ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter - Issue 12

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

Oddities

Not many reports on 'Oddities' this time around although there are things that definitely go 'buzz in the night' no one is reporting them.

JoA wrote in to give a short mention of his 1T2B [One tone, two buzzes] oddity which has remained NRH. Faithfully monitoring the station JoA shared the results noted in his log for 09/08 [All times Zulu].

1T2B
11116kHz 0634-0639z 09/08 NRH

1T2B
11116kHz 09/08 As below:

USB FAINT TONES heard, but unable to detect the buzzes:
2038:10 - 2038:12; 2041:04 - 2041:06; 2044:04 - 2044:14; 2047:04 - 2047:14
2056:04 - 2056:10 (faded); 2059:04 - NRH; 2102:04 - 2 tones - 2102:14
2105:04 - 2 tones - 2105:14

1T2B
11116kHz 16/08 USB:

0759-0812z NRH.
2135:nn-2135:14 V.faint tone.
2138:08-2138:14 " " "
2141:07-2141:14 " " "
2144:06-2144:12 " " "

No buzzes detected.

[Thanks JoA]

Backwards music station (XM)

c6900kHz

0300z

23/07

Of the above signals Dave Payne, Sr of West Virginia writes AM Backwards music very weak, even on the 100+ foot longwire outback. Followed by intelligible numbers. Not sure if the two are related. Frequency is approximate due to my analog readout.

Crackle (XC)

Look around 5495//5505kHz as the crackle and Shanwick Air Radio battle for the frequency. [See p25 Issue 11].

Jammers

Rob of Essex contacted e2k to mention a jammer he heard on 16176kHz thrashing away on 28/07

These can also be heard with some regularity on: 5320, 5600, 6420, 6880, 7040, 7050, 7070, 8320, 8340, 8515, 9360,10280,10470 and 13410 kHz.

Jet (XJT)

This interesting fact was received from Leif via the spooks reflector: 'The XJT file listed at "groups.yahoo.com/group/enigma2000"is in fact a STANAG 4285 PSK modem (2400Bd/8-PSK) used by most NATO naval stations these days for ship to shore and shore to ship broadcast tfc. Traffic is usually encrypted." Samples can be heard at the following URL's

For those without access they sound like 'Jet'.
A nice piece of work laying this 'oddity' to rest. Thanks Leif.

New pip XT2

No reports.

S28 [formerly XB]

It buzzes away on 4625kHz still as AF reports:

4625kHz	1918z	08/07
	1923z	20/07

S30 [The Pip]

Continues to dominate 3757kHz in the 80M band.

Slot machine (XSL)

XSL is heard on 4233, 4292, 6419, 6445, 6466, 8555, 8589 and 8703.5kHz. USB mode

Still being heard in US, Oceania and like areas. E2k would like to receive details of any observations made in Great Britain, Eire and Europe please.

XSL general transmission times [freqs of 8588.0//8703.5]

Sun	1500z	1600z	1900z
Mon	0900z	1700z	2215z
Tue	1510z	1530z	1600z
Wed	1400z	1500z	1545z
Thu	1600z
Fri	1450z	1600z	2140z
Sat	1400z	1600z	1700z

From Ary Boender, via 'spooks':

8703.5kHz

1928z

14/07

(AB)

And from Ben Mesander in US:

8588kHz	1500z	11/08	[USB slot machine; still in prog]
	1414z	14/08
8703kHz	1500z	11/08	[USB slot machine; still in prog]
	1415z	14/08

Squeaky wheel (XSW)

From Ary Boender, via 'spooks':

3828kHz

2112z

13/07

Heard on 11116kHz 0742z to 0810z almost dominating the E11 sending on that day. [PLondon].

Teleprinter 4710

Can be heard on the usual frequencies of 4710, 6702, 9000kHz, 11122kHz [daytimes] and 15020kHz [evenings].

From JoA's log:

4710kHz	14/08	1352-1356	1414-1415		1452-1456z	S6
	15/08	2005-2008		S7
	16/08	0605-0608	0625z	S6

6702kHz	14/08	1356-1357		NRH		1415-1417	S0.5 Idling.	1456-1457	S0 Idling.
	15/08	2008-2010	S0.5	NRH	(Buzz).
	16/08	0608-0610	S0.5	NRH	(Buzz)	0626z	NRH.

9000kHz	14/08	1357-1401	S3/S0.5 QRN.	1417-1418	S0.5/S1	1457-1501	S0 v.faint, QRN.
	15/08	2010-2012	S1.
	16/08	0610-0612	S0 audible	0627z	S0 audible.

11122kHz:	14/08	1401-1405	S0 audible QRN-fading	1418-1419	S0 audible	1501-1505	S0.
	15/08	2012-2014	S2/S3.
	16/08	0612-0614	S0 audible	0628z	S0 audible.

15020kHz:	14/08	1405-1414	S0 audible QRN-fading	1419-1420	S0 faint.
	15/08	2014-2016	NRH-QRM-buzzing.
	16/08	0614-0616	NRH	0629z	NRH.

[Tnx JoA]

Wopwop (XWP)

No reports

More Info on 'oddities' can be found on Brian of Sussex excellent web pages:
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/brogers/page2.html

Thanks to AB, AF, AK, ANUER, Anon UK, AnonNI, Anon Scandinavia, AR, BMDartford, D of Kent, 'E', Gert of Holland, HFD, IB, J of Aylesbury, JM, Ben Mesander, JMM, K of Kent, LP, Mike of Kent, Mark Slaten, 'P', Peter of Saffron Walden, R anon, Rob of Essex, selco, US', Spy Numbers Robot, and all others for their contributions to the Morse, Voice and Oddities columns. As ever we acknowledge information from the Spooks site.