Twentieth edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

(Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 19:44:29 +0100)

FAPSI update

Keyboard

To answer a question; the FAPSI [M42] stations are using the following letter/figure conversion:

Q	W	E	R	T	Y	U	I	O	P
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0

Example: group 'YPPYO' translates as: '60069'

RAU

Moscow sent various QSO messages to RAU during the last week of October. The message says that there is a morning transmission at 0810 UTC. I have never seen a log for this one nor do I know the frequency. Anyone???

464646464646464646464646464646464646464646464646464646464 rau rau rau qso rau rau rau qso rau rau rau qso fm 1/11 qso 0710 wrk qtr 0810 qso 1310 wrk qtr 1410 qru qru sk sk

FAPSI links, callsigns & frequencies update

I have updated the links, callsign and freq list of the FAPSI RTTY stations. Most of the callsigns without a link id are from the early days before link id's were used. Corrections and additions are most welcome.

All transmissions are in RTTY 50/75/100bd. CROWD36 is also a popular mode. Some stations have been logged using CROWD36 only, no 'normal' RTTY was noticed here. Call-ups and Ops chat is mostly in CW. Sometimes a 6-tone selcall system can be heard.

To answer a question about the nature of the transmissions: FAPSI is the organization responsible for encryption and transmission of all diplomatic, intelligence, and sometimes also military messages. This implies that the contents of the messages may consist of either diplo, intelligence or military stuff. Because you cannot tell who's messages are actually being transmitted, I prefer to call the stations 'FAPSI stations', rather than diplo/embassy/MFA/SVR/GRU or whatever.

Link	sender	to c/s	station / location	country
	RCF		MFA Moscow	RUS	1)
	RRA		Moscow	RUS
		ACD
		BLA
		BNV
		BXL
		CMU
		DMA
		DPL
		DPU
		DSG
		EWX 42
		EWZ 40
	EWZ 42		Moscow	RUS
		FJN
		FRU
		GLK
		GSW
		KDN
	KNY 31	LCU	Russian embassy, New York	USA
		LSG
	RK2	M4W	SVR Moscow	RUS
		NDO
		NMZ
		OBX
		OTD
		OWR
		PTF
	RFA		Moscow	RUS
	M4W	RK2	Mossad	ISR
	RKD		Moscow	RUS
	RKG		Moscow	RUS
		RKM
		RLJ
		RMM
		RQO
		RSS
		RXX
		RZJ
		SCJ
		TRP
		USN
		UXG
		WKL
		WNK
00018				RUS
00029			Moscow	RUS
00030	RGA	BFR	Moscow	RUS
00030	BFR	RGA
00031	WCD	LKF		RUS
00031	LKF	WCD	Moscow
00052	YOA	NQX	Moscow	RUS
00052	NXQ	YOA	Moscow	RUS
00054	UDZ 21		Moscow	RUS
00063			Moscow	RUS
00070		RAU	Moscow	RUS
00075
00079	UGO
00090		GOD
00096			Moscow	RUS
00097			Moscow	RUS
00098		VTX	Moscow	RUS
00099		RSZ	Moscow	RUS
00103	YFC	COY 851			2)
00103		U1K			2)
00103	COY 851	YFC	Cuba Relay	CUB	2)
	COY 851	TRO	Cuba Relay	CUB	2)
00104
00107
00110		XQW
00116		BPA	Cuba Relay	CUB
00117		HZW	Cuba Relay	CUB
00119		GMN	Russian embassy, Mexico City	MEX	3)
00125	WFO	MIG	Russian embassy, Managua	NCG
00125	MIG	WFO	Russian embassy, Havana	CUB
00126		PSN
00127		JMS	Cuba Relay	CUB
00128		KAC	Cuba Relay	CUB
00135		BAR	Cuba Relay	CUB
00139		WNY	Cuba Relay	CUB
00142		KUL	Moscow	RUS
00148		YBU	Cuba Relay	CUB
00149	RVV	DZR	Moscow	RUS
00149	DZR	RVV
00155		UMK
00162
00166		VKX	Moscow	RUS
00168		BPA
00168		SPK	Cuba Relay	CUB
00169		KMI
00177		RSZ			4)
00178		KRN
00190		JSC			5)
00190		POU	Moscow	RUS
00198			Moscow	RUS
06019			Moscow	RUS
07039			Moscow	RUS
10024
10042	RPR	AVK	Moscow	RUS
10042	AVK	RPR	Moscow	RUS
10053				RUS
10075	ZND	RYS
10075	RYS	ZND
10079
10163		UDZ 27	Moscow	RUS
11230			Moscow	RUS
12311			Moscow	RUS
20043			Moscow	RUS
20054				RUS
20076
20087	RVC 47	RBP 71
20087	RBP 71	RVC 47	Moscow	RUS
30011			Moscow	RUS
30022	KUA	KKK	Russian embassy, Baghdad	IRQ	3)
30022	KKK	KUA	Moscow	RUS
30044			Moscow	RUS
30088		RCX 81	Moscow	RUS
40007			Moscow	RUS
40023			Moscow	RUS
40034	UXW	RLX	Russian embassy, London	G	3)
40034	RLX	UXW	Moscow	RUS
40078
40878
43323			Moscow	RUS
50002		CAZ	Moscow	RUS
50035		JUA	Moscow	RUS
50079		UGO
50080
60003		FQX	Moscow	RUS
60015			Moscow	RUS
60047	URO	DCW	Moscow	RUS
60047	DCW	URO	Moscow	RUS
60069		EZW 42	Moscow	RUS
60089
60179			Moscow	RUS
70004		NOB	Moscow	RUS
70026			Moscow	RUS
70037		RAD	Moscow	RUS
70060		DKR	Moscow	RUS
80031
80038		RPO	Moscow	RUS
80050			Moscow	RUS
80061	WQL	VNB
80061	VNB	WQL	Moscow	RUS
90039			Moscow	RUS
90051	URS	RJA
90051	RJA	URS	Moscow	RUS
90057
90223			Moscow	RUS

RCF is inactive. Callsign is replaced by many others
U1K noted once. Probably not a callsign. In the past COY 851 was wkg TRO. This was before the time that links were introduced
Location not confirmed
Id or link most probably incorrect. RSZ's link id has always been 00099
JSC has either been replaced by PSN, or may be the other side of the link. JSC hasn't been logged for quite a while

FREQUENCIES LOGGED IN 1999
7944	0030		U1K	00103	probably not a c/s. 00103 = COY851
8071	1848		USN
8143	1830	RVV	DZR	00149
8180	1800			40078	after 6-tone selcall
9197	1850	RLX	UXW	40034
9216	0050		GMN	00119
9272	1630		KMI	00169
10328	1520		BPA	00116
10442	1540		VTX	00098
10482	0900	WQL	VNB	80061
10584	1420		KUL	00142
10767	1500	RGA	BFR	00030
10767	1609		NOB	70004
11014	1430		NOB	70004
11032	1710			40023	CROWD36
11436	1120	KKK	KUA	30022
11455	1800		NOB	70004
11460	1620	DCW	URO	60047
11473	1455		NOB	70004
11637	0045		GMN	00119
12087	0847			00107
12101	1120		SPK	00168
12167	1300		NOB	70004
12172	1315		NXQ	00052
12176	1315		NXQ	00052
12176	1315	YOA???
12180	1320		RAU	00070
12183	1653			20043
12187	1420		NOB	70004
12193	1410		KUL	00142
12197	1620	URO	DCW	60047
12211	0930	UXW	RLX	40034
12239	1310	BFR	RGA	00030
12239	1500	BFR	RGA	00030
13366	1730		POU	00190
13371	1750		POU	00190
13410	1215			20076
13433	0740	WQL	VNB	80061
13450	0730	WQL	VNB	80061
13451	2244		PSN	00126
13452	2230		JMS	00127
13552	1250		RCX81	30088
13556	2008		HZW	00117
13850	1315		YOA	00052
13935	1240		UGO	00098
14373	2058		KAC	00128
14402	1200			00104
14419	0800			00018	CROWD36
14426	0930	UWX	RLX	40034
14427	1620		EZW42	60069
14434	1745		KRN	00178
14440	0820		GSW
14457	2245	MIG	WFO	00125
14502	1330		NOB	70004
14532	1100		SPK	00168
14532	1120		SPK	00168
14711	1320		NOB	70004
14720	1250			40078
14730	1300			20076
14731	1505		BPA	00116
14810	1039		USB		in Russian followed by PSK
14817	0832			40023
14843	2230		JMS	00127
14860	1000		UGO	00079
14941	1808		WNY	00139
14980	1310		HZW	00117
14980	1310		RAU	00070
15904	1132		NOB	70004
15943	1256		NOB	70004
16008	0945		UDZ27	10163	QSY from primary freq of 17473
16023	1412		PSN	00126
16023	1554		PSN	00126
16023	1906		PSN	00126
16023	1942		PSN	00126
16129	0830		M4W		Israeli intelligence to RK2 Moscow
16130	0950	RYS	ZND	10075
16152	1544		EZW42	60069
16152	1550		EZW42	60069
16156	1502		KMI	00169
16151	1230			10053	CROWD36
16218	2000		HZW	00117
16223	0930	RLX	UXW	40034
16223	1500	RLX	UXW	40034
16228	1540	RLX	UXW	40034
16230	1340			40078
16236	0720		RLJ
16250	0830		UGO	00079
16257	0835		RJA	90051
16257	1708		RJA	90051
16258	0902		RJA	90051
16260	1310			20076
16277	1540		EWZ42	60069
16285	0840		RSZ	00177
16295	0820	RVV	DZR	00149
16295	1550	RVV	DZR	00149
16302	0930		UGO	00079
16320	0820		GSW
16330	0950		UGO	00079
16345	0750		KMI	00169
17416	1735		KRN	00178
17422	1545		JUA	50035
17423	1100		VKX	00166
17430	0540			30044
17460	0930	RYS	ZND	10075
17463	1745		UDZ27	10163
17470	0520			40078
17473	0915		UDZ27	10163
17473	0940		UDZ27	10163
17475	0840		RPO	80038
17519	1410		RCX81	30088
17534	0910		RCX81	30088
18048	1110		SPK	00168
18048	1810		SPK	00168
18169	1720		SPK	00168
18172	0835	RJA	URS	90051
18207	1245	RVV	DZR	00149
18210	1050	RVV	DZR	00149
18210	1536	RVV	DZR	00149
18210	1607	RVV	DZR	00149
18210	1610	RVV	DZR	00149
18247	0930	RYS	ZND	10075
18247	0930	ZND	RYS	10075
18247	0950	RYS	ZND	10075
18332	0745	AVK	RPR	10042
18332	0820	AVK	RPR	10042
18373	1500		UDZ21	00054
18401	2050		KAC	00128
18410	0900			40078
18620	0940		UGO	00079
18725	0820		RPO	80038
19072	1410		RCX81	30088
19088	1800		HZW	00117
19228	1000			00075
19354	0800		RPO	80038
19415	1005		CAZ	50002
19415	1010		CAZ	50002
19535	0745	AVK	RPR	10042
19605	0930		UDZ27	10163
19875	1502		FBR?
19923	2255		PSN	00126
19923	2314		PSN	00126
20170	1020		CAZ	50002
20277	0630		VTX	00098
20340	0745	RPR	AVK	10042
20425	0920		UDZ21	00054
20655	0550			30044
20694	0820		RPO	80038
20741	1800		SPK	00168
20912	1030			00075
20926	0749			60089
20938	0930		RCX81	30088
22865	2240		PSN	00126
22880	0940		UGO	00079
22917	0740	AVK	RPR	10042
23130	0710		EZW42	60069
23130	1450		EZW42	60069
23390	0745	AVK	RPR	10042