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

(Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 22:09:59 +0100)

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Morse stations

M16

DGSE related station "8BY" was observed on 7668 and 10248 kHz with the well known strings and messages like

"vvv vvv vvv 8by 8by 8by 371/538/455/459/208 ar"
See also Newsletter 68.

M21 - PVO

PVO, Russia's Air Defense, has been reported by a number of dxers. It used frequencies 4071 (id 8), 4559 (id 8), 5011 (id 8), 5201 (id 0).

One of the M21 variants was observed on 3301 kHz with callsign PSNN with messages like 9977712307116 9977715901620 997771236824 4997? Then 2 mins of "PSNN".

See also Newsletter 68.

M51

Jim heard the French on 4482.5 and 5254 kHz with the usual messages:

NR 44N 06 21:05:47 2003 = PEVYQ GEVRZ ..."

See also Newsletter 68.

M83 – Slovak military

5287 kHz, 1715 UTC, 31 Oct., noted by Jim: callsigns HMRV, D7CM, F8DL, all part of the first QRA set. The 4th callsign is GRXZ.

See also Newsletter 68.

M87

Igor checks in from South East Russia with an M87 report:

945 945 945 945 945 945 945 945 945 945 945 945 945 333
945 945 945 945 945 945 945 945 333
945 945 945 945 945 945 945 333
945 945 945 945 945 945 945 333
945 945 945 945 945 945 945 945 333
945 945 945 945 945 945 945 945 945 333
945 945 945 945 945 333
= = 62 62 50 50 =
3d4nt 4t5a6 t5ad4 d4n5u 6a3ud 3nt56 u7n63 5tua7 4a56u 6unt3
n73a5 73a4t 3u4t7 n57au 5nd67 t5adu 5anud a74d6 n5t64 73nt6
n54ut a7364 3d6u7 tna76 d5753 u73da 5anud a74d5 73nt6 nt673
a6ud4 n45au 5ud6n 3n4t6 t5a64 734tu t75ud 6unt7 d4a53 nt57u
d36a4 7ud4n a74d5 76n53 6ud3a 4nt6d 73a4t 3a4tn a73n4 5audt
= = 63 63 50 50 = =
t75d4 75d43 5a6u7 3nt5d ua3nt a75d4 76d4u a5u7n 436ua d7n53
63u4t 3atud 6u4da n5367 3dt7a un5a4 7d45a 6unt3 nt647 a6ud4
nt6u7 6u734 3atnd tna7u d5n6a 5u63d 3a4tn a7354 354tu 6ud47
d3nt6 nt647 t6573 u7nd4 3d4ua 5a6dt 34ta7 n5adu 546ua 3nt5d
6ua3n 73nt6 t64a7 d45un t6374 5anud anud6 n5t37 dn56u 56unt
= = 333 333
= = 62 62 50 50 =
3d4nt 4t5a6 t5ad4 d4n5u 6a3ud 3nt56 u7n63 5tua7 4a56u 6unt3
n73a5 73a4t 3u4t7 n57au 5nd67 t5adu 5anud a74d6 n5t64 73nt6
n54ut a7364 3d6u7 tna76 d5753 u73da 5anud a74d5 73nt6 nt673
a6ud4 n45au 5ud6n 3n4t6 t5a64 734tu t75ud 6unt7 d4a53 nt57u
d36a4 7ud4n a74d5 76n53 6ud3a 4nt6d 73a4t 3a4tn a73n4 5audt
= = 333
= 63 63 50 50 = =
t75d4 75d43 5a6u7 3nt5d ua3nt a75d4 76d4u a5u7n 436ua d7n53
63u4t 3atud 6u4da n5367 3dt7a un5a4 7d45a 6unt3 nt647 a6ud4
nt6u7 6u734 3atnd tna7u d5n6a 5u63d 3a4tn a7354 354tu 6ud47
d3nt6 nt647 t6573 u7nd4 3d4ua 5a6dt 34ta7 n5adu 546ua 3nt5d
6ua3n 73nt6 t64a7 d45un t6374 5anud anud6 n5t37 dn56u 56unt
= = 000

Igor copied the station also on 11249 kHz at 0630 UTC on 14 Nov. with the same callup and same preamble. Is this standard for "945"?

945 945 945 945 945 945 945 945 945 945 945 333 333
945 945 945 945 945 945 945 333 333
= = 66 66 50 50 = =
4tda6 d4u5a 7nd3t 3d4ua 5nt67 ud3nt 4tna7 t74d5 75d4n t63n5

etc etc etc
See also Newsletter 68.

M89 - Chinese military

The L9CC family now has a designator and it therefore moved from the military section to the morse section. M89 was heard by Michel, Igor and myself. Igor copied not only the endless call-up string but also a couple of messages.

3547.5kHz 2109UTC 02 Nov. V CP17 CP17 CP17 DE L9CC L9CC
3639.0kHz 1354UTC 16 Nov. V CQMSG CQMSG CQMSG DE CQMSG CQMSG
//4146kHz     Weird it's calling itself and the callsign... CQMSG CQ Message??????
4146.0kHz 1354UTC 16 Nov. V CQMSG CQMSG CQMSG DE CQMSG CQMSG
//3639kHz      
5719.0kHz 0056UTC 11 Nov. V ONMT ONMT ONMT DE B9VW B9VW
6458.0kHz 1337UTC 16 Nov. V DKLO DKLO DKLO DE SDKL SDKL
7074.0kHz 0820UTC 27 Oct. V MW3D MW3D MW3D DE 2SLC 2SLC
8042.0kHz 0048UTC 16 Oct. V LA5S LA5S LA5S DE NH8T NH8T
9185.0kHz 1515UTC 08 Nov. V FXP4 FXP4 FXP4 DE YZL6 YZL6
v mw3d mw3d mw3d de 2slc 2slc (endless string)
vv mw3d mw3d de 2slc 2slc hr cq msg nr
msg nr 226 ck 3t1 16 1t27 162t =
msg nr 226 ck 3t1 16 1t27 162t =
d3n5 tdn5 at64 43a6 7un3 a463 u57t 4t75 tt55 ttaa
73ta 65ua un34 a46t 6dan dun3 ud5n nad6 4a6u 6535
5u6t 76un u64d 5a3u u547 a6tn 5d3n d4a5 d53a dua3
a6n5 6and 3t3n un67 4uad dtnt 4ndu u3da 4td3 5n7u
6437 5tdu dau7 745a d6t5 576u dt45 7u6t 4n5d un6t
37t4 a67t a6du nu6d u4an 47nu u4t5 dta3 3475 4t7n
nadn 4na3 d74t d537 u36u t75n 3a4d 7t65 3a7n 4au6
7u56 64da 435a 73t6 5da3 nunt 5dt4 53a7 6347 ud7u
63d3 74tn 35dt 543n 3675 a64n 7a5n at65 d4u7 467t
3nu4 7tdu a6t6 3n34 d67t 6at7 nd7u 7u4t 57ta 73an
iii =
n67n au3a 3t73 an4t 4na5 td65 6n7a 5tau tt55 ttau
7453 4a36 atdt a364 ada4 adat 53nt n547 6dau 73du
u634 ua37 n536 at~3 n7d4 tn66 dt76 u644 75u7 3ta4
uda5 ud53 ta5a 4d47 64a7 743t 6u37 733n 3aad n3at
d463 ta34 t76t utu4 54t4 3t5t 67d7 au6u 5~u3 u365
u4nd a5u4 57d4 5n47 3a34 5t3n ud54 4ana 5u6d 5na3
6td6 3d65 n6an 5376 t373 tdt6 6d73 t46t a6u5 n~65
a763 7nun 76du tn76 3t5a u7a4 6tn7 dund ud53 n7td
nu74 7nu5 7467 n7nu t53n 5d57 6tda d456 7atu 5ua5
a3d7 d35u n6n5 n4d5 53d5 4tu6 nut3 5u74 64nn ddtu
iii =
4tn3 tdaa t4u6 ut7u 53nt 6u35 u6d5 6dna tt55 tta3
dta7 3u63 67dt 3ud7 47t7 nan5 4u64 734t nt47 4dud
45d7 n3u3 tt4u 7653 4n6u 4a56 a3tn an63 d73u 636u
nat7 duat tn73 43d7 5t3t 4563 5au6 74ua 6au6 634t
d55t nd56 6d57 td4u nuau 45a5 dna4 4ant 567u d4n4
7n7d 7367 43at 76du t5d5 tan6 73ad ntn6 uau5 7n74
d6n6 4n4t dad7 5n37 u5tu t75n tnt4 a7d4 a63a n474
7a45 udad dt5n ataa 3d37 a4d5 u53t 5n64 53a3 3d5u
7a67 347t utd6 adn7 u5u3 nant 5a4a au4n u7n4 3n56
6un5 73td n35d t356 56tn 744a 65t6 ud53 u57n u436
iii =
774a ar

msg nr 226 ck 3t1 16 1t27 162t =
... (rpt rdo)
v mw3d mw3d mw3d de 2slc 2slc (endless string)
v la5s la5s la5s de nh8t nh8t (endless string)
ugt comm = 361/5952/5885/58/53/8288/5/558/a ar
ugt comm = 361/5952/5885/58/53/8288/5/558/a ar
ugt comm = 361/5952/5885/58/53/8288/5/558/a ar
v la5s la5s la5s de nh8t nh8t
(continue)
v dklo dklo dklo de sdkl sdkl (rptd)
msg nr vvv
msg nr t1t8 ck t842 22 1116 2t45 =
msg nr t1t8 ck t842 22 1116 2t45 =
msg nr t1t8 ck t842 22 1116 2t45 =
1p = =
a3ta t7tt 73ut uud5 5u55 n3t7 7dd3 uun3 aa64 3u33
4a67 nt34 56tn tt45 7n75 53n4 n33a 3tat 5u6n tat6
7647 3nd7 74ud an67 tnu7 tuan 4dtt dn44 7a7a nu7t
443d 5d33 a377 3665 66a5 6a5d 6d3a d5ua 5tu7 u55u
673n tnd3 74ta 6a77 5n5a u65n 3466 d6tu 7a6n n433
u5a5 5t~n 6544 n5ua n633 du7t 74nn 3nt5 a6t4 3dda
5773 natu 36nt nn5u n5tu d33d an36 75d5 a6ud t74t
tn46 utan nd4d 6dd4 4dnt 5tdu 43an 3675 5446 a65t
ud3t 543d u7nn 3d4d 3ana ntuu 6u43 77au d3a4 7d36
7n66 4n5d a7td 57t6 55dn u~55 d53a a556 d6n7 67ua
iii iii iii
2p = =
3a7t 3a6n 757n un76 545t n457 65tu 3utn aa33 6nu6
6d44 76a4 t6d7 unat 7n6n dn55 dntu 6dn6 33un n6an
u6t5 4ta5 n35t 43da 7nt3 363d dtu7 aud4 atn7 3ua6
a76t 5n75 nta4
...

M90 - Czech military

Observed by Wolfgang on 30 Oct, at 0936 UTC on 4886 kHz:

Callsigns CH8N, JG8F, TR2F, A4PK.

tr2f tr2f tr2f de ch8n ch8n qtc 688 k

de ch8n qtc 35 20 30 1035 688 tr2f -
qardw hrhbw ykiuo otsfc tuacy ...

ends with: ch8n k
a4pk a4pk a4pk de ch8n ch8n qtc k

ch8n 39 20 30 1146 - 688 a4pk -
01939 94271 12490 38790 19878 ...


ends with: ch8n k
See also Newsletter 68.

MX

I heard only two markers while writing this column. Bad conditions or simply not on the air?

3336.2 kHz Channel marker "L"
3658.0 kHz Channel marker "V"

 

As a result of many complaints by radio amateurs, the Ukraine authorities have stopped the transmissions of cluster beacon "D". The cluster beacons on 7039 kHz are in the middle of the HAM band. I wonder if "D" is really gone or will it pop up again during the next navy exercise? We'll see.

See also Newsletter 68.

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