ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter - Issue 1

November 2000
Articles, newsreports and Items of interest : e2k_news@hotmail.com

Morse station notes

Enigma 2000 seeks your help in gathering information on the morse stations.

Any logs or requests for information will be answered. Send to either enigma.box@centrenet.co.uk or e2k_news@hotmail.com

If anyone is interested in logging one of the groups there is much more information available on request.

M1

Will be on to a new ID and frequencies. Will be on these until end of February.

Sunday	0700	5464
Tuesday and Thursday	1800	5320	2000	4490
Saturday	1500	5810
ID 197

Over the last year the Group counts have been less than the usual 40 to 42.

On 12 October was logged the lowest for M1, 28 Groups

M1A

Only transmits on the last Thursday and Saturday in the month. Length of transmission varies, some recent ones have been very short. They can also start with 333 instead of the usual ID. The pauses in the transmissions vary a lot in length. Have been logged at 2.5 minutes.

M1B

Some present skeds

Monday & Wednesday	1818	5220	719
Monday	2110	4991	298
Tuesday and Thursday	0723	6320	043	1823	6283	382
Thursday	2132	5737	302
Friday	2202	5441	271

M3

The regular 1630 daily sked is at present on 5830 ID 287. Saturday 0800 8187 ID 624. There are still many daily regular skeds, sometimes sending the same message that it sent the previous year. Also sending some strange messages with group counts in the 30s, the first and last 2 groups are always 77777 77777

Some IDs active at present are 010 011 017 040 041 211 287 501 503 522 624 976

M4

Only comes on once a month, on the second week of the E23 schedule, and is then only on during the day with a weak signal, so not easy for many to copy. Last heard 13 September. Was not heard in October

M7

Not logged very often as it has no fixed skeds, and can be on anytime during the hour

M10

Still on with many regular skeds

M10E

Only one known sked, every 28 days on 5019 at 1000. Next transmission on 16 November, last 19 October.

M12

Activity has been reduced recently, although there is still some regular activity

M13

There is much activity at present, quite useful is the fact that M13 uses the same frequency from one year to the next, so having once found it, you will know where to find it next year. It is possible that a lot of the evening skeds are repeated again the next day at 0400 0500 0600. Any logs from the USA would be appreciated. Remember that if you hear one in progress, keep on listening as the ID Message number and Group count are repeated.

Recently logged was the lowest heard frequency for M13 Saturday 14 October 2100 on 3657.

M13B

ID 473. This group sends a different ID each month, uses longer than normal messages up to 60 groups, and can send two different messages each month.

M14

Very little activity only one recent log

M14A

Still continues its regular Monday and Friday transmissions

M23

Still on 7795 at 0930 and 1500 weekdays, sending same messages that were first sent a year ago. Not so frequent is on at 1000 on 7800, call is either 00000 or 11111. There are some of the 3 figure transmissions about, but are only of short duration. One log, Monday 16 October 1000 on 6848 ID 555 Also daily 0800 & 1400, 8307//9285, « 579 »

M24

The high speed version of M14, there seems to be many more of these at present

M29

Many more transmissions than G4 the voice arm of the group.

Sunday and Wednesday	2100 and 2130
Monday and Tuesday	0700	0730	1300	1330
Tuesday	0900		0930
Tuesday Friday and Saturday	1800 and 2000

M40

Only occasionally heard although there are many transmissions, only CQ747 and CQ 515 can be heard in the UK

M45

Same format as M1 but always starts at 2 minutes past the hour. It is hand sent slowly, but always excellent sending, mistakes very rarely,

M51

Still sending endless 100x5l messages. Can be on up to 5 hours continuously. Always changing frequency.

M76

Not heard as yet, usually appears early in November. Only 3 known frequencies 3280 3290 and 3820

M83

See here.