ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter - Issue 36

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

Voice stations | Polytones
German branch | Numbers predictions | Note from DanielE2Kde
E03 & E03a prediction charts | E06 & S06 schedules | E11 schedules over a year
Cubans schedules | G06 schedules over a year
If it had not been for 15 minutes (5/6) | Plonker's progress | Numerals
News Items | Web sites | Contribution deadlines
Index | E2K NL Home

Voice stations

Peter of Saffron Walden summed up the position concerning number stations in his letter to Paul; it reads, in part,

“Turning to the number stations scene, everything continues much as always, no big surprises and I am not aware of any changes as the result of the ongoing Israel/Lebanon situation, although in August the first Monday in the month G06 sent a full message which was the first since April, but perhaps those who monitor E10 have noted an increase in activity.

The Spanish language YL from Cuba has been providing some quite reasonable signals at 0600z, or just after, late starts being very common, in July and August and I make a point of listening on most days that a transmission is expected, that is every day except Tuesday - I have never been able to find a V02a at 0600z on a Tuesday although I often take a quick listen on a selection of known V02 frequencies - and Saturday although every once in a while there is a transmission at 0600z on 8,097 kHz on a Saturday. This used to be on every week but not so now although there may be a pattern to the Saturdays on which it does appear. With old Fidel Castro reported as being on his last legs - some commentators have suggested he might already be dead - there might be big changes on the way in Cuba in the not too distant future so we might be witnessing the last days of V02a.”

E03/E03a

Apart from the regulations concerning the reception of wireless stations within Great Britain advice on reporting intelligence matters also exists in the form of DA notices.

Whoever the messages, from E03/E03a, are aimed at ENIGMA 2000 has no wish to 'advertise' the existence of these stations to those who may not support the best interests of Great Britain , or its representatives abroad. Although we are unable to stop discussion of E03/E03a, ENIGMA 2000 will remain aloof from any such discussion and will not be including reports or analysis on E03/E03a.

E06

No big changes with the E06 English speaking man, the schedules in the UK evening time all well established, frequencies starting to move lower as the days become noticeably shorter in the descent towards autumn and beyond.

[PoSW]

Sunday 1830 + 1930 UTC Schedule, call always "690";-

First + Third Wednesdays in the Month, 2100 + 2200 UTC Schedule;-

First + Third Fridays in the Month 2130 UTC Schedule;-

Other E06;-

From Peter’s lead we also received these logs [with duplication]:

Sunday [weekly 1830/1930z schedule]

First and Third Wednesdays [2100/2200z]

Wednesday[1400/1500z]

First and Third Fridays [2100/2200z]

Thursday Schedule

RNGB’s logs:

[Tnx Richard]

E07

Schedules known to be operating in August are the usual Sunday + Wednesday starting at 1700 UTC, Monday + Wednesday starting at 2000 UTC and Thursday starting at 2010 UTC. All are using the same frequencies as in the same month in 2005, the Monday + Wednesday having fallen into line with this routine as of June - previous to June had been using frequencies different to the same month in 2005. The low mod. problem making for difficult copy still apparent on occasions.

[PoSW]

Sunday + Wednesday Schedule;-

Monday + Wednesday Schedule;-

Thursday Schedule

Again, with duplications:

Sunday and Wednesday 1700z

Monday and Wednesday 2000z

319 319 319 1
862 50 862 50

40368 32282 81310 35056 87846 08934 02756 95616 17288 69959
31183 34676 11699 39508 71281 76230 30904 77969 98163 80046
09095 84885 10398 85073 33062 53823 82275 66910 98933 76814
08706 59062 85916 97211 45910 53139 80964 55111 41387 95176
12054 18713 39100 38021 49854 76154 28547 58012 94563 42101
000 000

Thursday Schedule

RNGB’s E07 logs:

E10

E10 Desk For July & Aug 06

July 06

Frequencies (USB) + Callsigns

Special Strings Heard During July 06

None reported/Heard as at 31st July 06

Comments/Activities

• 27/06 FDU3 on freq 6210 kHz at 2310hrs, caught the last few calls ended 2311hrs
• 28/06 PCD freq adjustment to 4271 kHz at 0030hrs (G21 ?NYCU) At 0100hrs PCD2 on freq setting 4270KHz
• 28/06 SYN2 on freq 3360KHz at 2145hrs (Norm VLB2) standard transmission
• 01/07 PCD1 on freq 4270 at 1900hrs (Credit Ian Wraith)
• 04/07 HNCS on freq 6575 at 2355hrs ended at 0001hrs 05/07. No message
• 06/07 ARZ on freq 5435 at 2259hrs for x4 calls only then followed by ART at 2300hrs with two messages
  (G40 MQJZP + G67 BDLSO) This was a definite ARZ Very clear.The Messages were repeated but ended abruptly during the G67 at 2324hrs. At 2328 ART opened up again with x4 calls and again at 2331hrs as normal with a further two messages G82 ?RXFR & G32 SGWSP Just could not make out the Missing digit. As before, the repeat of G32 suddenly ended at 2356hrs
• 06/07 at 2346hrs For a few brief moments VLB2 on 4648KHz and SYN2 on 4780KHz then reverted to SYN2 on 4648 and CIO2 on 4780 (" Another fine mess you got me into Stanley")
• 07/07 at 0001hrs ART again with a G31 SLSRX on 5435KHz. At 0031hrs ART2.
• 07/07 at 0031hrs PCD G21 QNUCU freq 4270KHz
• 10/7 at 2001hrs YHF1 on freq 5820KHz (Credit Sam 51.23 N :00.20 E )
• 10/07 at 2300hrs ART1 on freq 3415Kz no message
• 13/07 at 1834hrs PCD with G97 YERRS. This Msg is older than the Pyramids Sept05 and still running.
• 13/07 at 2204hrs PCD with G92 WHGJS & G58 YDVQZ on 4270KHz
  (Credit Sam 51.23 N :00.20 E )
• 14/07 at 0001hrs ART again with G31 SLSRX on 5435KHz. (Repeat of 07/07 Msg)
• 14/07 at 0031hrs PCD G21 QNUCU freq 4270KHz (Repeat of 07/07 Msg)
• 28July06
  For the second month running (June & July) I have not heard a single Long String nor seen one reported by other members. This in its self seems strange (but not totaly unknown) considering the current situation in the Middle East. A number of other Stns appear more active with more double msgs than normal and certainly Jochen Schafer (Kopf E2kDE) and Ian Wraith's combined study of PCD is very active at this time. Another missing activity has been the long extended calls normally associated with the VLB2's and like friends, again nothing to report.
  
  I wrote in May (NL Issue 35)

Quote "From a point of activity with the long strings, this month has been almost inactive just one MIWA93B66 on the 9th of May, prompting me to look back to my records of 2002 to present day for a simular pattern of inactivity. Bear in mind these are my recordings based what I have heard and noted and may not be fully accurate.

All strings just involve the following groups CIO,KPA,MIW,SYM & VLB" Unquote

So we can add to this, No activity for June & July 2006!

I have at times mentioned what appears to be "Cock-Ups" with callsigns and frequencies, also with stns speaking at the same moment on the same freq, well the following has be posted by Kopf Ek2DE-Jochen Schafer.

• 12 July06
  Freq mix ups again on 4880KHz with JSR running a G89 JMHZM msg and for the first 5mins mixed with ULX2
• 29 July06
  Also reports that ULX and JSR had briefly changed freqs again. At 2000hrs, on 5091KHz commenced with ULX and after a short while it changed back to JSR the expected c/s.
• At 2130hrs on 5091KHz again ULX with a G50 msg Starting "DYEHR" (Long running msg) with JSR transmitting on 4880KHz .
• 1 Aug06
  At 2000hrs JSR on 4461 kHz and FTJ on 5091KHz both running Msgs (Thx Jochen)

August 06

Frequencies (USB) + Callsigns

Some Early Morning & Late Evening Logs

Special Strings Heard For Aug 06

Nil Heard or Reported as at 25/8/06

Comments & Other Activites

• 3/8 at 0133 to 0134hrs VLB2 on freq 5435 while ART with a G25 msg was on 5437KHz
  At 0145hrs VLB2 back on 5170KHz
• 3/8 at 1232hrs for approx 1minute YHF1 on freq 7918 (Credit Manolis)

From JS (Kopf Ek2DE)

• 9/8 New E10 anomaly on 5091 kHz at 2100 today. There was a mix of "JSR2" and "PCD" with 38 group msg. The "JSR2" was shortly interrupted by a noise, which sounded like utility. It disappeared directly before "JSR2" came again for several times, till it stopped nearly at 2105 as usual. Then the "PCD" msg followed, starting with "OEOTX".

From Ian Wraith

• 13/8 4270 kHz at 19:30 E10 with PCD PCD etc until 19:35 when there is a break for 10 seconds followed by PCD1 until 19:39 - Strange !!
  I have a recording and will try to upload it later.
• 16/8 Plenty reports of PCD transmitting on 4270 at 1930hrs with a G4 Msg YIEBI FLMMM BJFIK QDHCS, one of the shortest msg for some while
• 16/8 ART1 heard on 5435KHz at 2300hrs
• 17/8 at 2246 to 2248hrs SYN2 on freq 5820KHz 2mins Tx only (Norm YHF)
• 20/8 at 2230hrs PCD2 on freq 5091KHz 4mins Tx (Norm JSR)
• 23/8 at 2357hrs HNCS heard on freq 6575KHz Tx ended at 0001hrs (last few minutes)
• 23/8 at 0029hrs ART2 on 6575KHz 4 calls only no further action.
• 25/8 A shuffle around with the frequencies at 2245hrs VLB2 on 3640KHz (Norm SYN2) and SYN2 on 3557KHz (norm CIO2) Could not find CIO2 Tx on other freq's.
• 25/8 at 2306hrs HNCS again on 6575KHz May have commenced at 2300hrs. Ended Tx at 2311hrs.
• 25/8 at 2324hrs HNCF on 6575Khz Good strong signal on both Tx's. Ended 2328hrs.
• 25/8 at 2330hrs YHF2 on 6842KHz (Norm EZI)
• 26/8 at 0016hrs both MIW2 & KPA2 Transmitting on same Freq 5230KHz at the same time KPA2 the more dominant but were both correctly on their second freq's MIW2 on 3270KHz and KPA2 on 3230KHz
• 26/8 at 2104hrs ART1 plus one other unidentied Stn with Group Msg both on 5435KHz together, ART1 ended Tx at approx 2105hrs the other Stn? continued.

BMLongfield E10 Desk Manager Aug 06

[Tnx Bob – excellent coverage]!

E11

H-FD’s Ell Chart [Updated 26/04/2006] can be seen in the Charts section

We start with an interesting find by JoA [see also E11b], note final comment:

E11: F.11/08: 9576kHz 0915z (284/00) [S5 QRM-noise] Ending:0920:15 ## This is usually M03 with 284/00.

Then E posted some detail [less the freq due to a damaged freq readout] of an E11a at 2205z 20/07 sending a repeated message 121/25. E believes the freq to be within the 100kc/s between 4500 and 4600kHz – well done E!

Now onto the logs:

E11a

Sam Wright sent us his out of *known* schedule intercept:

60595 54542 53711 66692 57200 62485 11647 58616 27608 36734 61232 04837 70983 49881 59442
"attention" then message repeated. message end 2028z with the word "out"
initial msg format [5f/2] then repeated in just single 5f groups [well done Sam]!

E11b

This is an interesting observation from JoA who intercepted this E11b [Original note to E2k]:

• E11b: F.11/08: 9576kHz 0845z In progress @ ~ 084n (nnn/34 77777 77777 01063 37019 10731 + ) Ending:0856:11z
  ## This is the freq. previously used by M03 @ 0915z.

John followed up with another E11b:

•  9576kHz 0845z  25/08[233/37 att'n. 77777 77777 64068 45756 10607 24940 + ]  (S3 QRN)

E15

Revised Frequency schedule devised by Manolis Petrakis

And the phonetics used in station idents:

E17

Dstaderman sent in an interesting report and wrote in his email,

“There were further logs (marked blue), including a rare (to me, at least) E17 on 10240.

At first, I heard an OM with a characteristic pronunciation on that QRG.Irritatingly, the message later started with a different voice and presentation - YL if I'm not wrong!? -, then the OM going into numbers, but the control list states all E17 as "YL".

Checked the QRG and ID against former reports in the newsletter, but I'm not sure. Alas, I had no means to record it at my holiday QTH.

Well done Daniel!!!! And thanks.

See report fron Daniel at end of this section.

E17z

Nil Reports

E23

Frequencies and Times. All SSB [From AnonUK]

Since December 2004 skeds have become erratic, and may not stick to correct weeks. Some voice transmissions have been heard in week 2

Week 1 Usually starts on the first Monday of the Month, but there have been variations to this.

Times are not rigid, has been known to start as early as Hour + 52

[Tnx AnonUK].

©AnonUK23050

Week 2 was M04 Not heard since September 2000

• 8188kHz 1150z 06/07 Izzy via DX Tuners Sweden

66841 62003 13294
82200 81106 66822 04409 71755 49404 66250 58209 74038 20633 38750
24358 77264 56373 32098 92560 78927 80786 87924 13717 20032 99236
42489 44979 11963 83587 65781 96928 54298 06723 61455 40336 46274
51260 75463 90228 62484 86511 92942 75396 95517 93191 88737 69119
43000 12172 33240 60603 42592 43499 50590 08108 16999 06907 24540
31853 45477 36382 17163 09334 33160 09481 43089 29101 51806 70141
73777 73776 58777 65748 23591 92461 41038 86689 ????? ????? 30576
29832 37249 66136 26854 00037 32427 45244 01875 96533 99454 48132
10511 28169 65693 61267 36083 76354 38252 05365 90127 50261 84461
74035 05153 03895 87466 70869 83577 82175 75755 12144 55486 02481
51617 69286 89573 ????? 24617 44994 74002 95659 30650 63684 98622
41000 26758 45547 26590 81865 08316 72511 57462 18926 99242 48288
88395 63117 57111 10448 77024 47240 83919 18010 65496 53998 37088
40119 97259 47014 90248 86431 18929 23483 69848 83274 06215 96174
91496 12271 41937 60933 32532 58706 67305 38208 67970 06471 65684
63485 39831 44592 67725 65089 83058 55001 88141 70847 83075 18988
02075 35946 65011 48314 56904 17564 23309 99910 51796 96003 95496
73582 19001 55627 20994 00798 53335 47988 ?????????
lost rest due to fading out at 12.24 UTC

E25

From the E25 desk:

• ID’s used with messages so far (new ones are underlined):
  222 275 440 555 720 730 780 835 (arabic counting) and 906
• ID’s used with control messages so far (new ones are underlined):
  200 209 220 227 270 272 276 277 377 422 430 437 440 442 449 477 557 705 708 745 784 785 788 815 830 837 875 877 905 909
• Transmission times: any time between 10.00 and 15.00 UTC (and possible earlier). Liked 12.30 and 12.45. Recently likes between 11.00 and 12.00z due to DRM QRM. More transmissions on one day possible.
• Only one frequency known: 9450 kHz, mode AM.

The DRM transmissions from VoR radio, Voice of Russia, seem to have an effect on E25 as more of E25 transmissions have been heard between 11.00 and 12.00z.

In short

The logs in detail

1. 01 july 2006
   1120z music intro, bad quality.
   1122z OM calling "830 6" or "830 66" (bad audio...). Ended at 1123z..
   (Manolis)
2. 06 july 2006
   1200z 275 then other OM into msg: 6565 280x10. Ended 1204z.
   (Manolis)
3. 07 july 2006
   At 11.15z calling 437 4 or 8 DX Tuners, Sweden ,
   very heavy QRM and announcer seems to be shouting down mic.
   (izzywizzy)
4. 07 july 2006
   E25 repeated yesterday's 1200z TX; 275 6565 280x10.
   (Manolis)
5. 09 july 2006
   E25 up at 10.12 UTC calling 815, DX Tuners Sweden.
   (izzywizzy)
6. 09 july 2006 E25 up calling 815 on 9.450
   Message Message
   5403 2?71 5121 ?018 100? ?782 415? 5705 17?? 1?52 2?71 ??28
   EOM EOT
   (Izzywizzy)
7. 09 july 2006
   11.17z calling "835" message message, however
   the message does not appear to be in English this time and announcer appears to use some pheonetics i.e Alpha Delta heard on DX Tuners, Sweden, very very poor reception to heavy QRM from BC stations and deep fade outs, no EOM EOT this time from what I could hear.
   (Izzywizzy)
   Very nice catch Izzywizzy. ID 835 is always in english, as well as the “message message messag” and “end of message, end of transmission”. The message itself however is in arabic language – difficult to understand, even without QRM…
8. 10 july 2006 1130z full E25 transcript, as heard off of dxtuners Rommele Sweden , with very heavy qrm from local bc stn.
   1130 long eastern music sign on
   1132 555 555 555 555 555 555 555 555 555 555 555 555 555 555 555 555
   Message message message
   9070 9060 3671 0655 1504 3671
   repeat repeat repeat
   9070 9060 3671 0655 1504 3671
   end of message end of transmission
   off 1137
   (TomH and Izzywizzy)
9. 11 july 2006 from Rommele Sweden internet tuner,
   Calling a control message 830/8 around 1117-1119 UTC. I am not totally sure of the ID because of the heavy nearby bc qrm and the overal weak signal.
   (TomH)
10. 12 july 2006
    11.15z music intro and then calling 837 9, heard on DX Tuners Sweden.
    (Izzywizzy and Manolis)
11. 12 july 2006
    11.32z calling 555 on DX Tuners, Sweden
    Msg msg msg
    9070 900 3?71 0?55 1504 3?71 Repeat
    (Izzywizzy)
    Looks like a repeat of the10 july message.
12. 12 july 2006
    11.45z with 785 56 on DX Tuners, Sweden
    (Izzywizzy)
13. 13 july 2006
    1115-1121z Eastern music signon on Rommele Sweden internet tuner.
    A control message "830/9" was the only traffic noted. Due to the heavy qrm usb is the only way to hear it clearly.
    (TomH)
14. 13 july 2006
    Hi Guys,
    12.10z with long intro music then calling 830 9 on DX Tuners, Sweden
    (Izzywizzy)
15. 15 july 2006
    1112z Oriental music,
    1117z OM 837 10, ended 1122z. Low modulation, low signal strength, QRM.
    (Manolis)
16. 16 july 2006
    11.45z with long tone then calling what sounds like 785 58.
    (Izzywizzy and Mike)
17. 18 july 2006
    1105z E25 Calling 275 then
    Message message message
    7170 7521 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280
    EOM EOT
    (Mike)
18. 20 july 2006
    1115z Oriental music intro, 837 10 for about 14 times, QRT 1123z.
    Modulation ok but low signal strength.
    (Manolis)
19. 21 july 2006
    1114z Oriental music,
    1117z 830 12 repeated about 18 times,
    1120 QRT.
    Better signal strength than yesterday, good modulation.
    (Manolis)
20. 22 july 2006
    1133z Oriental music, 1134z 555 repeated, 1135z message from other OM:
    2270 0160 0831 5196 5581 0831
    (Third and last grps the same).
    1136z repeat, 1137z EOM EOT
    (Manolis)
21. 25 july 2006
    11.40z calling 557/9 on DX Tuners, Sweden
    (Izzywizzy)
22. 25 july 2006
    1137-1139 briefly heard OM anouncer with control message 557 9.
    (TomH)
23. 29 aug 2006
    11.30 UTC calling 555 followed by message:
    ???? 1150 1201 ???? ???? ???? EOM EOT at 11.40 UTC.
    (Izzywizzy)
    X also heard this station and came with this message:
    555 555 555
    Msg (x3)
    4083 1996 9201 1453 9032 0628 2362 9137 9201
    Eom eot
    (X)
24. 29 aug 2006
    12.02 UTC calling 275 then wiped out by DRM signal on 9.450 at 12.05 UTC.
    (Izzywizzy)

G06

[G06 Schedules across one year, via H-FD at end of NL]

Some logs to see us into PoSW’s fine analysis of this German station:

And this heard by both Izzy and Mndbs:

• 6887kHz 1830z 27/07

842 902/30
61418 08362 30537 10334 89464 55914 36246 12222 23647 26222
73030 67839 21772 96097 68246 20144 68246 50171 18683 57180
17472 72510 82381 04916 75502 16940 49335 67641 68851 56826
902 30 0 0 0 0 0

Another from Mndbs:

• 10540kHz 1900z 05/08

308 then 279/154
24281 49969 66264 47695 48338 70151 70724 10586 53909 93625
83493 95589 40737 06690 32346 17528 33470 37329 74010 58688
24916 16887 66817 42864 66560 02725 82310 94258 30466 59049
84930 26679 17672 39860 70012 69201 90677 02950 52451 92688
34384 70873 23722 93860 68084 11588 28278 94808 16962 97469
78785 23029 56083 09438 87736 55813 96971 56631 80621 80815
05971 48248 09173 51529 93662 17614 08695 44735 35225 01996
40601 09024 83711 60228 70605 12533 03278 81792 68008 32382
44606 90604 67868 91710 33617 03393 67819 12232 96785 78838
42532 53843 59670 75549 56474 79843 28819 46044 14204 17323
45332 94233 51324 12837 51594 27540 82950 95130 64274 36504
63290 25601 67069 55027 58021 88353 24910 12244 73558 52536
05685 38160 20452 79653 47223 96230 76281 07329 37967 73897
13277 00716 66169 94513 34756 48001 62590 92514 50215 58276
23431 12434 77246 64125 55966 98113 40242 34394 26136 42607
68533 30257 75764 17182 279/154 00000

RNGB’s G06 log:

Now PoSW’s fine analysis:

The first Monday in the month 1900 + 2000 UTC, call "308" schedule continues, generally using the same frequencies ( +/- 10 kHz ) as in the same month in 2005 - sent a "full message" in August for the first time in several months - along with the twice a month Thursday 1830 UTC and Friday 1930 UTC schedules. If there is a weekend G06 these days, I can't find it!

[PoSW]

Sure there are enough monitors who would care to locate this weekend sending – if it occurs. So, folks let’s give a hand.

First Monday in the Month 1900 + 2000 UTC Schedule;-

Thursday 1830 UTC Schedule;-

Friday 1930 UTC Schedule;-

G22

[Possibly now inactive, see Family XV in ECL21]

Slavic stations

Chart 25 Updated at 31^st August 2006: [1^st May, 2006]

M10, S10d and S17c

Compiled by the Slavic Desk

Freqs ± 2kHz

Activity Designations:

• R:
  Regular transmissions on the time and day shown weekly
• I:
  Irregular transmissions on the day and time shown
• ALT:
  Regular transmissions on the day and time shown, but on alternate weeks.

The above chart shows only one major change together with several minor changes in activity designation.

These changes should be regarded as from 1^st May 2006. Yhe chart number remains the same but updated.

The next rotational change is due from 1^st September 2006 and if no major changes occur Chart 21 [NL31 pages 28/29] should be used for guidance purposes.

In NL35, July 2006 I stated the appearance of the 1000z schedule on Wed/Thurs [not Thurs/Fri previously shown] had replaced the 0840 schedule. Thanks to RNGB the 0840z schedule has been found on 13648kHz, the 1000z repeats the 0840z messages which are again repeated at 1840 & 1940z.. This is an alt week activity designation.

The Thurs/Fri 1230z S10d had also been listed as ALT.

The 1855z Tues/Wed S10d now appears to be ALT, however it does repeat the S10d0150z which has been classified ‘Regular’, demanding more time to follow up again, I’m afraid.

On a final note of this summary, several M10 schedules recently have had keying problems.

Other activities previously reported are continuing together with a number of other projects for the forthcoming winter period; some of which, I hope, will be of use to our monitors.

73 Derek – DoK – Slavic Desk 28/08/06 [Tnx Derek].

S04 [Possibly now inactive, see Family XV in ECL21]

Pronunciation of numerals

0 is Nuar 2 Should be Davouka 3 is Thuree .

The figure 8 Osem Sounds like Arthur

The figure 9 Devet Sounds like David.

S06

See end of this Newsletter for the updated “S06 Regular skeds - September”

PoSW sets the flavour here with his observations:

All of the S06 Russian schedules I usually monitor continue into August.

[PoSW]

Tuesday 1630 + 1730 Schedule

Second + Fourth Mondays in the Month 2015 + 2115 UTC Schedule

Saturday 1600 UTC schedule