Eighteenth edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

(Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 16:04:00 +0200)

Morse stations

M40/M53

Last month I published the M40/M53 list that Igor sent me. It seems that I misimprented his e-mail. Forget what was published last month, folks. Here is the revised version. Thanks Igor!

Enigma code:	M40 (ex M53)
Mode :	Morse
Origin :	North Korea
Schedules :	10620 kHz at 0800 and 2000 UTC. Audible in Europe.
	Lots of others noted in S.E.Asia (see hereafter)
Format :	CQ XXX.YYY transmitted at the start only. When the message is repeated only the second group (after the dot) is transmitted: CQ YYY. XXX is probably the recipient and YYY the decode key.

Example:

vvv vvv vvv cq 747.343 cq 747.343 cq 747.343 hr hr 46 46 = = 71841 8t146 47834....... (46 fg)... ar ar rpt rpt vvv cq 343 cq 343 cq 343 hr hr 46 46 = = 71841 8t146 47834....... (46 fg)... ar ar sk sk

Callup		UTC	freq.
cq	627.555	17.30	3600
cq	550.440	14.30	4100
cq	xxx.9412	16.30	4172
cq	xxx.121	13.12	4177
cq	xxx.5141	16.36	4188
cq	xxx.4772	16.38	4191
cq	xxx.243	13.06	4461
cq	88.504	16.00	4495
cq	989.741	14.00	4597
cq	xxx.935	15.00	4600
cq	01.927	15.30	4650
cq	515.839	13.30	4730
cq	550.315	08.30	5100
cq	xxx.080	13.00	5366
cq	xxx.529	14.24	5533
cq	xxx.101	12.00	5533
cq	xxx.706	14.50	5535
cq	000.962	09.15	5580
cq	xxx.119	20.12	5599
cq	550.880	08.15	5745
cq	613.316	14.00	5750
cq	xxx.1188	16.30	6428
cq	xxx.953	16.00	6730
cq	xxx.706	14.40	6734
cq	xxx.684	15.39	6839
cq	515.909	12.00	6848
cq	429.510	17.30	6900
cq	863.359	15.30	7400
cq	600.640	09.30	7600
cq	xxx.339	15.30	7651
cq	xxx.022	18.30	7652
cq	xxx.639	12.00	7711
cq	428.628	09.30	8100
cq	515.577	18.00	8119
cq	515.715	21.30	8119
cq	xxx.340	08.11	8150
cq	xxx.624	00.38	8200
cq	747.524	16.00	8231
cq	747.719	17.00	8231
cq	747.750.016	20.00	8231
cq	747.750	20.00	8233
cq	747.599	17.00	8235
cq	747.932	10.32	8235
cq	747.343	13.30	8756
cq	747.343	08.30	8756
cq	542.466	09.00	8825
cq	xxx.302	17.08	8851
cq	627.815	17.30	9200
cq	xxx.466	15.06	9400
cq	838.612	07.00	9827
cq	515.459	09.30	9947
cq	838.019	09.00	10108
cq	515.397	07.00	10242
cq	xxx.077	09.32	10260
cq	xxx.171	08.00	10301
cq	747.384	20.01	10621
cq	515.905	22.30	10994
cq	515.344	09.30	12161
cq	516.699	14.30	12420
cq	516.155	13.30	12540
cq	600.450	00.00	12800
cq	931.977	16.30	13000
cq	516.159	22.30	13254
cq	260.655	13.30	13850
cq	542.446	12.30	18310
cq	542.469	10.30	19300

'xxx' means that the transmission was in progress and only the decode key was heard.

A2A [M63]

A2A is still on 5807 and 6763 at 0500 UTC. The out-stations are replying on 4753 kHz. A2A is also active with its normal callup sequence at 1100 UTC.

M76

M76 is still on the air, but not audible here in Western Europe. It was reported on 3293 kHz from Slovakia where the signal was very poor.

UNID station

Igor copied two unid morse stations on duplex frequency 13407 kHz, on 22-08-99, 0849 UTC. Speed: 60 wpm hand keyed. They used the following set of cut numbers: RWLGKSNATM. I guess that this is a military setup, Igor.

1:	Sender
2:	Recipient

1:	`...rasla rasla wrgms wrgms kk`
2:	`kk`
1:	`rr = = mk as as as`
2:	`as as = a8 a8 maf gr gr 43 43 kk`
1:	`1v = 1t(----)h gr gr 5t 4t4t kk`
2:	`qsl qsl kk`
1:	`= = mkgaw mkgaw tnlsg tnlsg srrmt srrmt swkma swkma mmsng mmsng mmuww mmuww swwwn swwwn smtml smtml wlmtt wlmtt wntgw wntgw ttwta ttwta rtlta rtlta glslt glslt rgtna rgtna ngmna ngmna gmgtm gmgtm lskgm lskgm lskkw lskkw mrmsk mrmsk tsmmg tsmmg ttnnm ttnnm tdswa tdswa .... rasla rasla wrgms wrgms ar ar qsl qsl kk`
2:	`= gr gr 34 34 kk`
1:	`rr gr gr 43 43 = mkgaw mkgaw kk`
2:	`gr gr 34 34 kk`
1:	`aa aa nnn`
2:	`gr gr 34 34 kk`
1:	`rr gr gr 34 34 kk = rmakm rmakm qsl kk`
2:	`qsl qsl kk`
1:	`rr qru qru ar ar ii`
2:	`qru qru ar ar ii`
1:	`ii`
2:	`ee`

HEP [M28]

Kantonspolizei Zuerich, callsign HEP, is apparently no longer on shortwave. The station hasn't been heard since May this year.

Freqs and callsigns
3314 kHz	HEP3
5266.5 kHz	HEP5
6871 kHz	HEP7
9186 kHz	HEP9