iemats

[iemats @iemats]

UTC 08 Jun 26

Another E6B at PHOENIX/SKY HARBOR, ARIZONA.

Log extract:

0311z: GUNRACK (NCS); EEBUDF; 22 characters; P4; change of prefix (17 days).
EEBUDFTUK25MSSDWQCQBCS

[0313z+/-: AF0798 E6B launched from PHOENIX/SKY HARBOR, ARIZONA and flew to TRAVIS (0513z) for an apparently very brief stop (touch & go or ?); departing TRAVIS southbound to the PALMDALE/EDWARDS (0600z+/-) area before turning eastbound (perhaps to TINKER?).]

0339z: GUNRACK; EEJOVK; 22 characters; P4.
EEJOVKHANHB5DQYTCWS4EB

0559z: GUNRACK; EEUGHH; 22 characters; P4.
EEUGHHWV3FJ7ZXAAQIQCT7

0608z: GUNRACK; CBZZCG; P1.
CBZZCGTVF2GRYHUTHQXY3FX6AKRXWF

Quiet.

[iemats @iemats]

UTC 07 Jun 26

FOR TANGO FORCE activity June 2025; March 2026; June 2026. Compare and contrast.

The Sundays on all 3 months consisted of two strings with a separation between the two of 2 hours or less.

2025

June

Friday 20250606
2033z: NIGHTCAP; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJVVTE.
[14 minutes see Friday June 2026.]
2047z: NIGHTCAP; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJAYS6.

Saturday 20250607
1749z: CUMMINGS; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJALCL.
2016z: CUMMINGS; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJITC3.
2106z: CUMMINGS; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJNSOV.

Sunday 20250608
1403z: CINERAMA; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJTOEF.
1523z: CINERAMA; FOR TANGO FORC; KJTY7W.

-------
2026

March

Friday 20260306
2134z: BIG SHOW; FOR TANGO FORCE; I4XOAR; P1

Saturday 20260307
1402z: STANWICK; FOR TANGO FORCE; I4D4GV; P2.
1816z: STANWICK; FOR TANGO FORCE; LEZ5K2; P2; change of prefix.
2039z: STANWICK; FOR TANGO FORCE; LE4K4R5; P2.

Sunday 20260308
1622z: RECOURSE; FOR TANGO FORCE; LEROC7; P2.
1820z: RECOURSE; FOR TANGO FORCE; LEBLNK; P2.

June
[Note the h+02 pattern for most of the strings.]

Friday 20260605
2002z: ACCUSTOM; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAZNM4; P2.
[14 minutes.]
2016z: ACCUSTOM; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAQDQB; P2.

Saturday 20260606
1302z: TERTIARY; FOR TANGO FORCE; JACMXH; P2.
[2 hours]
1502z: TERTIARY; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAIIDN; P2.
1802z: TERTIARY; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAOHSR; P2.
2003z: TERTIARY; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAVDT2; P2.

Sunday 20260607
1302z: STILETTO; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAB4JU; P2.
[2 hours]
1502z: STILETTO; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAUVTM; P2.

[iemats @iemats]

UTC 07 Jun 26

Quiet.

========
1200z: Nothing heard.
1230z: STILETTO (NCS) Standing by for traffic.
1300z: STILETTO Standing by for traffic.

1302z: STILETTO; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAB4JU; P2.
JAB4JULUOU5SLY52SYMHSZK427TN6Z

[1458z+/-: AF98ED E6B launched from TRAVIS; flew to PHOENIX/SKY HARBOR, ARIZONA; then flew to TINKER; and eventually departed TINKER westbound.]

1458z: ABILITY (or stability), belay that, ABRUPTLY (presumed AF98ED) called STILETTO a couple of times and was interupted by NCS message traffic.

[2 hours]
1502z: STILETTO; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAUVTM; P2.
JAUVTM4RBJOP7EL7B4MRGCVBN2J662
========

1505z: ABRUPTLY called and raised STILETTO to enter the net.
1508z: ABRUPTLY entered the net.

[1711z+/-: AF52F6 E6B launched from SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB north bound to the VIRGINIA BEACH (NORFOLK) entry point to the ATLANTIC; eventually TACAMO LANT.]

[1917z+/-: AEEA66 E6B launched from TINKER for area pattern work.]

2059z: CORNBEEF (presumed AF52F6; 3 hour delay) called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the net. In the noise floor 11175 UTwente SDR.
2101z: CORNBEEF entered the net.

========
2111z: STILETTO; FOR SCAN 37; JAU3ZS; P2.
JAU3ZS222YJKLZBSIFFREOMBTMIE7O

[30 minutes.]
2140z: STILETTO; CBF7WS; P1.
CBF7WSBTQLT3VP4JYQ44VEEN7FUWQY
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

[2151z: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast; very weak on California SDR.]

********
2153z: STILETTO; CBMFFA; P1.
CBMFFAKJOHOZ3AUPDP5ZHZROCOGKN3
********

2210z: CORNBEEF; CBF7WS; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast.

********
2216z: STILETTO; CBKO4P; P1.
CBKO4PC2IUPF247Q3SGL4337K2M76G
********

2240z: CORNBEEF; CBF7WS; LANT restoral.
2310z: CORNBEEF; CBF7WS; LANT restoral.
2340z: Nothing heard; CORNBEEF southwest bound over NORTH CAROLINA.

2344z: CORNBEEF called and raised MAINSAIL but apparently did not hear MAINSAIL.
2347z: CORNBEEF called and eventually raised MAINSAIL to exit the net.
2357z: CORNBEEF exited the net while approaching SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB.

[iemats @iemats]

UTC 07 Jun 26

CORNBEEF: TACAMO LANT: AF52F6
STILETTO: NCS

1917z+/-: AF52F6 E6B launched from SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB and flew to the ATLANTIC via the VIRGINIA BEACH (NORFOLK, VIRGINIA) entry point; TACAMO LANT.

AF52F6 was not logged on HF (entering the net or HF restoral work) or VLF for 3 hours similar to another E6B earlier in the week. They were over the ATLANTIC doing something but were HF/VLF quiet.

2059z: MAINSAIL called LAST CALLER and worked CORNBEEF (presumed AF52F6; buried in the noise floor of the SDRs in use) to enter him into the net.
2101z: CORNBEEF entered the net.

2111z: STILETTO; FOR SCAN 37; JAU3ZS; P2.
JAU3ZS222YJKLZBSIFFREOMBTMIE7O

[30 minutes]
2140z: STILETTO; CBF7WS; P1.
CBF7WSBTQLT3VP4JYQ44VEEN7FUWQY
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

2151z: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast; very weak on a CALIFORNIA SDR.

2210z: CORNBEEF; CBF7WS; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.
2240z: CORNBEEF; CBF7WS; LANT restoral.
2310z: CORNBEEF; CBF7WS; LANT restoral.
[2340z: Nothing heard; AF52F6 southwest bound over NORTH CAROLINA.]

2344z: CORNBEEF called and raised MAINSAIL but apparently did not hear MAINSAIL.
2347z: CORNBEEF called and eventually raised MAINSAIL to exit the net.
2357z: CORNBEEF exited the net while approaching SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB.

[1776Girl @sipjack1776]

E-6B Mercury
Using tactical hex #AF52F6 out of Seymour Johnson tracking E into the Atlantic off the Virginia coast near Norfolk.
@Borrowed7Time @iemats @N214WN

[iemats @iemats]

As on Sunday 08 March 2026 today's Sunday FOR TANGO FORCE session ended at the end of a 2 hour traffic window.

1502z: STILETTO; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAUVTM; P2.
JAUVTM4RBJOP7EL7B4MRGCVBN2J662

[iemats @iemats]

UTC 07 Jun 26

FOR TANGO FORCE continues into UTC Sunday.

1200z: Nothing heard.
1230z: STILETTO (NCS) Standing by for traffic.
1300z: STILETTO Standing by for traffic.

1302z: STILETTO; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAB4JU; P2.
JAB4JULUOU5SLY52SYMHSZK427TN6Z
....

[iemats @iemats]

@Yo0385096085932 @sipjack1776 @Canadian_OSINT @Borrowed7Time @N214WN His route took him eastbound over the ATLANTIC, not the great circle route to the eastern hemisphere. He's apparently TACAMO LANT headed to his orbit reservation area.

[iemats @iemats]

07 Jun 26

ABRUPTLY enters the net on 11175.0 USB.
USN comm lingo ("interrogative"; "belay that"; etc) was actively used in the early to mid 90s E6A nets; not so much now. The lingo was noticeably different between the operators on the E6As and the ABNCP/NIGHTATCH01 operators.

STILETTO: NCS
ABRUPTLY: E6B repositioning to PHOENIX/SKY HARBOR, ARIZONA.

1458z+/-: AF98ED E6B launched from TRAVIS and repositioned to PHOENIX.

1458z: ABRUPTLY (presumed AF98ED; excellent levels on BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA SDR) called STILETTO but the process was interrupted by NCS message traffic.

1502z: STILETTO; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAUVTM; P2.

1505z: ABRUPTLY called and raised STILLETO to enter the net.

1508z: ABRUPTLY entered the net.

Audio (edited for time but still at 7 minutes):

https://t.co/r3wxUbaZop

[iemats @iemats]

UTC 06 Jun 26

0001z: TERTIARY (NCS) Standing by for traffic.

[0100z+/: AEB230 launched from somewhere is WASHINGTON STATE and flew to TRAVIS.]

Quiet.

0511z: LAJES with test count.
0523z: ELMENDORF with test count.
0526z: OFFUTT with test count.

0701z: MAINSAIL with test count.

========
0736z: TERTIARY; JAPK7D; 55 characters; P4.
JAPK7DJDJ3QCJOS6DJLU6D3IKCZPSEUGLOCSTLNYCZGSEUGLOCSTLNT

Reformatted for structure:

𝙹𝙰𝙿𝙺𝟽𝙳 [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙹𝙳𝙹𝟹𝚀𝙲𝙹𝙾𝚂 [𝟿]
𝟼𝙳𝙹𝙻𝚄 [𝟻]
𝟼𝙳𝟹𝙸𝙺 [𝟻]
𝙲𝚉𝙿𝚂𝙴𝚄𝙶𝙻𝙾𝙲𝚂𝚃𝙻𝙽𝚈 [𝟷𝟻]
𝙲𝚉𝙶𝚂𝙴𝚄𝙶𝙻𝙾𝙲𝚂𝚃𝙻𝙽𝚃 [𝟷𝟻]

[8 hour FOR TANGO FORCE event.]
========
1219z: TERTIARY immediate disregard.
1220z: TERTIARY immediate disregard.
1221z: TERTIARY; JAWQFV; 35 characters; P2.
JAWQFVI33SCI6TIISPA2F5SDJHEVGVOKE2P

1302z: TERTIARY; FOR TANGO FORCE; JACMXH; P2.
JACMXHA33C6BWDNO3GOG3AQAFESHR4

1317z: TERTIARY; JAPQVR; 55 characters; P2.
JAPQVRNVZSSEDIUUFM4FUFM6LFG7A2YSZQXG5OK4FGYA2YSZQXG5OK6

Reformatted for structure:

𝙹𝙰𝙿𝚀𝚅𝚁 [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙽𝚅𝚉𝚂𝚂𝙴𝙳𝙸𝚄 [𝟿]
𝚄𝙵𝙼𝟺𝙵 [𝟻]
𝚄𝙵𝙼𝟼𝙻 [𝟻]
𝙵𝙶𝟽𝙰𝟸𝚈𝚂𝚉𝚀𝚇𝙶𝟻𝙾𝙺𝟺 [𝟷𝟻]
𝙵𝙶𝚈𝙰𝟸𝚈𝚂𝚉𝚀𝚇𝙶𝟻𝙾𝙺𝟼 [𝟷𝟻]

1502z: TERTIARY; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAIIDN; P2.
JAIIDN4CGLD5TT3SKYPYUCY26GSNCA

[1740z+/-: AECD8C E6B launched from PAX RIVER

1802z: TERTIARY; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAOHSR; P2.
JAOHSRT2KY65NNWFUPRGFV5UE3B7MR

[Major TACAMO LANT activity.]
********
1816z: TERTIARY; CB5KNG; P1.
CB5KNGB4QFCDYWS5GRGAY3I3W3U2BX
[Suspected fed to TACAMO LANT; no HF restoral rebroadcast heard; but there were possibly associated VLF broadcasts.]

[1830z+: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD website.]

1840z: Nothing heard.

[1900z+/-: 17.8 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD website.]

1910z: Nothing heard.
1950z: Nothing heard.

2003z: TERTIARY; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAVDT2; P2.
JAVDT2KWCPL6P3OI5GE5HSCBK5RJGX
========

2116z: TERTIARY; CBXVBI; P1.
CBXVBI2VRPOBOFEV5GYPIK2SPNAVYE
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

[2122+/-: 17.8 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD website.]

2140z: AMBITION (presumed E6B); CBXVBI; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.

2202z: TERTIARY; JACTTF; 17 characters (rare); P2.
JACTTFUTI3KZMFBYW
[Clearly fed to TACAMO LANT.]

2210z: TERTIARY; CBXVBI; LANT restoral.
[2240z: Nothing heard.]
[2310z: Nothing heard.]

[2215z+/-: 17.8 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast of the 17 character JACTTF string per FSK transcript and W1VD website.]

2326z: AMBITION called ("Going out on 11175"; long time active operator) and raised TERTIARY to exit the net.
2329z: AMBITION exited the net; very weak/readable on the UTwente SDR; not visible on ADSB mapping sites.

[iemats @iemats]

@BTdubbs1149 If it follows the pattern of last March and June last year, it'll "end" Sunday during the mid day.

[iemats @iemats]

UTC 06 Jun 26

Major TACAMO LANT activity.

TACAMO LANT apparently Due Regard (not visible on ADSB mapping sites.

Another instance of a less than 30 character EAM (17 characters in this case) being associated with TACAMO VLF broadcasts. "Short" strings were associated with GREENLAND and NORWAY E6B activity for example.

Surrounding activity (such as the FOR TANGO FORCE activity) edited out of the following.

1816z: TERTIARY (NCS); CB5KNG; P1.
CB5KNGB4QFCDYWS5GRGAY3I3W3U2BX
[Suspected fed to TACAMO LANT; no HF restoral rebroadcast heard; but the string was possibly associated with VLF broadcasts.]

[1830z+: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD website.]

1840z: Nothing heard.

[1900z+/-: 17.8 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD website.]

1910z: Nothing heard.
1950z: Nothing heard

2116z: TERTIARY; CBXVBI; P1.
CBXVBI2VRPOBOFEV5GYPIK2SPNAVYE
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

[2122+/-: 17.8 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD website.]

2140z: AMBITION (presumed E6B); CBXVBI; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.

2202z: TERTIARY; JACTTF; 17 characters (rare); P2.
JACTTFUTI3KZMFBYW
[Clearly fed to TACAMO LANT.]

2210z: TERTIARY; CBXVBI; LANT restoral.
[2240z: Nothing heard.]
[2310z: Nothing heard.]

[2215z+/-: 17.8 KHz VLF FSK MSK broadcast of the 17 character JACTTF string per FSK transcript and W1VD website.]

2326z: AMBITION called ("Going out on 11175"; long time active operator) and raised TERTIARY to exit the net.
2329z: AMBITION exited the net; very weak/readable on the UTwente SDR; not visible on ADSB mapping sites.

17.8 KHz FSK transcript of the 17 character JACTTF string. The broadcast signal was very weak on the California SDR. The FSK transcript is mostly junk; but some of the partial and complete characters are sufficient when compared to the clear voice transcript to confirm that its the JACTTF string.

𝙻 𝙾𝙽𝙰
𝙲𝙷𝙰 𝙽𝙴𝙻𝙽𝚃𝙽𝙴𝙸
𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙽 𝙻
𝙽𝙴 𝙽𝙷𝙰𝙽𝙵𝙴𝙻 𝙾𝙲𝙰𝚇𝙷𝙰𝙽𝙽 𝙲𝙴 𝙽 𝙽𝙽𝙴𝙻 𝙾𝙵(((((("" 𝙺𝚀𝚇𝙻𝚆𝙻𝚇𝙻𝙻
𝚁𝙱𝚉𝙹𝙰 𝙸𝙴𝚃𝙾𝙽𝙰𝚃𝙵𝙰
𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙰𝙲𝚁𝙸𝙴𝚉𝙾
𝚃𝙰𝙽𝙴𝙲 𝚃
𝚀𝚄𝙵𝙲 𝙰𝙽𝚅𝙾
𝙸𝙽𝙳𝙸𝙰𝚆
𝙺𝙻𝙾 𝙶𝙽
𝚈𝙴 𝙵
𝙰𝙱𝙴𝙼𝙾 𝚀
𝙽𝙺𝙴𝙴
𝚆𝙷
𝚄 𝙽
𝙽𝙽𝙽𝙵/.//?:":":𝟸/)𝟾 𝙱𝚃
𝙹𝚄𝙻𝙿𝙴𝚃𝚃 𝚅𝙽 𝚀 𝚂𝙸𝙸𝙱𝙾
𝙰𝙶𝙾𝙸𝙲 𝚄𝙽𝚄𝙵𝙾 𝙳𝙾𝚀
𝚄 𝚃𝚈𝚁𝚄𝙳𝙽𝙲𝙷 𝚉𝚄𝙻𝚄
𝙵 𝙴𝚇𝙷𝙲𝙼𝚃𝚁
𝙱𝚁𝙰𝚅𝙾 𝚆𝙸𝙺𝙷𝙴𝚀𝙳𝚄𝚈𝙸𝙹𝚇𝚇 𝙼𝙼𝙽𝙽𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙺𝚈𝙲𝚉𝙲𝚉𝚉𝙱𝙻𝙻𝚉𝙵𝚅𝙿 𝙾
𝙹𝚂𝙻𝙸𝙴𝚀𝙳
(:𝟶-&𝟾𝟹 𝟹:𝟶
𝚅𝚃 𝙵𝙼 𝚃
𝙸𝚄 𝚁𝙼𝙽𝚉𝙰𝙽𝙾𝙾
𝙸𝙴𝚃𝙷𝚂𝙴𝙾 𝙺𝙲𝙻𝙾 𝚉𝚄𝙻𝚄
𝙺𝙸𝚅 𝙾𝚇𝚃𝚁𝙾𝚆
𝙱𝙹𝙰𝚅𝙾 𝚀𝙰/
𝟸𝟺&𝙾
𝙱𝙾
𝙽𝙽𝙽

𝚉𝙽𝙺𝙺𝙺𝚇𝚇𝚂𝙲𝚉𝙲𝚉𝚄𝙴𝚇
𝙻
𝙶𝚇𝙻𝙻
𝚉𝚉
𝙳𝚃
𝚁𝙹𝚄𝙻𝙸𝙴𝚃𝚃 𝙰𝚃𝙵

:𝟶!𝟺)𝟾𝟹 𝟹:#𝟿(
𝟻-, 𝙶 𝚁𝙾𝚉
𝚄𝙽𝙸𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼 𝚃𝙹 𝙶𝙻
𝙸𝙽𝙳𝙸 𝚃𝙷𝙲𝙴𝙴
𝙺𝙸𝙻𝙾𝚂𝚉𝙰𝙺𝙷𝚇𝙴𝚂𝙵𝙾𝚇𝚃𝚁𝚃𝙷𝚉𝚈𝙷𝙾 𝚈𝙰𝚁𝚄𝙴𝚂
𝚆𝙷𝚄𝚂𝙺
?𝟻
,,𝟶 𝙽𝙽𝙽𝙽𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙰𝚉𝙲𝚉𝙲𝚉𝙲𝚉𝚇𝙻𝙻𝚇𝙻𝙻𝙱𝙻𝙻
𝚉 𝚃𝙽𝙰𝙵𝚄𝚆𝙸𝙴𝚃𝙱𝚂𝚇
𝙲𝙾𝚄 𝙲 𝙱
𝚃𝙰𝙽 𝚇𝙾
𝙾𝙾𝙽
𝚄𝙽𝙸𝙵𝚁𝙼 𝚃𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙾
𝙸𝙲𝙳 𝙰 𝙻𝚈𝚁𝙴
𝚆𝙼𝙽&?: !𝟿/𝟻𝟺𝟿𝟻𝚉𝚈 𝙼 𝚈𝙼𝚇𝙾
𝚆𝙷𝚄𝚂𝙺𝙴𝚈
𝙱𝚃
𝙰𝙽𝙽𝙸𝙽𝙽𝙽
𝙽𝙽𝙽𝙽𝚅𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙹𝙲𝚆𝙲𝚉𝙲𝚉𝚇𝙻𝚇

𝚈𝙻𝙻
𝚉𝚉
𝙻 𝙷𝙰𝙷𝙽𝙰
𝙸𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙶𝙸𝙴 𝙴𝙲𝚅
𝙰𝙷𝙰 𝚁𝙴𝚇 𝙾𝚃
𝙰𝙽𝙸𝙵𝙾 𝙳𝙾 𝙽𝙽𝙳𝙸𝚄 𝚃𝙷
𝙴
𝙺𝙸𝙻𝙾𝚄𝚉𝚄𝙻𝚄
𝙵𝙸𝚅𝙴 𝙵𝙾𝚇𝚃
𝙱𝙰𝚅𝙾 𝚈𝙰𝙼𝙺𝙴

𝙸𝚆𝚁𝙶𝚈
𝙼 𝚃𝚉𝙳𝚉𝚉𝚉𝚉𝙽𝙽 𝚁𝙷𝙶 𝙾𝙵𝙴
𝙷 𝙲𝙷𝙰 𝙷𝙴𝙻 𝙶𝙷𝙴𝙾𝙱𝙺𝙵𝙲 𝙷𝙱𝚄𝙹 𝙽𝚅𝙶𝙷

[iemats @iemats]

UTC 06 Jun 26

Another 17 character JA-series broadcast.

11175.0
TERTIARY (NCS)
2202z
JACTTF

JACTTFUTI3KZMFBYW

Audio:
https://t.co/lZuqiioUWR

[iemats @iemats]

@walsh067 When they are off the east cost? Yes, mostly+/-.

[iemats @iemats]

@BTdubbs1149 The Jun 25 event lasted 3 days (Friday; Saturday; Sunday). There was a 3 day event 3 months ago (March 26). It too lasted Friday; Saturday; and Sunday (with similar broadcast windows).

[iemats @iemats]

UTC 06 Jun 26

Another 17 character JA-series broadcast.

11175.0
TERTIARY (NCS)
2202z
JACTTF

JACTTFUTI3KZMFBYW

Audio:
https://t.co/lZuqiioUWR

[iemats @iemats]

@walsh067 Appears that way.

[iemats @iemats]

UTC 06 Jun 26

FOR TANGO FORCE continues into UTC Saturday.

1219z: Disregard
1220z: Disregard
1221z: TERTIARY; JAWQFV; 35 characters

1302z: TERTIARY; FOR TANGO FORCE; JACMXH.

1317z: TERTIARY; JAPQVR; 55 characters...

[iemats @iemats]

@neetintel I just noticed that while the exact timestamps don't match (but are in the same hour window) both years' Friday pairings are 14 minutes apart.

[iemats @iemats]

UTC 05 Jun 26

0000z: ACCUSTOM (NCS) Standing by for traffic.

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0005z: ACCUSTOM; JA7SCY; 40 characters; P2.
JA7SCYW5SK6I2E7A7T6O2JCLT3ZV2RWOGUXH3D24

0010z: PUMP SHED (sounds like; pre0000z GIFTSHOP); CBGAOW; h20/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.

0012z: ACCUSTOM; CBYOK4; P1.
CBYOK4SRUFYESE7ZD6P2O26BWXHFYZ

0015z: ACCUSTOM; ZLNDQN; 29 characters; P4.
ZLNDQNQCYLNIN7KX66PCCGGGGXUYE
[Conforms: doublet_doublet/quad/4 character end block.]
https://t.co/k4RIgPp0kE

0028z: ACCUSTOM; JALMKJ; P2.
JALMKJIL5NGTSFP34HB4JLXUIPLK6O

0049z: ACCUSTOM; CBP2XG; P1.
CBP2XGTONHEHZPCL4FSNUYYJEASCW2

0054z: ACCUSTOM; CBMYLI; P1.
CBMYLIT6ALIOZYYRCI3LVGZPVEFYSQ

0059z: ACCUSTOM; CBEBNU; P1.
CBEBNUWL6527SCFVOX2GE7PCGEANV2
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0226z: ACCUSTOM; CBHQ2K; P1.
CBHQ2KAEW5XDNVPFGQVH7HM6HWIYSD
[Fed to TACAMO PAC and TACAMO LANT.]

0240z: AFK (TACAMO LANT over coastal GEORGIA).

[0250z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast detected on the W1VD VLF Grabber.]
[There was no VLF broadcast from TACAMO LANT as it was over land at the time of this restoral session.]

0250z: AFK

0310z: PUMP SHED; CBHQ2K; LANT restoral; over SOUTH CAROLINA.

0320z: RARE BIRD; CBHQ2K; PAC restoral.

0340z: PUMP SHED; CBHQ2K; LANT restoral; over NORTH CAROLINA.

0350z: RARE BIRD; CBHQ2K; PAC restoral.

0410z: PUMP SHED; CBHQ2K; LANT restoral; approaching PAX RIVER at the time of broadcast.

0413z: PUMP SHED called MAINSAIL on 8992.0, apparently to exit the net. Lost them at that time (maybe moved to 11175?).

0420z: RARE BIRD; CBHQ2K; PAC restoral.

Quiet.

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1127z: ACCUSTOM; ZLSZVQ; 30 characters; P4.
ZLSZVQ7ZVYXXZ7CN7OXCI6CBCI6SW6

Reformatted for structure:

𝚉𝙻𝚂𝚉𝚅𝚀 [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝟽𝚉𝚅𝚈𝚇𝚇𝚉 [𝟽]
𝟽𝙲𝙽𝟽 [𝟺; 𝚡__𝚡]
𝙾𝚇 [𝟸]
𝙲𝙸𝟼 [𝟹]
𝙲𝙱 [𝟸]
𝙲𝙸𝟼 [𝟹]
𝚂𝚆𝟼 [𝟹]

https://t.co/EAFSzks444

1130z: ACCUSTOM Standing by for traffic.

1203z: ACCUSTOM; ZLTSKG; 27 characters; P4.
ZLTSKG5K3GYFBOSMWUREVWURS7Q

1207z: ACCUSTOM Standing by for traffic.
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[1339z+/-: AF9A19 E6B launched from MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA and flew to the missile fields before flying to TINKER.]
[1352z+/-: A33D33 USN 737 WOLF 01 launched from TINKER and flew to the BILLINGS, MONTANA area for pattern work at 6000 feet+/-.

[1719z+/-: AF2A10 E6B launched from TINKER to the GULF; then flew to the LOUISIANA Gulf coast and the northeast bound.]

1719z: RESURFACE (presumed AF2A10; buried in the noise floor of multiple SDRs at that time) called ACCUSTOM.
1721z: RESURFACE called ACCUSTOM with no known response; probably to enter the net. Lost them.

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1725z: ACCUSTOM; CBVDHY; P1.
CBVDHY7KU6PFGHTNHFCACKXGUD4HPF
[Fed to the GULF E6B.]

1828z: Extremely weak station in the noise floor of the SDR: CBVDHY.

1830z: RESURFACE; CBVDHY; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF restoral rebroadcast window.
1843z+/-: 27.2 KHz (GULF) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF Grabber website.
1900z: RESURFACE; CBVDHY; NCS restoral.
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[1930z: Nothing heard.]
[2000z: Nothing heard.]

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1905z: ACCUSTOM Standing by for traffic.
1932z: ACCUSTOM Standing by for traffic.

1945z: ACCUSTOM; CBHTSN; P1.
CBHTSNAAIOPCZCV2KL3FMLD2ZKS6OD

1955z: MERIDETH (might be a E6B) called ANY STATION "on 8992" for a RADIO CHECK.

2002z: ACCUSTOM; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAZNM4; P2.
JAZNM4I45RMDLXBPTAW2KQ35NBOL5X

2005z: ACCUSTOM Standing by for traffic.

2006z: ACCUSTOM; ZL3K5Y; 25 characters; P4.
ZL3K5YAGHZVW2XEJX3L2XLD2K

2008z: ACCUSTOM; ZL4QJT; 38 characters; P4.
ZL4QJTK7P4J5CH43HYLFF5OOLLLL46PRPEP35M
[Conforms: doublet_doublet/quad/10 characters.]
[Paired with the 25 character string.]

2016z: ACCUSTOM; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAQDQB; P2
JAQDQBKWOGKHPVSJ27QLQB4NW7TQSV

2035z: ACCUSTOM Standing by for traffic
2100z+: Nothing heard.

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2116z: ACCUSTOM; FOR FLOW 25; JA4BJJ; P2.
JA4BJJTFESLRLH2PZ2N22KZL6ZWBK6

[30 minutes.]
2146z: ACCUSTOM; CBJYEQ; transmission stopped during the first reading of the string.
2148z: ACCUSTOM; CBJYEQ; P1.
CBJYEQY5ZC46UY2FGGSGEWPQOGVNRU

2200z: ACCUSTOM Standing by for traffic.

[2210z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF Grabber.]

2220z: RARE BIRD (presumed E6B; not visible on ADSB mapping sites; it may be RAIL BIRD); CBJYEQ; PAC restoral.
2250z: RARE BIRD; CBJYEQ; PAC restoral.
[2320z: Nothing heard.]
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2259z: MAINSAIL worked FOGHORN (unheard on SDRs in use; presumed E6B?) for a RADIO CHECK.

2302z: ACCUSTOM Standing by for traffic.
2329z: ACCUSTOM Standing by for traffic.
[0001z UTC new day: TERTIARY Standing by for traffic.]

[iemats @iemats]

250606 was a Friday.

There is a major connection with Friday 20260605:

250606
2033z: NIGHTCAP; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJVVTE.
2047z: NIGHT CAP; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJAYS6.

260605
2002z: ACCUSTOM; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAZNM4.
2016z: ACCUSTOM; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAQDQB.

Both days were the first day of "FOR TANGO FORCE" strings that week; and both days began the weekend.

FOR TANGO FORCE 2025 continued into the weekend:

Saturday:
1749z: CUMMINGS; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJALCL.
2016z: CUMMINGS; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJITC3.
2106z: CUMMINGS; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJNSOV.

Sunday:
1403z: CINERAMA; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJTOEF.
1523z: CINERAMA; FOR TANGO FORC; KJTY7W.

Who works on the weekends? The Reserves and Guard?

[iemats @iemats]

@BTdubbs1149 @neetintel More likely it's already ongoing.

[iemats @iemats]

250606 was a Friday.

There is a major connection with Friday 20260605:

250606
2033z: NIGHTCAP; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJVVTE.
2047z: NIGHT CAP; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJAYS6.

260605
2002z: ACCUSTOM; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAZNM4.
2016z: ACCUSTOM; FOR TANGO FORCE; JAQDQB.

Both days were the first day of "FOR TANGO FORCE" strings that week; and both days began the weekend.

FOR TANGO FORCE 2025 continued into the weekend:

Saturday:
1749z: CUMMINGS; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJALCL.
2016z: CUMMINGS; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJITC3.
2106z: CUMMINGS; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJNSOV.

Sunday:
1403z: CINERAMA; FOR TANGO FORCE; KJTOEF.
1523z: CINERAMA; FOR TANGO FORC; KJTY7W.

Who works on the weekends? The Reserves and Guard?