ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter - Issue 29

July 2005
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German branch | Numbers predictions
M41 and WZD | Mini-whip
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German branch report

Now onto the GERMAN BRANCH REPORT, from Jochen:

Report from the German Branch of E2K with many logs

Hallo liebe Freunde der deutschen Branche von E2K (Hello dear friends of the German Branch of E2K),

much work to do in this period – especially in June -, so that I only found less time to monitor and log numbers stations. But anyway, here comes a very detailed report, cause we have a new correspondent from the capitol Berlin, who especially monitors the Morse networks, as FritzE2Kch does it. These Morse monitorings you’ll find below, so that you can compare the reception conditions in Germany and Switzerland. Also there are many observations of the other stations. But before we start, here is something very interesting from JoergE2Kde, Kunrau/Eastern Germany.

GDR numbers stations

Joerg plans to write an article about all former GDR numbers stations and such ones, who were transmitted on the territory of the former GDR. He took his information not only from former observations, but also through reading of books about this subject. As we know today, not all East German numbers stations were produced by the GDR secret services, but also from the Russians, who also transmitted German stations, as they still do with G06. We know for sure, that two stations came from the Stasi (G08) and from the military service of the GDR (G03). But what is for example with G20 “Spruch” or “Magdeburg Annie” from the 60s, which was much discussed in our group in the past month. If you have some material about this subject, please contact one of us: either me Jochen.Schupper@gmx.de or Joerg joergeb@hotmail.com - also if you have some information about QTHs of stations. Every comment is appreciated and we hope, that we can present this article in one of the next E2K issues.

On Friday, May 6, KopfE2Kde monitored not only the XP transmissions, but also V2A in progress on 9323 kHz (I came into msg between 0630 and 0645). The signal was fair (3-4), but became weaker (S1), so that I could hear the “Finale” only in USB.

On May 10, FrankE2Kde, our new correspondent from Berlin, monitored E11 on 6281 kHz at 1930 in USB with “121/23”. At 1935 “Attention” and the msg, which was partially repeated at 1938; 1939 “out”. Note, that this transmission didn’t begin with a stutter group (not “77777”), but with a mixed number group.

In May, E10 had some anomalies and new freqs. On May 14, KopfE2Kde could monitor E10 “KPA2” a whole day long on 17478 kHz. It was monitored from arround 0700 UTC on till late in the evening; in the evening hours, it was also audible on 13555, a new E10 freq, which often transmits “KPA2”, but was also monitored with “FTJ2” on May 15 in the evening, parallel to 4461 kHz.

On May 17, E11 was monitored by KopfE2Kde at 1030 on 9610 kHz, but unfortunately only with “312/00”. Two hours before it was on 8444 with “184/38”, which was monitored by Mike in West Sussex.

Then on May 22, again there was an E10 anomaly, which could be confirmed by KopfE2Kde: CIO98356 several minutes before 2000 on 4165, 5230 and 6912 kHz.

In this period, X06 was very active. FrankE2Kde found one on May 13 at 1224 till 1226 on 10372,6 kHz (after 1226 nothing further heard), and also on June 8 at 1707 till 1713 on 10816 kHz (then nothing further heard). KopfE2Kde found two X06 on May 31, 0640 till 0645, during searching for XP (caught 3^rd XP sked at 0640). The first X06 came on a freq between 11480 and 11500 kHz (was not enough time to find out the exact freq), the second one 13517 kHz very strong; it went till at least 0648, but after signal stopped, nothing further heard. Also KopfE2Kde monitored another two X06 stations on June 12, at 1900 and 1903, the first one somewhere in the 9400 kHz range, the second one on 8131 kHz – both very strong and with the same tone sequence, and on both freqs nothing heard after the signal’s stop.

X06 appeal to all

X06 is monitored by many hobbyfriends – especially in Europe. As we all know, it has many variants and is a very interesting and mysterious station. I collect X06 and want to get all of them, which are on the air in these days and later. So I want to ask you to do a pleasure for me: Please call me, if X06 is just on the air, so that I can record and monitor it for myself. If I am not there and my answering machine is on, please email me the soundfile. Here at first my phone number: 0049-6421/162102; my mail address: Jochen.Schupper@gmx.de (that’s my home address). To make it cheaper for you to call, you only need to say, who you are and on which freq X06 is on right then. Many thanks in advance.

The E10 test transmissions “YHF1” were observed twice in June: first on June 7 at 2000 on 9202 kHz, made by KopfE2Kde, and the second observation came from June 28, arround 1158, on 10648 kHz, and was made by CarlozE2Kde, Saarlouis/Southwestern Germany.

FrankE2Kde monitored S06 on June 8 at 1732 on 10870 kHz with a 0-msg for “719”, and one day later KopfE2Kde monitored E07 in prog at 2010 on 13511 kHz and 20 minutes later on 12115 kHz.

At the end of this edition’s report, which – I must complain – is very detailed, here are the Morse station monitorings, first they from FrankE2Kde in Berlin:

Morse stations (in CW):

• M01 on June 8 at 2104 (in progress) on 5280 kHz with “184 60 (x2) == 0 0 0”
• M10: on May 16 at 0556 on 6783 kHz (in progress), exactly one week later at 2110 (in progress) on 5739 kHz, and finally on June 8 at 2113 on 5736 kHz (also in progress).
• M12: on May 17 at: 1600 on 6782 kHz with “749 (x3) 1 8026 142”, 1746 on 7849 kHz (in progress, ended at 1750), 1808 on 8084 kHz (i. p., ended 1810), 1820 on 6856 kHz with “462 (x3) 1 512 107 (rpt)” - then msg (this transmission was repeated 20 minutes later on 5788 kHz). Also twice on June 8 at: 1640 on 5788 kHz with “462 (x3) 1 2326 1?0” (QRM), and at 2026 on 7698 (i. p., ended 2032).
• M13: twice on May 23: at 2000 on 9914 kHz with “372 (x3) 000 = 255 22 = 53811 ..… 61376”, and at 2103 on 5776 kHz with “378 283 20 = 49705 ..… 34986”. To this station, Frank noticed an interesting special: The QTCs of M13, which have a lower group count (arround 20 groups), doesn’t contain the figures 7, 8 or 9. QTCs with higher group counts contain all 10 figures. This was later confirmed by Guy Denman. It’s very strange, cause we think, that also M13 uses a one-time-pad – or doesn’t it?
• M14: on May 16 at 0558 on 7651 kHz (i. p.) with “253 (x2) 306 (x2) 000”, and on June 11 at 1737 on 10190 kHz (i. p., ended 1750).
• M23 (very often, every time with “555”): on June 11 at 0600 on 10910, at 0630 on 12610/13139, at 0830 on 14710, and at 1532 on 15889 kHz (this time with difficulites during the transmission); also monitored on June 16 at 0609 on 10910 kHz (i. p., ended 0611), and finally on June 20 at 0630 on 12610 (“555” QSA 0/1). Frank monitored this station again for a long time. He thinks, that this station is usually active in June/July.
• M39: on May 18 at 1858 on 5455 with “013 (x3) 64330 013 (x3) 64810 333 64996 (x2) (pa 1904/06) 013 (x3) 333 64483 (x2)” (ended 1908?); also monitored one day later at 0646 on 6222 kHz with “273 (x3) 15397 (x2)”.

Observations May/June 2005 by FritzE2Kch, Zuerich

M01D

M03

M10

M12

M14

M18

M22

M51

Transmissions became erratic in April with only 2 or 3 frequencies/week and some additional txm Fridays. Normal schedule was 6 pairs of frequencies/week, MON to THU night.

Later on keying device was changed, M51 lost that specific sound. Last txm heard April, 21st, not active in May and June.

M62

Not heard on its usual frequency 3486 kHz in May (QRG not used or condx?)

Only M91 (now out of funct.) used this sequence of text groups too. Same family?

Thanks to all our monitors and friends for their stuff for this report. I have to say “Auf Wiedersehen” and good-bye for this edition.

Jochen Schäfer, the “Kopf” of E2K’s German Branch

Morse stations | Voice stations | Oddities | Polytones
German branch | Numbers predictions
M41 and WZD | Mini-whip
Slavic stations | Non-numbers news
HJH's watch | Iraqi Embassy 21 Queensgate, London SW7 (2/2)
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