ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter - Issue 16

May 2003
Articles, newsreports and Items of interest :enigma2000-owner@yahoogroups.com

Selected Morse stations

Errata :-

Issue 15, M76. I misread our info!!, the 30 TX's mentioned were not for the whole of 2002 but up to the same point in time as Issue 15/ 2003, the final 2002 total was 458 mssgs.

Unid1 per IB

24 Mar	8802kHz	01.00z	"xsv86 de 3sy" believed Chinese Mil net, again on 31 Mar & 1 Apl
25 Mar	10588kHz	01.15z	"bjcq de 3sw" (idem)

Unid2 per IB

28 Mar

8375kHz

13.30z

"MCW 4F cut"
"vvv vvv vvv cq cq cq de bkg bkg bkg hr nw hr nw hr nw ar ar" x8, 4f. Chinese? by format.

M01a

No fixed skeds, now any day any time. Previously TX'd in last week of month on M01 freqs.

This difficult to find station, on a higher than usual freq, was logged on 7 Apl, 16.20z, 7656kHz.

Nice catch from GD

M08a

Additional freqs noted since Issue 15. 3244, 3926, 4478, 6797, 7519, 7555k, 7681, 9062, 9152, 9323, 10126, 10235, 10344, 10858kHz

The 13.00z sked, 9 Mar, 7320kHz had a strong harmonic on 14640kHz

The 12.00 sked (5 Apl) on 10858kHz is back again, but the 13.00z repeat expected on 12093kHz appeared on the 12.00z freq.

MS remarks that the skeds appear to be reduced since end Mar, and there is the occasional screw-up.

M10 CW & MCW

No set freqs, but patterns emerging, timings erratic on some TX's

The Sat/Sun 16.30z MCW sked now settled on 5078//7745kHz, as in Oct 02, still with mssgs for 049, 275, 435, 571. (constant carrier, keyed audio) and continued into April with the March freqs.

On 11 Mar again the S10d was on the same freqs as M10 (5301//8112), see Issue 15 p 16, with M10 clg 555 720 and S10d clg 555 923, becoming a habit !.

New freq pair noted from 6 Mar, 02.10z sked, 6758//4485kHz, "555" sked

On 13 Mar	8190	//	5078kHz	08.00z	"555" sked
	8143	//	12227kHz	12.11z	in prog
On 17 Mar	5078	//	8112kHz	17.03z	"555" sked
On 20 Mar	14445kHz			08.48z
	7745	//	9165	19.50z	"555" ske

With this TX 7745kHz was noted at 19.45z with "rapid dots" using constant carrier MCW before changing to CW "rapid dots" prior to the TX proper.

Some strange sked numbers also been appearing regularly, but appear to be confined to the 04.10z sked, MS asks if monitors have noticed this behaviour in other skeds not audible to him.

(Yes MS, also noted by PoL. Ed)

9 Mar 2003	04.10z	6763kHz	(666 sked !!!) & 4485kHz (in prog) were in use but NOT // sked.
10 Mar 2003	04.10z	6763kHz	(444 sked !!!) not sent on 02.10z
10 Mar 2003	04.00z	4485kHz	(555), not associated with the 02.10 / 04.10 skeds
23 Mar 2003	04.10z	6763kHz	(777 sked !!!)
30 Mar 2003	04.10z	6763kHz	(444 sked !!!)
4 Apr 2003	02.10z	4485//6768kHz	(555 sked) Still using the March freqs ?
31 Mar 2003	22.00z	4485//3522kHz	(687??)
23 Apr 2003	04.10z	6763kHz	(888 sked !!!)
24 Apr 2003	04.10z	6763kHz	(222 sked !!!)

[See also: Page 14 for the Slavic desk schedules, frequencies and observations]

M12

No set freqs/skeds, timing very erratic. increase in skeds noted during April, and re-use of last year's freqs.

Sample logs, indicating time/freq spread through day.

A new 05.30z sked, 9108kHz, "122" on Mon & Wed spotted by PoSW, repeats not yet found .

7 Mar	5431kHz	22.00z
8 Mar	12215kHz	18.34z.	11054kHz	18.54z	9436kHz	19.11z.	"204"

complete sked repeated on 10Mar

Sun

9 Mar

14916kHz

07.40z

(149 000) previously used the "149" on Sundays in Oct 02.

This sked repeated on Sun 23 Mar

10 Mar	6782kHz	17.00z	7657kHz	17.20z	8173kHz	17.40z	"749".
11 Mar	14987kHz	07.00z	16259kHz	07.20z	17534kHz	07.40z	"925".
14 Mar	8039kHz	21.20z	6778kHz	21.40z	5431kHz	22.00z	"865" .
15 Mar	12215kHz	18.30z	11054kHz	18.53z	9436kHz	19.10z.	"204"
				(in prog.)

this complete sked repeated on Mon 17 Mar

14725kHz 19.40z (3^rd sending) "517" 4 Apl
1^st sending probably 17525kHz, 19.00z, as last year.
Another "Sunday morning special" 16084kHz, 07.20z "134" 6 Apl
1^st sending probably 13484kHz, 06.40z

M13

Refer to prediction list for May freqs (GD)

New freq noted for the 757 sked, 7 Mar, 22.45z, 8183kHz

Possible "501" sked 9 Mar, 22.15z, 8067kHz, confirmed on 10^th & 24^th .

16 Mar	20.00z/21.00z	10925kHz,	" 261" sked
17 Mar	20.02z/21.01z	6975kHz,	"261" sked

The "new" 23.00z freq found in Jan 03, logged in Mar at 22.09z, in prog, "272" sked

18 Mar	21.00z	9946kHz	"517" sked
28 Mar	21.00z	10143kHz	"714" sked
7 Apl	20.00z	8127kHz	"517" sked
22 Apl	20.00z	10632kHz	"517" sked

M13a

This "special" sked popped up again on 10 Mar, 04.00z, 6705kHz. (372x3 000 [R5] ), not logged for the past couple of months, under QRM.

A very good catch for MS.

M13d

The twice monthly sked, sometimes.

Did not appear on 15 Mar, 03.30z, or on 27 Apl

M14 MCW

On 4 Apl, 1^st Friday of month TX, 9045kHz, 20.00z

Could have been 1^st or 2^nd sending, dependant on the summertime change.

M24 (High speed M14)

10555kHz	18.42z	in prog, ending "740 740 111 111 00000" at 18.45z. 11 Mar
"	18.38z	in prog, ending "578 578 106 106 0000" at 18.45z 1 Apl
15687kHz	19.35z	"485" in prog, ending "578 578 106 106 0000" at 18.45z 1 Apl
14567kHz	19.55z	"485" in prog, ending "578 578 106 106 0000" at 18.45z 1 Apl

The above 2 skeds ran in April 02, 1^st sending was probably 17467kHz 19.15z

M40 20wpm, short zero

Back with us again.

2 Apl

17.00z

12300kHz

Clg "cq 515.349 HR HR 6 6"
Nice double mssg TX.

M51 auto CW

Still doing its marathons.

5 Mar	07.51z	4861kHz	100 gps. QRM from MCW on which M51 appeared superimposed
28 Mar	07.58z	5055kHz	97gps. Gps 59 & 60 appeared corrupt.
2 Apl	07.00z	5056kHz	(in prog),

M76

On 04.00z 3280kHz.
Up to mssg 363 by Sat 18^th Apl , had sent 32 msgs in previous 9 days.

M83

Wed	19 Mar	07.59z	5330kHz	50 gps. Started auto, long zeros, then hand sent hastily & carelessly
	22 Mar	07.58z	4886kHz	auto 12wpm?
Thu	27 Mar	08.24z	5246kHz.
Mon	7 Apl	07.00z	5368kHz	TX QSD resembles "novice" sending
	15 Apl	07.37z	5290kHz	auto 8wpm, long zeros
Fri	18 Apl	07.00z	5290 & 5330kHz	separate TX's

M87 MCW. cut

Logged 17 Mar 7940kHz, 00.01z with a "684 r, 000 000" null message. The 684 groups were not consistent in this TX, being x8, x15, x14, x15, x26 ??

On 15 Apl, 14.30z, 7065kHz in progress.

M88

NEW, as initially reported as "unid 4, PoSW" Issue 15

This Wednesday mornings station, now being regularly logged, has been assigned an ID.

PoSW has investigated and the continuing consistent results warrant its inclusion in the Control List. Further monitoring ongoing. First noted 6 Nov 02.

Brief details:-

Very slow CW, 07.30z Wednesday mornings only (so far), maybe a monthly sked, freq usage still to be identified. Possibly only a 5min sked.
TX's "508 / 00" repeatedly and ends "= =" three slow, well spaced, dashes "000"
It has a noteable "signature" in that the TX appears to be a "keyed carrier" modulated with a "high pitched tone"
Freqs heard 8088/9, 6941kHz, strong sig in UK.

Thanks to :- GD, IB, JP, LP, ML, MoK, MS, PoL, PoSW, Anon2 UK, Anon1 EU.

Welcome to both Jim P & RN who have joined the CW team and settling in nicely.