLLQO

2000z: COUPLING; ACRUZR; NCS restoral.

2004z: RAND 35 called RAND 34.

[2011z+/-: AEC5D2 E6B launched from TINKER northbound to the KANSAS CITY,
KANSAS area; then returned to TINKER.]

2029z: COUPLING; ACUPF6; P1.
ACUPF62NNA2TKMUZSZJIXROK5QJT6F

2033z: COUPLING; AC7VGQ; P1.
AC7VGQ2RKTEF4PEE2CHRB45NSIKFB6

2036z: COUPLING; ACRUZR; NCS restoral (delayed by higher priority traffic).
[When did the directive go out to stop using "higher precedence traffic?"]

2038z: COUPLING; ACNA3M; P1.
ACNA3MU7SMQPMGS7KDR7SWY54BNJQZ

2043z: COUPLING; ACRJD4; P1.
ACRJD4LSNGZUZWSLS7RFEIAWHMJ2JJ
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[2110z+/-: AF768F E6B launched from TRAVIS eastbound to OFFUTT.]

2116z+-/: SPLENDID (presumed AF768F) worked COUPLING to enter the net.
2118z: SPLENDID entered the net.

2147z: COUPLING; ACZAA5; P1.
ACZAA5OBVCOA6CYBBFRXXS3WLWUEAV

[2300z: ADB184 broke orbit and returned to the eastern seaboard by the
close of the UTC day.]

2317z: RAND 30 called RED RIVER and raised MAINSAIL for a signal check.

Jeff
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