ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter - Issue 17

July 2003
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Selected Morse stations

Oops, the “New M88” published in Issue 16 has now been identified as an M03, the Enigma Control List issued a few days later carries this amendment.

Unid 1 IB

Unid2 IB

Unid3 IB

Unid4 IB

Unid5 IB

M01 Group

No reports received

M8a

MS theorized that messages with higher ending indicators than the usual 1,2 or 3, near the end of a month, are just repeats (used as padding) to fill the skeds until the new cycle begins, as are V2a TX's

(A review of the E2K archives supports this theory, Ed)

Additional freqs heard 3025,4029, 7975, 8010, 8096, 8136, 9238, 9330, 10293, 10466, 10566, 10715, 10858, 11431, 11565, 12093, 12325, 13257kHz.

BM reported that on 13 May at 03.04 (in prog) there were 2 non // TX's giving mutual QRM on 10125 & 10126kHz

MS reported that on 18 May at 10.00z the same thing happened on 8136 & 8137kHz, the 8137 TX stopping after 7 mins and did not resume.

During early June some Tx's noted with missing “initial 3 min callups” on the 08.00 & 10.00z skeds, and a reduction in activity.

On 9 June, 11.00z sked, 10126kHz carrier up until 11.16z but no Tx made.

Again on 15 June 11.00z sked, 9238kHz carrier up till 11.03z then “garbled” characters. The 10.00z sked had a late start.

On 21 June 10.00z again 2 non// Tx's giving mutual QRM on 3025kHz and then also on 3244kHz . This days 13.00z sked on 12093kHz should have been a repeat of the 12.00z on 10858kHz but it used DIFFERENT calls, after 2 mins the Tx was speeded up and became garbled.

(comforting to hear that this station remains consistent with its c'ups. Ed)

M10 MCW & CW

No set freqs, patterns emerging and being investigated. Appears to be re-using last years freqs, with minor, +-2k, changes on some Tx's

Daily ! 1720z sked on 8190kHz continues.

DoK spotted a new 0400z pairing in May of 3808/5861 kHz, the 04.10z was 6780/? kHz.

RN identified the following pairings in May, all 555 Tx's.

Other freqs heard 5860, 6780, 7380, 7475, 8142//12227, 8190//12295, 9165, 14563kHz [See Slavic Desk's Chart No 6 on Page 15]

M12

Was considered to be a “no set freq/sked” but ongoing investigation is showing patterns emerging. Timing still erratic.

Possibly reduced activity in May/June. Further evidence of annual freq usage, but instances of reusing previous months freqs.

Key Clicks in evidence and freqs that are weak during the winter now becoming stronger.

Sample logs.

M12a Two message variant

PoSW caught this “early bird 154” two Mssg, while expecting the normal M12, sending 137 & 39 gps.

A long time since we reported this one, well done P.

M13

Loggings generally as expected from GD's prediction chart in last issue.

Additional loggings, not on chart

Begins 20.00z

261 (R5) BT 268 21 BT

20.05z

40511 29052 03721 24248 20983
22033 26609 07255 17151 37118
27698 58199 29719 55591 06424
52943 35675 39170 46658 61404
63291 BT

22.08z

261x12 BT 268 21 BT

above 5lg repeated
000

ends 21.12z

M13a

The 20.00z skeds ceased, 03.00z still going but proving somewhat elusive.

M13b

Possible sked on 26 Apl, 21.00z, 4031kHz

M13c Special 2x month MCW

M13d

MS spotted, again, the somewhat elusive 02.30z sked in early May on 6715 kHz.

The TX used the standard M13 format but the details that led MS to believe it was the “d” variant were :-

• predicted date/time correct

• callsign pattern

• message number

• TX speed & signal properties as expected

Correct ID'ing later confirmed by GD.

(If it was not for MS's attention to detail, and cross-checking with other CW monitors, this could have been recorded as a “plain vanilla M13” Ed)

The first weekend of June was NRH

M22 4XZ

We do not normally report this one but it was again spotted on 24 May, 19.55z, using the International Time Freq 5000kHz.

M23

Logged on 22 or 23 June, time freq unk, by IB.

The ID confirmed by GD who then caught it on 25 June, 09.20z, 7800kHz with a single call of “222”

(previously last logged 26 Feb 03, so it's still alive and well, Ed)

M24 High speed M14

On 12 June, 19.00z, 10260kHz & 19.30z, 9065kHz. Differing calls

M29

Not heard in June on expected freqs ??, any reports appreciated.

M39

Very rare these days, indicated in Control List 18 as possibly inactive as not heard for so long, this has now been amended.

Logged by GD on 21 M ay at 09.00z on 6887kHz sending a double TX , as follows:-

(What a brilliant catch. Ed)

M42 FAPSI Network

IB logged a rare MCW 100 gp Tx on 5 June, 10.30z, 13979kHz, normally RTTY or MFSK. Very good catch.
Appeared again on 17 June, 04.30z, 13920kHz, MCW 103 gps with slow morse starting and ending gps.

M51

What is this station doing??. Used to be TX'ing almost daily. Previous last logging 2^nd April.

Only appeared on Mon 26 May 07.00z, 4899kHz. Tue 27 May 10.30z, 5867kHz..

An unconfirmed report for 29 May, 19.45z, 5440kHz also noted.

(GD confirms still active, Ed)

M76

Up to Msg 390 by 3 May

M83

No set freqs

Still active in European mornings, mainly around the 5meg area.

M87 MCW cut (all per IB)

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

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