Twenty-second edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

(Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 01:49:43 +0100)

Voice stations

Three note oddity [G04]

by Hans-Friedrich Dumrese

Message :

57623 68225 20633 48504 54045 67431 65517 41814 45341 15082 68304 62484 86826 82384 56746 37572 88513 35715 03464 64624 88116 38644 60663 75257 07324 41675
= 26 groups

Analysis:

Frequent groups :

First two figures:	3464	Last three figures:	54045
	7324		15082
	15082		88116
	20633		68225
	35715		75257
	37572		68304
	38644		7324
	41675		45341
	814		82384
	45341		67431
	48504		3464
	54045		62484
	56746		48504
	57623		88513
	60663		65517
	62484		37572
	64624		57623
	65517		64624
	67431		20633
	68225		38644
	304		60663
	75257		41675
	82384		35715
	86826		56746
	88116		41814
	513		86826

Remarks :

same as December:

no double or triple groups
no groups with the same last three figures
no figure "9" in the whole message
groups with "0" as first figure
I think they have changed the cryptographic method.

<note: see also Guy's remarks on morse station M29! Strange that G04 doesn't use a header like its CW sister. -Ary- >

This also means that the one-time pad theory on used ciphers does not apply to G04.

History :

Summer	2005	2035
Winter	2105	2135

Freqs:

01/99	3415	3315
02/99	3905	3805
03/99	4520	4420
04/99	5310	5210
05/99	5570	5470
06/99	5720	5620
07/99	5680	5580
08/99	5730	5630
09/99	5320	5220
10/99	5320	5220
11/99	3910	3810
12/99	3360	3260

[see for freqs prior to 1999 previous N&O's]

Israeli intelligence [E10]

Both Francesco and Alf reported the rare Israeli 'ZWL' transmission on 26 Dec. at 2105 UTC (Alf) and 2125 UTC (Francesco) on 5000 kHz.

PLO - Palestine Liberation Organization

Someone asked for PLO frequencies. This is what I have. They were logged in 1991-98 so I don't know if they are still active. If you have additional info, please write.

Frequencies	12175, 14380, 14390, 14395, 14400, 14770 kHz
Modes	LSB and USB (voice)
Stations	Tunis, Beirut and Damascus were frequently heard in the early 90's

V8

Joerg Eberhardt copied V8 on Saturday 8 Jan. at 1900-1929 UTC on 6648 kHz with Arabic music and numbers during a badly modulated transmission.

V2 schedules

V2 schedule sorted by time/freq updated: 1/1/2000
maintained by Bob Roehrig

ZULU	KHZ	M	T	W	T	F	S	S	NOTES
0000	12215						`X`
0100	3926							`X`
0100	6768						`X`
0100	10126				`X`
0200	3245							`X`
0200	3292		`X`
0200	5762						`X`
0200	7887							`X`
0200	8532				`X`
0200	9024			`X`
0200	9063				`X`
0200	9360			`X`
0200	12165	`X`
0200	12180			`X`
0200	12215					`X`
0300	5800	`X`
0300	7555							`X`
0300	10446			`X`
0300	11566					`X`
0400	4479					`X`
0400	6768	`X`
0400	8636							`X`
0500	7726							`X`
0500	10445	`X`
0600	3990	`X`
0600	6786							`X`
0600	8097			`X`
0600	9330	`X`
0600	13380			`X`
0700	4174							`X`
0800	8975			`X`
0800	9115	`X`
1000	4028	`X`			`X`
1000	7583	`X`
1100	4461							`X`
1100	4507						`X`
2300	18475				`X`

In addition to the above sked, John Maky reports two new ones. He heard V2 at 0400 UTC on Friday 21-1, 4017 kHz - not a replacement for 4479 kHz which was up and running.

Another one at 0400 UTC on Wednesday 19-1 was copied on 5135 kHz -not a replacement for 4329 kHz which was up and running.

E5/V5 schedules

E5 and V5 schedules sorted by time/freq updated: 1/1/2000
maintained by Bob Roehrig

ZULU	KHZ	M	T	W	T	F	S	S	LANG	NOTES
0100	13452.0			`X`		`X`			V5	//15651
0100	15651.0			`X`		`X`			V5	//13452
0200	4635.0					`X`			E5	//5238
0200	4645.0	`X`	`X`	`X`		`X`	`X`		E5	//5407
0200	5238.0					`X`			E5	//4635
0200	5407.0	`X`	`X`	`X`		`X`	`X`		E5	//4645
0300	10665.0	`X`			`X`				V5	//11491
0300	11491.0	`X`			`X`				V5	//10665
0300	12300.5		`X`				`X`		V5	//14421
0300	14421.0		`X`				`X`		V5	//12300.5
0400	8085.0		`X`						E5
1200	13906.0			`X`				`X`	E5	//15732
1200	14577.0			`X`				`X`	E5	//16198
1200	15651.0			`X`	`X`	`X`			E5	//17390
1200	15732.0			`X`				`X`	E5	//13906
1200	16198.0			`X`				`X`	E5	//14577
1200	17390.0			`X`	`X`	`X`			E5	//15651
1300	14739.0		`X`			`X`			E5	//16198
1300	16198.0		`X`			`X`			E5	//14739
1300	18240.0						`X`		E5
1400	13555.0					`X`		`X`	E5	//15732
1400	15732.0					`X`		`X`	E5	//13555
1600	15822.0						`X`		E5	//16198
1600	16198.0						`X`		E5	//15822
1600	18176.0	`X`		`X`	`X`	`X`	`X`	`X`	E5	//19325
1600	19325.0	`X`		`X`	`X`	`X`	`X`	`X`	E5	//18176
1700	5805.0						`X`		E5
1700	8085.0	`X`			`X`				E5	//9219
1700	9219.0	`X`			`X`				E5	//8085
1700	10727.0							`X`	E5
1700	13450.0					`X`		`X`	E5	//14448
1700	14448.0					`X`		`X`	E5	//13450
1800	5175.0						`X`		E5
1800	9070.0						`X`		E5
1800	11072.0							`X`	E5	//13465
1800	13444.0	`X`					`X`		E5	//14905
1800	13465.0							`X`	E5	//11072
1800	14905.0	`X`					`X`		E5	//13444
1900	5805.0							`X`	E5
1900	10727.0	`X`							E5	//12175
1900	11564.0	`X`							E5
1900	12175.0	`X`							E5	//10727
2000	8125.0			`X`					E5
2000	10643.0			`X`					E5
2000	12197.0	`X`							E5	//14600
2000	14600.0	`X`							E5	//12197
2100	8125.0		`X`						E5
2100	10583.0			`X`					E5
2100	14425.0							`X`	E5	//16343
2100	16343.0							`X`	E5	//14425
2200	12229.0	`X`							E5	//14432
2200	14432.0	`X`							E5	//12229