ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter - Issue 8

January 2002
Articles, newsreports and Items of interest : e2k_news@hotmail.com

Selected Morse stations

Note that stations shown "cNNNN" are approx, analogue receivers.

This is only a limited representation of the logs received.

Frequencies are given as an illustration of the range covered and have been active in the recent past, they should not be considered as "frequency reference lists" as many of the CW stations change on a regular basis, and some on every TX.

"Almost Morse", S11a has dispensed with its CW ID of 976/00, non-Morse reading agent? (GD)

From the comprehensive records maintained by our "CW consultant" it is sometimes possible to give predictions for specific stations on request and150; we expect accurate feedback for this service!!!

Odd Station (listed in Issue 7)

This has now been confirmed as M7 and would appear to be associated with M10 (GD)

M34 (listed in Issue 7)

Close study of the full transcription submitted has confirmed that this was M26 (GD)

M01 (hand sent)

Sun 07.00, Tues 18.00 & 20.00z, Thu 18.00 & 20.00z, Sat 15.00z

Predictions available

M01b (hand sent)

Only TX's are Mon 21.10z 4613kHz, Thu 21.32z 4990kHz, Fri 22.02z 4505kHz

Predictions available

M03

Sat 08.00z 8187kHz, Sun 16.30z 5830kHz reported.

Busy station, Predictions available

M07 (MCW CC)

8/11 19.43z 6780kHz, has this replaced 9165kHz, as the winter freq.

M08a

Still busy 24hrs but some schedules may have been dropped. Freqs used include: 10216, 9331, 4016, 5419, 4478, 4027, 10858, 6866, 7516, 7520, 8136, c9260 10235, 12093, 12119 kHz

M10

Sat/Sun	02.10z	5737//6780
Sat/Sun	04.00z	4783kHz			04.10z	5470//7745kHz
Mon	21.00z	4782kHz		Thu	21.10z	4030kHz	Sat	16.30z	4958//5737
Sat	19.27z	6800kHz	in prog	Wed	21.00z	4795kHz	Tue	22.03z	c5490kHz
Mon	22.00z	c5495kHz		Tue	15.05z	c9220kHz
Sun	21.11z	4030kHz	in prog.

The 18/10 18.45z c9200kHz TX sent NNN x 3 before closing ?

On 29/11 at 21.14 this station was back on one of its "old haunts" of 3383kHz, not heard down here for some time - or we haven't been looking that low!!

M10e

Mon	19/11	Tue	20/11	09.00z	5019kHz	with BC & XJT qrm
Mon	17/12			09.00z	c5020kHz.
	12/12			08.00z	5380kHz	strange TX where groups were sent twice and no 000 ending ??, we will watch for this format re-appearing and may allocate a new ID

M12

Still very active. Spotted by some monitors in Nov sending same sked as XPH, on known XPH freqs, related?.

Interestingly after the UK change from BST to GMT at the end of October only some schedules changed.

On Fri 2/11 a two message TX was made at 21.27 on 8054kHz repeated at 21.41z on 6807kHz then the 3^rd sending at 22.05z on 5257kHz

On 29/10 it decided at 19.41z to TX on 4625kHz, the home of S28/XB, not a good choice.

Freqs used include 17516, 17428, 16216, 9224, 8084, 8064, 8054, 6856, 6927, 5428, 5781/2, 5788, 5928 (in 49m band), 5782kHz.

This station failed to TX on its normal Thu sked on 6/12, it hasn't done this since Mar 01 ??

M13

Daily except Wed recently, mainly between 19.00 & 21.00z freqs include: 3657, 4450, 5522, 6920, 6306, 6872, 6887, 6974, 7425, 8271, 8841, 9342, 11424, 11524kHz

On 6/12, 09.00z 9372kHz (BC band) it sent a 204 gp mess, longest recorded.

Has been heard after 22.00z

Predictions available

M13b (MCW CC)

22-23/10	20.00z	6886kHz	(387 x 3, 000)

M14

16/11	20.00z	6990kHz	the "3^rd Friday TX" only 4mins, while the 2^nd sending on 5940kHz was in progress at 20.02 inside the 49metre BC band.
23/11	22.03z	4895kHz	in prog.
25/11	10.13z	16342kHz	in prog.

On 2/11 the 20.00z TX started 5 mins late

Freqs used include 6890, 7630, 9045,

M21

Thu

18.22z

c5760kHz

Wed

21.50z

c5880kHz

Thu

21.55

c5205kHz

M23

Wed/Sat

18.00z

19820kHz

Sat

06.00z

9600//10650kHz

Sun

18.00z

19820kHz

20.00z

13400kHz

22.00z

14450kHz

Mon

22.00z

14450kHz

Sat/Sun

19.00z

19300kHz

19.30z

18460kHz

21.00z

17330kHz

Wed

08.02z

8307kHz

Tue

20.30z

9080kHz.

Mon

19.00z

6749kHz

(17/12) sent "11111" for 25 mins ?

M24

Tue/Wed	08.00z	8175kHz	Wed	18.00z	9060kHz	Thu/Fri	18.00z	5010kHz	(Oct 01)
Mon	14.28z	c9410kHz	Fri	20.08z	10470kHz

Monthly freq change.

M24a

Mon/Wed

19.00z

4490//4970kHz

2 mssg's sent

M29

Mon

08.30z

5270kHz

(01/10)

M40

Day ?

17.00z

12300kHz

17.30z

16100kHz.

Wed

16.03z

8959kHz

(05/12)

M45 (hand sent)

Tue

18.00z

4555//4955kHz

M51

Busy, loggings have been mainly between 5200 - 5420kHz, early mornings & late evenings, with one 21.30z TX at c5810kHz

Continuous freq changes, cannot predict

M76

Heard 2/11/00 , 05.00z & 17.50z on 3819kHz at 25 wpm

Usual format of 4cha callsign de 4cha callsign (all bogus), 4^th year running for this.

M83

Heard 28-29-30/11 around 08.00z on 5245.5kHz

4cha c/s, long zero

Odd Stations

Igor in Siberia continues to catch many unid CW stations, believed Chinese Mil & N.Korean Intel, not audible in Europe.

What about you boys on the West Coast USA & Alaska ?

Reported both from Europe & USA a strong CW, with key clicks, repeating "555" on 6980Khz.

Speculation that it was/is a test/calibration/propagation signal, any other offers.

Contributors acknowledged end of Oddities section