Thirteenth edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

(Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 21:15:50 GMT)

RTTY stations

FAPSI intercepts during the past month

Freq.	To	link	UTC
10482		`80061`	0900
11014	`NOB`	`70004`	1430
13410		`20076`	1215
13452	`JMS`	`00127`	2238
13556	`HZW`	`00117`	2009
14373	`KAC`	`00128`	2058
14402		`00104`	1200
14402		`00104`	1215
14434	`KRN`	`00178`	1750
14457	`WFO`	`00125`	2245
14720		`40078`	1250
14730		`20076`	1300
14731	`BPA`	`00116`	1515
14843	`JMS`	`00127`	2230
16130		`10075`	0950
16218	`HZW`	`00117`	2000
16223		`40034`	0950
16257		`90057`	0850
16285		`00177`	0840
17416	`KRN`	`00178`	1735
18210		`00149`	1050
18401	`KAC`	`00128`	2050
19923	`PSN`	`00126`	2255
20425		`00054`	0920
22865	`PSN`	`00126`	2240

Wolfgang told me that he heard a KUL 50bd transmission as far back as 13 June 1984 at 1457 UTC on 10584 kHz, in an ancient format very much like the one that various CW stations still transmit! Thanks for this item, Wolfgang. Interesting to see what format they used in the past.

Example:

kul kul kul ryryryryryry
nr 38 gr 190 =73447= 559.....(garbled) fdwzm obmbn
ending with : voovs iziaw
q r u q r u s k s k

US intelligence

US Intelligence transmits numbers transmissions from a remote site near Frankfurt in Germany. The transmissions are probably sent to this site by micro wave from the Rhein Main Air Force Base. Freqs used are
6780, 6891, 6960, 8029, 10253 and 11072 kHz

The same site or one near by, is used to transmit the infamous 108.5 bd FEC broadcasts, also coming from an US Intelligence service.