Sixty-fifth edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

(Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 23:06:36 +0200)

Morse stations

M13

11216 kHz, 5 September, 2000 UTC.

253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253
253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 =
231 22 =
53t47 225t6 36784 39231 31294 56311 18179 2t288 439tt 15656 64tt1
56275 52887 28718 454t9 27121 t577t 41319 41892 4211t 88632 2t934 =
253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 =
231 22 =
53t47 225t6 36784 39231 31294 56311 18179 2t288 439tt 15656 64tt1
56275 52887 28718 454t9 27121 t577t 41319 41892 4211t 88632 2t934 =
ttt

M13, 6283 kHz, 5 September, 2145 UTC. Stopped after 2 or 3 times "757" and returned at 2147 UTC with 757 (rpt) 253 2t = 5FGs etc.

See also Newsletter 68.

M21

7537.0 kHz	=990003??0?????	2003 UTC	27-8
5221.5 kHz	=992248??0?????	1848 UTC	1/8-31/8
4864.0 kHz	=992341??0?????	1940 UTC	12/9-15/9
	=12925206348340	1940 UTC
5201.0 kHz	=992256??0?????	1855 UTC	16/9-25/9

Remarks: Very few messages heard.

M22

2680, 2800, 4331, 5159, 6379, 8103, 10046, 12984 and 13966 kHz were used by 4XZ in September.

Remarks:
5000 kHz (reported last month) really was an odd frequency. It was double checked but gone the next day.

See also Newsletter 68.

M40

8788 kHz, 1600 UTC, 26 September.

vvv cq929,992 (rptd)
vvv cq992 cq992 cq992
hr hr 43 43 = =
31765 2t355 2t196 75673 57937 7t311 86759 81313 96317 39367
37422 t3844 t1457 12733 68637 5t195 87639 6t418 55658 27t9t
59562 11276 5t268 43868 t1327 t99tt 35622 92214 361t8 t5tt6
79654 4878t 5tt75 41827 91987 36538 61845 769t4 t2161 46t22
8t413 5568t 941t8
ar ar
rpt rpt
vvv cq992 cq992 cq992
hr hr 43 43 = =
31765 2t355 2t196 75673 57937 7t311 86759 81313 96317 39367
37422 t3844 t1457 12733 68637 5t195 87639 6t418 55658 27t9t
59562 11276 5t268 43868 t1327 t99tt 35622 92214 361t8 t5tt6
79654 4878t 5tt75 41827 91987 36538 61845 769t4 t2161 46t22
8t413 5568t 941t8
ar ar sk sk

(logged by Igor)

See also Newsletter 68.

M62

The stations operate a 24 hours / 7 days a week service.

3485 kHz	B3ET = RNJ5 +	1/9-10/9
3485 kHz	J7XD = D3QK +	11/9-20/9
3485 kHz	KP6F = QR2U +	21/9-30/9

See also Newsletter 68.

M83

The stations operate a 24 hours / 7 days a week service.

5308 kHz	GRXZ, D7CM, HMRV, F8DL	1/9-10/9
5291 kHz		11/9-20/9
5287 kHz		21/9-30/9

Remarks:
Two sets of QRAs are in use. Per Sept 1st set 1 came into use. Each set uses its frequencies. Messages came as usual in the mornings.

M87

A couple of samples came in from our M87 correspondent, Igor.

9838 kHz, 0130 UTC, 23 September.

249 249 249 000 000 000
249 249 249 000 000 000
249 249 249 000 000 000
249 249 249 000 000 000
249 249 249 000 000 000
249 249 249 000 000 000
249 249 249 000 000 000
249 249 249 000 000 t t t

8834 kHz, 0100 UTC, 15 September.

... 000
482 482 482 000 000 000
482 482 482 000 000 000
482 000 000 t t t

MX

Shaun and Fritz mailed me that they heard a number of cluster beacons and channel markers. A rundown:

3335.7	"L"	Tirana
3658.0	"V"	Khiva
4325.8	"R"	Izhevsk
5465.8	"R"	Izhevsk
7027.4	"V"	??? Possibly a radio amateur and not Khiva
7038.7	"D"	Odessa
7038.9	"S"	Arkhangelsk
7039.0	"C"	Moscow
8494.7	"D"	Odessa
8494.8	"P"	Kaliningrad
8495.0	"C"	Moscow
10871.7	"D"	Odessa
10871.9	"S"	Arkhangelsk
13527.9	"S"	Arkhangelsk
13528.0	"C"	Moscow