ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter - Issue 32

January 2006
Articles, newsreports and Items of interest :enigma2000-owner@yahoogroups.com

Morse station news

A representative sample of the logs received, in the format introduced in Issue 26

Unid1, per IB, 30^th Nov, 6299kHz, 12.43z...

v baku
t3/28 11t5 13tt
t4/29 11t5 173t
t5/28 11t5 13tt
t7/5t
12/43 2tt1t
3t/512 31/t5tt
3t/445 31/t13t
3t/483 31/tt3t
3t/1t1 31/143t
3t/484 31/tt3t
3t/549 31/t13t
3t/542 31/t13t
3t/673 31/t13t
3t/433 31/tt3t
3t/45t 31/t1tt
3t/412 31/tt3t
42/214t96 nou0e 5r = kmpenew ar nil

Believed by IB to be a possible Azerbaijan Mil network.

Unid2, per IB, 4^th Dec, 3095kHz, 16.30z, cut, fast CW i/p

“63x59 71ttt xxxxx xxxxx58t8t”
“4tx59 71ttt xxxxx xxxxx94t8t” etc
ending vvv vvv vvv

Interestingly IB caught an identicaly structured TX on 28^th Nov with a slow speed vvv vvv vvv …. preamble before the fast mssg. Possibly the same station which he will continue to monitor

M01/1 (197 skeds) MCW, hand

3^rd Nov	5320kHz	18.00z	“197-121/30
	4490kHz	20.00z	“197-397/30
27^th Nov	5465kHz	07.00z	“197”
25^th Dec	5464kHz	07.04z	i/p ending 442 30 30 t t t (Plondons first M01 catch, ops are so good he thought it was auto)

This is the regular Sunday 07.00z sked, a nice one for newbies.

M01a

14^th Nov

4648kHz

21.34z

i/p “319 x 3, 73424 73424” etc

(nice catch RNGB)

M01b

3^rd Nov	4605kHz	21.32z	“514 -372/35,97598” etc
4^th Nov	4508kHz	22.02z	“419 - 372/35, 97598” etc
7^th Nov	4615//5066kHz	21.10z	“136 – 372/35
28^th Nov	4615kHz	21.10z	“136-372/35”
6^th Dec	4848kHz	18.20z	“210” not copied

This set of logs is a very good illustration of the M01b

M03 ICW, some CW

4^th Nov

9443kHz

11.00z

“505/30 = = 63088 etc.

new freq (by JoA)

An unusual TX, it had 30 gps but not the “77777 stutter gps” which would have made it an M03c (are we going to see some changes coming along, Ed)

Well done to GD who spotted this interesting anomaly.

1^st Dec

10384kHz

09.45z

“976/00”

hand sent with faulty keying

logged by JoA

Freqs
4505, 4840, 4909,4958, 5358, 6849, 7317, 7377, 7772, 8088, 8196, 9443, 9610, 9950, 10210, 10384, 11486, 12660.

M03c

23^rd Nov	9610kHz	09.00z	“211/33 = = 77777 77777 98206 etc
	9950kHz	10.30z	repeat of above
6^th Dec	11486kHz	07.45z	“501/35 = = 77777 77777 10176 08004 etc”
16^th Dec	6849kHz	08.45z	“554/36 = = 77777 77777 20488 etc

M03d

4^th Nov	6849kHz	08.45z	“553/65 = = 06275 47589 21689 etc.	Nice catch from JoA
4^th Nov	6849kHz	09.45z	repeat of above	logged by RNGB

M08a ICW

Ms reports that some of the Nov skeds are being affected by BC QRM and now Txer drift is making some skeds difficult to follow, and we have more fun & games from Raouls’ cowboys :-

This is what MS thinks :-

Welcome to "Castro's Cuban Follies"!

Anyone else out there noticing the increase in foul-ups by Castro's radio operators? They must have fired all the former operators and hired new ones, for less pay. Or maybe they sent all the operator jobs offshore.

I think the Cuban operators outdid themselves in the screw-up department today. (30^th Nov, Ed) Late starts galore. Skeds not coming up at all. At 2200z, the operator matching the wrong freq with the two M8a skeds that came on air, and the 2300z M8a was a no-show. (I probably had about 5 to 6 other no-shows today.)

One thing about the Cubans, they just keep finding more ways to screw up.

(and keep us entertained, Ed)

Thanks MS

Then for 5^th Nov TX’s comes this comment

“Believe the rookie operator(s) dropped the ball again !

The 1100z sked on 8136 should have been the repeat of the 1000z on 9323.

The 1200z sked on 10858 should not have been the repeat of the 1100z sked on 8136.

The 1300z sked on 12093 should have been the repeat of the 1200z sked on 10858.

The op must have been in a hurry to go home and moved all the skeds up. If this is confusing for us then think of the Agent that was expecting the call !!!”

(Always the possibility the TX’s are not for any agent, Raoul is just miffed at MS’s constant derogatory comments so is trying to get his own back, Ed)

Tom H reports a strong blank carrier on 10344 with M08a, 11.00z on top of it. (8^th Dec)

17^th Nov	23.00z		came up on previous skeds freq, took 4 mins to spot error & correct.
25^th Nov	13.00z	6797 – 7320kHz.	Started on wrong freq, took 6mins to correct.
26^th Nov	11.00z	4508kHz	i/p, would appear to be a new sked.
24^th Dec	09.00z	10126kHz	garbled uncopiable.
	09.00z	7887kHz	carrier for 45 mins but no TX tape.
	12.00z	9152kHz	– NEW FREQ for slot

Freqs
3025, 3244, 3926, 4027, 4173, 4478, 4508, 6797, 6854, 6865, 6933, 7320, 7355, 7519, 7526, 7555, 7580, 7680, 7890, 7975, 8009, 8096, 8135, 8186, 9063 inc USB, 9153, 9237, 9323, 9325, 9331, 9355, 10126, 10236, 10344, 10446, 10566, 10858, 11432, 12093

M08c

Format currently dormant.

M10 ICW/MCW, some CW

More new freqs identified

Freqs
3522//3659, 3522//3810, 3522//4007, 3522//5027, 3522//5076, 3563//5094, 3631//5471, 3808, 3810//5861, 4030//6763 MCW, 4485//6758, 4490, 4836, 4958, 5028//7605, 5076, 5301//3255, 5471, 5945//9455, 6764, 9385, 9455, 10582, 14565//15898, 14978

M11

15^th Nov	5019kHz	09.00z	“111” “72618 etc”
16^th Dec	5019kHz	09.00z	“111” “74371 18 58921 16” etc

M12 ICW, some MCW/CW

A selection of calls & freqs from this prolific station, still with strong key clicks on many TX’s but with the occasional very clean TX.

Calls
124, 138, 245, 260, 337, 405, 462, 480, 683, 749 (almost daily), 815, 925, 945, 973, 979.

The 979 call was logged 2nd Nov, 5778kHz, 20.20z – inside the 49 metre band at S9+, interestingly it also appeared in Dec 04 on Weds/Sats using 6978, 5788, 4978kHz.

We again see an “annual” TX pattern

Further logged on 5^th Nov 6978kHz, 20.00z. 9^th Nov 6978kHz, 20.00z, 5778kHz/20.20z, and continuing Weds/Sats as expected 4978kHz/20.40z

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The following edited extract from PoSWs’ comprehensive log details some interesting patterns associated with M12.

24-Nov-05	Thursday	1846 UTC	5,788 kHz	M12 CW in progress, looks like the third sending of a "462" schedule which must have been running on Thursdays during November, was logged on Tuesdays and Fridays earlier in the month.
30-Nov-05	Wednesday	2000 UTC	6,978 kHz	"979 979 979 1", DK/GC "358 153" x 2, repeated 2020 UTC, 5,778 kHz and 2040 UTC 4,978 kHz, all three sendings very strong, S9+ signals.
		2020 UTC	5,778 kHz
		2040 UTC	4,978 kHz

3-Dec-05	Saturday	2000 UTC	5,903 kHz	"925 925 925 000", S9+ signal.
3-Dec-05		2020 UTC	5,203 kHz	"925", second sending, this schedule ran in December last year, third sending in event of full message should be 4,503 kHz.
6-Dec-05	Tuesday	1900 UTC	8,084 kHz	"462 462 462 1", DK/GC "923 150" x 2, repeated as always, 6,856 and 5,788 kHz.
8-Dec-05	Thursday	1844 UTC	5,788 kHz	M12 CW in progress, no doubt third sending of "462" schedule.
17-Dec-05	Saturday	1340 UTC	14,365 kHz	"683 683 683 1", DK/GC "187 48" x 2, strong signal, just caught the end of this on 3-December. Presumably the third of three sendings if the call "683" reflects the kHz x 100 of the three frequencies used.
		2000 UTC	5,903 kHz	"925 925 925 2", a two message M12, can't remember when I last heard one of these. First DK/GC "792 117" x 2, then the call-up again for a minute followed by the second DK/GC "3053 52" x 2. Repeated 2020 UTC, 5,203 kHz and 2040 UTC, 4,503 kHz, all three sendings strong signals.	*An M12a, Ed*
		2020 UTC	5,203 kHz
		2040 UTC	4,503 kHz
21-Dec-05	Wednesday	0800 UTC	8,056 kHz,	a morning M12, calling "815 815 815 1", DK/GC "3418 141" x 2, S9 signal with key clicks similar to those often noted on the UK early evening M12 schedules.
		0820 UTC	9,378 kHz,	"815" and "3418 141" again, S9 with key clicks.
		0840 UTC	10,467 kHz,	third sending of "815" schedule, weakest of the three sendings, S5 with key clicks.
		1700 UTC	6,782 kHz,	"749 749 749 1", the "almost daily" M12 schedule, DK/GC "3418 141" x 2 - the same as heard on the "815" M12 this morning.
		2000 UTC	5,903 kHz,	"925 925 925 2", two message transmission, DK/GCs "792 117" and "3053 52", same as when this schedule ran on Saturday 17 December	M12a Ed
24-Dec-05	Saturday	2000 UTC	5,903 kHz	"925 925 925 000", was a two-message transmission last Saturday, now goes to the opposite extreme, to a null
24-Dec-05	Saturday	2020 UTC	5,203 kHz
25^th Dec		2000 UTC	6,782 kHz	same frequency as used for "749" earlier, "480 480 480 1", DK/GC "909 267" x 2, long message, "480" must have been running on Sundays in December and I didn't find it until Christmas Day.
25^th Dec		2024 UTC	5,308 kHz	strong M12 CW in progress, must be a repeat sending of "480" heard earlier.

27-Dec-05	Tuesday	0740 UTC	7,483 kHz	same schedule as on Sundays, "405 405 405 000".
27-Dec-05		0800UTC	9,083 kHz,	same schedule as on Sundays, "405 405 405 000".

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Freqs
4037, 4537, 4552, 4978, 5203, 5308, 5393, 5431, 5737, 5778, 5788, 5874, 5903, 5934, 6782, 6793, 7656, 7993, 8056, 8084, 8173, 9083, 10343, 10696, 12096, 14365

M13 ICW/CW, rare MCW

Still has its “chirp”

Unusually this station has had a few “late starts” recently, is funding being reduced ??

19^th	Dec	6273kHz	20.04z	i/p “517, 260 21, 54996” etc
			21.02z	i/p repeat.
29^th	Nov	5446kHz	21.00z	TX was the unusual Constant Carrier Keyed Audio variant, slow, clg 847 000 then “= 261 22 =”.
				CCKA noted again on 9^th Dec 18.06z i/p

Freqs
3162 CW, 3168, 3473, 3493 4121, 4215, 4583, 4668, 4845, 5053, 5083.5, 5098, 5228, 5373, 5447, 5463, 5503, 5522, 5774, 5833, 6273, 6428, 6437, 6472, 6794, 6885, 6980, 7486, 7737, 7824, 8271, 8873, 9056, 9353

M13a

29^th Nov

5445kHz

21.00z

“847 x 3 000” (R5) BT 261 22 BT nice catch

M13b

27th Nov

3247kHz

22.00z

“525 BT 302 24 BT” nice catch

M13d

No reports

M13e

22^nd Dec

6438kHz

06.00z

“962, BT 255 20 BT”

very weak

MS is delighted with this, his first M13e log, and hopes he got the details correct. (not received anything different, Ed)

M14 MCW

4^th Nov	4830kHz	20.00z	“491 null”
18^th Nov	4830kHz	20.00z	“491 586 73”
	4470kHz	21.00z	second sending
2^nd Dec	4045kHz	20.00z	“491 null”
	4470kHz	21.00z	second sending, note the higher freq, opposite to usual but a feature of this sked in winter as in previous years
29^th Dec	13920kHz	08.00z	“742 null”

M23 ICW

No reports

M24 High speed M14

M45

3^rd Nov

3525//4025kHz

18.02z

“525-732/33”

Thanks to :-
AF, FN, GD, Gert, HFD, IB, JoA, ML, MoK, MS, Plondon, PoSW, RNGB