Fifty-fourth edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

(Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 11:07:22 +0100)

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Voice stations

E10

Only one oddity in October: "SYN 6POK", heard on 7 Oct. at 2000 UTC.

E15

Where is E15? Gone or just bad conditions???

E18

E18 was heard at 2100 UTC on 9 and 10 Oct. on 6545 kHz with "269 Number 184, Group 17" and into message. Then "269" repeated, followed by "Number 184, Group 17" and a repeat of the message. Off with "000".

E25

Heard on 14 Oct. at 1250 UTC on 9450 AM. 4FGs messages with a very weak signal. No music intro.

S17C

Active on 8190 and 5301 at 1250 UTC.

Both Chris and Ben heard S17 on 6945 kHz on 1 Oct. from 0150-0205 UTC. Chris says "We've never heard it before on this sked. It sounds like after the end, the carrier stayed on, and some background voices could be heard, I'll have to check the recording again and give a listen."

Illicit stations

The number of illicit "crimi" stations in Indonesia is growing.

According to reports from that area the traffic heard is from people smugglers, dope dealers and terrorists. Popular frequencies are 7000-7015 kHz, 7025 kHz and 14177 kHz.