Forty-third edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

(Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2001 17:38:53 +0100)

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M10

Still going strong on various frequencies and times.

Transcript of 4030 kHz, 2100 UTC, 21 Nov.

555 555 555 619 619 619 7T 7T 19 19 = =
1T985 1T985 3T527 3T527 34962 34962 42T75 42T75 27629 27629
99342 99342 55649 55649 43114 43114 47222 47222 22589 22589
39217 39217 47579 47579 92787 92787 92146 92146 14573 14573
25857 25857 25718 25718 51577 51577 48422 48422 = =
7T 7T 19 19

T71 T71 3T 3T 31 31 = =
26585 26585 72881 72881 17T55 17T55 771TT 771TT 15T39 15T39
597T4 597T4 86349 86349 38T99 38T99 4398T 4398T 38114 38114
T9635 T9635 56742 56742 2894T 2894T 4T685 4T685 41622 41622
T6637 T6637 56979 56979 55696 55696 79554 79554 67655 67655
95532 95532 19268 19268 T9287 T9287 94276 94276 11894 11894
59883 59883 59118 59118 8973T 8973T 88479 88479 68619 68619
44323 44323 = =
3T 3T 31 31
T T T

M13

M13 was quite active on a large number of ever changing frequencies.
I jotted down two messages.

M13, 5 November, 2000 UTC, 8271 kHz

517 517 517 (R5) =
211 22 =
29579 33674 182T6 52283 52234 36374 21551 36T81 23685 TT137 36334
58561 55114 51138 51492 648T5 56T21 4T718 4946T 17519 32435 54528 =
517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 =
29579 33674 182T6 52283 52234 36374 21551 36T81 23685 TT137 36334
58561 55114 51138 51492 648T5 56T21 4T718 4946T 17519 32435 54528 =
517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 =
211 22 =
TTT

M13, 23 November, 2245 UTC, 5667 kHz

757 757 757 (R5) =
231 22 =
2271T 47139 231T9 4T494 T1554 T2631 41449 29275 483T3 51689 T913T
47393 34156 5T565 36T7T 51554 36256 T7TTT 22284 3271T 75... 12119 =
757 757 757 757 757 757 757 757 757 757 757 757 =
231 22 =
2271T 47139 231T9 4T494 T1554 T2631 41449 29275 483T3 51689 T913T
47393 34156 5T565 36T7T 51554 36256 T7TTT 22284 3271T 75... 12119 =
TTT

Missed the 21st group twice :-(

M21 Russian air defence

I got reports for the following set of frequencies this month:
4071.5, 4631.5, 5313, 5315, 5873, 5920, 6906.5, 7071 kHz

Messages as usual:
=991259??8?????
=991944??0?????
=99?TT56?9?????

M40

Our friends in Japan are receiving M40 quite well on 4662, 8259, and 10620 kHz.

• VVV CQ 747.222

• VVV CQ 747.228

• VVV CQ 747.222

M40 sends 5FGs messages and ends with AR AR VA VA

M63

Romanian station 'A2A' is now almost always on 4085 and 6767 kHz, with the out-stations answering on 5444 kHz. Its times are unreliable, but usually 0600 UTC and some variable time between 2030 and 2130 UTC; call-up on CW and traffic on his its unreadable variety of RTTY (speed 115.7bd, ACF 23). <info: John>

M76

M76 is back again, probably because of the changing conditions. It still uses the same times and frequencies, 0500 and 1750 UTC on 3819 kHz. The 0500 UTC transmission is stronger here in W.Europe than the 1750 transmission.

Reports are most welcome folks! I think that dxers in central Europe will have the best chance to hear them clearly. Can anyone of you please write down a couple of morning and evening messages?

The preamble, always starts with 26310, and in the centre of the preamble is sent RRRRR followed by either 202XX 206XX or 207XX, this is quite often followed by WWWWW and further groups starting with a 7. The preamble ends with NNNNN. Messages always start with 40545, and the first nine groups are significant. They are related to each of the same groups in other messages. The figures 505 always appear in the first three groups. Each message always ends 437. This has been the same for four years now. Weird! <info: CR>

L9CC

Station L9CC is still banging away with its ever lasting marker 'V CP17 CP17 CP17 de L9CC L9CC'

Heard on 7044 and 7058 kHz this month. Still unclear whether the station transmits from China or Russia. This asks for further direction finding activities. The German PTT says that L9CC transmits from near Moscow, while radio amateurs say that the signal comes from China.

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