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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.
Nothing heard from the E05 network since the test tone activity on known E05 frequencies ceased in the first week of January writes PoSW; see E05, page 6 Issue 21 for the previous findings concerning the enigmatic and yet to be heard, Cynthia.
Concerning activity of this station PoSW correctly observes that, “The E06 English Man also has dropped dramatically in activity since the end of last year; this used to be one of the most widely heard of the voice stations but so far in April I have only logged one transmission, on the 18/04” That is not say the transmissions were not there, however only Gert managed to send logs for 14&1500z sendings on 07/04 whilst H-FD managed two logs for 04/04.
The first E06 log entry was sent in by LW:
| 4505kHz | 2017z | 17/03 | [904 904 904 00000] LW - welcome! | |
| 5340kHz | 2200z | 25/03 | [502 783 141 19076 96520]RNGB, PLondon and JoA | |
| 2200z | 26/03 | [502 783 141 19076 96520]RNGB | ||
| 6780kHz | 2100z | 25/03 | Gert | |
| 6910kHz | 2100z | 23/03 | [471 00000]RNGB | |
| 7630kHz | 2100z | 22/04 | [193-512/41=62449]hfd | |
| 7721kHz | 2137z | 25/03 | [834-967/81=85760]Gert and E | |
| 7760kHz | 1930z | 04/04 | [690:0]hfd | |
| 1930z | 09/04 | [609 00000]RNGB | ||
| 1930z | 18/04 | [609 00000]RNGB | ||
| 7840kHz | 2100z | 17/03 | [569 00000]RNGB | |
| 8080kHz | 0715z | 16/04 | [102 00000]RNGB | |
| 9070kHz | 1830z | 04/04 | [690:0]hfd | |
| 1830z | 09/04 | [690 00000]RNGB | ||
| 1830z | 18/04 | [690 00000]RNGB | ||
| 12210kHz | 1500z | 07/04 | [null457 rpt of 1400z] Gert | |
| 0500z | 16/04 | [680-601/89=17282]hfd | ?time as 1500z? | |
| 14610kHz | 1400z | 07/04 | [null457] Gert | |
| 14753kHz | 1500z | 14/04 | [160 rpt] RNGB | |
| 16317kHz | 1400z | 14/04 | [160 251 89 60222 90168] RNGB |
PoSW’s log reflects the lack of apparent activity from E06:
| 3-Mar-04 | Wednesday | 1915 UTC | 8,140 kHz | calling "578", DK/GC "639 639 82 82", S9+ signal, lower sideband well suppressed. Carrier with tone measured as 1,200 Hz was up at 1903z. E06 activity seems to be very much reduced since the end of 2003, this is the first one I have heard since the first week in February. |
| 2015 UTC | 6,790 kHz | repeat of "578" and "639 639 82 82". | ||
| 25-Mar-04 | Thursday | 2200 UTC | 5,340 kHz | - first E06 heard since 3-March- calling "502", DK/GC "783 783 141 142", signal strength S9+, lower sideband well suppressed, slight QRM from an FSK/RTTY station a couple of hundred Hz away. Ended just before 2228z with DKDK GCGC and "00000". 5,340 kHz will strike a chord with established number station fans; it was the frequency much used by the "Swedish Rhapsody" station which ended a few years ago. |
| 26-Mar-04 | Friday | 2020 UTC | 9,266 kHz | E06 calling "834", DK/GC "967 967 81 81", S9+ signal with lower sideband well suppressed. Carrier with tone noted approx 5 minutes earlier. |
| 2100 Udbarticles_histoprix_pkeyTC | 6,780 kHz | "502" and "783 783 141 141", the first sending of the next day repeat of yesterday's transmission. Strong signal, lower sideband well suppressed. | ||
| 2120 UTC | 7,721 kHz | repeat of "834" and "967 967 81 81", very strong signal, carrier with 1,200 Hz tone noted 2108z. | ||
| 2200 UTC | 5,340 kHz | the second sending of "502" and "783 783 141 141". | ||
| 18-Apr-04 | Sunday | 1930 UTC | 7,760 kHz | first E06 heard in April! "690 690 690 00000", signal strength S8, noisy frequency, lower sideband suppressed. Carrier with tone noted about 15 minutes earlier. |
H-FD informs us of the 690 sched as:
| 1830z | 9070kHz | [690:0] |
| 1930z | 7760kHz | [690:0] |
both heard on 04/04
| 4633kHz | 2150z | 18/03 | [163-449/52]KopfE2Kde |
| 2150z | 25/03 | [rpt] RNGB | |
| 5763kHz | 2130z | 18/03 | [163-449/52]KopfE2Kde |
| 2130z | 25/03 | [rptd msg]RNGB | |
| 6817kHz | 2140z | 10/03 | [970 1 (r3)173 40 193 40 fading/severe hum]ML |
| 2140z | 18/03 | [418 + Msg] digi QRM. IW | |
| 6934kHz | 0610z | 05/03 | [913:0] CA via javaradio in Sweden |
| 7614kHz | 2110z | 18/03 | [163-449/52]KopfE2Kde |
| 2110z | 25/03 | [163 – two msg: 1st : 5478 39 55478 68562..2nd: 449 52 88682 19638..]RNGB | |
| 8103kHz | 0630z | 05/03 | [913:0] CA via javaradio in Sweden |
| 0630z | 10/03 | [null 913]Gert | |
| 0630z | 31/03 | [913 000]JoA | |
| 8175kHz | 2120z | 10/03 | [970 1 (r3)173 40 193 40 fluttery/fading] ML |
| 8185kHz | 2120z | 08/03 | [null msg418] Gert |
| 2120z | 24/03 | [418-3615/76=03740]Gert | |
| 9346kHz | 1840z | 17/03 | [283 172 89 02328 12099]RNGB |
| 10814kHz | 1820z | 10/03 | [freq keyed – no voice traffic. Fault?]RNGB |
| 1820z | 17/03 | [283 172 89 02328 12099]RNGB | |
| 12215kHz | 1800z | 07/03 | [null msg 283] Gert |
| 1800z | 10/03 | [freq keyed – no voice traffic. Fault?]RNGB | |
| 1800z | 17/03 | [283 172 89 02328 12099]RNGB | |
| 14866kHz | 1700z | 18/04 | [851 876 143 = 07774]IW |
The Thursday 08/04 freqs were found by Gert of Holland as
| 2010z | 11064kHz |
| 2030z | 9227kHz |
| 2050z | 8142kHz |
Gert noted that all carry this message: 674 - 121/60 = 76611
| 12194kHz | 1740z | 21/04 | Manolis |
| 13291kHz | 2000z | 21/04 | [Poor sending, large carrier, low modulation – content unintelligible] AnonUK. |
| 13571kHz | 1726z | 21/04 | Manolis |
| 14866kHz | 1702z | 21/06 | Manolis |
E07 appeared busy, PoSW sent his logs [duplication some of those above with detail]:
Still several schedules running, low audio sometimes a problem.
| Monday & Wednesday Schedule Starting 2000 UTC;- | ||||
| 1-Mar-04 | Monday | 2120 UTC | 8,185 kHz | "418 418 418 000", same frequency used in March last year. First sending should be 2100z, 9,420 kHz but there was a strong BC station on this frequency; a number station, especially one with lower than ideal modulation like E07, does not stand much of a chance! |
| 3-Mar-04 | Wednesday | 2120 UTC | 8,185 kHz | "418 418 418 000", again S9++ BC station, Voice of Greece in the Greek language obscuring 9,420 kHz at 2100z. |
| 8-Mar-04 | Monday | 2120 UTC | 8,185 kHz | "418 418 418 000". |
| 10-Mar-04 | Wednesday | 2120 UTC | 8,185 kHz | "418 418 418 000". |
| 15-Mar-04 | Monday | 2120 UTC | 8,125 kHz | - something different, the wrong "Call", that's what! Sent "970 970 970 1", DK/GC "193 40" x 2. "970" was used in February and reflects the x100 kHz column of the three frequencies used in Feb, i.e. 7,918, 6,732 and 5,089 kHz. Someone has bungled! |
| 2140 UTC | 6,817 kHz | "970 970 970 1", DK/GC "193 40" x 2, third sending, first time this month this schedule sends a full message and they get the call wrong. And the BC station from the land of Ouzo, Mousaka and Prince Phillip [!!!] is still flattening 9,420 kHz at 2100z so it is impossible to confirm that the first sending is on this frequency. | ||
| 17-Mar-04 | Wednesday | 2120 UTC | 8,125 kHz | same message as on Monday but with the correct "Call" this time! "418 418 418 1", DK/GC "193 40" x 2. Third sending 2140 UTC, 6,817 kHz. |
| 22-Mar-04 | Monday | 2120 UTC | 8,185 kHz | "418 418 418 1", DK/GC "3615 76" x 2. |
| 2144 UTC | 6,817 kHz | third sending in progress. | ||
| 24-Mar-04 | Wednesday | "418" and "3615 76", as on Monday. | ||
| 29-Mar-04 | Wednesday | 2120 UTC | 8,185 kHz | "418 418 418 1", DK/GC "3067 45" x 2; and this schedule has stayed on UTC following the start of British Summertime at the weekend; now appears at 10.20 PM instead of 9.20. |
| 2140 UTC | 6,817 kHz | 10.40 PM BST, third sending of "418" and "3067 45". Unusually good depth of modulation tonight. | ||
| 5-Apr-04 | Monday | 2020 UTC | 12,217 kHz | new schedule for April, second sending, and has now moved by one hour to return to a first sending start-up time of 9 PM. "920 920 920 000", weak signal, difficult copy, rapid flutter effect also noted on some short wave broadcast stations tonight; looks like some kind of ionospheric disturbance is on the go. This frequency noted in April last year, first sending should be 2000z, 13,922 kHz and the third in the event of a full message 2040z, 11,028 kHz. |
| 12-Apr-04 | Monday | 2000 UTC | 13,922 kHz | "920 920 920 000", TV hash QRM making copy difficult. |
| , | 2020 UTC | 12,217 kHz | "920 920 920 000" again, much clearer signal than the first sending. | |
| 14-Apr-04 | Wednesday | 2000 UTC | 13,922 kHz | "920 920 920 000", very strong signal with good modulation. |
| Sunday & Wednesday Schedule Starting 1800 UTC;- | ||||
| 3-Mar-04 | Wednesday | 1800 UTC | 12,215 kHz | "283 283 283 000", strong signals with good modulation. Same frequencies as in March last year. Third sending in event of a full message should be 1840z, 9,346 kHz. |
| 1820 UTC | 10,814 kHz | |||
| 7-Mar-04 | Sunday | 12,215 kHz | "283 283 283 000" again, strong signals, better than usual audio. | |
| 1820 UTC | 10,814 kHz | |||
| 14-Mar-04 | Sunday | 1800 UTC | 12,215 kHz | "283 283 283 2" - two message transmission, first DK/GC "172 89" x 2 and first message, second DK/GC "946 79" x 2. Ended just before 1821z, over-ran the usual 20 minutes. |
| 1826 UTC | 10,814 kHz | second sending, 1909 UTC, 9,346 kHz, third sending in progress, almost unreadable due to severe QRM from a broadcast station. | ||
| 21-Mar-04 | Sunday | 1800 UTC | 12,215 kHz | "283 283 283 1", DK/GC "196 25" x 2, short message, all done by 1805z. |
| 1820 UTC | 10,814 kHz | almost un-readable under strong BC QRM. | ||
| 1840 UTC | 9,346 kHz | |||
| 28-Mar-04 | Sunday | 1800 UTC | - has stayed on UTC following last night's chance to summertime; turns up at 7PM instead of 6 PM. "283 283 283 1", DK/GC "876 143" x 2, longish message not ending until 1817z. | |
| 31-Mar-04 | Wednesday | 1800 UTC | 12,215 kHz | 7 PM BST, "283 283 283 1", DK/GC "876 143" as on Sunday. Repeated 1820z, 10,814 kHz and 1840z, 9,346 kHz, strong enough to compete with the BC stations for a change. |
| 4-Apr-04 | Sunday | 1700 UTC | 14,866 kHz | the new schedule for April, has moved by an hour UTC so as to appear at 6 PM again. "851 851 851 000". Weak signal with deep QSB and TV timebase hash making for difficult copy. A flash of lightning followed by an instantaneous clap of thunder from a storm almost overhead curtailed monitoring at this point! |
| 11-Apr-04 | Sunday | 1720 UTC | 13,571 kHz | "851 851 851 1", DK/GC "876 143" x 2 - same as heard in the last week in March; unusual to return to a previous message. Strong carrier, audio somewhat low. The first sending at 1700z on 14,866 kHz had modulation so low as to be un-readable. |
| 1740 UTC | 12,194 kHz | "851" and "876 143", third sending, strong signal and the audio not too bad, certainly the best copy of the three sendings. Same frequency schedule used in April last year. | ||
| Thursday Schedule Starting 2110 UTC;- | ||||
| 4-Mar-04 | 2110 UTC | 7,614 kHz | "163 163 163 000", strong signal but low audio. | |
| 2130 UTC | 5,763 kHz | |||
| 18-Mar-04 | 2110 UTC | 7,614 kHz | "163 163 163 1", DK/GC "449 52" x 2. Strong signal. audio not too bad. During the call-up with the receiver in wide AM mode a carrier came up way out on the edge of the pass band which was the carrier for the 2120z XP polytone transmission on 7,608 kHz, a massive S9++ signal. | |
| 2130 UTC | 5,763 kHz | second sending of "163" and "449 52". | ||
| 2156 UTC | 4,633 kHz | third sending in progress, strong signal. | ||
| 25-Mar-04 | 2110 UTC | 7,614 kHz | "163 163 163 2" - a two message transmission, first DK/GC "5478 39" x 2, second DK/GC "449 52" x 2. | |
| 2130 UTC | 5,763 kHz | QRM heterodyne from a strong carrier several hundred Hz away, repeat sendings. | ||
| 2150 UTC | 4,633 kHz | |||
| 1-Apr-04 | 2014 UTC | 11,064 kHz | following the start of summertime has moved by one hour in order to continue to start up at 9.10 PM - first sending in progress. At 2018z called "674 674 674 2", so another two message transmission, followed by second DK/GC "5478 39" x 2. This second DK/GC is the same as the first DK/GC of last Thursday's two message transmission. | |
| 2030 UTC | 9,277 kHz | "674 674 674 2", first DK/GC "121 60" x 2, second DK/GC "5478 39" x 2, second sending. | ||
| 2053 UTC | 8,142 kHz | third sending in progress. | ||
| 8-Apr-04 | 2010 UTC | 11,064 kHz | "674 674 674 1", DK/GC "121 60" x 2. Repeated 2030z, 9,277 kHz and 2050z, 8,142 kHz. | |
| Early Schedule Starting 0610 UTC;- | ||||
| 3-Mar-04 | Wednesday | 0610 UTC | 6,934 kHz | "913 913 913 000", strong signals with good audio. |
| 0630 UTC | 8,103 kHz | |||
| 14-Apr-04 | Wednesday | .0510 UTC | 6,934 kHz | has moved by one hour since last logged in early March so still starts at 6.10 PM UK time following the move to summertime. 0510 UTC, 6,934 kHz and 0530 UTC, 8,103 kHz, "913 913 913 000", both S9+ signals with excellent modulation; much better audio than any of the E07 schedules which appear in the UK evening, must be a different transmitter in use here |
| 0530 UTC | 8,103 kHz | |||
| 16-Apr-04 | Friday | 0530 UTC | 6.03 PM BST, "913 913 913 000", very strong signal. | |
[TnxPoSW]
Jmm writes
"On Friday 05/03 while away, after an EZI1 on 9130 (1830z), I had the chance of intercepting an E10 KPA transmission with string message at 1915z on 4780. The signal was very bad quality because of a RTTY station on the same frequency smashing it. Hence, I did not make any recording of it. It was a 10 group message I think I copied correctly after several repeats.
OABXN ZHUJK GSMKJ NGANN UJLXN
NMVCI NTHKA OIGIP GSXER QCADG
Signal went off at 2020z."
[Tnx Jmm]
| 2626 | 2130 | 8/3 | FTJ | G59 WOSED | ||||||
| 2844 | 0001 | 28/3 | YHF2 | |||||||
| 3150 | 2330 | 11/3 | PCD | G86 RZYEI + G19 CRSHV | * | 2300 | 26/3 | PCD2 | ||
| 3230 | 2215 | 5/3 | KPA2 | <> | 2315 | 11/3 | KPA2 | <> | ||
| 2315 | 24/3 | KPA2 | <> | 0015 | 30/3 | KPA2 | ||||
| 3360 | 2245 | 5/3 | CIO2 | <> | 2145 | 8/3 | CIO2 | <> | ||
| 2345 | 14/3 | CIO2 | <> | 2345 | 19/3 | CIO2 | ||||
| 2245 | 24/3 | CIO2 | * | 2045 | 27/3 | CIO2 (Ended 2152) | ||||
| 3557 | 2045 | 5/3 | VLB2 | <> | 2045 | 8/3 | VLB2 (Ended 2150) | <> | ||
| 2345 | 14/3 | VLB2 | <> | 2345 | 19/3 | VLB2 | ||||
| 2245 | 24/3 | VLB2 | * | 2229 | 28/3 | VLB2 (Ended 2250) | ||||
| 3640 (3639.8) | 2245 | 5/3 | SYN2 | * | 2145 | 8/3 | SYN2 | <> | ||
| 2345 | 14/3 | SYN2 | <> | 2345 | 19/3 | SYN2 | ||||
| 2345 | 24/3 | SYN2 | <> | 0045 | 28/3 | SYN2 | * | |||
| 2245 | 29/3 | SYN | G11 HAS?Z | |||||||
| 3840 | 2200 | 15/3 | YHF2 | * | 0001 | 16/3 | YHF | G67 UAGAC | * | |
| 0001 | 20/3 | YHF2 | * | 2300 | 26/3 | YHF2 | ||||
| 0001 | 30/3 | YHF2 | ||||||||
| 4418 | 2300 | 24/3 | FDUM | |||||||
| 4270 | 2130 | 7/3 | PCD2 | <> | 2300 | 16/3 | PCD2 | * | ||
| 0030 | 20/3 | PCD | G32 XUKLP | |||||||
| 4360 | 2245 | 24/3 | SYN2 | <> | 0045 | 28/3 | SYN2 | * | ||
| 2245 | 29/3 | SYN | G11 HAS?Z | |||||||
| 4461 | 2330 | 4/3 | FTJ | G68 AKKMB | * | 2030 | 5/3 | FTJ2 | * | |
| 2130 | 8/3 | FTJ | G59 WOSED | 2330 | 14/3 | FTJ2 | * | |||
| 0100 | 21/3 | FTJ | G12 RYLMC | * | 0030 | 29/3 | FTJ | G113 WUUNK | ||
| 4648 | 2315 | 4/3 | MIW2 | * | 2015 | 5/3 | MIW2 | |||
| 4780 | 2315 | 4/3 | KPA2 | <> | 2115 | 8/3 | KPA2 | <> | ||
| 0015 | 15/3 | KPA2 | <> | 0015 | 20/3 | KPA2 | ||||
| 2345 | 24/3 | KPA2 | ||||||||
| 4880 | 2230 | 4/3 | ULX1 | * | 2200 | 5/3 | ULX2 | * | ||
| 2230 | 9/3 | ULX2 | * | 0030 | 20/3 | ULX | G44 HALNG | |||
| 0030 | 25/3 | ULX | G33 CHWRA | |||||||
| 5091 | 2100 | 5/3 | JSR2 | * | 2230 | 5/3 | JSR | G24 SFHVR | * | |
| 2130 | 17/3 | JSR | G19 GHOGH | 2200 | 20/3 | JSR | G11 TUABP | * | ||
| 2300 | 28/3 | JSR | G172 MPNPA | |||||||
| 5170 | 2045 | 8/3 | VLB2 (Ended 2150) | * | ||||||
| 2345 | 19/3 | VLB2 | * | 2229 | 28/3 | VLB2 (Ended 2250) | ||||
| 5230 | 2245 | 4/3 | CIO2 | <> | 2045 | 5/3 | CIO2 | <> | ||
| 2145 | 8/3 | CIO2 | * | 1845 | 10/3 | CIO2 (Ended 1950) | ||||
| 2345 | 14/3 | CIO2 | * | 1945 | 18/3 | CIO2 (Ended 2050) | * | |||
| 2345 | 19/3 | CIO2 | * | 1945 | 20/3 | CIO2 (Ended 2050) | ||||
| 2245 | 24/3 | CIO2 | * | 2045 | 27/3 | CIO2 (Ended 2152) | * | |||
| 2237 | 28/3 | CIO | G11 LELGI (Ended 2251) | |||||||
| 5435 | 2230 | 4/3 | ART2 | <> | 2230 | 9/3 | ART2 | * | ||
| 2300 | 11/3 | ART | G20 VDGOO + G72 RMDSW | 0001 | 15/3 | ART2 | <> | |||
| 0001 | 20/3 | ART2 | * | 2300 | 22/3 | ART | G48 DNTHS | |||
| 2300 | 25/3 | ART | G48 DNTHS | * | 0030 | 29/3 | ART2 | * | ||
| 0001 | 30/3 | ART | G48 DNTHS | |||||||
| 5437 | 0030 | 21/3 | ART2 | * | 0030 | 25/3 | ART | G34 JLZDB | ||
| 5820 | 2200 | 10/3 | YHF2 | * | 2100 | 15/3 | YHF | G41 AFWMG | * | |
| 2200 | 15/3 | YHF2 | 0130 | 21/3 | YHF | G21 PVOUX | ||||
| 6210 | 2300 | 24/3 | FDUM | |||||||
| 6498 | 2230 | 4/3 | PCD2 | * | 2130 | 7/3 | PCD2 | * | ||
| 0030 | 20/3 | PCD | G32 XUKLP | * | ||||||
| 2230 | 22/3 | PCD | G119 RRPCO | 2330 | 29/3 | PCD | G119 AYCHF | |||
| 6840 | 2200 | 8/3 | EZI | G71 FVWDT | * | 2330 | 19/3 | EZI | G90 DVLKH | |
| 7918 | 0130 | 21/3 | YHF | G21 PVOUX | ||||||
| 7540 | 2000 | 30/3 | JSR2 | |||||||
| 9130 | 2200 | 8/3 | EZI | G71 FVWDT | * | 2230 | 30/3 | EZI | G? CXVFQ | |
Bold Lettering denotes repeated message
denotes No changes to schedule heard.
Frequency in ( ) denotes slight variation in transmitted frequency used on some occasions.
| 4 Mar | ULX1 | 4880 | 5mins callsign only | ||
| 8 Mar | VLB2 | 3557 5170 | 1hr transmission, c/s only | ||
| 10 Mar | CIO2 | 5230 | 1hr transmission, c/s only | ||
| 18 Mar | CIO2 | 5230 | 1hr transmission, c/s only | ||
| 20 Mar | CIO2 | 5230 | 1hr transmission, c/s only | ||
| 24 Mar | FDUM | 4418 6210 | According to my logs last heard 18 June 03 on same freq's | ||
| 26 Mar | VLB2 | 5170 | 2144 | * | |
| 26 Mar | CIO2 | 5230 | 2146 | * | |
| 26 Mar | JSR2 | 5091 | 2138 | * | |
| 27 Mar | CIO2 | 5230 | 1hr transmission, c/s only | ||
| 28 Mar | CIO | 5230 | repeating a G11 message first picked up at 2240hrs and ending at 2251hrs | ||
| This may have commenced transmission at 2145hrs if the general pattern was followed. CIO Last heard by me on 02 Mar 03. Each message was repeated followed by "End of Transmission" then 3mins of c/sign and then the message relayed again and so on to the end. As I rarely hear this station | |||||
| I took down the group 11 message :- LELGI, MUQEH, ZLSVD, SWIML, SNLDS, SEZTN, PUPKM, CDHVF, VHWPA, KDBIO, HLQKP |
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| 29 Mar | SYN | 3640 4360 | sending a G11 Message at 2245hrs repeated once, unfortunately conditions were very poor and I was unable to copy the full message just four letters of the opening group HAS?Z. I last heard SYN on 9 Sept 02. |
* From Ian Wraith Many thanks
You will also note at above the extended activity of various callsigns with the 1hour transmissions a prelude to the rarely heard CIO/SYN/VLB/KPA/MIW group messages maybe??
Others have noted that some callsigns deviate by a few hertz from the expected frequency. I have made a note of these plus a few I had logged from the start of this year (Jan) which I place below. All my freq settings are in USB though I'm aware that the transmissions can be AM
| VLB2 | 3360 to 3359.8 | |
| MIW2 | 3557 to 3556.8 | |
| SYN2 | 3640 to 3639.8 | |
| KPA2 | 4648 to 4647.8 | 7690 to 7689.8 |
| ULX | 4880 to 4879.7 | |
| EZI | 9130 to 9129.6 |
| 2626 | 0001 | 9/4 | FTJ2 | |||||||
| 3150 | 0001 | 9/4 | PCD2 | <> | 2300 | 15/4 | PCD2 | |||
| 3230 | 2315 | 1/4 | KPA2 | <> | 0015 | 4/4 | KPA2 | |||
| 3270 | 2315 | 1/4 | MIW2 | <> | 0015 | 4/4 | MIW2 | |||
| 3557 | 2345 | 1/4 | VLB2 | <> | 2145 | 3/4 | VLB2 | |||
| 3640 | 2245 | 1/4 | SYN2 | |||||||
| 3840 | 2300 | 1/4 | YHF2 | |||||||
| 4015 | 2145 | 5/4 | VLB2 | <> | 2345 | 6/4 | VLB2 | * | ||
| 2345 | 8/4 | SYN2 | * | 2345 | 15/4 | VLB2 | ||||
| 0145 | 18/4 | VLB2 | <> | 2345 | 19/4 | VLB2 | <> | |||
| 2245 | 22/4 | VLB2 | ||||||||
| 4165 | 2115 | 5/4 | MIW2 | <> | 2215 | 6/4 | MIW2 | * | ||
| 2345 | 8/4 | CIO2 | * | 2315 | 9/4 | MIW2 | ||||
| 0045 | 13/4 | CIO2 | * | 2315 | 13/4 | MIW2 | * | |||
| 2315 | 15/4 | MIW2 | * | 0115 | 18/4 | MIW2 | ||||
| 2315 | 19/4 | MIW2 | ||||||||
| 4270 | 2330 | 1/4 | PCD | G110 EREKA | * | 2330 | 6/4 | PCD | G17 YUFEQ | * |
| 2300 | 15/4 | PCD2 | 2300 | 22/4 | PCD2 | |||||
| 4360 | 2245 | 1/4 | SYN2 | |||||||
| 4418 | 2255 | 27/4 | FDU1 (Ended 2259) | |||||||
| 4461 | 2130 | 3/4 | FTJ | G89 NH?JZ | * | 2200 | 5/4 | FTJ2 | * | |
| 0030 | 13/4 | FTJ2 | * | 2300 | 15/4 | FTJ2 | ||||
| 4648 | 2315 | 1/4 | MIW2 | <> | 0015 | 4/4 | MIW2 | * | ||
| 0145 | 18/4 | CIO2 | 2345 | 19/4 | CIO2 | <> | ||||
| 2345 | 6/4 | CIO2 | * | |||||||
| 2245 | 22/4 | CIO2 | ||||||||
| 4780 | 2315 | 1/4 | KPA2 | <> | 0015 | 4/4 | KPA2 | <> | ||
| 2115 | 5/4 | KPA2 | <> | 2315 | 15/4 | KPA2 | ||||
| 0115 | 18/4 | KPA2 | ||||||||
| 4880 (4879.8) | 2330 | 1/4 | ULX2 | <> | 2300 | 6/4 | ULX2 | <> | ||
| 2300 | 15/4 | ULX2 | * | 0132 | 18/4 | ULX | G19 ZBHCH | |||
| 2300 | 22/4 | ULX2 | ||||||||
| 5091 | 2300 | 1/4 | JSR | G108 NGZGC | * | 2200 | 5/4 | JSR | G16 QCNST | * |
| 2300 | 6/4 | JSR | G37 PODTQ | 2300 | 15/4 | JSR | G14 HZIZF | |||
| 5170 | 2245 | 1/4 | VLB2 | <> | 2145 | 3/4 | VLB2 | * | ||
| 2145 | 5/4 | SYN2 | * | 2345 | 6/4 | SYN2 | ||||
| 2345 | 8/4 | VLB2 | * | 2345 | 10/4 | VLB2 | * | |||
| 0045 | 13/4 | SYN2 | * | 2345 | 15/4 | SYN2 | ||||
| 0145 | 18/4 | SYN2 | <> | 2345 | 19/4 | SYN2 | <> | |||
| 2245 | 22/4 | SYN2 | * | 2145 | 25/4 | SYN10Z99 (Ended 2252Hrs) | ||||
| 5230 (5229.7) | 2345 | 1/4 | CIO2 | * | 2145 | 5/4 | VLB2 | * | ||
| 2345 | 6/4 | VLB2 | <> | 2345 | 15/4 | VLB2 | ||||
| 0001 | 16/4 | YHF2 | * | 0145 | 18/4 | VLB2 | <> | |||
| 2345 | 19/4 | VLB2 | <> | 2245 | 22/4 | VLB2 | ||||
| 2145 | 25/4 | VLB7Z28Z82 (Ended 2252Hrs) | * | 2045 | 26/4 | VLB2 | ||||
| 5339 | 2115 | 5/4 | MIW2 | <> | 2215 | 6/5 | MIW2 | <> | ||
| 2315 | 9/4 | MIW2 | <> | 2315 | 13/4 | MIW2 | ||||
| 2315 | 15/4 | MIW2 | <> | 0115 | 18/4 | MIW2 | <> | |||
| 2315 | 19/4 | MIW2 | <> | 2315 | 20/4 | MIW2 | ||||
| 2115 | 26/4 | MIW2 | ||||||||
| 5435 | 2330 | 1/4 | ART2 | * | 0001 | 4/4 | ART | G48 DNTHS | * | |
| 2200 | 5/4 | ART2 | * | 0001 | 9/4 | ART | G48 DNTHS | |||
| 0030 | 13/4 | ART2 | * | 2300 | 15/4 | ART2 | ||||
| 5437 | 0130 | 18/4 | ART | G73 QKQEP | ||||||
| 5820 (5819.7) | 2300 | 1/4 | YHF2 | * | 2200 | 3/4 | YHF | G35 YRNUP | * | |
| 2100 | 4/4 | YHF | G9 FRECS | 2200 | 5/4 | YHF | G89 QHIFG | * | ||
| 2000 | 7/4 | YHF | G54 QHZXQ | * | 2300 | 22/4 | YHF2 | |||
| 6210 | 2255 | 27/4 | FDU1 (Ended 2259hrs) | |||||||
| 6270 | 2300 | 15/4 | ULX2 | |||||||
| 6370 | 2115 | 5/4 | KPA2 | <> | 2215 | 6/4 | KPA2 | <> | ||
| 2315 | 8/4 | KPA2 | <> | 2315 | 9/4 | KPA2 | ||||
| 2115 | 14/4 | KPA2 | <> | 2315 | 15/4 | KPA2 | <> | |||
| 0115 | 18/4 | KPA2 | * | 2115 | 18/4 | KPA24 | ||||
| 1920 | 19/4 | KPA4Z5 | * | 2315 | 19/4 | KPA2 | * | |||
| 2050 | 25/4 | KPAZ9Z7 | 2015 | 26/4 | KPA2 (Ended 2121hrs) | |||||
| 6498 | 2330 | 1/4 | PCD | G110 EREKA | * | 2330 | 6/4 | PCD | G17 YUFEQ | * |
| 2330 | 8/4 | PCD | G86 TXJHI | |||||||
| 6840 | 2130 | 25/4 | EZI2 | |||||||
| 6912 | 2115 | 5/4 | KPA2 | * | 2145 | 5/4 | CIO2 | * | ||
| 2215 | 6/4 | MIW2 | * | 2245 | 6/4 | CIO2 | ||||
| 2315 | 6/4 | MIW2 | * | 2345 | 6/4 | CIO2 | * | |||
| 2315 | 7/4 | KPA2 | * | 2315 | 8/4 | MIW2 | ||||
| 2315 | 9/4 | KPA2 | * | 2345 | 10/4 | CIO2 | * | |||
| 2315 | 13/4 | MIW2 | * | 2115 | 14/4 | MIW2 | ||||
| 2315 | 15/4 | KPA2 | * | 2345 | 15/4 | CIO2 | * | |||
| 0115 | 18/4 | KPA2 | * | 0117 | 18/4 | MIW2 | ||||
| 0145 | 18/4 | CIO2 | * | 2115 | 18/4 | KPA24 | * | |||
| 1920 | 19/4 | KPA4Z5 | * | 2315 | 19/4 | MIW2 | ||||
| 2345 | 19/4 | CIO2 | * | 2315 | 20/4 | MIW2 | * | |||
| 2110 | 21/4 | KPA34Z31Z8Z1400(Ended 2122hrs) | ||||||||
| 2245 | 22/4 | CIO2 | * | 2145 | 25/4 | CIO11Z19Z64(Ended 2252Hrs) | * | |||
| 2045 | 26/4 | CIO2 | 2315 | 27/4 | KPA2 | |||||
| 6930 | 2145 | 5/4 | SYN2 | <> | 2345 | 6/4 | SYN2 | * | ||
| 2345 | 8/4 | SYN2 | <> | 0045 | 13/4 | SYN2 | ||||
| 2345 | 15/4 | SYN2 | <> | 0145 | 18/4 | SYN2 | <> | |||
| 2345 | 19/4 | SYN2 | <> | 2245 | 22/4 | SYN2 | ||||
| 2145 | 25/4 | SYN10Z99 (Ended 2252Hrs) | * | 2045 | 26/4 | SYN2 | ||||
| 7358 | 2200 | 5/4 | FTJ2 | |||||||
| 7540 | 2130 | 3/4 | JSR | G89 JANMW | * | 2130 | 21/4 | JSR | G89 JANMW | |
| 9130 | 2300 | 1/4 | EZI2 | <> | 2100 | 4/4 | EZI2 | <> | ||
| 2300 | 9/4 | EZI2 | <> | 2300 | 22/4 | EZI2 | ||||
| 2130 | 25/4 | EZI2 | ||||||||
Bold lettering in black denotes repeated message
Denotes No changes to schedule heard.
Frequency in ( ) Denotes slight variation in transmitted frequency used on some occasions.
All timings are GMT
The month started off with a swopping of freq's namely on 6912 with KPA2, CIO2, MIW2 and on 5230 with CIO2 & VLB2, also 5170 with VLB2 & SYN2 and 4165 with CIO2 & MIW2. Then on the 18th at 0115hrs KPA2 & MIW2 shared the same time slot and freq (6912) See log.
Last month (Mar) it was the extended one hour transmissions from the same callsigns.They do not seem to say anything but are most active.
On the 18th KPA24 was heard on 6912 & 6370 by me and confirmed by Ary, who also on the 19th reported KPA4Z5 at 1920hrs on the same freq's. I have added these to the log (Thx Ary)
21st April Special Header KPA34Z31Z8Z1400 which I logged at 2110hrs, was also noted by Ary at 2033hrs and Manolis Patrakis at 2044hrs during the evening and would indicate that the Header had most probally been transmitting for over an hour commencing at 2015hrs?. It ended at 2122hrs
25 April turned out to be a bonaza with CIO11Z19Z64, SYN10Z99 & VLB7Z28Z82 All transmitting from 2145hrs to 2252hrs (All timings are GMT) See log above for freq's, and reported by Ary via Enigma 2000 KPAZ9Z7 on 6370 at 2050hrs Thanks again Ary & Manolis
27th April, on Freq's 6210 & 4418 one of the more rarer calls FDU1, I managed to catch the last 4mins of the transmission from 2255 to 2259hrs. ( No previous record ).
Thanks to everyone for your E10 contributions.
©BMDartford, April 04
Change of freq: 0800z Thurs: 7663kHz 0800z Fri: 8091kHz [Info from JoA es AnonUK respectively-Tnx]
Ell schedule. Note all times zulu, freqs in kHz.
| 0800z | 0830z | 1030z | 1230z | 1300z | |
| Mon | |||||
| Tues | 8544* | 8759 | 8544 | 8800 | |
| Wed | |||||
| Thur | 7663 | ||||
| Fri | 8091 | 8759 |
[Tnx to AnonUK for info rx’d].
*On Tuesday 6th April the 0830z E11 sending [8544kHz] was not heard [rpts AnonUK, JoA, PLondon, KW]. AnonUK discovered the sending replaced by the Morse station M03 giving the ident 189/67 for the full message [same freq as usually used by E11]. Note that M03 is the Morse equivalent to E11. [Tnx AnonUK]
| M03 | 8544kHz | 0830z | 06/04 | [189/67] AnonUK and heard again by PLondon as: |
| 0830z | 13/04 | [182/00] PLondon who remarks ‘as E11 if the change had not happened.’ | ||
| 0830z | 27/04 | [182/00] PLondon |
Two samples have been supplied of E11 and placed in the ID files on Group. One, from JoA illustrates the full message whilst the other, from RNGB gives fine example of the pronunciation and accent of the announcer. Being in mp3 format there is some evidence of compression.
On Thursday 26th and Friday 27th February at 0800z messages were sent via E11. JoA, Gert of Holland and PLondon all noticed that ID had changes from 232/00 to 235/67. Gert offered a valid theory that perhaps the 232 was a test call.
Following on into March JoA rang E2k on 02/03 to inform us that a message was again being sent and later emailed the results as:
| 8544kHz | 0830z | 02/03 | [189/67 82242 82242 14813 14813 85814 85814 49315 49315 18590 18590 etc. ENDING: 5f gps:64030 45756 4344n OUT] The sending lasted 16mins 52sec. |
JoA noticed that part way through to 5f gps: "Attention" "82242 14813 85814" then followed 5f gps. ending as shown above.
Subsequent sendings produced:
| 8759kHz | 1030z | 02/03 | [312/00] |
| 8544kHz | 1230z | 02/03 | [312/00] |
| 0830z | 08/03 | [182/00] PLondon/JoA |
Diligently JoA checked all known freqs but they remained silent ‘Nil Required Heard’.
Then again on Thursday 04/03:
| 10125kHz | 0800z | 04/03 | [235/67 18655 04207 55883 99769 80836 71236 26369 24761 17905 88554. ending 84294 74730 77433 00692 144nn nnnnn then "Attention" 5f gps18655 04207 etc] JoA. |
| 0800z | 11/03 | [232/00] PLondon | |
| 11116kHz | 0800z | 05/03 | [235/67 18655 04207 55883 99769 etc] Variable strength, QRN and local QRM PLondon/JoA |
Later in the Month of March RNGB was able to offer some more interesting news from this producer of null messages.
| 8544kHz | 0830z | 16/03 | [189/67 Attention 92242 92242 14913 14913] |
On hearing this message RNGB noted, 'This morning [16/01] at 0830 message on E11 freq 8544 commenced 189 Oblique 67 then 'Attention' 92242 92242 14913 14913 etc. The whole message was then read out again with no repeats. The young lady has an East European accent and she pronounces the figure 5 FIVER (the correct phonetic is FIFE, as FIVER is easily confused with NINER for 9)
RNGB went to report a missing transmission as well as what may be a change to freq, 'After this mornings catch I looked for the 1030z sending - not found. The 1230z sending was on 8544 kHz with 312/00 The 1300 sending was found on 8800 (not 8088 as usual) with 183/00.
JoA and RNGB posted the news that 10125kHz as used on a Thursday at 0800z had changed to 7663kHz on 25/03
| 7663kHz | 0800z | 25/03 | [232/00] Moved from 10125kHz RN GB |
| 0800z | 01/04 | [232/00] JoA | |
| 0800z | 15/04 | [232/00]RNGB | |
| 0800z | 22/04 | [232/00]RNGB | |
| 0800z | 29/04 | [232/00] Very poor signals JoA. | |
| 8091kHz | 0800z | 09/04 | [232/00] |
| 0800z | 16/04 | [232/00]RNGB | |
| 0800z | 22/04 | [232/00] PLondon, JoA, AnonUK, RNGB and others. | |
| 0800Z | 23/04 | [232/00]RNGB | |
| 8544kHz | 1230z | 16/03 | [312/00]RNGB |
| 1230z | 19/03 | [312/00]Gert | |
| 0830z | 30/03 | [182/00]JoA,RNGB and Gert | |
| 1230z | 06/04 | [312/00] | |
| 8759kHz | 1030z | 30/03 | [312/00]RNGB |
| 1030z | 09/04 | [312/00]RNGB | |
| 1030z | 23/04 | [312/00]RNGB | |
| 8800kHz | 1300z | 16/03 | [183/00] usually 8088kHz RNGB |
A message was sent on 20/04 and reported by Gert:
| 8544kHz | 1230z | 20/04 | with message: |
314 oblique 61 for 5 minutes
attention
13554 88194 81586 77212 41737 07853
87527 28102 03873 22787 09368 08067
48470 85376 18951 89882 94164 54800
92703 05129 48255 71483 11405 85560
37961 70491 01692 42979 56970 83504
90785 99301 28847 98883 79518 91011
26375 93820 64283 93122 87212 79147
17542 24316 51609 70250 64904 55279
90562 22450 66752 28684 69642 57875
29038 18112 14947 47943 41644 79776
01907
[Tnx Gert]
On 22/04 Ary reported to us via Group, "I just received an E15 log. Heard today [21/04] at 1700 and 1800 UTC on 14000 kHz with Frank Young Peter (FYP) call." The log came from a listener in Central Germany and who reported the signal as “good, readable.” [Tnx Ary and listener].
We print the known schedule [as issue 22]:
| 1100z | 18000kHz | BEC | 1700z | 14000kHz | FYS |
| 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 | 2100z | 4130kHz | 0SS |
This find does raise so quandary with us. This is the first log of 14000kHz actually being used at 1800z. ML noted that he tunes through the E15 freqs everyday and has noted A1A QRM on 14000kHz and A3E QRM just below it. He says the sources are either BC or ‘fishing’. ML also noted that the same call has never been made twice. Obviously we need to keep a listening watch on this beauty to see if its habits have changed.
After an inkling that E15 had been busy Mike of Kent kindly offered:
| 14000kHz | 1701z | 27/04 | [FYP x1 only] ML |
| 1800z | 27/04 | [NRH - carrier up] //5834kHz ML | |
| 4130kHz | 1900z | 27/04 | [unid sig under thunderstorm activity] |
Best frequency is usually 8188kHz. 4 weekly cycle starting on the first Monday of the Month.
Transmits Monday Wednesday and Thursday:
| Week1 | 0957z | 6507kHz | 1157z | 8188kHz | 1257z | 5340kHz | ||
| Week2 | 0957z | 7250kHz | 1157z | 8188kHz | 1257z | 5748kHz | ||
| Week3 | 0757z | 4832kHz | 0957z | 6200kHz | 1157z | 8188kHz | 1257z | 6507kHz |
| Week4 | 0757z | 5340kHz | 0957z | 8188kHz | 1157z | 7250kHz |
Week 4 in AM only.
Following a hint that E25 was up, Manolis Petrakis sent the following log of this most elusive station in:
| 9450 kHz | 1242z | 17/04 | [AM Carrier with hum noise1244z No intro, man calling 785 55 56 many times. Modulation not good. 1250UTC End of transmission]. |
Tnx Manolis!
Manolis also heard E25 again on 20/04 and posted details to group as:
Today [20/04] E25 came up with a very strong signal:
| 9450 kHz | AM | 1243z | rong carrier with hum noise. |
| 1244z | Stronger signal! "785 785 58 59 60 61 62" then "785 58 59 60 61 62" many times. | ||
| 1248z | Knocks the microphone a couple of times then "5 58" then again "785 58 59 60 61 62" a few times. | ||
| 1249z | Knocks the mic again... Silence... | ||
| 1250z | Carrier down. |
Possibly made mistakes in the beginning and after knocking the mic?[Tnx Manolis].
Then on 21/04 from AnonUK :
| 9450kHz | 1245z | 21/04 | [735 63] Poor Sigs AnonUK |
This sending was also reported by Manolis in Crete who mentioned that the microphone was knocked.
| 1332z | 21/04 | [090 25] off 1334z Mic knocked four times |
[Tnx Manolis]
Manolis emailed at 1210z 22/04 because he was hearing E25 with music intro – PLondon tried for the sending but like his lunchtime XPs the noise levels were far too high. His experience was reflected by the same comments as JoA.
| First Monday in the Month Schedule;- | ||||
| 5-Apr-04 | 1900 UTC | 9,220 kHz | call "308" - it never changes with this G06 schedule -, DK/GC "754 754 121 121 60141". Signal strength S7, lower sideband well suppressed. Same frequency was used in April last year so having parked a receiver on 9,220 half an hour or so earlier it was no surprise to see the carrier come up just after 1839z, several minutes of 1,200 Hz tone starting at 1846z. | |
| 2000 UTC | 7,680 kHz | second sending, stronger than the first, S9. Rasping noise on the signal at first, had gone by 2013z. Again, same frequency used in April last year. | ||
| 6-Apr-04 | Tuesday | 1900 UTC | 9,220 kHz | |
| 2000 UTC | 7,680 kHz | because a full message was sent by the First Monday in the Month G06 there is a repeat on the following day. | ||
| Thursday 1830 UTC Schedule;- | ||||
| 11-Mar-04 | 5,935 kHz | transmission in progress noted 1836 UTC; inside 49 metre broadcast band. Was expected on a freqency in this part of the spectrum but not on a multiple of 5 kHz. Ended just before 1842z with "621 621 43 43 00000". | ||
| 8-Apr-04 | 5,934 kHz | calling "579", DK/GC "123 123 46 46". Unlike the broadcast stations in the 49 metre band the German YL was not on a multiple of 5KHz so the carrier on 5,934 stood out like a bacon butty in a Tel Aviv takeaway while tuning around just before the half-hour. Calling "579", DK/GC "123 123 46 46". Severe BC QRM in AM mode from S9++ stations on 5,930 and 5,940 kHz but reception good using the RX in USB with a 2.5 kHz wide filter. As expected has stayed on UTC following the start of summertime so turns up an hour later local time. | ||
| Friday 1930 UTC Schedule (Always appears if there has been a transmission on a Thursday, has the same 5F message but a different call);- | ||||
| 12-Mar-04 | 5,442 kHz | carrier was up 40 minutes earlier when checked at 1850z. Calling "947", DK/GC as last night's 1830z transmission, "621 621 43 43". Good signal, lower sideband well suppressed. | ||
| 26-Mar-04 | 5,442 kHz | surprised to find this since I could not find an 1830z sending last night and thought that G06 was going to miss two weeks as is sometimes the case; must have been flattened by a 49 metre band broadcaster, I suppose. Same as when last heard on 12-March, "947" and "621 621 43 43". Strong signal, lower sideband well suppressed. | ||
| 9-Apr-04 | 5,442 kHz | "947", DK/GC as last night's 1830z transmission, "123 123 46 46", strong signal, lower sideband well suppressed, carrier was up at 1848z | ||
[TnxPoSW]
Other observations of G06 were reported:
| 5442kHz | 1936z | 12/03 | [947-621/43=34503] | Gert& E |
| 1930z | 23/04 | [947-123/460=67765] | hfd | |
| 5934kHz | 1830z | 22/04 | [579-123/96=67165 BC interference] | hfd |
| 7680kHz | 2000z | 05/04 | [308-754/121=69141] | hfd |
| 2000z | 06/04 | KopfE2Kde | ||
| 9220kHz | 1910z | 06/04 | KopfE2Kde |
| 4823kHz | 2300z | 02/03 | [186 - nr 248 gr 21 = 47281] | Gert. |
| 4823kHz | 2300z | 04/03 | [186 - nr 248 gr 21 = 47281] | Gert. |
[Gert noted LSB suppressed - USB reception gave the best result]
followed by:
| 4823kHz | 0030z | 05/03 | [186] OliverE2kde [Darmstadt], Oliver Vollacker Germany, AF and others. |
OliverE2kde sent details:
ID = 186
Nummer 248 Gruppen 21
Message
47?81 00098 12009 24123 14426 01327 ??9?3 30623 32368 324?8 ?7709
08999 ????? 1??48 37176 ?2787 278?4 40968 09092 42613 63498 000
He can't give guarantee the accuracy of the msg, because this G22 was very weak at his QTH in Darmstadt. He couldn't understand many numbers right. 1 and 8 sounded very similar during this weak transmission.
S17c is now on 6758kHz
Once again DoK offers his definitive chart with updates:
Chart 11
M10, S10d and S17c Listings from 1st March 2004. All times GMT/UTC
Compiled by E10 Slavic Desk.
| Freq kHz |
Freq // |
Sun | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Activity Designation |
| 4485 | 6758 | 0210 | R | ||||||
| 4485 | 0340 | 0340 | |||||||
| 3522 | 4485 | 0400 | 0400 | 0400 | R | ||||
| 4485 | 6763 | 0410 | R | ||||||
| 5473 | 5904 | S0410 | S0410 | ||||||
| 3522 | 5301 | 0430 | R | ||||||
| 5301 | 8190 | 0450 | 0450 | R | |||||
| 4835 | S0450 | S0450 | |||||||
| 5917 | 0535 | 0535 | 0535 | 0535 | R | ||||
| 9986 | 11417 | S0600 | S0600 | ||||||
| 14565 | 0615 | 0615 | 0615 | 0615 | 0615 | 0615 | 0615 | R | |
| 5945 | 9166 | 0700 | R | ||||||
| 9986 | 13405 | S0755 | |||||||
| 5078 | 8190 | 0800 | 0800 | ALT | |||||
| 9986 | 13405 | S0820 | S0820 | ALT | |||||
| 14445 | 0840 | 0840 | ALT | ||||||
| 9166 | 5945 | 1140 | 1140 | ALT | |||||
| 8143 | 12226 | 1200 | 1200 | ALT | |||||
| 5301 | 8190 | 1250 | 1250 | 1250 | 1250 | 1250 | 1250 | 1250 | R |
| 8175 | 1410 | 1410 | R | ||||||
| 8175 | 9986 | S1520 | R | ||||||
| 14565 | 1530 | ||||||||
| 5027 | 7605 | 1610 | 1610 | ALT | |||||
| 5078 | 7745 | 1630 | 1630 | 1630 | 1630 | R | |||
| 7605 | 11417 | 1640 | R | ||||||
| 5078 | 8112 | 1700 | 1700 | ALT | |||||
| 5917 | 9166 | 1700 | 1700 | ALT | |||||
| 9986 | 1720 | 1720 | R | ||||||
| 11417 | 1720 | R | |||||||
| 6945 | 10582 | S1740 | S1740 | R | |||||
| 5945 | 9369 | 1800 | 1800 | R | |||||
| 4835 | 7380 | 1820 | 1820 | ALT | |||||
| 7745 | 9385 | S1820 | S1820 | ALT | |||||
| 14377 | 1840 | 1840 | ALT | ||||||
| 13405 | S1855 | S1855 | |||||||
| 4030 | 6758 | 1900 | |||||||
| 5945 | 10125 | 1920 | 1920 | ||||||
| 8190 | 1940 | 1940 | ALT | ||||||
| 7745 | 9166 | 1950 | 1950 | 1950 | R | ||||
| 2774 | 3383 | S2020 | S2020 | R | |||||
| 6895 | 7745 | S2050 | S2050 | R | |||||
| 3522 | 4782 | 2100 | 2100 | R | |||||
| 5474 | 6894 | S2130 | S2130 | R | |||||
| 3522 | 4485 | 2200 | 2200 | R | |||||
| 5945 | 2200 | 2200 | R | ||||||
| All frequencies stated +/- 2kHz | Times prefixed ‘S’ designate S10d | ||||||||
| Activity designations: | ||
| R | : | Regular transmissions on the day and time shown weekly. |
| I | : | Irregular transmissions on the day and time shown weekly. |
| ALT | : | Regular transmissions on the time and day shown, but on alternate weeks. |
| BLANK | : | These schedules under review; to be confirmed later. |
DoK writes: I must start this report by apologising for not listening as much as I might. [The ed wants to put me on a 252! Certainly do – stand to attention when you address the duty the officer!].
The soldering iron insisted that I pay it more attention; two more audio processors and a graphic equaliser are to blame, whilst a problematical 32inch widescreen tv with an intermittent fault is an additional reason. The local service centres have given up on it but I do love a challenge! [Hope that’s not a 100w ‘Solon’ iron you’re using in there – gotcha!!! You’ll regret saying that to me all those years ago aboard ship].
At the end of the last period we were plagued with corrupt keying and this continued from time to time, fortunately only one of the parallel frequencies has been faulty.
The Thursday 1720z schedule has been changing between 9166 and 9986kHz but now appears to have settled on 9986kHz.
This period started well but with some noticeable absences. The 0840 and 1840z schedules were only resolved in the past three weeks. A phone conversation with AnonUK solicited the information that he had heard the 0840z on Thursday; further checking allowed me to hear both Wednesday and Thursday schedules.
Knowing that this schedule was active I concentrated on finding the 1840z. The known frequency llist had been checked over the previous six weeks without success but eventually a very weak signal was heard on 14377kHz. This has now allowed the repeat message chain of 0840 – 1840 – 1940z to be completed.
Another message repeat chain 0340-1200-1700 has just been completed; a difficult one as it depends on my not sleeping. It is here that help from more friendly time zones would be appreciated.
Excellent logs have been received from PoSW, of particular interest was the S17c activity on 8th March. Gert of Holland also posted the 1900z 6962kHz transmission on the same evening enabling me to monitor the frequency, but no further activity has been heard. [PoSW’s excellent S17c log can be seen later].
It will be seen that the details have not been charted as it appears to be a one off. Unfortunately the very detailed account from PoSW arrived toolate for me to make a more detailed follow up. However all the frequencies should be added to the list. There are still long periods when the parallel frequency for S17c has not been found.
All chart entries are correct to the end of the month but changes may occur from the first of the following month, as in 2003, an amended chart may be posted if time permits. Finally, my thanks to AnonUK, RNGB, PoSW and Gert for their contributions. "We few, we happy few, we band of Brothers." Nazdar DoK [Thanks Derek]©ENIGMA2000 Apr2004
Now onto the logs and additional information where presented:
| 3868kHz | 2245z | 08/03 | [LSB, 342 - nr 247 gr 52 = 56574] Gert also rptd 'Nice strong signal, good audio'. |
A bumper bundle of S06 info this Issue. Thanks to Gert we have an enjoyable informative and very interesting article concerning this very active Slavic station. This is followed by actual logs that show the full activity of S06 led in with AnonUK’s own analytical chart compiled from his own observations.
By Gert of Holland
Over the years there have been many random logs of the Russian man S06.
Last year there was a weekly regular sked found on wednesdays 7.00z with a later found repeat at 7.10 UTC.
In july 2003 I decided to collect logs from previous newsletters and my own logs and tried to find more weekly skeds. I searched the bands and found some 11 weekly skeds and published them in NL 18.
Then the list became longer and longer thanks to help from Anon UK, RNGB and AF.
Now, there are some 44 weekly frequencies found.
If you look to the list some notice can be made
starting time is almost always H+00 or H+30, sometimes H+20 or H+50
repeat 10 minutes later or 1 hour later
some skeds change frequency each month, others change freq each 3 months
most ID’s remain the same, only a few change ID each month
not all repeat frequencies are found yet, any help appreciated.
What also happens is that the frequency is not always the same each week but can change 5, 10 or 20 kHz.
Another odd thing is that some march S06 skeds changed in april to E06 skeds with the same ID use.
What also surprizes is that some skeds are coming in rally strong, some even S9+40 dB, but others are so weak you hear them just above noise level. That did not depend on the conditions. This could mean the operators use directional antenna’s.
In the list you can find some which I found strong and the ones that are received weak.
Following is a list of skeds found along with their repeat.
| Mon | 08.00 | / | 08.10 | |
| Mon | 12.00 | / | 12.10 | |
| Tue | 07.00 | / | 07.10 | |
| Tue | 08.00 | / | 08.10 | |
| Tue | 14.00 | / | 15.00 | |
| Tue | 16.30 | / | 17.30 | |
| Tue | 18.00 | / | 18.10 | |
| Tue | 18.50 | / | 19.50 | |
| Wed | 07.00 | / | 07.10 | vy strong |
| Wed | 08.20 | / | 08.30 | |
| Wed | 12.30 | / | 12.40 | strong |
| Wed | 14.30 | / | 15.30 | weak |
| Thu | 10.00 | / | 10.10 | strong |
| Fri | 06.00 | / | 06.10 | strong |
| Fri | 07.00 | / | 07.10 | |
| Sat | 17.00 | / | 18.00 |
Skeds from which no repeat has been found yet
| Mon | 06.00 | |
| Mon | 13.00 | |
| Mon | 21.15 | |
| Tue | 19.00 | |
| Wed | 08.30 | |
| Wed | 08.40 | |
| Wed | 12.00 | weak |
| Wed | 13.00 | weak |
| Thu | 10.30 | |
| Thu | 17.00 | |
| Fri | 07.20 | |
| Sun | 17.00 |
S06 sked that changed into E06 sked
| Sun | 18.30 / 19.30 |
Following is the complete list of S06 skeds found so far (probably many more…)
| S06 Regular skeds. | |||||
| Weekly skeds | |||||
| Year: | 2004 | ||||
| Month | |||||
| Day | Time (utc) | March | ID march | April | ID april |
| Mon | 06.00 | 967 | 7620 | 967 | |
| Mon | 08.00 | 264 | |||
| Mon | 08.10 | 10420 | 352 | 10420 | 352 |
| Mon | 12.00 | 8130 | 480 | ||
| Mon | 12.00 | 9145 | 831 | 9145 | 831 |
| Mon | 12.10 | 11460 | 831 | 11460 | 831 |
| Mon | 13.00 | 8130 | 480 | ||
| Mon | 21.15 | 8120 | 539 | ||
| Tue | 07.00 | 5760 | 374 | 5760 | 374 |
| Tue | 07.15 | 6930 | 374 | 6930 | 374 |
| Tue | 08.00 | 7320 | 418 | 7320 | 418 |
| Tue | 08.10 | 9840 | 418 | 9840 | 418 |
| Tue | 14.00 | 17430 | 493 | 17450 | 493 |
| Tue | 15.00 | 15810 | 493 | 15830 | 493 |
| Tue | 16.30 | 14561 | 126 | 16120 | .036 |
| Tue | 17.30 | 12194 | 126 | 13950 | .036 |
| Tue | 18.00 | 6508 | 573 | 6505/6515 | 573 |
| Tue | 18.00 | 5680 | 624 | 5680 | 624 |
| Tue | 18.10 | 6815 | 624 | ||
| Tue | 18.50 | 8060 | 254 | 9145/9150 | 254 |
| Tue | 19.00 | 5108/5118 | 403 | 5108 | 403 |
| Tue | 19.50 | 6780 | 254 | 7820/7620 | 254 |
| Tue | 20.15 | 9230 | 412 | ||
| Wed | 07.00 | 13420 | 729 | 13420 | 729 |
| Wed | 07.10 | 15380 | 729 | ||
| Wed | 08.20 | 7605 | 471 | ||
| Wed | 08.30 | 9255 | 471 | 9225 | 471 |
| Wed | 08.30 | 7335 | 745 | 7335 | 745 |
| Wed | 08.30 | 6800 | 124 | ||
| Wed | 08.40 | 9260 | 328 | 9260 | 328 |
| Wed | 12.00 | 8130 | 480 | ||
| Wed | 12.30 | 9220 | 371 | 9220 | 371 |
| Wed | 12.40 | 8270 | 371 | ||
| Wed | 13.00 | 10285 | 470 | ||
| Wed E06 | 14.00 | 14610 | 457 | ||
| Wed | 14.30 | 14735 | 652 | ||
| Wed E06 | 15.00 | 12210 | 457 | ||
| Wed | 15.30 | 12205 | 652 | ||
| Thu | 10.00 | 9225 | 895 | 9225 | 895 |
| Thu | 10.10 | 11515 | 895 | 11515 | 895 |
| Thu | 10.30 | 13546 | |||
| Thu | 17.00 | 6464 | 537 | ||
| Fri | 06.00 | 6340 | 934 | 6340 | 934 |
| Fri | 06.10 | 8695 | 196 | ||
| Fri | 07.00 | 7795 | 196 | ||
| Fri | 07.10 | 196 | |||
| Fri | 07.20 | 102 | |||
| Sat | 16.00 | 15481 | 724 | ||
| Sat | 17.00 | 12190 | 671 | 12190 | 724 |
| Sat | 17.00 | 10380 | 904 | ||
| Sat | 18.00 | 10460 | 671 | 13440 | 825 |
| Sat | 19.00 | 11150 | 825 | ||
| Sun | 17.00 | 6385 | 697 | 6358 | 697 |
| Sun E06 | 18.30 | 8150 | 690 | 9065 | 690 |
| Sun E06 | 19.30 | 7760 | 690 | ||
©Gert of Holland 19/04/04 [Tnx Gert]
AnonUK leads us in to logs with an S06 chart that illustrates S06 freqs from Dec 2003 to March 2004:
| S06 | Regular Skeds | Weekly Skeds | ||||
| 2003 | 2004 | |||||
| Day | time (utc) | dec '03 | jan '04 | Feb04 | march | ID |
| Mon | 06.00 | 4580 | 967 | |||
| Mon | 08.00 | |||||
| Mon | 08.10 | 10240 | 352 | |||
| Mon | 12.00 | |||||
| Mon | 12.10 | 10635 | 10635 | 831 | ||
| Tue | 07.00 | 5760 | 374 | |||
| Tue | 08.00 | 5810 | 5810 | 5810 | 7320 | |
| Tue | 08.10 | 7440 | 7440 | 7440 | 9840 | 372 |
| Tue | 14.00 | 12210 | 14840 | 16190 | 17429 | 493 |
| Tue | 15.00 | 10190 | 12200 | 14530 | 15811 | 493 |
| Tue | 16.30 | 9190 | 12180 | 14561 | 126 | |
| Tue | 17.30 | 7640 | 10190 | 12194 | 126 | |
| Tue | 18.00 | 5625 | 5625 | 5625 | 6508 | 573 |
| Tue | 18.00 | 5625 | 624 | |||
| Tue | 18.50C | 8108 | ??? | |||
| Tue | 18.50 | 6960 | 6980 | 8060 | 624 | |
| Tue | 19.00 | 3862 | 5108 | 403 | ||
| Tue | 19.50 | 6780 | ||||
| Wed | 07.00 | 12365 | 12365 | 12365 | 13420 | 729 |
| Wed | 07.10 | 14285 | 14280 | 14285 | 15370 | 729 |
| Wed | 08.20 | 6880 | 7604 | 471 | ||
| Wed | 08.30 | 14670 | 7840 | 7840 | 9255 | 471 |
| Wed | 08.30 | 6800 | 124 | |||
| Wed | 08.40 | 6820 | 6820 | 9260 | ||
| Wed | 10.00 | |||||
| Wed | 10.10 | |||||
| Wed | 12.30 | 9220 | 371 | |||
| Thu | 10.00 | |||||
| Thu | 10.10 | 10480 | 10480 | 895 | ||
| Thu | 10.30C | 13546 | ??? | |||
| Thu | 17.00 | 5070 | 5070 | 537 | ||
| Fri | 06.00 | 5460 | 934 | |||
| Fri | 06.10 | |||||
| Fri | 07.20 | 8080 | 102 | |||
| Sat | 16.00 | 13380 | 15841 | 724 | ||
| Sat | 17.00 | 10380 | 12191 | 671 | ||
| Sat | 17.00 | |||||
| Sat | 18.00 | 5130 | 6810 | 8060 | 10461 | 671 |
©AnonUK
and then provides us with even more logging detail:
| 6508kHz | 1800z | 02/03 | [573] | AnonUK |
| 6780kHz | 1950z | 09/03 | [254] | |
| 12194kHz | 1730z | 02/03 | AnonUK | |
| 14561kHz | 1630z | 02/03 | [126] | AnonUK |
| 15811kHz | 1500z | 02/03 | AnonUK | |
| 17429kHz | 1400z | 02/03 | [493] | AnonUK |
This is an interesting log *RNGB noted that there were no less than three S06 transmitters up at the same time [0830] with different IDs.
| 31/03 [Wed] | |||
| 0820z | 7605 | 471 00000 | |
| 0830z | * | 7335AM | 745 00000 |
| 0830z | * | 9225 | 480 537 41 84831.. |
| 0830z | * | 9255 | 471 00000 |
as is this log:
| 06/04 [Tues] | ||
| 0700z | 5760 | ‘374’ 00000 |
| 0714z | 6930 | ‘374’ 00000 |
| 0800z | 7320 | ‘418’ 00000 |
| 0810z | 9840 | ‘418’ 00000 |
1630z & 1730z nothing heard on 14561/12194 – searched and found nothing. The high freqs were dreadful, low freqs good propagation today.
| 1800z | 5680 | ‘624’ 00000 |
| 1810z | 6815 | ‘624’ 00000 |
| 1812z | 6505 | ? intercepted message in progress, ended 39 39 00000 (so guess started at 1800) anyone get ID ? |
| 1850z | 9145 | ‘254’ 00000 |
| 1900z | 5108 | ‘403’ 00000 (back to normal freq; did operator misdial freq on 16th ?) |
Noting that the transmitter on 5680 was giving sidebands 51 kHz away on 5731 and 5629 RNGB asks if anyone "heard messages on the IDs where the repeat is 10 minutes later?" He explains it only gives time for very short message. The transmitter drops down as soon as the 1st tx has ended and then retunes on repeat freq within a couple of minutes, so it would not be possible to transmit simultaneously." Answers via ENIGMA 2000 please
Interestingly Gert of Holland compared his frequencies and IDs to those sent by RNGB. He discovered that S06 was transmitting different id's on different freqs at the same time, as his chart below illustrates
| Day + time (utc) | Gert | RNGB | |||
| Tue | 18.00 | 6508 | id 573 | 5625 | id 624 |
| Tue | 18.50 | 8108 | id ??? | 8060 | id 254 |
| Wed | 0830 | 6800 | id 12 | 9255 | id 471 |
We received so many S06 logs that Gert made our job that little easier by compiling this:
S06 logs:
| mon 8 march 2004: | |||
| - | 21.15z | 8120 | ‘539' 00000 gert |
| tue 9 march 2004: | |||
| - | 08.00z | 7320 | ‘418' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.10z | 9840 | ‘418' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 14.00z | 17430 | ‘493' 702 169 79007 12352 etc RNGB anon uk |
| - | 15.00z | 15810 | ‘493' 702 169 79007 12352 etc RNGB anon uk |
| - | 16.30z | 14560 | ‘126' 00000 RNGB Anon uk |
| - | 17.30z | 12190 | ‘126' 00000 RNGB anon uk |
| - | 18.00z | 5680 | ‘624' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 18.50z | 8060 | ‘254' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 19.50z | 6780 | ‘254' 00000 RNGB |
| wed 10 march 2004: | |||
| - | 08.20z | 7605 | ‘471' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.30z | 9255 | ‘471' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.30z | 6800 | ‘124-357 10 = 40555' gert |
| - | 08.40z | 9260 | ‘328' 00000 RNGB gert |
| thu 11 march 2004; | |||
| - | 10.00z | 9225 | ‘895' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 10.10z | 11515 | ‘895' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 17.00z | 6464 | ‘537' 00000 RNGB |
| sat 13 march 2004: | |||
| - | 16.00z | 15481 | ‘724' 00000 anon uk |
| - | 17.00z | 10461 | ‘724' 00000 anon uk |
| - | 17.00z | 12190 | ‘671 - 302 88 = 37747' gert |
| mon 15 march 2004: | |||
| - | 08.10z | 10420 | ‘352' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 12.10z | 11460 | ‘831' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 13.00z | 8130 | ‘480' 601 (43 grp msg) RNGB |
| tue 16 march 2004 | |||
| - | 7.15z | 6930 | ‘374' 00000 gert |
| wed 17 march 2004: | |||
| - | 07.00z | 13429 | ‘729' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.20z | 7605 | ‘471' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.30z | 9255 | ‘471' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.30z | 7335 | ‘745' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.40z | 9260 | ‘328' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 12.30z | 9220 | ‘371' 00000 RNGB |
| tue 23 march 2004: | |||
| - | 14.00z | 17430 | ‘493' 00000 gert |
| fri 26 march 2004: | |||
| - | 06.00z | 6340 | ‘934' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 07.00z | 7795 | ‘196' 00000 RNGB |
| wed 31 march 2004: | |||
| - | 08.30z | 7335 | ‘745' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.30z | 9255 | ‘471' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.30z | 9255 | ‘480' 00000 RNGB |
| tue 6 april 2004: | |||
| - | 07.00z | 5760 | ‘374' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 07.14z | 6930 | ‘374' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.00z | 7320 | ‘418' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.10z | 9840 | ‘418' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 18.00z | 6505 | ‘573 - 286 39 = 00968' gert |
| - | 18.00z | 5680 | ‘624' 00000 RNGB gert |
| - | 18.10z | 6815 | ‘624' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 18.50z | 9145 | ‘254' 00000 RNGB gert |
| - | 19.00z | 5108 | ‘403' 00000 RNGB |
| wed 7 april 2004: | |||
| - | 07.00z | 13420 | ‘729' 00000 gert S9+40dB !! |
| fri 9 april 2004: | |||
| - | 06.00z | 6340 | ‘934' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 06.10z | 8695 | ‘196' 00000 RNGB |
| sat 10 april 2004, | |||
| - | 17.00z | 12190 | ‘724' 00000 AF |
| - | 18.00z | 13440 | ‘825' 00000 AF |
| - | 19.00z | 11150 | ‘825' 00000 AF |
| mon 12 april 2004: | |||
| - | 06.00z | 7620 | ‘967' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 12.00z | 9145 | ‘831' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 12.00z | 8130 | ‘480 627 43 68610' RNGB |
| - | 12.10z | 11460 | ‘831' 00000 RNGB |
| tue 13 april 2004: | |||
| - | 14.00z | 17450 | ‘493' 00000 anon uk |
| - | 15.00z | 15830 | ‘493' 00000 anon uk |
| - | 16.30z | 16120 | ‘036 427 44 00365 74447' RNGB |
| - | 17.30z | 13950 | ‘036 427 44 00365 74447' RNGB anon uk |
| - | 18.00z | 5680 | ‘624' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 18.00z | 6515 | ‘573 286 39 00968' RNGB anon uk |
| - | 18.10z | 6815 | ‘624' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 18.50z | 9150 | ‘254' 00000 RNGB anon uk |
| wed 14 april 2004 | |||
| - | 07.00z | 13420 | ‘729' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 07.10z | 15380 | ‘729' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.20z | 7605 | ‘471' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.30z | 9255 | ‘471' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.30z | 9255 | ‘480 963 41 21547 26353' RNGB |
| - | 08.30z | 7335 | ‘745' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.40z | 9260 | ‘328' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 12.00z | 8130 | ‘480 963 41 etc' RNGB |
| - | 12.30z | 9220 | ‘371' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 12.40z | 8270 | ‘371' 00000 RNGB |
| sun 18 april 2004: | |||
| - | 17.00z | 6358 | ‘697' 00000 gert |
| mon 19 april 2004: | |||
| - | 06.00z | 6935 | |
| - | 06.10z | 8105 | ‘967' 00000 gert |
| - | 08.00z | 11635 | ‘352' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 08.10z | 10420 | ‘352' 00000 RNGB |
| - | 12.00z | 8130z | '480 125 4? vy weak' RNGB |
| tue 20 april 2004: | |||
| - | 17.30z | 13950 | ‘036 - 125 39 = 87875' gert |
Gert comments: “Quite an impressive list, I did not realize S06 was this active! Great help from Richard, Guy and AF” whilst PoSW adds, “The S06 Russian Man has become one of the most widely heard of the voice stations in recent months and the regular Tuesday schedule with the call "254" has been logged every week so far this year.”
Please note that this listing replaced an earlier compilation, if you sent a log in and you find it is missing you will appreciate the amount of work necessary to produce the list and hope you will continue to send your results to E2k.
Last knockings on logs used comes from RNGB:
| 9140kHz | 1850z | 27/04 | [254 863 109 94026] |
| 9225kHz | 0830z | 21/04 | [480 265 41 03061] |
Thanks to Gert, AnonUK, RNGB, HFD, PoSW and all others who contributed to the S06 column this time around, it is a splendid account of all your work.
| 8108kHz | 1850z | 02/03 | [22019] AnonUK |
| 10370kHz | 0735z | 22/04 | Manolis |
| 13546kHz | 1030z | 02/03 | [22019] AnonUK |
There were many reports made on this station that were sent to DoK for analysis. Thanks for your assistance. PoSW summed the situation concerning the Czech Lady up when he wrote, “The S10d Czech YL remains very busy; most schedules changed to higher frequencies in the first week of March, one exception being the Saturday 1520 UTC which remains on 8,175 // 9,985 kHz.. The Tuesday and Sunday 2050 UTC transmission occasionally transmits much longer messages than is usual for the Czech YL with group counts of 56 and 66 having been logged this year and on Tuesday 9-March what must be a new candidate for the longest S10d message ever, a group count of 73.” [Tnx DoK, PoSW and all others]
| 4016kHz | 2100z | 03/03 | [971/00] Welcome back – AF |
| 2100z | 17/03 | [971/00]Gert | |
| 2105z | 21/04 | Manolis |
S17c is now on 6758kHz
Gert reported hearing an 'out of usual hours' possible S17c as: 6962kHz 1910z 08/03 [ending Pozor pozor 42 42 05 05 konec konec], DoK was immediately informed but did not manage to catch any transmission. PoSW confirms Gert’s observation and offers in-depth detail. [Reported verbatim as received by ENIGMA 2000]:
“ An unusual airing of the Czech YL was heard on the evening of Monday 8-March; whilst tuning around just after 1830 UTC a very strong signal was found on 6,962 kHz with what appeared to be S10d in "555" call-up mode on a new frequency; however, it soon became apparent that this was the S17c variant, that is the format usually heard daily at 1250UTC, always with the same call-up routine and with just one 5-figure group repeated ten times;-
"555 555 555 313 313 313 05", then "313 313 313 42 42 05 05 pozor pozor", then a single 5F group repeated, "71026", ending at 1837z with "42 42 05 05 konets konets".
This was not the end; at 1840 UTC the same call-up was noted on another frequency, 8,057 kHz but the five figure group was not the same as heard earlier; then just after 1900 UTC the same call-up was heard on a third frequency, 7,826 kHz, again with a different 5F. This routine went on at ten-minute intervals with activity being shared between 6,962 and 7,826 - I did not hear 8,057 kHz used again - always with a different 5F group. The last transmission appeared to be at 2040 UTC, I couldn't find any activity after this time. I have never heard anything like this before or, indeed, this format at any time other than 1250 UTC.
In case the Slavic Desk missed out on all this, the full log is shown below; all transmissions started with the "313 313 313 42 42 05 05" routine and all signals were S9 or better;-
| 1830z | 6,962KHz | 71026 | |
| 1840z | 8,057KHz | 76035 | |
| 1900z | 7,826KHz | 65032 | |
| 1910z | 6,962KHz | 68029 | |
| 1920z | 7,826KHz | 86033 | |
| 1930z | 6,962KHz | 79038 | |
| 1940z | 7,826KHz | 52037 | |
| 2000z | 7,826KHz | 76023 | (carrier stayed on after the 1940z transmission, started up again on the hour) |
| 2010z | 6,962KHz | 58022 | mutual QRM with a certain other number station which had started up on the hour 3 kHz lower in frequency. |
| 2020z | 7,826KHz | 59023 | |
| 2030z | 6,962KHz | 71045 | |
| 2040z | 7,826KHz | 66014 |
[Thanks to Gert and PoSW]
Logs of S17c 5f 5301//8190kHz exclusively h-fd:
| 02/04 | 81034 |
| 04/04 | 56031 |
| 07/04 | 70033 |
| 08/04 | 71032 |
| 09/04 | 76035 |
| 10/04 | 70034 |
| 11/04 | 70034 |
| 15/04 | 82034 |
| 17/04 | 77034 |
| 24/04 | 78032 |
| 25/04 | 89034 |
| 26/04 | 81033 |
| 28/04 | 76033 |
| 29/04 | 64048 |
[tnx H-FD]
| 4454kHz | 1842z | 25/03 | [454-382/31=39964] Gert |
JoA writes
“4854kHz 1842-1854:41 (E) YL-Russian. Call believed to be "424 424 424" + dk/gp followed by 5F gps., ending "NOLy NOLy NOLy" (000) @ 1854:41”
For the S21 transmission expected on Thursday 29/04, on the parallel freqs 4454 & 4854kHz. 1835-1853z: JoA writes,
"Similar carrier waves with distinctive buzz (S5/S6 QRN) found on both frequencies. The YL-Russian tx did not materialise at the usual time 1842z.. I re-checked at 1916z when both carriers were found to have stopped."
He queries if a change might be afoot. [Distinctive buzz heard by PLondon too].
TnxJoA
| 6768kHz | 0107z | 20/03 | E |
We lead into the Spanish Lady [from Cuba] with PoSW’s offering from his East England QTH and some analysis:
The various transmissions from the V02 Spanish - speaking YL from the land of fine cigars and Fidel Castro have become much stronger signals in the last few weeks as we head rapidly through spring towards the summer. However, all the V02 sendings heard in the UK are long-standing schedules on frequencies such as 8,010, 8,097, 9,153 and 9,331 kHz; there does not appear to be anything new and there is still a distinct lack of activity on Sundays.
| 21-Feb-04 | Saturday | 0723 UTC | 9,153 kHz | long standing Saturday and Thursday 0700z transmission from the Senorita from Havana; signal strength S8, even peaking S9 briefly, best for a long time. |
| 25-Feb-04 | Wednesday | 0702 UTC | 9,063 kHz | V02 calling up with "Atencion"......, but numbers unreadable due to weak signal and utility QRM. |
| 3-Mar-04 | Wednesday | 0730 UTC | 9,063 kHz | transmission in progress, paused and repeated "66942" several times then proceeded with 5Fs. Signal strength peaking S7 with deep troughs of QSB and QRM from "SITOR" or similar. Had been noted just after 0700z but was then so weak as to be unreadable. |
| 4-Mar-04 | Thursday | 0638 UTC | 8,097 kHz | transmission in progress, signal strength only S6 but much better than throughout the winter months. |
| 6-Mar-04 | Saturday | 0714 UTC | 9,153 kHz | strength S7. |
| 13-Mar-04 | Saturday | 0701 UTC | 9,153 kHz | starting up with "Atencion, 05861, 09061, 54702 (?), has reverted to a weak signal, difficult copy. |
| 17-Mar-04 | Wednesday | 0638 UTC | 8,010 kHz | stronger than usual, over-riding the distorted FSK signal on this frequency which usually makes V02 unreadable. Ended just before 0645z with 3 x "Finale". |
| 0706 UTC | 9,063 kHz | transmission in progress, S7 to S8, adjacent channel QRM. | ||
| 24-Mar-04 | Wednesday | 0639 UTC | 8,010 kHz | has sunk beneath the FSK QRM again. |
| 27-Mar-04 | Saturday; | 0700 UTC | 9,153 kHz | starting up with "Atencion, 71973, 09063, 82743, then "71973" repeated and into 5Fs 0703z, signal peaking S8. |
| 31-Mar-04 | Wednesday | 0600 UTC | 8,010 kHz | or rather 20 seconds before 0600 UTC, starting up with "Atencion, 74433, 82744, 88775. Signal strong enough to over-ride the FSK QRM and was S9+ when checked at 0615z. |
| 0606 UTC | 9,331 kHz | another V02 - not in parallel with the one running on 8,010 kHz - signal strength S5 and had a loud background buzz. | ||
| 0700 UTC | 9,063 kHz | starting up with the same "74433, 82744, 88775" heard earlier, signal strength S7 to S8. | ||
| 1-Apr-04 | Thursday | 0524 UTC | 8,097 kHz | transmission in progress, good signal peaking S9. |
| 0600 UTC | 8,097 kHz | 0600 UTC - minus 20 seconds, someone's clock is running fast! - starting up again with, "Atencion, 74434, 02972, 88776". | ||
| 0700 UTC | 9,153 kHz | - started late! carrier was not up when checked a few minutes before the hour, came went on and off several times after 0659z then started up with "Atencion, 74434, 02972, 88776", as heard earlier. A strong S9 signal. | ||
| 7-Apr-04 | Wednesday | 0605 UTC | 8,010 kHz | weak signal under FSK QRM. |
| 0606 UTC | 9,331 kHz | very weak - but no buzz today! | ||
| 9-Apr-04 | Friday | 0706 UTC | 9,063 kHz | transmission in progress, signal strength S5 at best with utility QRM. |
| 12-Apr-04 | Monday | 0614 UTC | 9,331 kHz . | same frequency as noted active on Wednesdays - signal strength S7 with deep QSB, good audio |
| 15-Apr-04 | Thursday | 0536 UTC | 8,097 kHz | transmission in progress with S9 signal. Would normally be expected to start up again at on the hour but when checked just after 0600z there was only an un-modulated carrier. |
| 17-Apr-04 | Saturday | 0600 UTC | 8,097 kHz | had already started the call-up when tuned in exactly on the hour - "Atencion, 20532 73763 58171", S9 signal, "20532" repeated and into 5Fs 0602z. |
| 0700 UTC | 9,153 kHz | 0659 and 15 seconds UTC - started 45 seconds early!, "20532 73763 58171", as heard earlier. Strong signal, excellent audio quality this morning. |
We follow that by offerings from Great Britain and Europe:
| 4028kHz | 0600z | 25/03 | Gert |
| 8010kHz | 0600z | 02/04 | RNGB |
| 0620z | 09/04 | Msg in progress RNGB | |
| 9063kHz | 0700z | 10/03 | [AM]RNGB |
| 0700z | 17/03 | [AM]RNGB | |
| 0700z | 26/03 | [AM]RNGB | |
| 0700z | 02/04 | RNGB | |
| 0600z | 12/04 | RNGB | |
| 0700z | 16/04 | RNGB | |
| 0728z | 21/04 | [in prog] PLondon | |
| 0700z | 23/04 | [S7 to Central London] PLondon RNGB [34894 81143 35131 attencion rptd several times then msg] | |
| 9153kHz | 0700z | 27/03 | [AM]RNGB |
| 9323kHz | 0600z | 02/04 | RNGB |
| 9331kHz | 0600z | 05/04 | RNGB |
| 0600z | 12/04 | msg differs to that on 9323 RNGB |
Continuing with intercepts from the US:
| 3389kHz | 0517z | 05/03 | [AM i/p; new sked?] BM |
| 0512z | 23/03 | [AM i/p; new sked?; 6778 is just a harmonic of this sked*] BM | |
| 4028kHz | 0515z | 05/03 | BM |
| 0644z | 05/03 | [AM i/p; new sked? ] BM | |
| 0625z | 11/03 | BM | |
| 4329kHz | 0419z | 03/03 | BM |
| 4479kHz | 0335z | 03/03 | BM |
| 0330z | 24/03 | BM | |
| 6778kHz | 0510z | 23/03 | [Harmonic of 3389kHz 23/03*]BM |
| 8010kHz | 0605z | 05/03 | BM |
| 8097kHz | 0521z | 04/03 | [AM i/p; A _____ 32221 _____ ] BM |
| 0639z | 04/03 | [AM i/p] BM | |
| 0627z | 11/03 | BM | |
| 9063kHz | 0707z | 05/03 | [AM i/p] BM |
| 9153kHz | 0519z | 05/03 | [AM i/p; new sked?] BM |
| 9323kHz | 0613z | 05/03 | [AM i/p; A 26063 _____ _____; new sked?] BM |
| 0407z | 18/03 | BM | |
| 10446kHz | 0336z | 03/03 | [QRM from MIL-STD-188-141A ALE] BM |
| 0333z | 24/03 | BM | |
| 12165kHz | 0200z | 05/04 | Good sigs – see below*] Chris Acuff |
| 12215kHz | 0200z | 22/03 | JK |
*Concerning this transmission Chris Acuff, Gulport Mississippi, sent to Group, “ On right now is the cleanest, clearest V2a I've ever heard in my life! Frequency is 12165 and time is 0200z. Looks like Castro's Clowns did something right for a change!”
In answer to that TomH, also in US wrote, “The audio is pretty clear, indeed. I still hear the hum from the device that produces the numbers.. can you hear that too? Sometimes its more audible than other times. And you can hear the telephone click at the end.” In a later message Chris noted that signal strength had severely fallen, TomH was able to state that it still remained 20dBs with him, making a suggestion that perhaps Cuba beamed the sigs deliberately into Washington. [Thanks Chaps!]
| 14387kHz | 0600z | 09/03 | CA on Javaradio |
| 0600z | 13/04 | [304:0]HFD | |
| 0600z | 22/04 | [null msg?]Manolis | |
| 16087kHz | 0620z | 15/04 | [304:0]hfd |
| 0619z | 22/04 | [304 000] Manolis | |
Via Group the following question was placed
"Would anyone care to guess why there are so few Arabic language numbers stations ? It seems odd to me when you think of the effort just about every intelligence service must be putting in to get good HUMINT from the middle east at the moment."
PLondon, a member of the Aden Veteran's Association, was able to answer this with
"I have only heard one actual Arabic speaking numbers station [V08] and I was surprised to be able to copy the Arabic numerals as easily as I did given that the necessity for me to speak Arabic had long passed. There are others in this group who understand other languages in addition to their own first language, but who make do with the numerals of additional languages with little problem.
The use of any particular language only means that the recipient can use that language for the purpose of the sent message. That is no indicator of the nationality of neither the recipient nor the sender and certainly no indicator of the target area."
[Don't forget that two E2k members actually greeted each other in Aden Arabic at Cardiff Bus Station a few weeks ago, retained skills for both, one of whom has German as his second language].
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