ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter - Issue 34

May 2006
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E03 & E03a prediction charts | E06 & S06 schedules
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Report from the German branch

ably managed by Jochen

Much stuff! – Report from E2K’s German Branch

Hallo liebe Freunde und Kollegen der deutschen Branche (Hello dear friends and colleagues of the German Branch)

Since March 2006, the German Branch exists 2 years, and it goes on growing up. We have now up to 20 people, who more or less report about their logs and numbers related events in Germany. One of these people, Fritz Nusser, comes from Switzerland (FritzE2Kch) and came in early 2005 to our Branch. Since then, he regularly brings his logs section, which usually contains Morse stations, but not only these ones, as his logs in this report will show. For a fiew periods, monitoring of Morse stations becomes more and more “in” in our Branch. Since February this year, we have a specialist for M12, who also regularly reports about his findings. Also he (CapitaneXE2Kde, near Dresden/Eastern Germany) doesn’t only monitor M12, he also analyzes them, as our “Beginner’s corner”, written by him, will show below.

This time there is MUCH to report, so also much stress for the “Kopf”, for whom it’s difficult to decide, where he shall begin. So I decided to do it chronologically in event order, and between the events you’ll find the logs, starting with the above mentioned “Beginner’s corner” by CapitaneXE2Kde.

ENIGMA meeting

Unfortunately, the ENIGMA meeting, which I mentioned in the last report, and which was dated for March 4^th, failed, because of heavy snow problems in that days, so that it was quite impossible for people, who wanted to come by car, to take the way to Marburg. Only one guy, FrankE2Kde from Germany’s capitol Berlin, which lies VERY far away from Marburg/West Germany, took the way by car, and for him it was not as problematical as for others, for example HFD from Trier/Southwestern Germany, where the snow came very wild, so that it was to riskful for him. Many thanks to FrankE2Kde, that he came to Marburg. We had a nice talk about numbers related facts. We will repeat this inofficial German ENIGMA meeting in Marburg in May or June this year, when the wheather will be better. I am still convinced, that we will give many good impulses to the whole ENIGMA2000 group! In the next weeks, I will inform many German hobbyfriends again to make a new date suggestion for our ENIGMA meeting. – After Frank was here, he sent me his February/March logs, which you can find directly after the now coming

Beginner’s corner

Here is our M12 analyst CapitaneXE2Kde, near Dresden/Eastern Germany, with a range-search list for M12:

I analysed all known M12-Frequencies and examined in which Frequency part they appear and and to which Radio Service this Frequency is allocated.

But maybe this is also valid to other E2K-ID`s.

A Online Database of the Frequencies and allocated Services is at:
http://www.efis.dk

M12 Frequencies appear 99 % in Frequency-Bands which are allocated to:

• FIXED RADIO SERVICE
• LAND, MOBILE RADIO SERVICE (except AERONAUTICAL MOBILE)
• BROADCASTING SERVICE
• AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR – Off Route [like Shannon and RAF Volmet])

but they do not appear at Ranges which are allocated to:

• MARITIME MOBILE
• AERONOTICAL MOBILE (R – Route )
• AMATEUR RADIO

To speed up searches for missings Skeds it makes not much sense to search in these ranges.

M12 Search Ranges

(Many tnx to our correspondent CapitaneXE2Kde for his detailed M12 analysis)

Logs section

Here are the logs for February/March, made by FrankE2Kde, Berlin, sent after March 19th 2006:

(Tnx Frank)

E06/07

E06 was monitored on March 26th at 1830 on 6860 kHz in USB with a 0-msg for “690” by CapitaneXE2Kde, then twice on April 12nd by KopfE2Kde, first at 1400 on 13415 kHz with a msg for “160”, second one hour later on 11125 kHz (repeat). – E07 at 1700 (same day, same “observer”) on 12123 kHz with a 48 group msg for “171”. E07’s 1940 sked on 6939 kHz on March 2nd can be confirmed by CapitaneXE2Kde, also on March 19th at 1846 on 7697 kHz in AM “..… 93690 000 000” by the same observer.

E10: Analysis, test transmissions, 4-letter-calls, strings, “Good night”

In this period, the E10 analysis was made less active than the last “euphorical” period January/February in the German Branch. 2 analyzers (AlphaE2Kde, Erfurt/Eastern Germany, and KopfE2Kde) did their job sporadically. Maybe, AlphaE2Kde made an updated version of his excellent analysis for the newsletter, but I don’t know about it. Via group, he only reported in early March about the usual skeds, especially “PCD” on 4270 at 1930. Both analyzers could monitor, that this special sked more often changed the msgs than in January/February, and that some letter groups are similar to the groups, which were sent before. Also we could find out, that some letters are used more often than others, a fact, which remembers me to the former G04 station, where also special figures were used more often. - But again, there were sent long running msgs, especially one msg was monitored on April 13th, 2030, on 4461 “FTJ” freq, which was first logged in summer last year by Kopf. It was the 58 group msg, beginning with “MIQHU”. This phenomeno we all could find very often, that msgs were sent almost a year long regularly or unregularly. On April 18th, DanielE2Kde, Münster/NorthWestern Germany, found a new “FTJ” msg of 44 groups, beginning with “ABAAW” at 2300 on 4460 kHz.

On March 18th, KopfE2Kde could find 2 test transmissions: “ULX1” at 1630 on 4880 kHz and “PCD1” at 1900 on 4270 kHz.

The popular call “FDUM” on 4418 kHz could be found on March 31st at 1846 by FritzE2Kch in Zürich and on April 12th (USB) at 2000 by KopfE2Kde. On March 28th, FritzE2Kch also found the call “HNCX” on 6575 kHz between 1540 and 1544.

The following strings can be confirmed by Germany (Kopf): “MIW A10B11C10” (March 6th, 5230 kHz, nearly at 2000, weak and in USB), “VLB A1Z2B8Z2” (March 19th in USB at 2102 on both freqs – 5170 stronger than 3360), “SYN A1ZZ2B132” (one day later, in the evening hours, on 4648 kHz strong and clear, on 3640 kHz weaker, both in USB). The “GOOD NIGHT” string on March 14th can be confirmed by AlphaE2Kde and KopfE2Kde; more about this special string you can find in the newsletter. FritzE2Kch found the string “MIW A46Z2215B65Z2100” on April 24th at 1845 on 5230 kHz. Some members of the E2K group think, that some strings, which are sent, contain real schedules, like the last string I mentioned. It could mean for example: “You can expect something interesting: 1. on June 4th at 2215Z and 2. on May 6th at 2100Z”. Although this is only speculation, it makes sense. 2215Z speaks for a string, 2100Z for a real text msg. The future will show, if it’s only speculation or if there is really something interesting on the air.

G06

The 1900 sked on 8055 kHz was heard on April 4th by CapitaneXE2Kde with a msg for “308”.

S06

It was heard 2 times by the German Branch: on March 14th at 0810 on 10420 kHz (female) with a msg for “352” by KopfE2Kde and on April 14th at 1500 on 11125 kHz by FritzE2Kch.

S21

It was monitored by DanielE2Kde, Münster/Northwestern Germany, on April 25th at 1847 (in progress) on 4855 kHz with a 32 group msg.

XM “Whales”

The so called “techno” sound can be confirmed by KopfE2Kde, as he heard the same sound on one evening in the late March in the 4-5 MHz range, where it appeared on several freqs quickly after another. - XM was also monitored by DanielE2Kde, Münster/Northwestern Germany, on April 17th at 1638 in SSB on 8708 kHz.

X06

Also this time we have X06 transmissions to report, but most of them were monitored by people out of the German Branch: Richard Ness (RNGB) and Akin from the Conet Project (Akin). Only two come from the German Branch (Daniel and Kopf). Here the X06 stations come in transmission order: 01.03.06: X06 at 1356 till 1359 on 10814 kHz in USB – scale: 412356 (RNGB). Two X06 on 18.03.06 at nearly 1900: 1. 1900 till 1907 on 8131 kHz – scale: 164532 (RNGB), 2. 10193 kHz (no more details) (Akin). 03.04.06: 1602 on 9160 kHz in USB – scale: 532614 (RNGB). 04.04.06: 0808 on 11462 kHz in USB – scale: 165423 (RNGB). 05.04.06: 2200 on 5831 kHz – scale: 164532 (RNGB). 10.04.06: 1915 till 1918 on 6962 kHz in USB – scale: 164532 (RNGB). 17.04.06: 1605 on 14392 kHz with a very strong S9+20 – scale: 532614 (rare sequence) (Daniel). 18.04.06: 2000 on 9067/11501 kHz with two sequences, which sound very similar – scales: 256134 on 9067, 156234 on 11501 kHz (RNGB). 24.04.06: 1000 till 1031 on 10372 with a fair S5 – scale: 431625 (rare sequence). After the signal’s stop, the carrier stayed on half a minute, then nothing further heard (Kopf). On the same day 2 other transmissions in the evening (both monitored again by RNGB): 1. 1904 till 1906 on 12195 – scale: 314265 (quite weak), 2. 1904 till 1907 on the popular X06 freq 13506 with the scale: 164532. 28.04.06: 0706 till 0709 on 12091 kHz - scale: 216354 (rare sequence) (RNGB). – Note, that X06 was monitored more frequently in April, and that the scale “164532” was four times on the air in both two months (one time in March and three times in April) – very interesting. It’s also interesting, that the freqs of the first “164532” transmissions, which came on March 18th and April 5th, ended with “31”. It’s also worth to mention, that in April there came some rare sequences, which were not only monitored by Kopf (and RNGB via Kopf), but also by others, who come from out of Germany, as this newsletter will show us. It’s great, that the tone scale is also used by some of them, cause it’s an easy way to analyze the X06 transmissions. I would be very glad, if PoSW, who also is a very busy X06 monitor, would use this easy 6-tone scale in future. - Many thanks to RNGB, my busiest X06 assistant, Akin and DanielE2Kde for their logs.

XPA

On March It was heard by KopfE2Kde, who heard the 3rd morning sked on March 14th at 0640 on 13523 kHz – as usual with S9+20. Exactly one month later, on Friday, April 14th, KopfE2Kde all three motning skeds and can confirm the break during the 3rd one.

Morse stations

DanielE2Kde heard M01 on March 21st at 2010 on 5020 kHz in CW. Further he writes: “ICW, probably machine sent, speed about 15 wpm, 5fg (i.e.: groups repeated), short zeros. Caught the transmission in progress and recorded until ending at 2011z (5FG groups noted below without repeat):..… 85143 56018 98053 43643 23918 78952 17190 = = 774 774 30 30 0 0 0”. Daniel couldn’t ID the station. Thanks to GD, who found out, that it was one of the regular M01 transmissions (hand sent).

• CapitaneXE2Kde, our M12 specialist, could also find M01B on April 17th at 2010 on 5336 kHz.
• DanielE2Kde also found M10(?) on April 17th at 1632 (in progress) on 5077 kHz in CW. To this station he further writes:
  “MCW, short zeros, ca. 12 wpm, repeating a sequence over and over again: ’31 275 275 275 39 049 049 049 27 435 435 435 32 555 555 555 571 571 571’; strong S9+20”. – M12 was not only found by our specialist CapitaneXE2Kde, but also twice by DanielE2Kde: 1. on April 19th at 1724 (i. p.) on 10598 kHz in CW. He writes: “..… extremely strong signal S9+40, ca. 18 wpm ICW, 5fg, short zeros..…, ending ‘0 0 0 0 0 0’, CL at 1730z. Signal was so strong and clear, that I could read the 5fg directly from the ‘Audacity’ (recording software) screen”
• 2. on April 23th at 1925 (i. p.) on 11565 kHz in CW. To this station he writes:
  “ICW, 5fg, short zeros, strong QSB, ending 1931z ‘000 000’”
• M23 on April 17th at 1635 on 5670 kHz also in CW and also monitored by DanielE2Kde, who further writes to this transmission:
  “ICW, ca. 12 wpm, repeating ‘951 951’ over and over again; strong signal S9+10”.
• CapitanexE2Kde also found M24 on April 18th, 1830, on 10710 kHz.
  M12 logs section by CapitaneXE2Kde, near Dresden/Eastern Germany

M12 March 2006 message history

M12 - March 2006 - Monday logs

M12 - March 2006 - Tuesday logs

M12 - March 2006 - Wednesday logs

M12 - March 2006 - Thursday logs

M12 - March 2006 - Friday logs

M12 - March 2006 - Saturday logs

M12 - March 2006 - Sunday logs

M12 April 2006 message hiistory

M12 - April 2006 - Monday logs

M12 - April 2006 - Tuesday logs

M12 - April 2006 - Wednesday logs

M12 - April 2006 - Thursday logs

M12 - April 2006 - Friday logs

M12 - April 2006 - Saturday logs

M12 - April 2006 - Sunday logs

(Tnx CapitaneX)

Logs section by FritzE2Kch, Zürich/Switzerland

Note, that he didn’t only log Morse, but also voice stations.

OBSERVATIONS MARCH/APRIL 2006

M01

M01A

M01B

M03, M03C

M10

M11

M12