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

(Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 22:46:44 +0100)

Military Morse stations

Chinese military stations

The famous Chinese station "L9CC" has been logged by various people on 3673.5, 7051, 7055 and 7099.5 kHz. A daily catch in the Far East on 6992 kHz is "V GM3Z GM3Z GM3Z de PNM9 PNM9" around 0900-1000 UTC.

Igor finally copied a message instead of the endless strings that these stations transmit.

8808 kHz at 0104 UTC on 28 January.

V GUGM GUGM GUGM DE Z702 Z702 (repeated)

followed by the following message:

cl cl cq ..-- cq ..-- ..-- (accented U)
..-- ..-- nr tt5t // time t9tt = cdzq/wjhp
..-- ..-- ..-- nr tt5t / time t9tt = cdzq/wjhp ar ar
..-- ..-- nr tt5t / time t9tt = cdzq/wjhp ar
qsl t91t qsl t91t qsy qsy 8637 qsy 8637 as as

Czech/Slovak military

It is hard to determine if the following stations are Czech or Slovak military stations. Their format was used by the former Warsaw Pact countries in the past and are reportedly also still being used in Hungary and Romania. Some networks are known however, like M62, which is a Slovak station in Zilina and "SNJ3" which are Slovak military in Trencin. "S8BD" and "CH8N / TR2F" are believed to be of Czech origin.

A number of others need further investigation, though. If you can help, please, drop a line.

The unid Czech or Slovak station on 2362 kHz is good audible now. It sends regularly messages and keeps the frequency occupied by sending the callsign of the addressee.
I heard the famous Czech station "S8BD" on 3397//2611 kHz at 2154 UTC on 5 January Other callsigns in this network: I4NP, AJV5, U5NR, C6CP.
Another one that is around for many years is CH8N. Fritz has logged this one in 3247 kHz. It's there daily, he says. Others on the net:
A4P4, JG8F, A8B5, TR2F.
Yet more from the same family. Also from Fritz: U4NP on 3273 kHz, a rare catch these days. Others on this net: V2LG, M5DT, F2TM, HRT6. The preambles are the same as the ones that CH8N transmits.
Another Czech or Slovak mil station can be found on 3874 kHz where Maciej heard it at 0840 UTC with voice and cw messages and a digital mode.

Polish military

Maciej sent a number of logs of Polish stations. Interesting as we do not see them too often. Thanks OM.

2248 kHz.
Probably a Civil Defense net. Radio checks and messages. The operators were both male and female. Callsigns: Homer67, Lej04, Komis80, Roma29(rema29), Aceton06, Aatena15. Aceton06 and Komis80 seem to be the control stations. Komis80 is the main station on the net.
2574.5 kHz.
Polish military radio net.
3829.5 kHz.
Polish Civil Defense. Same users as on 2248 kHz.
4040 kHz.
Polish military. Callsign Gordon58.
4396 kHz.
Polish military radio net.
4502 kHz.
Polish military. Callsigns: XDT, CQ4, TJ7, RQ8, Z4M.
4884 kHz.
Polish military. Probably Air Defense. Messages as 5FGs to callsigns: Adam Gustaf 3 (AG3), Jan Gustaf 3 (JG3), Edward 4 Quantum (E4Q), 7 Henryk Walenty (7HN), 5 Nikodem 9 (5N9). Time: 0820 UTC.
5046 kHz USB.
Polish Civil Defense. Messages as 5FGs to callsigns: Pumex05, Kilona72(kimono72), Holap70?, Podpinka 05 (not sure if it is 05 or 75), Ikar64, Honor70, Daszew42 (dashev), Kilona72, Mikrobus76, Kajman64, India72, Dalmon64, Homikradow70?, Mankiet34. One of the stations was ordered to use "mode 12", whatever that may be.

Sample message headers:

763010101076/soelcrli
16532101018156/hsylyrrj

(76 is the group count)

See also Newsletter 60 for more about Poluish military stations.