ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter - Issue 26

January 2005
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Morse station news

A representative sample of logs received.

Following requests from various members we will from this Issue (26) give the majority of the frequencies heard in the two months prior to publication for the very active stations, rather than just those additional to previous issues, to allow more easy “month on month” comparisons, and comment separately on interesting loggings.

If members wish any variation or addition to this please let us know via Group.

Unid1

(per IB – from his audio archives.)

Slow MCW rptg :- t n t t t te ad a u vh ttt

Unid2

per IB

Nov 24th 10285kHz 15.00z CW 5F, cut, clg “vvv kaw kaw de pol pol msg (rptd). Ended “ar ar t znn gni va va I”

Unid3

per IB

Nov 5th 3516kHz 16.53z i/p, Auto, clg “55555” carried on for 56 mins, sig off carrier still on.

M03

ICW, some MCW

Nov 23rd, 4958kHz 08.15z clg “211”  
Dec 11th, 4180kHz 16.30z clg “278 / 00”
Dec 12th, 7317kHz 09.15z clg “284 / 00”
Dec16th, 6480kHz 09.00z clg “011 / 00” additional to current listing
  7317kHz 09.15z clg “284 / 00” additional to current listing
Dec 17th, 4909kHz 07.30z clg “040 / 00”  
  4909kHz 08.00z clg “041 / 00”
9443kHz 11.00z clg “508 / 00”
Dec 21st, 4840kHz 07.30z clg “041 / 00”
  11486kHz 07.45z clg “503 / 00”
4958kHz 08.15z clg “211 / 00”
6480kHz 09.30z clg “552 / 00”
Dec 25th, 7377kHz 08.00z clg “624 / 00”

In a Group message, 4066, ‘Vortext’ reported, “M03 F10/12 7317kHz CW 0915z 284/00 - 6 6 0 0 0" S1.

Message 4067 from a helpful member informed Vortext that M03 ends = = 000 not 6 6 0 0 0.

Vortext contacted PLondon on 11/12 and played him the recording via the telephone.

The piece PLondon heard was 284/00 284/00 = = 0 0 0, PLondon capturing the offending piece to his digital voice recorder, later produced a spectral analysis.

©PLondonDecember2004
2 8 4 / t t blank = = t t t
2 8 4 / t t   = = t t t

Duing the telephone call PLondon explained to Vortext that the character heard [instead of 6 6] were two long breaks, or the barred character BT. It is easy to see how the error occurred, PLondon admitted to Vortext that he sometimes mixes two or three and has difficulty distinguishing the characters.[Tnx all concerned].

M03c

An interesting one per JoA

Dec 22nd 9610kHz 09.00z clg “211 / 35 77777 x 4 +mssg. Content not copied but part recorded and 77777 occurred in middle of TX indicating repeat of mssg

M08a

ICW

Nov 11th 6854kHz 22.00z      
Nov 21st 8136/3926kHz 10.00z 4173kHz 11.00z  
Nov 22nd 7519kHz 22.00z     started – stopped for 10 mins, restarted
Nov 22nd 8009kHz 23.00z     late start

Freqs heard :-
3025, 3926, 4027, 4478, 6854, 6933, 7519, 7555, 7580, 7890, 8009, 8136, 9062, 9153, 9238, 9323, 10126, 10235, 10446, 11432,

M08c

ICW, small variation in TX freqs.

Many more of this variant (odd OE ending/ crappy tape/ poor CW) than the conventional M08a being reported.

Not heard by usual monitors at 07.00/08.00z in early Nov but heard in NZ – playing with antennas ?? some skeds missed.

Nov 1st   23.00z Late start
Nov 6th 10126kHz 09.00z Hrd with much stronger sig than normal.
Nov 7th 9238kHz 11.00z Late start, garbled-uncopiable.
Nov 18th

noted sending mssg to same first addressee on 6854 & 8009 at same time ?? (3rd addressee was different !!) This is first time this has been noticed – well logged Mark S.

A wrong TX ?
Nov 26th 11566kHz 18.00z would be a NEW freq/time but stopped sending before completing first mssg, did not return.
Nov 27th 9323kHz 10.00z Txer switching on & off, no calls.
Dec 1st 7320kHz 13.00z TX garbled
Dec 13th 7519kHz 22.00z started late, straight into mssg, no callup. As did the 23.00z 8009kHz TX.
Dec 17th 9238kHz 09.00z started on the 10446kHz and took 12 mins to change to correct one
9153kHz 10.00z TXs were all b’cast to the same addr’s.
3926kHz 10.00z
4173kHz 11.00z
Dec 24th 7519kHz 23.00z wrong freq for sked again, changed to correct 8135kHz after 15 mins.

Freqs heard :-
3025, 3244, 3826, 3926, 4027, 4173, 4478, 6797, 6854, 6866, 6933, 7320, 7519, 7526, 7555, 7580, 7681, 7890, 8009, 8096, 8135, 8186, 9062, 9152, 9238, 9323, 9331, 10126, 10325, 10344, 10446, 10715, 11432, 11566, 13419, 13866 (harmonic of 6933)

M10

ICW/MCW, some CW

Some random spectographs and a full message [gc, long breaks and first message group illustrated in spectrograph].

M10 Spectro 1
©PLondon23/11/04

M10: 3522//5076kHz 0450z 23/11 [555 273 66 29; 066 98 36 0 0 0 0506z] PLondon

Image shews ending 98 98 36 36 0 0 0.Note spacing of ending, sent as T T T. [Recorded on Digital Voice recorder from audio on Sony SW55 receiver using 3M wire as indoor antenna].

M10 Spectro 2
©PLondon30/11/04

M10 3522kHz 0430z 555 410 80 30 = = 19581 0 0 0 at 0441z [also recorded on Digital Voice recorder from audio on Sony SW55 receiver using 3M wire as indoor antenna].

A full message from M10, courtesy PLondon, reads:

555 555 555 t17 t17 t17 41 437 437 437 25
555 555 555 t17 t17 t17 41 437 437 437 25
555 555 555 t17 t17 t17 41 437 437 437 25
555 555 555 t17 t17 t17 41 437 437 437 25
555 555 555 t17 t17 t17 41 437 437 437 25
555 555 555 t17 t17 t17 41 437 437 437 25
555 555 555 t17 t17 t17 41 437 437 437 25
t17 t17 t17 19 19 41 41==
19685 19685 18t251 8t251 26t13 26t13 t9257 t9257 985tt 985tt
37t48 37t48 81637 81637 t1669 t1669 2tt282 2tt282 2t983 2t983
74t33 74t33 42939 42939 175t3 175t3 82339 82339 t83t5 t83t5
61123 61123 6922t 6922t 5456t 5456t 84489 84489 99556 99556
96391 96391 75581 75581 81367 81367 34229 34229 5741t 5741t
35t65 35t65 51518 51518 36511 36511 81487 81487 19756 19756
63794 63794 6t693 6t693 5178t 5178t 38tt6 38tt6 86247 86247
44687 44687 437tt 437tt 24t92 24t92 99351 99351 85439 85439
97t3t 97t3t ==19 19 41 41 437 437 437 t7 t7 25 25==
889t5 889t5 69498 69498 49525 49525 7t3t8 7t3t8 5576t 5576t
7t452 7t452 74222 74222 436t3 436t3 45828 45828 85766 85766
17994 17994 95667 95667 16344 16344 81114 81114 52648 52648
8t32t 8t32t 75728 75728 t4t74 t4t74 71822 71822 489t3 489t3
9121t 9121t 96555 96555 44412 44412 7117t 7117t 5333t 5333t==
t7 t7 25 25 t t t

In Bold above:

4 1 blank = blank = blank 1 9 6 8 5
4 1   =   =   1 9 6 8 5

Nov 3rd 8143kHz 18.51z CW i/p was finishing the mssg 09 09 28 28 then started up with “255 50 50 28 28” and into another, possibly repeated on 4TH.
Nov 22nd 4458 // 6758kHz 16.10z clg “555 937 09 41, 138 85 36 0 0 0”
Nov 23rd 3522 // 5076kHz 04.50z clg “555 273 66 29, 066 98 36 0 0 0”
Nov 24th 10583kHz 12.00z clg “555”
Nov 25th 3522kHz 04.00z clg “555 823 77 42 = = 58991; 423 24 36 = = 80057 = = 24 24 36 36 0 0 0”
Nov 30th 3522kHz 04.00z clg “555 017 19 41 = = 19685; 437 07 25 = = 88095 0 0 0”
  3522 // 4007kHz 04.30z clg “555 410 80 30 = = 19581 0 0 0”
3522 // 5076kHz 04.50z clg “555 980 31 31 = = 14081; 324 35 36 = = 97325 0 0 0
Dec 5th 6735kHz 16.30z IN MCW !!, clg “555 571 44 34; 275 65 18; 049 07 23; 435 30 28”
Dec 6th 3522kHz 04.00z clg “555 868 11 33 = = 71950; 351 94 23 = = 55963 0 0 0”
  3522 // 5076kHz 04.50z clg “555 297 47 28 = = 28290; 847 60 23 = = 47370 0 0 0”
Dec 7th 3522kHz 04.00z clg “555 868 11 33” rpt of 6th.
  3522 // 4007kHz 04.30z clg “555 954 48 27 = = 87144” both freqs strong
3522 // 5076kHz 04.50z clg “555 297 47 28 = = 28290” rpt of 6th. Both freqs v.strong
Dec 13th 3522 // 5076kHz 04.50z clg “555 365 63 25” etc. poor sigs, fading
Dec 13th 4833kHz 22.00z clg “555 221 09 35 = = 046 14 23” strong but fading.
Dec 19th 3810 // 5861kHz 19.20z clg “555 651 43 34 868 12 27”
  3631 // 5471kHz 18.00z clg “555 184 83 35”
Dec 27th 6945kHz 11.40z clg “555 948 74 20; 792 65 31”

Other freqs / pairs :-
3522 // 5301, 3809, 4835, 8143, 5027, 5077/8, 8175, 4958 // 7605, 4030 // 6763 in MCW, 3631 // 5417,

M12

ICW, has used MCW

It has been established from logs received that during October a previously unknown Saturday sked had been running and a few of the “repeats” identified, these will now be monitored in future months.

The complexity of this station was clearly illustrated by the logs received from one monitor, PoSW, and the complete log is appended to this entry.

Nov 15th 7994kHz 06.20z clg “792” null
Nov 16th 5105kHz 20.40z clg “245”
Nov 18th 7832kHz 05.00z clg “983” null
Nov 30th 6792kHz 20.00z clg “245”

Sample unedited single station for one month, illustrative M12 log. (Thanks to PoSW)

1-Nov-04 Monday 0650 UTC 12,222 kHz "128 128 128 1", DK/GC "915 51" x 2, strong signal, must be the second sending of three and will most likely also run on Thursdays.
1913 UTC 5,214 kHz M12 CW in progress, ended with "000 000" 1919 and 30 seconds UTC. No repeats found so probably the third sending of three.
3-Nov-04 Wednesday 1820 UTC 6,856 kHz "462 462 462 1", second sending of this schedule which also runs on Saturdays DK/GC "529 65" x 2, weak signal.
1840 UTC 5,788 kHz "462" and "529 65" x 2, third sending, also a weak signal.
4-Nov-04 Thursday 0634 UTC 11,122 kHz first sending of "128" schedule in progress, strong signal.
0650 UTC 12,222 kHz "128 128 128 1", DK/GC "423 145", second sending, strong signal.
6-Nov-04 Saturday 1804 UTC 8,084 kHz first sending of "462" schedule in progress, very strong signal with key clicks, heterodyne with a steady carrier a few hundred cycles lower.
1820 UTC 6,856 kHz + 8 seconds - "462 462 462 1", DK/GC "4136 140" x 2, very strong, S9+ signal with key clicks, much stronger than when heard on Wednesday.
1840 UTC 5,788 kHz, also started 8 seconds late! - "462" and "4136 140" for the third time. Strong signal with key clicks.
2006 UTC 6,978 kHz M12 CW in progress, S9+ signal, must have started on the hour, ended with "000 000" just after 2012z.
  5,778 kHz "979 979 979 1", DK/GC "879 171" x 2, very strong signal.
2040 UTC   "979" and "879 171" again, another very strong signal.
8-Nov-04 Monday 0634 UTC 11,122 kHz first sending of the Monday/Thursday "128" schedule in progress; but something has gone badly wrong with the ionosphere this morning. This is normally a strong signal but today was very weak, S2 to S3 at best. Unable to hear the second sending at 0650z on 12,222 kHz at all; many broadcast stations in the 25, 31 and 41 metre bands were much weaker than usual at this time of the morning and many of those which could be heard had a rapid "Auroral" type flutter on the signal.
9-Nov-04 Tuesday the "124" schedule which runs on several days of the weak appeared twice this evening starting first at 1900z and again at 2000z but with a different message;-
1900 UTC 10,343 kHz "124 124 124 1", DK/GC "2214 92" (?) x 2, very weak signal, difficult copy.
1920 UTC 9,164 kHz "124", second sending, very weak signal, unable to confirm DK/GC
1940 UTC 7,849 kHz "124", third sending, DK/GC "2214 92" x 2, by far the strongest sending of the three peaking S8 and even S9, QRM from another CW station sending "VVV DE FDG FDG FDG AR".
2008 UTC 10,343 kHz this frequency noted active for the second time this evening, very weak signal, ended after 2011z with "000 000".
2020 UTC 9,164 kHz "124 124 124 1" DK/GC not the same as heard one hour earlier, "2967 141" x 2. Weak signal.
2040 UTC 7,849 kHz "124" and "2967 141" for the third time. Again, this was the strongest of the three sendings but signal strength now down to S5 -S6
11-Nov-04 Thursday 0630 UTC 11,122 kHz "128 128 128 1", DK/GC "746 163" x 2, both sendings strong signals, the ionosphere must have recovered somewhat since Monday.
0650 UTC 12,222 kHz
12-Nov-04 Friday 2002 UTC 6,792 kHz just caught the end of the call-up, "245 245 245 1", DK/GC "435 25" x 2. Short message, ended around 2004z.
13-Nov-04 Saturday 1840 UTC 5,788 kHz third sending of the "462" schedule, very weak, only just detectable, unreadable, was a strong signal last Saturday.
2000 UTC 6,978 kHz "979 979 979 1", weak signal, DK/GC lost in QSB. This sending was heard with an S9+ signal last Saturday so propagation is still way down.
2020 UTC 5,778 kHz "979" second sending, again a weak signal, unable to read DK/GC, compare and contrast with last Saturday's transmission.
2040 UTC 4,978 kHz "979", third sending, DK/GC "655 159" x 2, signal strength S7, the only reasonable signal of the three sendings but even so much weaker than last Saturday's S9+.
16-Nov-04 Tuesday 1940 UTC 7,849 kHz "124 124 124 1", very weak signal, unable to read the DK/GC.
19-Nov-04 Friday 2000 UTC 6,792 kHz "245 245 245 1", DK/GC "2059 106" x 2, strong signal, noted last Friday.
2040 UTC 5,105 kHz "245" and "2059 106" again, S9+ signal, must be the third sending. A search for a transmission at 2020z proved fruitless; may be inside the 49 metre band flattened by a broadcast station.
20-Nov-04 Saturday 1800 UTC 8,084 kHz "462 462 462 1", DK/GC "695 49" x 2, an unusully short message for this schedule, the group count is usually in the 140's. All done shortly after 1804z.
1820 UTC 6,856 kHz - with splatter from Radio Bulgaria on 5,800 kHz - repeats of "462" and "695 49".
1840 UTC 5,788 kHz
22-Nov-04 Monday 0650 UTC 12,222 kHz "128 128 128 1", DK/GC "586 153", the middle sending of this schedule, strong signal.
1850 UTC 6,788 kHz "172 172 172 1", DK/GC "593 107" x 2, good signal, ended after 1859z.
1910 UTC 5,214 kHz "172" and "593 107" again, looks like the second and third sendings of a schedule here.
23-Nov-04 Tuesday no sign of a "124" schedule this evening. On Tuesday 9-Nov "124" was heard starting up at both 1900z and 2000z.
24-Nov-04 Wednesday 1704 UTC 6,782 kHz at home unusually soon after 5 PM on a weekday I took the opportunity to check out the "almost daily" "749" M12 schedule - still every day except Thursday? Transmission in progress, became weaker as things progressed, ended "000 000" after 1710z.
1720 PM 7,657 kHz "749 749 749 1", DK/GC "8774 141" x 2. A strong carrier came up very close to M12 during the call-up, later went into frequency shift keying mode.
1740 UTC 8,173 kHz "749" and "8774 141", third sending, QRM from a strong wide-band buzzing signal which extended from 8,165 to 8,220 kHz.
1800 UTC 8,084 kHz "462 462 462 1", DK/GC the same as the "749" schedule earlier, "8774 141" x 2. Signal strength S7 with key clicks.
1823 UTC 6,856 kHz, second sending in progress, S7 with key clicks and 1840 UTC, 5,788 kHz, "462" and "8774 141" again, weak signal, QRM splatter from those old Bulgars with a massive signal on 5,800 kHz.
2000 UTC 6,978 kHz, "979 979 979 1" - same schedule as noted on Saturdays during November - DK/GC "3338 119" x 2.
2020 UTC 5,788 kHz and  
2040 UTC 4,978 kHz, repeats of "979" and "3338 119", all three sendings strong signals and all had a "rasping" effect on the note from time to time - a parasitic oscillation in the P.A., perhaps?
25-Nov-04 Thurday 0701 UTC 12,222 kHz, the second sending of the Monday/Thurday "128" scedule in progress; must have started late either due to a long message or a two message transm ission; was not heard when checked at the usual start up time of 0650z.
26-Nov-04 Friday 2000 UTC 6,792 kHz, "245 245 245 000", strength S6 to S7, weaker than when heard last Friday.
2020 UTC 5,874 kHz, "245 245 245 000", second sending, inside 49 metre band, unable to find until today, difficult to find due to severe broadcast station QRM.
27-Nov-04 Saturday 1808 UTC 8,084 kHz first sending of Saturday/Wednesday "462" schedule in progress, very weak signal, ened with "000 000" after 1810z.
1820 UTC 6,856 kHz "462 462 462 1", DK/GC "3821 142" x 2, second sending, signal strength S5 to S6.
1840 UTC 5,788 kHz "462" and "3821 142" for the third time, very weak signal, sideband splash from Radio Bulgaria 12 kHz lower who were really turning up the kilowatts this evening.
2000 UTC 6,978 kHz "979 979 979 1", DK/GC "3338 119" x 2, same as when heard on Saturday.
2020 UTC 5,778 kHz repeats of "979" and "3338 119".
2040 UTC 4,978 kHz

M13

ICW, rarely MCW

Oct 26th   6886kHz 20.02z clg “387” etc. This TX was one of the variant TXs using very slow Morse using Constant Carrier Keyed Audio  
Nov 2nd   8271kHz 20.02z clg “517”. Repeat TX found on 16th, same freq / time.  
Nov 7th   4927kHz 21.30z    
Nov 11th   7575kHz 16.00z clg “880”  
Dec 3rd   7834kHz 21.00z clg “253 (R5) BT 246 20 BT”  
Dec 12th   4155kHz 20.00z clg “417 (R5) BT 243 21 BT”  
Dec 13th (Mon) 6795kHz 23.00z clg “458 (R5) BT 243 21 BT” NEW sked, nice catch MS
Dec 17th   5283kHz 22.47z i/p “757”  
Dec 19th   5228kHz 20.00z clg “261”  
  4383kHz 21.30z clg “411” bad QRM so tentative ID  
Dec 20th   5098kHz 21.00z clg “261 (R5) BT 287 22 BT”  
Dec 20th   3492kHz 22.00z “378” +mssg, QRN  
Dec 21st   6273kHz 20.05 / 21.00z clg “517”  
Dec 24th   7737kHz 21.00z clg “714 (R5) BT 243 20 BT”  
Dec 27th   5503kHz 22.15z clg “501 (R5) BT 247 22 BT” earlier sked time needed  
  6795kHz 23.00z clg “458 (R5) BT 243 21 BT” earlier sked time needed  

M14

ICW / MCW / MCW CC

Nov 5th 5080kHz 20.00z clg “263” This was the 1st/ 3rd Fri TX in MCWCC with a full mssg
4520kHz 21.00z repeat of above.
Nov 15th 6786kHz 05.50z clg “528”
Nov 19th 5080kHz 20.00z clg “263” 3rd Fri TX, back to the usual null mssg.
Nov 23rd 7770kHz 08.30z clg “371”
Dec 3rd 4470kHz 20.00z clg “263” First Fri TX, usual null mssg. HOWEVER the 21.00z repeat was sent on the HIGHER freq of 4920kHz when the repeat is normally on a lower freq. This behaviour has been noted in previous years during Dec /Jan

M23

(poss) from IB

Nov 25th 19558kHz 10.00z – 10.10z clg “951” in slow CW

Heard again on Dec 7th, same sked.

M24

ICW / MCW (high speed M14)

Nov 4th 6785kHz 20.53z i/p ending “= = 901 901 223 223 00000”

M45

Nov 2nd 3525 // 4025 18.02z

M53

per IB, has mp3 available

Nov 17th 4625kHz 16.30z (Buzzer freq !) rptg “vvv cq 619 782” then mssgs

M87

hand, cut (mainly heard by IB)

Dec 5th 7263kHz 14.02z clg “789 789 789 333 333”
Dec 21st 9821kHz 01.30z operator error – sent “000” at start (QRU format) then changed to “92” (mssg format) correct.
9553kHz 09.00z repeat

IB has mp3 available.

M89

Nov 29th 7145kHz 07.49z cont string “xy5v xy5v xy5v de 4ppw 4ppw 4ppw”

Thanks to :-
AB, AF, CS, IB, JoA, ML, MS, PoL, PoSW, RNGB, Anon UK, Anon EU

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