ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter - Issue 36

September 2006
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Comments and log sent by Daniel in Germany

To end the voice section we include comment and log sent by Daniel in Germany :

Date (MM/DD/YYYY):			08/14/2006	-		08/24/2006
by:			ms_monitor2004
Location:			Münster (Muenster), northwest Germany, 51°57'47''N 7°37'43''E
Equipment:			Yaesu FRG-7000, outdoor random wire ant.
			From Aug 22: holiday-QTH Cologne, Yupiteru MVT-7200D, outdoor wire ant.
Frequ	ENIGMA	Day	MMDDYYYY	UTC	Mode	Comments

10911.0	S06b?	###	08142006	2016	AM	"pyat vosem tri, nol(x5)." null msg 583 00000, S3..9, QRM (loud hum)
9251.0	E03	###	08142006	2019	USB	just audible in QRM
4485.0	S10d?	###	08142006	2026	USB	i/p, very strong signal S9+20. 5FG. At 2030z: "pozor pozor osem devät osem devät schest nol schest nol konec konec"
4461.0	E10	###	08142006	2038	USB	i/p, S6..9
4461.0	E10	###	08142006	2308	USB	i/p, S5..7, QRM by carrier
5435.0	E10	###	08142006	2311	USB	i/p S5..7
3150.0	E10	###	08192006	0030	AM	"PCD2". Some noise on frequency. S7..9+10
3417.0	E10	###	08192006	0033	AM	"ART" 1st msg with 25 groups starting PQKQN JQ)XQR MJVY?. Some splatter from Shannon Volmet.
4880.0	E10	###	08192006	0036	AM	i/p; S6..9+10; strong noise on frequency (only local QRM?)
5437.0	E10	###	08192006	0040	AM	i/p, S9; some RTTY QRM; EOM EOT a few seconds later at 004035z
3415.0	E10	###	08202006	2159	USB	some scattered "ART2" presentation before the full hour, then continuous from 220030z, ending 220350z
3415.0	E10	###	08202006	2231	USB	"ART2" ending 223345z
3415.0	E10	###	08202006	2306	USB	i/p. Local QRM, splatter from Shannon Volmet, QRN, partly unreadable and weakening. 2323z new msg staring, ending around 2325z.
3415.0	E10	###	08202006	2327	USB	some scattered "ART2", continuous from 2330z
3415.0	E10	###	08212006	0000	USB	"ART2"
3417.0	E10	###	08212006	0024	USB	2x"ART", at 0030 "ART" with msg 25 groups starting PQKQN JQXQR MJVYE YOHML RUPXC
4880.0	E10	###	08212006	0208	AM	i/p; maximum signal S9+10

I am on holiday and now in Cologne for a few days. But not without a SW receiver ;-) - I took my Yupiteru MVT-7200D scanner with me, which has fully coverage, SSB, and a fairly good SW reception. An outdoor short wire antenna is connected with coax cable and a simple home brew continuous attenuator, which does a good job (the Yupiteru tends to overload on SW with a strong antenna signal).

However, as I already noticed at home, propagation seems to suffer from the present sun spot minimum and signals above 10..13 MHz, e.g. on the 20m Band, are weak even at noon, only at August 14 I observed a band opening up to 10 m. [Tnx Daniel]

Followed by a later log:

Date (MM/DD/YYYY):			08/07/2006	-		08/31/2006
by:			ms_monitor2004
Location:			Münster (Muenster), northwest Germany, 51°57'47''N 7°37'43''E
Equipment:			Yaesu FRG-7000, outdoor random wire ant.
			From Aug 22 thru 31: holiday-QTH Cologne, Yupiteru MVT-7200D, outdoor wire ant.
Frequ	ENIGMA	Day	MMDDYYYY	UTC	Mode	Comments

10911.0	S06b?	#####	08142006	2016	AM	"pyat vosem tri, nol(x5)." null msg 583 00000, S3..9, QRM (loud hum)
9251.0	E3	#####	08142006	2019	USB	just audible in QRM
4485.0	S10d?	#####	08142006	2026	USB	i/p, very strong signal S9+20. 5FG. At 2030z: "pozor pozor osem devät osem devät schest nol schest nol konec konec"
4461.0	E10	#####	08142006	2038	USB	i/p, S6..9
4461.0	E10	#####	08142006	2308	USB	i/p, S5..7, QRM by carrier
5435.0	E10	#####	08142006	2311	USB	i/p S5..7
3150.0	E10	#####	08192006	0030	AM	"PCD2". Some noise on frequency. S7..9+10
3417.0	E10	#####	08192006	0033	AM	"ART" 1st msg with 25 groups starting PQKQN JQ)XQR MJVY?. Some splatter from Shannon Volmet.
4880.0	E10	#####	08192006	0036	AM	i/p; S6..9+10; strong noise on frequency (only local QRM?)
5437.0	E10	#####	08192006	0040	AM	i/p, S9; some RTTY QRM; EOM EOT a few seconds later at 004035z
3415.0	E10	#####	08202006	2159	USB	some scattered "ART2" presentation before the full hour, then continuous from 220030z, ending 220350z
3415.0	E10	#####	08202006	2231	USB	"ART2" ending 223345z
3415.0	E10	#####	08202006	2306	USB	i/p. Local QRM, splatter from Shannon Volmet, QRN, partly unreadable and weakening. 2323z new msg staring, ending around 2325z.
3415.0	E10	#####	08202006	2327	USB	some scattered "ART2", continuous from 2330z
3415.0	E10	#####	08212006	0000	USB	"ART2"
3417.0	E10	#####	08212006	0024	USB	2x"ART", at 0030 "ART" with msg 25 groups starting PQKQN JQXQR MJVYE YOHML RUPXC
4880.0	E10	#####	08212006	0208	AM	i/p; maximum signal S9+10
4880.0	E10	#####	08222006	2320	AM	i/p; strong QRM and weak signal
3415.0	E10	#####	08072006	2242	USB	i/p, hardly readable here due to local QRM, a new message starts at 2243z
6485.0	E3	#####	08132006	2233	USB	i/p, weak to moderate
5422.0	E3	#####	08132006	2236	USB	i/p, moderate to good S7..9+20 but QSB, QRN
5090.0	E10	#####	08132006	2238		i/p, moderate to good S5..9
3415.0	E10	#####	08132006	2245	USB	i/p, moderate to good S5..8
6840.0	E10	#####	08262006	2343	AM	i/p, good signal S6..9, some QSB
4880.0	E10	#####	08272006	0040	USB	i/p, weak S1
4461.0	E10	#####	08272006	1800	AM	"FTJ2"; weak to moderate S2..6, QRM and noisy QRG
4461.0	E10	#####	08272006	2335	AM	i/p, weak S1..4
4461.0	E10	#####	08282006	0110	AM	i/p, weak S1..4, QRM
7760.0	E10	#####	08282006	0112	USB	i/p, very weak S<1, new (2nd?) msg just starting with KJAIT B?YDP GAY?C
10240.0	E17	#####	08302006	1342	AM	OM english, presents every number with falling pitch voice and long vowels, repeating "274", ending 1345z with two words which I missed due to noise/QSB. S3..6, QSB, noise.
10240.0	E17	#####	08302006	1349	AM	At first YL english repeating "274". After about 1 minute break, OM english 2FG, ending "631 631 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 " at 1356z. Carrier off at 1357. Alas, no recording device handy. Weak to moderate S3..6, noise, QSB, muffled sound.