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

(Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 23:24:06 +0200)

Military stations

Jim, John and others hunted for Russian and Ukrainian military stations and found the following bunch:

Russian/CIS military stations

Freq.	QSX	Callsigns
18.1		RDL, Moscow transmitting from various tx sites
2362		LIBL
3217		G1S7, SUTP, TSNE, FX8V
3348	3819	VNH3, W8TK, DNGM, CAJK, NOV1, ARY4, AAOL, MZD5, LR9G, NRIQ, P3M8, AHQX, GG1W, SHLG, WL6T, 6CK5, 8XUB, MVB2, MS3A, KQ5C, KONE, ZIHL, SFWU, QCSL, KG2M, DCLN
3813		LDBO
3819	3348	SHLG, GG1W, MS3A, KGZM
3863		YNYJ, GRNX, QTON, DBY6, VNH3, I1SX, VUZE
3954	4456	OW9X,
4456	3954	TMPQ, B72W, Y9NZ, 2ETN, DNFH, WL6T, 8UXB
5407	5851	PBZM, AVFN, IBQH, PG4O
5851	5407	PG4O
6957	7964	GJKP
6970	*)	HAHS, LDBO
7964	6957	OMKE, 5I6E, GGJZ, ZZ2T, WRVT, GRXB, 9BQR, QHSU, OV5I, GJKP, F8P7

Notes:

3348, 3863 3954 are in the same network.
*) LDBO was also heard on 3813 kHz

Sample messages:

915 33 21 2340 915 = ZRS 573 =
PPPPP YNYNA...JDhoZ YNYNA AXhAX WaPWO = 512 K

553 24 23 0058 553 = ZCB 321 =
PPPPP APIND...APIND XBBhK WEPWP = 747 K.

143 67 3 0235 143 = ZKK 129 =
AAAAA QDABH...NOLTu KWKEG

Flash messages:

XXX XXX ESUP ESUP 69327 OKRUVNYJ 835 69327 OKRUVNYJ 835 K

XXX XXX URJ URJ URJ SHTANDART 790467 repeated

XXX XXX RDL RDL 67137 81754 28363 GUMMA 5254 4538
XXX XXX RDL RDL 67137 81754 28363 GUMMA 5254 45iiii GUMMA 5254 4iiii

Broadcast aborted, then a little later:

U XXX XXX RDL RDL 67137 81754 GUMMA 5254 4538
XXX XXX RDL RDL 67137 81754 GUMMA 5254 4538 K

XXX XXX RDL RDL 73984 48035 WIZVANIE 2393 1159
XXX XXX RDL RDL 73984 48035 WIZVANIE 2393 1159 K

XXX XXX RDL RDL 45037 03267 GLUOBA 0483 9107
XXX XXX RDL RDL 45037 03267 GLUOBA 0483 9107 K

XXX XXX RDL RDL 25049 91468 AMMOBIUM 9257 0404
XXX XXX RDL RDL 25049 91468 AMMOBIUM 9257 0404 K

XXX XXX RJC38 RJC38 24520 NEOSLABNYJ 8442 3825 K

Ukrainian military stations

Frequencies	Callsigns
2780	SLG8, 1DFR, NMW2, BBSQ, 1COQ
3348// 3863	YEEH, HOGL, IW5E, 4E8D, SLLM, VX8Q, TDKY, 5SK1, 6VMB, MRYN, FDOO, 1JLF, I4DS, 6THG, IC8L, 6VMB, NSX4, I4DS, V1B9
3775	NAQJ, FL1Y, XLXZ, EL4B, SYLE, X1OM, ZDIC, CFM7, MKCT, AKK9, OX1K, ZHYG, IYED, BEYL
3813	LKGI
3848	I8NT
3863//3348	WNC7, ALIR, CKOT, QYT1, OAAP, WK3F, WZCU, V8D3, FDHN, NX4Q, HI1Y, LG5M, IN4D, DVXU, 4SLD, A7EC, MXX5, A7EC
3893	9WQV, KSFD, AUGN, 5QBW
4826	QNVM, APAQ, VC7N, 3WH7

Sample messages:

050 64 3 1800 050 = 390 =
AAAAA PYKSC...[ending] KBWRL KWKEK = K

261 100 20 2125 261 =
UUUUU SWaRR..FNKVZ BKKII K. (Broadcast)

847 62 3 1805 847 = 388 087 115 =
40913 32754...[ending] 51497 03058 = 734
[rpts msg] AR

Chinese military stations

4435.4 kHz	:	V MW3D MW3D MW3D de 2SLC 2SLC
5381.9 kHz	:	V LA5S LA5S LA5S de NH8T NH8T
6992 kHz	:	GM3Z GM3Z GM3Z DE PNW9 PNW9
7052 kHz	:	V CP17 CP17 CP17 DE L9CC L9CC
8042 kHz	:	V LA5S LA5S LA5S DE NH8T NH8T

Logged by "L" and "JUM"

More Chinese military stuff was supplied by Igor:

8802 kHz, 24 March, 0100 UTC, 4FGs, Short zero.

Complete transcript:

vvv xsv86 xsv86 xsv86 de 3sy 3sy 3sy msg (R4)
msg ga
nr o6o5 ck 215 24 o324 o9o5 = =
u545 65t7 3nt7 6ta5 67d4 6dau 35du tan3 6na4 7utd
at5d tu34 un4a ~67d 7nt3 6au7 67nu 553d dn5t a353
5dtn 7536 un6t u74~ ~~4t 3uut 457d n~du 637a 3~3~
73n5 a73t 74u6 na34 56da u456 d4t5 at~7 dnt4 3dnt
d64n u456 7dnt aud3 4a5n au56 7dt3 37n6 5tu4 a37t
at5u n74u 7na3 456d d76~ tu63 n356 73dt 5utd 3a4t
u34~ ~n56 un76 d37t a3t6 a756 dnt5 d47n da53 t64a
d65n u3nd 647n a3t5 ua75 6a5u t457 dnt6 a375 utd4
45ad 53u4 3u45 67dt a6n5 n4ta 73a6 3nut n~7t 7d6u
6ud3 t6un ndta u346 7ta3 567a t47u nd55 na57 d354
iii 2p = =
5576 ~ud4 aun7 7t~3 5na6 adn~ ~463 t657 453t 4u6d
tn~5 t356 43n6 ~a3u dut7 t5~6 4an7 dnu4 a457 5a7n
5dn~ 3au6 d537 ~54n 46td ut4n tau4 35d~ 6u7a 57tn
6un7 534u t75a 6nt3 57ad td47 dua3 7643 n65u 4atn
63~~ ~tdn dta7 ~46n u345 5~~~ ~td5 67t4 53au t6n7
dd4u n6at d75n 76na 34d5 ~6a7 n~~~ 5ta4 a4~7 3u~~
~576 53td 7~~4 d5a4 ~t~n a3~~ ~~5t 74au 76n3 6d4~
63n7 a73d 5u6t t45d nu47 5n3a t6a3 tud4 d456 tn7a
753d a34u tua3 467n ntu6 5t7d 65dn 34ua 6tda 547n
74da a5un 7dnt tu35 na6t 5u7n 63dn 6d34 374u a465
iii 3p = =
47~4 34t6 35u4 5n6a 5dta 746d 3~5tu 73ut dan5
d6nu td65 a5dt d73n 35n6 u453
ar * * *
znn sk znn sk
ar * * *

10588 kHz, 25 March, 0151 UTC, 4FGs, short zero.

Transcript:

bjcq bjcq bjcq de 3sw 3sw 3sw (rptd)
msg nr 4oo3/3o5 ck 85 o325 o91o = =
4u7t unu7 nt5t unu7 7547 5d47 4un4 naa5 n3un u7un
aau7 74un 675d nuun 7nau 5u74 45tt 67t5 aa7n 6t7n
udu4 n4u6 77n4 aa5t uuaa 4334 t3uu 7t3u 5u67 du4n
u6n4 4464 u6t4 4545 5aan u5du t67n u6t5 67u6 duu6
5t3u 4uaa u67n u6u6 7udu t7un udut unu6 t7na t6tn
un4u 4uun u634 u75t 74dt 5uu6 n467 4u75 47du u6tt
3unt 3uu6 n334 4645 45n4 5aa5 t467 4674 7n4u udun
3u64 4754 du5d 4754 67tt 5d47 u5u6 n47t nt34 7nun
7tt5 t75u 5uun nu7t 7nu6
ar * * *
agn nr 4oo3/3o5 ck 85 o325 o91o = =
4u7t unu7 nt5t unu7 7547 5d47 4un4 naa5 n3un u7un
aau7 74un 675d nuun 7nau 5u74 45tt 67t5 aa7n 6t7n
udu4 n4u6 77n4 aa5t uuaa 4334 t3uu 7t3u 5u67 du4n
u6n4 4464 u6t4 4545 5aan u5du t67n u6t5 67u6 duu6
5t3u 4uaa u67n u6u6 7udu t7un udut unu6 t7na t6tn
un4u 4uun u634 u75t 74dt 5uu6 n467 4u75 47du u6tt
3unt 3uu6 n334 4645 45n4 5aa5 t467 4674 7n4u udun
3u64 4754 du5d 4754 67tt 5d47 u5u6 n47t nt34 7nun
7tt5 t75u 5uun nu7t 7nu6
ar sk

8375 kHz, 1330 UTC, 28 March, 4FGs, short zero.

Complete transcript:

vvv vvv vvv cq cq cq de bkg bkg bkg hr nw hr nw hr nw ar ar
vvv vvv vvv cq cq cq de bkg bkg bkg hr nw hr nw hr nw ar ar
vvv vvv vvv cq cq cq de bkg bkg bkg hr nw hr nw hr nw ar ar
vvv vvv vvv cq cq cq de bkg bkg bkg hr nw hr nw hr nw ar ar
vvv vvv vvv cq cq cq de bkg bkg bkg hr nw hr nw hr nw ar ar
vvv vvv vvv cq cq cq de bkg bkg bkg hr nw hr nw hr nw ar ar
vvv vvv vvv cq cq cq de bkg bkg bkg hr nw hr nw hr nw ar ar
vvv vvv vvv cq cq cq de bkg bkg bkg hr nw hr nw hr nw ar ar

rapid dots

hr nw nr01 nr01 38 38 = =
ut5a ut5a nn63 nn63 uuta uuta nd4t nd4t d444 d444
t465 t465 6uaa 6uaa dn65 dn65 6464 6464 433d 433d
ut74 ut74 7a6u 7a6u 33n5 33n5 33u6 33u6 u474 u474
natn natn 5ad7 5ad7 dnun dnun d736 d736 4at6 4at6
5un7 5un7 7u6u 7u6u 5t35 5t35 644t 644t 535u 535u
n3ua n3ua dnau dnau 5ttt 5ttt nua6 nua6 6uua 6uua
t5d6 t5d6 t675 t675 t7dt t7dt 7a5n 7a5n t4a7 t4a7
3t7n 3t7n 553a 553a tu3d tu3d

rapid dots

hr nw nr01 nr01 38 38 = =
ut5a ut5a nn63 nn63 uuta uuta nd4t nd4t d444 d444
t465 t465 6uaa 6uaa dn65 dn65 6464 6464 433d 433d
ut74 ut74 7a6u 7a6u 33n5 33n5 33u6 33u6 u474 u474
natn natn 5ad7 5ad7 dnun dnun d736 d736 4at6 4at6

5un7 5un7 7u6u 7u6u 5t35 5t35 644t 644t 535u 535u
n3ua n3ua dnau dnau 5ttt 5ttt nua6 nua6 6uua 6uua
t5d6 t5d6 t675 t675 t7dt t7dt 7a5n 7a5n t4a7 t4a7
3t7n 3t7n 553a 553a tu3d tu3d

rapid dots

znn qrx sk znn qrx sk

Unid station

Since a couple of months you can hear a 3-tone on 8336 kHz. It's on the air at various times, every night of the week. Mostly between h+50 and h+59. I heard it a couple of times between 1855 and 1900 UTC. Other dxers have also heard the signal but so far we don't know what its purpose is. Bearings from Wilhelmshaven (Germany) were between 100 and 220 degrees. Could this be some sort of a selcall or wake-up call? You can download a sample of the signal from the N&O site.