ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter - Issue 18

September 2003
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Selected voice stations

Before we move onto the logs here is an interesting explanatory piece from JerseyAnon on the tones we hear prior to transmissions:

Tones on transmission

Prior to the start of transmission it is not uncommon to hear the odd, or a series of tones. The polytones are no stranger as 1200Hz tones of short, medium, long or very long duration are heard at various times whilst the carrier is up prior to the message proper being sent.

Other Number Stations using Single Sideband also regularly send tones prior to transmission, the sendings usually being of good quality unless propagation takes a hand in the unwanted ionospheric effects to the sent signal.

Inter-modulation Distortion [IMD] is a problem with modulated transmission and a two-tone test is carried out using two non-harmonically related audio tones. The result of this test should be a correctly set up signal of good purity. Similarly a single tone test can be used to measure unwanted sideband and carrier suppression of SSB signals.

The quality of what is sent and received is obviously influenced by a properly conducted test and transmitter adjustment but there is another, less obvious, benefit.

Looking at the keying of any particular M10 transmission on a spectrum analyser one recognises the waveforms [the AF envelopes] as against those sent by a different transmission, say M13.

Each transmitter can quite easily have an unwanted signature, allowing it to be distinguished from any apparatus used for sending the same message. If the same message is being sent from a slightly different location [ships would be a good example] then a properly set up transmitter at each location would not aid the identification or direction finding from anyone with an interest to do so. So are these tones we hear random? Probably not! [Tnx JerseyAnon]

In addition to the exciting revelations by JerseyAnon we were also contacted by MB who sent us some thoughts on judging propagation and the state of the HF spectrum. [A very useful article given the state of propagation lately].

This, MB says, is what he uses:

Kiel Beacon 10144.0kHz [Sunspot Number, Magnetic Field, Flux, Boulder A index]

Transmission path variable but generally pretty good.

 
Haifa 4XZ [M22] 8103.0kHz [Continuous Call Sign on Loop, does not carry traffic all the time].

Useful as a monitor on propagation to Israel.

 
Nicosia Cyprus 5BA42 8737.0kHz [ID on Voice Loop, "Radio Telephone Maritime Service"].

Useful as a monitor of propagation to this area.

 

Note: Quite often 4XZ and 5BA42 will not be heard together. [It seems the propagation path is not quite the same for each transmission].

 

The VOLMET transmissions [all USB] are a useful indicator of propagation conditions as they provide a round the clock transmission:

Gander/New York VOLMET: 3485kHz 6604kHz 10051kHz 13270kHz        

Gander and New York each have 30 min time slots in 1 hour. [New York is now back on air having been off for several months].

 
Shannon VOLMET: 3413kHz 5505kHz, 8957kHz 13264kHz        

On occasions propagation has been so poor that it has been impossible to receive a satisfactory signal on any of these frequencies.

 
RAF VOLMET: 5450kHz 11253kHz            

This is an interesting station to listen to. Although the time schedule remains the same the Met Stations change depending on where the military action is taking place in the world. There is, however, a sort of fixed core of Met sites with one in every broadcast.

 

Jammers

Commercial jammers are used to jam Commercial Broadcasts with Chinese Bubble and Musical jammers being a nuisance.

Examples can be found as:

 
Chinese Jammers: 9805kHz 9955kHz 11945kHz 13625kHz 13670kHz 13820kHz 15110kHz  
 
Iranian Jammers: 9530kHz         [bubble]
 
Buzzer jammer: 11430kHz        

[possibly Russian].

 

[TnxMB, Stirling stuff].

Non Number Station items of interest

American Forces Radio in single sideband still noted from time to time on 13,855 kHz, does not seem to be on every day. Also noted on 7,507 kHz, early mornings only UK time with a slight time delay relative to 13,855.

Amateur station in 15 metre band;- noted on Sunday 13-July at 1404z , 21,285 kHz;- callsign DJ3FK/ Aeronautical Mobile, location given as over northern Libya; unusual if genuine. Very strong signal, went QRT shortly afterwards much to the annoyance of the many stations waiting to work him. [Tnx PoSW]

A different view of numbers from CD

"UK band Spunkle has released a set of songs called "Music for DXing" that are inspired by the hunt for signals. There's some XP inspired tunes as well as some more challenging pieces, and they nearly all feature the flotsam of the airwaves. The "artist" figured that fellow listeners might want to hear them, and is interested in how "listenable" the collection is, given that some dxers don't seem to mind listening to the assorted fizzes of HF!"

Download this fine album [E2k has a file copy and it is excellent] from: http://1104.ca/dav

Now onto the logs:

E03/E03a

Apart from the regulations concerning the reception of wireless stations within Great Britain, advice on reporting intelligence matters also exists in the form of DA notices.

Whoever the messages, from E03/E03a, are aimed at ENIGMA 2000 has no wish to 'advertise' the existence of these stations to those who may not support the best interests of Great Britain, or its representatives abroad. Although we are unable to stop discussion of E03/E03a, ENIGMA 2000 will remain aloof from any such discussion and will not be including reports or analysis on E03/E03a.

ENIGMA 2000 thanks those who have recently posted logs of E03/E03a [E04] activity via group.

E05

There have been no reports concerning E05 messages but this was received from AnonUK hinting at some 'E05' activities:

6970kHz 2100z 20/07 [Carrier only]
8110kHz 2100z 20/07 [Carrier only]

 

Recently PoSW wrote for August, "No sign of any activity at all from the American Accent E05, last heard at the end of May; but on Saturday 12-July at 0706z there were strong carriers modulated by audio tone - measured as 1,022 Hz - on two known E05 frequencies, 8,110 and 9,090 KHz. Nothing has been heard since so perhaps someone was having a last nostalgic play with a couple of the transmitters before the scrap dealers moved in!" [Tnx PoSW]

E06

The E06 English Man seems to have deserted the one time regular Saturday 1230z + 1330z schedule - I couldn't find it at all in August although the second and fourth Saturday in the month 1220z + 1320z schedule turned up as expected. [Tnx PoSW].

5460kHz 2008z 10/07 AF and E
5735kHz 2130z 18/07 [315 217 48 23346] AF
9080kHz 1915z 16/07 [null msg 627] Gert
  2200z 16/07 [null msg 792] Gert
9120kHz 2100z 08/07 [null msg 471] Gert
9130kHz 2100z 22/07 [null msg 471] Gert
11130kHz 2100z 16/07 [792 00000] RNGB
12185kHz 2100z 12/07 [490 Null Msg] Jochen
12200kHz 1500z 12/07 [null msg 736] Gert
  1500z 26/07 [736 495 126 35243] AF, hfd & selco
13910kHz 1330z 17/08 [540 163 29 08367..] USB via Selco
14510kHz 1400z 26/07 [736] selco
14747kHz 1330z 12/07 [369 718 55 60492] AF
  1330z 19/07 [369 471 35 93770] AF
15813kHz 1220z 09/08 [Null761] AnonUK
16105kHz 1230z 12/07 [369-718/55=60492] Gert
17430kHz 1320z 09/08 [Null761]AnonUK

E07

7739kHz 0510z 01/08 [701] HFD
  0510z 08/08 [701] RNGB
  0510z 22/08 [701 000] PLondon
8251kHz 0510z 02/07 [246:0] hfd
  0510z 09/07 [246:0] hfd
  0510z 16/07 [246:1-4818/111=69375] Gert
9042kHz 0530z 06/08 [701 000] RNGB
  0530z 08/08 [701 000] RNGB
  0530z 22/08 [701 000] PLondon
9476kHz 0530z 16/07 [246:1-4818/111=69375] Gert
10353kHz 2052z 03/07 [573-143/68=38582] Gert.
  2050z 31/07 [573 759 63 83289 55273] RNGB
10361kHz 0550z 16/07 [246:1-4818/111=69375] Gert
11059kHz 1740z 13/08 [810 234 -38grps] RNGB
11137kHz 2030z 07/08 [233 759 63 84289 55273] RNGB
12177kHz 1720z 13/08 [810 234 -38grps] RNGB
12203kHz 2040z 07/07 [682-358/27=71997] Gert and AF, RN GB
  2040z 09/07 [682-358/27=71997] Gert, AF and Jochen
12226kHz 2010z 07/08 [233 759 63 84289 55273] RNGB
13506kHz 2020z 04/08 [950 423 30 51741 63205] RNGB
  2020z 06/08 [950:0] HFD
  2020z 18/08 [950 000] RNGB
13511kHz 1700z 09/07 [506 000]
  1700z 23/07 [506 000] RNGB
13526kHz 2010z 17/07 [573:0] RNGB
  2010z 24/07 [573:0] hfd
  2010z 31/07 [573 759 63 83289 55273] RNGB
13872kHz 2020z 02/07 [682:0] AF & hfd
  2020z 07/07 [682:1-358/27=71997] AF ,hfd RNGB
  2020z 09/07 [682-358/27=71997] RNGB
  2020z 14/07 [null msg 682] Gert
  2020z 21/07 weak, AF
  2020z 23/07 [682-257/42=29661] Gert
  2020z 28/07 [null msg 682] Gert
13833kHz 1700z 13/08 [810 234 -38grps] RNGB
14911kHz 2000z 04/08 [950 423 30 51741 63205] RNGB
  2000z 06/08 [950 000]
  2000z 11/08 [950 000] RNGB
15638kHz 2000z 07/07 [682:1-358/27=71997] hfd
15640kHz 2000z 02/07 BLOCKED BY KOL ISRAEL. hfd

E10

From our E10 desk :

E10 July 03

3.150 00:30 8/7 PCD G95 ISTWT            
3.840 01:00 26/7 YHF G58 AFVHY            
                     
4.015 22:45 1/7 VLB2   * 23:45 27/7 VLB2    
4.165 23:15 13/7 KPA2 (Freq Change)   * 22:15 29/7 KPA2    
4.270 00:01 21/7 PCD2   * 23:30 24/7 PCD    
4.360 23:15 1/7 MIW2 (Freq Change) * 22:15 29/7 MIW2    
4.461 21:00 4/7 FTJ G34 * 00:01 25/7 FTJ G119 LIDFW *
  00:01 26/7 FTJ G119 LIDFW   00:07 26/7 MIW2 (Two calls only)  
4.648 23:15 3/7 KPA2 (Freq Change) * 22:15 29/7 KPA2    
4.780 20:15 2/7 SYN2 (Extended transmission Ended 23:15 hrs) * 23:45 27/7 SYN2    
4.880 00:01 4/7 ULX G16 UFSTA + G24 WMCOL * 22:00 8/7 ULX2   *
  22:00 29/7 ULX G37 MZIRI            
5.091 21:00 4/7 JSR2   * 22:00 8/7 JSR G30 HPHOJ *
  22:00 29/7 JSR G39 RRFNH            
5.170 20:15 2/7 VLB2 ( Extended transmission Ended 23:15hrs)   * 23:45 27/7 VLB2    
5.230 22:45 1/7 CIO2   * 23:45 27/7 CIO2    
5.339 22:15 1/7 KPA2   * 22:15 29/7 KPA2    
5.435 22:00 2/7 ART2     00:01 5/7 ART G160 LQXAB  
  00:30 5/7 ART G18 ABUAQ   00:01 11/7 ART G160 LQXAB  
  00:01 15/7 ART G160 LQXAB   23:30 15/7 ART G51 BKCMJ  
  00:01 16/7 ART G160 LQXAB   00:30 25/7 ART G16 DZEMP  
  21:00 27/7 ART G61 LSQRD   22:00 29/7 ART2    
5.820 22:00 6/7 YHF2   * 20:30 27/7 YHF G95 HCTEW  
                     
6.210 N/H                  
6.270 00:01 4/7 ULX G16 UFSTA + G24 WMCOL   00:01 5/7 ULX G16 UFSTA + G24 WMCOL  
  00:01 16/7 ULX G109 QGKOB   00:01 25/7 ULX G69 HALZJ  
6.370 N/H                  
6.575 23:30 15/7 HNC-S (Ended at 23:40hrs)   * 23:19 20/7 HNC-S (Ended at 23:23hrs)    
6.840 23:00 4/7 EZI G65   23:00 16/7 EZI G65 JQRRX  
  23:00 18/7 EZI G65 JQRRX            
6.912 22:45 1/7 SYN2   * 20:15 2/7 SYN2 (Extended Transmission ended 23:15hrs)    
  00:15 25/7 MIW2 (Freq Change)   * 00:45 25/7 SYN2   *
  23:45 27/7 SYN2              
6.930 23:15 1/7 MIW2   * 21:15 19/7 MIW2 (Extended Transmission ended 22:21hrs)   *
  22:15 29/7 MIW2              
6.986 N/H                  
                     
7.445 19:15 13/7 KPA2              
7.540 20:00 17/7 JSR G105 OXAAC            
7.605 23:15 1/7 MIW2 (Freq Change)   * 21:15 19/7 MIW2 (Extended Transmission ended 22:21hrs)    
  00:10 26/7 MIW2 (Four calls only) then 00:17 to 00:22 hrs normal 5mins call   * 22:15 29/7 MIW2    
7.690 22:30 1/7 VLB2 (Freq Change)   * 23:45 27/7 VLB2    
7.760 19:30 13/7 ULX G69 KYTUB (Started group mess at 19:40 (Extended opening call)            
7.811 22:45 1/7 CIO2   * 23:45 27/7 CIO2    
7.918 20:30 27/7 YHF G95 HCTEW            
                     
8.025 23:45 1/7 SYN2 (Freq Change)   * 23:45 27/7 SYN2    
8.127 20:15 2/7 CIO2 ( Extended Transmission ended 23:15hrs) (Freq Change)   * 23:45 27/7 CIO2    
8.805 N/H                  
                     
9.130 23:30 3/7 EZI G63 UALNO   23:30 4/7 EZI G63 UALNO  
  19:01 7/7 EZI2     00:30 8/7 EZI G86 ZVPLB  
  23:00 10/7 EZI G65 JQRRX   23:30 10/7 EZI G63 UALNO  
  23:30 15/7 EZI G63 UALNO   23:00 16/7 EZI G65 JQRRX  
  23:00 18/7 EZI G65 JQRRX   23:30 18/7 EZI G63 UALNO  
  22:30 22/7 EZI G15 GAURN   23:00 22/7 EZI G65 JQRRX  
  23:30 22/7 EZI G63 UALNO   23:30 23/7 EZI G63 UALNO  
  23:30 24/7 EZI G63 UALNO   21:00 25/7 EZI G65 JQRRX  
  23:30 25/7 EZI G63 UALNO   21:02 27/7 EZI G65 JQRRX  
  23:30 27/7 EZI G46 ERLRD   21:00 28/7 EZI G65 JQRRX  
  23:31 28/7 EZI G63 UALNO            
                     
9.202 23:30 20/7 YHF2              
                     
10.648 23:30 16/7 YHF2              
                     
11.565 23:30 1/7 EZI G63 UALNO   23:30 3/7 EZI G63 UALNO  
  23:30 4/7 EZI G63 UALNO   18:30 14/7 EZI G86 ZVPLB  
  20:30 14/7 EZI2     19:30 17/7 EZI G75 OALQV  
  23:00 18/7 EZI G65 JQRRX            
                     
14.530 N/H                  
                     
17.410 16:30 25/7 EZI2   * 10:00 28/7 EZI G38 ALDDA  
                     
19.715 16:30 25/7 EZI2   * 15:02 29/7 EZI G83 QKGDI  

 

* Bold Lettering denotes Repeated Message

E10 Log Comments

The noise factor has certainly gone up since last month and reception has been poor. I'v had difficulty picking up the stns on various frequencies as you can see by the log.

I'm entering the xxx2 strings only once at the beginning and end of the month as I hear them, unless there is a change of schedule/Stn etc during the month.

I tuned in on the 2/7 at 20:15hrs and found VLB2, COI2 & SYN2 still transmitting, outside the normal time span of H+45 to H+50 this may have started at 1945hrs and continued till 23:15 hrs when all stopped. No group messages sent.

Note that CIO2/SYN2/VLB2/MIW2/KPA2 have all made freq changes at the start and during the month.

EZI Continues to transmit repeat messages, as does ART & ULX.

The most repeated messages from EZI heard during my survey in the three month period May to July were as follows:

G63 UALNO 30 times (Still being transmitted)
G83 NDNYP 12 times  
G73 MQKIF times  
G65 JQRRX 9 times (Still being transmitted)
G81 VZZXG 8 times  

 

HNC-S was twice heard breifly on the 15 & 20th of July again no group messages.

26 July. MIW2 must have been on the "Jeruselem Jollop" making two calls on 4.461at 00:07 hrs just as FTJ had commenced a G119 message on that same freq. MIW2 then came up on an expected freq of 7.605 at 00:10 four calls only, then up again at 00:17hrs with the normal call of 5mins till 00:22hrs

E10 Desk Aug 03

3.640 20:45 3/8 CIO2 (Freq Change)   <> 00:45 27/8 CIO2    
3.840 23:00 7/8 YHF G58 NAIMC * 23:00 13/8 YHF G26 XTFKT (Freq 3.839.8) *
  23:00 18/8 YHF G26 XTFKT            
                     
4.015 23:45 31/7 SYN2 (Freq Change)   * 00:45 01/8 SYN2 & VLB2 ( Transmitting at same time and freq)    
  22:45 1/8 VLB2   * 00:45 3/8 SYN2   *
  20:45 3/8 VLB2   <> 00:45 27/8 VLB2    
4.165 00:15 01/8 KPA2   <> 01:15 27/8 KPA2    
4.270 23:30 11/8 PCD G105 SBKHS * 22:30 25/8 PCD2   *
  01:00 27/8 PCD G93 ESCIR            
4.360 00:15 01/8 MIW2   <> 01:15 27/8 MIW2    
4.461 22:30 2/8 FTJ G10 EKVWI * 00:01 12/8 FTJ G171 IHRNF *
  23:00 17/8 FTJ G51 BTBAE   20:30 21/8 FTJ G12 IMBXW *
  00:01 23/8 FTJ G34 NHZJZ * 00:01 26/8 FTJ G34 NHZJZ  
  23:00 27/8 FTJ G108 FKBFD            
4.648 00:15 01/8 KPA2   <> 01:15 27/8 KPA2    
4.780 00:45 01/8 SYN2   <> 00:45 27/8 SYN2    
4.880 23:00 20/8 ULX G95 MIUNB * 22:30 25/8 ULX2    
                     
5.091 22:30 1/8 JSR G20 MAVRP * 23:30 11/8 JSR G92 OAAIU *
  22:30 13/8 JSR G20 MAVRP            
  21:30 14/8 JSR2   * 23:02 15/8 JSR & ART (At same time and freq)   *
  22:00 18/8 JSR G100 YZJYW   22:00 19/8 JSR G100 YZJYW *
  20:00 21/8 JSR2              
5.170 00:45 01/8 VLB2   <> 00:45 27/8 VLB2    
5.230 00:45 01/8 CIO2   <> 00:45 27/8 CIO2    
5.339 00:15 01/8 KPA2   * 23:15 25/8 MIW2 (Freq Change)   *
  00:15 27/8 KPA2              
5.435 23:30 3/8 ART G95 MHPCH * 00:04 4/8 ART G19 KETRO *
  22:00 7/8 ART2   * 23:00 7/8 ART G76 LRNTK  
  23:00 13/8 ART G95 OGNXK * 23:30 18/8 ART G?+ G48 QZETX ( No repeat)  
  20:00 20/8 EZI opening call then at 20:04 ART2   * 00:01 22/8 ART G19 KETRO *
  01:00 27/8 ART2              
5.820 22:00 4/8 YHF2   <> 22:30 25/8 YHF2    
                     
6.370 19:45 20/8 CIO2 (Freq Change)              
6.498 22:01 1/8 PCD G22 UJPJF * 23:30 6/8 PCD G23 QGH?G *
  23:30 11/8 PCD G105 SBKHS            
                     
6.840 23:00 3/8 EZI G76 VIKCL * 22:30 7/8 EZI G55 ZOGCQ *
  23:00 18/8 EZI G77 AESFH            
6.912 00:45 01/8 SYN2   * 23:38 8/8 SYN2 (Extended call ended at ?, see log comments)   <>
  00:45 27/8 SYN2              
6.930 00:15 01/8 MIW2   * 23:15 3/8 MIW2 ( extended call ended 23:27hrs )   <>
  01:15 27/8 MIW2   * 22:45 27/8 CIO2    
  23:15 27/8 MIW2              
6.986 00:05 01/8 ART G19 KETRO (Freq 6.985.8) * 20:00 3/8 ART2   *
  00:04 4/8 ART G19 KETRO (Freq 6.985.8)            
                     
7.605 00:15 01/8 MIW2   <> 01:15 27/8 MIW2    
7.690 00:45 01/8 VLB2   <> 00:45 27/8 VLB2    
7.811 00:45 01/8 CIO2   <> 00:45 27/8 CIO2    
7.918                    
                     
8.025 23:45 31/7 VLB2 (Freq Change)   * 22:45 1/8 SYN2   *
  22:45 2/8 VLB2   * 20:45 3/8 SYN2   <>
  00:45 27/8 SYN2              
8.127 00:45 01/8 CIO2              
                     
9.130 00:30 01/8 EZI G88 UWDNE * 21:00 1/8 EZI G76 VIKCL *
  20:00 3/8 EZI G86 WHEUI   23:30 3/8 EZI G63 UALNO *
  00:30 5/8 EZI G88 UWDNE * 23:30 6/8 EZI G63 UALNO  
  23:30 8/8 EZI G63 UALNO * 00:30 9/8 EZI G88 UWDNE *
  00:30 10/8 EZI G88 UWDNE   23:30 11/8 EZI2   *
  23:30 13/8 EZI G18 MESOP * 23:00 14/8 EZI G77 AESFH  
  23:30 17/8 EZI G18 MESOP * 19:30 18/8 EZI G90 YWELQ *
  02:15 20/8 MIW2     02:30 20/8 EZI G80 UOYWO *
  20:00 21/8 EZI G93 ZOFRC * 22:30 25/8 EZI G28 ULKEE  
  23:00 27/8 EZI G90 PVCFL            
11.565 20:00 25/8 EZI G97 RMWBS            
17.410 14:30 5/8 EZI2              

 

Bold Lettering denotes Repeated Message
<> Denotes From-To. No change to schedule

E10 Log Comments

I'm entering the xxx2 strings only once at the beginning and at the end of the month as I hear them, unless there is a change of schedule/Stn etc on that freq during the month. All freq's are in USB.

Many thanks to RN GB for the following

2626 2300z 24/7 FTJ            
3150 1830z 1/8 PCD * 2030z 18/8 PCD2    
3640 2045z 18/8 CIO2            
4015 2245z 24/7 VLB2 * 2045z 18/8 VLB2    
4270 1900z 1/8 PCD1 * 2030z 18/8 PCD2    
4461 2300z 24/7 FTJ * 1930z 1/8 FTJ   *
  2030z 18/8 FTJ            
4463 1900z 1/8 FTJ2            
4560 2300z 24/7 YHF2 * 2130z 9/8 YHF2    
4648 2115z 18/8 KPA2            
4780 2045z 18/8 SYN2            
4880 2300z 24/7 ULX * 1830z 1/8 ULX G75 *
  1900z 1/8 ULX2            
5091 2000z 31/7 JSR2 * 1830z 1/8 JSR 1900z *
    1/8 JSR2 * 1930z 1/8 JSR G106  
5170 1845z 1/8 VLB2 * 2045z 18/8 VLB2    
5230 1845z 1/8 CIO2 * 2045z 18/8 CIO2    
5339 2115z 21/7 KPA2 * 1815z 1/8 KPA2    
5435 1900z 1/8 ULX2 * 2030z 18/8 ART    
5820 1900z 1/8 YHF            
6270 1830z 1/8 ULX * 2030z 18/8 ULX    
6370 1815z 1/8 KPA2            
6498 2100z 19/8 PCD            
6912 2045z 31/7 SYN2 * 1845z 1/8 SYN2   *
  0515z 8/8 SYN2            
6930 2015z 17/7 MIW2 * 2215z 24/7 MIW2   *
  0515z 8/8 MIW2            
7322 1930z 1/8 FTJ            
7358 2100z 7/7 FTJ * 2100z 19/8 FTJ    
7540 1900z 22/7 JSR * 2030z 18/8 JSR2    
7605 2023z 17/7 MIW2 * 1845z 1/8 CIO2   *
  0515z 8/8 MIW2            
7690 2045z 10/7 VLB2 * 2045z 31/7 VLB2   *
  1845z 1/8 VLB2 * 1745z 13/8 VLB2    
7760 1830z 1/8 ULX * 1830z 1/8 ULX    
7811 1945z 7/8 CIO2 * 1745z 13/8 CIO2    
7918 1930z 1/8 YHF            
8025 1845z 1/8 SYN2 * 1945z 7/8 SYN2   *
  0513z 8/8 SYN2            
7811 1745z 7/7 CIO2 * 2045z 10/7 CIO2   *
  1745z 31/7 CIO2            
7918 1930z 31/7 YHF            
8025 1745z 7/7 SYN2 * 1745z 31/7 SYN2    
8127 1800z 7/7 CIO2 * 2045z 17/7 CIO2   *
  2045z 31/7 CIO2            
9130 1830z 1/8 EZI            
9202 1830z 17/7 YHF2 * 1830z 1/8 YHF2    
10648 2030z 22/7 YHF2 * 1830z 1/8 YHF2    
11565 1830z 1/8 EZI            
14530 0700z 10/7 YHF * 2030z 22/7 YHF2   *
  0700z 25/7 YHF2 * 2030z 7/8 YHF    
17410 1230z 5/8 EZI2            

© BMDartford August 2003

Tnx Bob - excellent stuff.

E11

A message was sent on 15/07 and intercepted by AnonUK. Another was sent 19/08 and intercepted by AF, more follows after the logs.

AF sent in an exhaustive Ell log for August. It was comprehensive enough to confirm these transmissions:

Tuesday
0830z 8544kHz [182 or 184] and 6814kHz
1030z 9610kHz [312]    
1230z 9448kHz [312]    
1330z 9950kHz [313]    
 
Thursday
0800z 10125kHz [232]    
 
Friday
0800z 11116kHz [232]    
1030z 9610kHz [312]    
1230z 9448kHz [183]    

Mixed logs:

6814kHz 0830z 15/07   [Message sent! 184/34] From AnonUK
8544kHz 0830z 12/08   [182/00] RN GB
9448kHz 1230z 01/07 Tues [null msg 312] Gert
  1230z 08/07   [312/00] RN GB
  1230z 15/07 Tues [null msg 312] Gert
  1230z 22/07 Tues [null msg 312] AF
  1230z 25/07 Tues [null msg 312] Weak AF
  1230z 29/07 Tues [null msg 312] AF
  1230z 05/08   [312/00] RN GB
  1230z 19/08   [312/00]
9610kHz 1030z 04/07   [312/00] AF
  1030z 08/07   [312/00] RN GB
  1030z 15/07   [312/00] AF
  1030z 18/07   [312/00] Good sigs, AF
  1030z 22/07   [312/00] AF
  1030z 25/07   [312/00] AF
9950kHz 1300z 08/07   [183/00] RN GB
  1300z 22/07   [183/00] AF
  1300z 05/08   [183/00] RN GB
  1300z 19/08   [183/00]
10125kHz 0800z 10/07   [null msg 232] AF & Gert
  0800z 17/07   [null msg 232] Gert
  0800z 24/07   [null msg 232] Gert, RNGB
  0800z 14/08   [null msg 232] RNGB
11116khz 0800z 11/07   [232/00] AF & JoA
  0800z 08/08   [232/00] Patrice
  0800z 15/08   [232/00] JoA & RNGB

 

AF has looked into the E11 message of 19/08 and notes the usage of "77777" [Remarkable repeats].

184/33 184/33 184/33 184/33 (5 Minutes)
Attention
77777 77777 77777 77777 29009 29009 36883 36883 52648 52648
38682 38682 55976 55976 58568 58568 79619 79619 87632 87632
78145 78145 91169 91169 24735 24735 90467 90467 12104 12104
27363 27363 75093 75093 76206 76206 45599 45599 94136 94136
81903 81903 57317 57317 98075 98075 49233 49233 11525 11505
28563 28563 33657 33657 39820 39820 07426 07426 21026 21026
50013 50013 77777 77777 77777 77777
Attention
77777 77777 29009 36883 52648 38682 55976 58568 79619 87632
78145 91169 24735 90467 12104 27363 75093 76206 45599 94136
81903 57317 98075 49233 11505 28563 33657 39820 07426 21026
50013 77777 77777
Out

That means in in the 33 groups we have 4 times 77777! Could that mean anything special? For 'randomness' that seems to be to often.

I compared this message with the only other E11 message I logged so far:

121/16 121/16 121/16 121/16 121/16 121/16
attention
32173 32173 36130 36130 00405 00405 65097 65097 17243 17243
64304 64304 86869 86869 25703 25703 59540 59540 56932 56932
77777 77777 48348 48348 13663 13663 54530 54530 68760 68760
63099 63099
attention
32173 36130 00405 65097 17243 64304 86869 25703 59540 56932
77777 48348 13663 54530 68760 63099
out

This 16 groups have also 1 times "77777".

So in 49 groups that should look random we have 5 times 77777, thats about 10% of the numbers!

[Thanks AF]

E15

We print the known schedule [as prev issue 6]:

1100z 18000kHz BEC 1700z 14000kHz FYS 2100z 4130kHz MSA
1200z 17503kHz WSP 1730z 5834kHz MSA  
1230z 11170kHz OSS 1800z 5834kHz WSP
1300z 11000kHz BEC 1900z 4130kHz PAR
1400z 14000kHz FYP 2000z 5530kHz NAS
1630z 6715kHz NAS 2030z 5530kHz BEC

E17

From Gert we receive this interesting log

6325kHz 2008z 04/08 [274 - 631/50] First groups were distorted, ended 00000

E17Z

Heard by RN GB:

7635kHz 0710z 24/07 [274 115 30 24852 03473 etc, ending 115 30 00000] RNGB remarks 'she does not speak with an English accent'.

 

Another heard by Gert:

6325kHz 2008z 04/08 [274-631/50 first grps distorted].

E18

E23

Best frequency is usually 8188kHz. 4 weekly cycle starting on the first Monday of the Month.

Transmits Monday Wednesday and Thursday:

Week 1 0957z 6507kHz 1157z 8188kHz 1257z 5340kHz    
Week 2 0957z 7250kHz 1157z 8188kHz 1257z 5748kHz    
Week 3 0757z 4832kHz 0957z 6200kHz 1157z 8188kHz 1257z 6507kHz
Week 4 0757z 5340kHz 0957z 8188kHz 1157z 7250kHz    
 

Week 4 in AM only.

 

8188kHz 1155z 06/08 AF
  1155z 21/08 AF
  0956z 25/08 [5f very weak] PatPrivFrance.

E25

From Manolis we received an interesting account of his discovery of E25 which reads:

I tuned my radio on 9448kHz USB around 12.29z but a strong carrier was nearby. (9450kHz) A man was reading something like "nine, (?), zero, five, thirty-one" until 12.33z. He had an Arab accent, and the signal strength was like of a BC station! (5-7 out of 7 signal strength indicator bars of my Sangean ATS-909 & 7m longwire.)
Today (Friday 22/8) I got back from my vacation, and I wanted to see if the culprit was still there. At 12.27z I tuned on 9450kHz, but I didn't find anything. I searched the frequencies nearby and I stumbled at a carrier on 9202kHz. At 12.30z started calling "EZI1" until 12.31z. What a surprise! Back on 9448kHz USB, E11 calling "312/00". I kept on searching, and at 12.48z on 9450kHz, I heard Arab music! At 12.53z a man was saying (live) "two-zero, two-one, two-two, two-three, (longer gap), two-two-seven" continuously. He stopped at 12.57z (carrier down)!

Excellent work Manolis - thanks for sharing!

9450kHz 1229z 2/08  
  1248z 2/08 heralded by 'Arab' music, carrier down after figs at 1257z

 

Manolis' finding prompted those of us in Western Europe [includes GB and NI!] to tune our receivers to 9450kHz; without success it might be added.

It was encouraging that Manolis used the Sound Sample posted in the Files section to identify what he had heard. AnonUK emailed to say thet whilst he was unable to hear an entire message he did hear some evidence of E25 activity due to peculiaritries noticed just above the noise level on Sat 30/08 1245z.

G04

Nil Reports

G06

Gert writes in to inform us that for G06 on the first Monday of the month, 1900 and 2000z uses last years frequencies:

  1900z 2000z
jan 5084 8060
feb 6915 5360
mar 8035 6785
apr 9220 7680
may 11485 9115
june 12195 10310
july 11425 9240
aug ? 9120
sept 8170 6835
oct ? 5210
nov 5415 4585
dec 5190 3845

 

Frequencies may vary +/- 20 kHz from last years freqs.

PoSW wrote, " The G06 German YL has been turning up at the expected times; the Friday 1930z transmission is still inside the 49 metre BC band which makes for difficult copy. If this one follows the same pattern as previous years it should move to somewhere in the region of 5,442 kHz in September which is well away from the broadcasters. It will be interesting to see if the Thursday 1830z schedule can be found in September."

First Monday in the Month Schedule

7-July-03 1900z 11,435 kHz "Drei null acht" x 3, "Null" x 3 (308 308 308 00000). Good signal, lower sideband well suppressed. Carrier was up at 1836z on 11,425 kHz - which was the frequency used in July last year, moved to 11,435 at 1851z.
  2000z 9,265 kHz repeat of "308 308 308 00000", strong signal, frequency for the second sending in July last year was 9,240 kHz
4-Aug-03 1900z 11,075 kHz "308 308 308 00000", as in July; I missed this one in August last year so I had no starting point in the search; there was a strong carrier a few hundred Hz LF of G06 which caused a strong beat note and made copy difficult.
  2000z 9,120 kHz repeat sending of "308 308 308 00000".

 

Thursday 1830z Schedule
(Rule of thumb; if G06 shows up at 1830z on a Thursday the same message will be heard on the following day at 1930z on a lower frequency!)

12-June-03 6,887 kHz calling "Acht vier zwo" (842), DK/GC "Drei funef seben" (357) x 2, "drei funef" (35) x 2. Signal strength S7, lower sideband well suppressed. This schedule last heard on 22-May.
26-June-03 6,887 kHz same call, DK and GC as when last heard two weeks ago, "842" and "357 357 35 35".
10-July-03 6,887 kHz calling "Acht vier zwo" (842), DK/GC "Sechs funef seben" (657) x 2, "Drei neun" (39) x 2. Signal strength S9, lower sideband well suppressed.
24-July-03 6,887 kHz same as when last heard on 10-July, "842" and "657 657 39 39".
14-Aug-03 6,887 kHz call as always "842", DK/GC "Drei funef sechs" (356) x 2, "Vier zwo" (42) x 2.

 

Friday 1930z Schedule

13-June-03 5,943 kHz inside 49 metre BC band, severe QRM from broadcast station, last heard on 23-May on 5,933 kHz, a slightly clearer frequency. Call "Zwo eins acht" (218), DK/GC as last night's 1830z G06, "357 357 35 35".
27-June-03 5,933 kHz slightly better copy than when heard 10 kHz higher on 13-June, but still can only really be copied when using the RX in USB mode with the carrier tuned for zero beat. Call "218", DK/GC as last nights 1830z sending "357 357 35 35". Carrier was up when checked just after 1900z with numbers 1 to 9 in German spoken for several minutes after 1914z.
25-July-03 5,943 kHz "218" and "657 657 39 39", extremely difficult copy due to QRM from BC station.
15-Aug-03 5,943 kHz call is still "218", DK/GC same as last nights 1830z transmission, "356 356 42 42", usual severe QRM.

 

Sunday 2020z Schedule

22-June-03 13,380 kHz was also noted last Sunday, 15-June, and today's transmission had the same call, DK and GC, "Neun vier drei" (943) and "Eins zwo acht" (128) x 2, "Vier seben" (47) x 2. Signal strength up to S9, rapid QSB, lower sideband well suppressed. Not heard on the following Sunday, 29-June.
13-July-03 13,380 kHz still around in July; G06 on a Sunday used to be a rare event, just a few times per year! Call is still "943", DK/GC "Zwo funef sechs" (256) x 2, "Seben eins" (71) x 2. Strong signal, lower sideband well suppressed.
20-July-03 13,380 kHz same as on 13-July, "943" and "256 256 71 71"
10-Aug-03 11,435 kHz and possibly started later than 2020z; having found no sign of G06 warming up on 13,380 kHz a suspicious carrier was noted on 11,435 at approx. 2015z; 2020z came and went and there was no sign of any kind of transmission but when checked again at 2030z the G06 German YL was heard in progress.
17-Aug-03 13,380 kHz back to 13,380 kHz and 2020z, as in June and July; call still "943", DK/GC "Funef eins seben" (517) x 2, "Drei zwo" (32) x 2. Signal weak for a G06, S5 to S6 at best, lower sideband suppressed

 

Other observations:

6887kHz 1830z 14/07 [842-657/39=01290 hfd
9120kHz 2000z 04/08 [308 00000] rn gb
9265kHz 2000z 07/07 ['308' 00000] af, hfd and rngb
11075kHz 1900z 04/08 [308:0] hfd
11435kHz 1900z 07/07 ['308' 00000] af, hfd and rngb
  2025z 09/08 [943 517 32 05955] RNGB
  2027z 10/08 [943] RN GB
13880kHz 2020z 13/07 [ID943, with a msg: 256/71] Jochen and hfd
  2020z 19/07 [943-256/71=82822] Gert
  2020z 20/07 [943-256/71=82822] AF

G22

6683kHz 2200z 03/07 [186 - Nr240 gr21=64406 poor audio] Initially discovered by Gert, also heard by CS in US.
  2330z 03/07 [186 - Nr240 gr21=64406] AF
  2200z 17/07 [186-240/21=64406] Gert

Slavic stations

Before we move onto the Slavic Staion logs DoK on the Slavic Desk writes:

The past two months have been an eventful period for M10, S10D and S17C with changes commencing on Saturday 5th July.

As a result there has been more activity on the higher frequencies and new frequencies appeared from the end of July into August.

Chart No7 [As at 31/08/03]

Freq kHz //   Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat  
3808 5681     0400 0400   0400      
6780                 0410  
6763 9166     0450 0450          
8175       S0450     S0450      
6780     0535 0535   0535     0535  
9386 11416           S0600   S0600  
14565 15976   0615 0615 0615 0615 0615 0615 0615  
5945 9386               0700  
9986 13406               S0755  
8190 12295           1200 1200    
6758     1250 1250 1250 1250 1250 1250 1250 [S17C]
7380 10923     1410 1410          
7745 9166               S1520  
6763 4485   1610 1610            
4030 6801   1630 1630   1630     1630  
5076 10125       1640          
5076 7745     1700 1700          
507