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

(Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2004 22:02:39 +0100)

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Morse stations

Fritz's observations reached me too late for the November newsletter but I have included them now.

M90 and M92 closed down per 3rd October and M83 closed down per November 10th. Maybe they are in another mode now or maybe they show up again next year. M40 is possibly also gone.

M01

  4141 kHz 14.11 1820UTC ID 210 GC 24
4135.5 kHz 21.11 1820UTC ID 792 GC 26
4648 kHz 18.11 1620UTC ID 812 GC 26
4648 kHz 5.12 1620UTC ...5FG rptd = = 792 792 26 26 000
4141 kHz 5.12 1820UTC message of 1620z rptd
4648 kHz 9.12 1620UTC ID 792/26
4615 kHz 21.12 2118UTC ...5FG rptd = = 181 181 32 32 000
4605 kHz 25.12 2140UTC ...5FG rptd = = 181 181 32 32 000
 
M01B 7745 kHz 9.10 1955UTC ID 969 GC 34
 
M01C 4039 kHz 17.12 1620UTC 017 017 017 23589 23589 R3
        017 017 017 23314 23314 R3

 

See also Newsletter 70.

M03

4181 kHz 16.11 1630 UTC 287/00 R5 = = 000
4181 kHz 9.12 1630 UTC 287/00 R5 = = 000
4181 kHz 19.12 1630 UTC 287/00 R5 = = 000
4181 kHz 20.12 1630 UTC 287/00 R5 = = 000
4181 kHz 25.12 1630 UTC 287/00 R5 = = 000

 

See also Newsletter 74.

M10

4485 kHz 2.11 1600 UTC ID 870 GC 27
4031 kHz 12.11 1630 UTC ID 275 GC 34
  ID 049 GC 39

ID 435 GC 22

4031 kHz 15.11 1630 UTC ID 275 GC 19
  ID 049 GC 25

ID 435 GC 28

4031 kHz 16.11 1630 UTC same as 15.11.
5860 kHz 16.11 1930 UTC ID 494 GC 22
4485 kHz 16.11 1620 UTC ID 323 GC 18
6764 kHz 22.11 1648 UTC ID 049 GC 28
  ID 435 GC 32
4007 // 3522 kHz 1.12 2100 UTC ID 846/20 ID 013/36
4031 // 6763 kHz 1.12 1630 UTC ID 571/19 ID 275/28 ID 049/30 ID 435/40
4007 // 3522 kHz 3.12 2100 UTC ID 846/13
4031 kHz 6.12 1630 UTC ID 038/29 ID 435/29
4485 kHz 7.12 1625 UTC  
4031 // 6763 kHz 7.12 1630 UTC ID 571/33 ID 049/29
5946 kHz 8.12 1500 UTC ID 179/18 ID 223/34
4031 kHz 8.12 1630 UTC ID 571/33 ID 049/29 ID 275/42 ID 435/29
14978 kHz 9.12 1420 UTC ID 904/22
4031 kHz 13.12 1630 UTC ID 571/42 ID 275/26 ID 049/34 ID 435/42
4007 // 3522 kHz 15.12 2100 UTC ID 634/33 ID 310/35
4007 // 3522 kHz 17.12 2100 UTC ID 634/33 ID 310/35
4031 kHz 17.12 1640 UTC  
4031 kHz 20.12 1630 UTC ID 571/23 ID 275/28 ID 049/36 ID 435/18
4031 // 6763 kHz 21.12 1630 UTC ID 571/23 ID 275/28 ID 049/36 ID 435/18
4485 kHz 21.12 1620 UTC  
4007 // 3522 kHz 21.12 2100 UTC ID 735/33 ID 387/32

 

See also Newsletter 70.

M12

7563 kHz 26.10 2100 UTC ID 585 no message
8173 kHz 14.11 1750 UTC  
4595 kHz 1.12 1600 UTC  

 

See also Newsletter 74.

M13

3742 kHz 4.11 2100 UTC ID 456 GC 104
7576 kHz 14.11 1800 UTC ID 880 GC 23
5128 kHz 17.11 2107 UTC ID 261 GC 21
4846.7 kHz 21.12 2100 UTC 695x3 000 R5 = = 238 21 = 5FGx21 =
      695x3 000 R3 = 238 21 = txt rptd = 000

 

Andreas Heymann sent me a transcript of the M13 transmission of 15 Dec., 2000 UTC on 4155 kHz:

417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417
417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417
417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417
417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417
417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417
= 231 20 =
54022 65272 31498 41287 41413 47631 07019 32865 55672 57111
44286 47671 51753 41162 46462 13780 49782 52911 52146 44810 =
417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417
= 231 20 =
54022 65272 31498 41287 41413 47631 07019 32865 55672 57111
44286 47671 51753 41162 46462 13780 49782 52911 52146 44810 =

0 0 0
See also Newsletter 74.

M14

5081 kHz 7.11 2100 UTC ID 639/524 GC 109
5460 kHz 4.11 1900 UTC 212 212 212 00000 (R4) (EOT)
4620 kHz 21.11 1920 UTC ID 819 GC 30
4620 kHz 5.12 1920 UTC ...5FG = = 219 219 58 58 00000
4641 kHz 19.12 2000 UTC ...5FG = = 715 715 38 38 00000

 

See also Newsletter 74.

M16

7668//10248//14931 kHz, various times.

Ids:
015/023/033/080/116/124/164/195/274/281/353/449/455/542/609/626/661/663/687/709/816/973

See also Newsletter 69.

M21 - Russian Air Defence

5201 kHz 10.10 1930 UTC =992331??0?????
5873 kHz 23.10 1828 UTC =992228??0?????
    1828 UTC =24406901070724
1829 UTC =992229??0?????
1.12 1420 UTC =20291501050514 =15291651408642
4951.5 kHz 4.11 1912 UTC =992212??0?????
3322 kHz 7.11 2140 UTC =990040??0?????
5198 kHz 12.11 2137 UTC =990037??0?????
6823.5 kHz 18.11 1557 UTC =991857??0?????
3322 kHz 5.12-21.12   time strings, ID 0
4171 kHz 1.12 1635 UTC time strings, ID 0

4951.5 kHz

1.12-21.12

  time strings, ID 0

time strings, ID 0

5198 kHz

1.12-20.12

time strings, ID 0

5873 kHz 1.12-19.12
See also Newsletter 69.

M21 variants

5372 kHz PSSN 18.12 1605 UTC vvv PSNN rptd, messages
5372 kHz PSSN 19.12 1650 UTC vvv PSNN rptd, messages
5310.5 kHz   24.12 1552 UTC =9514919258852
  =9514919458154

=9514915258954

See also Newsletter 69.

M22 - 4XZ, Israeli Navy

Chain 1 22.10 1930 UTC 4XZ on 2680//4331//5000//6379
Chain 2 22.10 1930 UTC 4XZ on 2800//4241//5159//8103//10064//12984
Chain 1 9.11 1940 UTC 4XZ on 2680//4331//6379, October, November
Chain 2 9.11 1940 UTC 4XZ on 2800//4241//5159//8103//10046//12984
See also Newsletter 69.

M26

4007 kHz 21.11 1908 UTC 99 41136 R10 (then QRM5)
5199 kHz 22.11 1605 UTC 99 R2 95 80135 R2 91 R2 EOT

M40

This station seems to be gone too. We need some help from monitors in the Far East for this one. Igor has not heard it for quite a while. Did anyone else hear the station recently? Please, let us know.

See also Newsletter 70.

M51

5130 // 5254kHz 7.10 2007 UTC nr 29 o 07 22:06:56 2003 = 5LG (x100) =
5285kHz 8.10 1001 UTC nr 57 o 08 12:01:30 2003 = 5LG (x100) =
5189 // 5892kHz 9.10 1535 UTC messages
5405kHz 4.11 1700 UTC messages
5338.5kHz 6.11 0810 UTC messages
4483.5kHz 11.11 1551 UTC nr 45 n 11 16:51:06 2003 = 5LG (x100) =
5096kHz 11.11 1617 UTC messages
4486kHz 12.11 1703 UTC messages
5189 // 5756kHz 17.11 1630 UTC nr 45 n 17 17:29:20 2003 = 5LG (x100) =
5184 // 5224kHz 18.11 1632 UTC messages
5374 // 5224kHz 19.11 1620 UTC messages
4042.5kHz 8.12 1515 UTC = nr d 08 16:15:55 2003 = 5LGx100
5250 // 5337kHz 9.12 1510 UTC = nr d 09 16:10:43 2003 = 5LGx100
5870kHz 8.12 1635 UTC messages
See also Newsletter 69.

M62

Skeds are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

3485//1732 kHz 1.10-10.10 B3ET B3ET B3ET = RNJ5 RNJ5 RNJ5 +
3485//1732 kHz 11.10-20.10 J7XD J7XD J7XD = D3QK D3QK D3QK +
3485//1732 kHz 21.10-31.10 QR2U QR2U QR2U = KP6F KP6F KP6F +
3485//1732 kHz 1.11-10.11 B3ET B3ET B3ET = RNJ5 RNJ5 RNJ5 +
3485//1732 kHz 11.11-20.11 J7XD J7XD J7XD = D3QK D3QK D3QK +
3485//1732 kHz 21.11-30.11 QR2U QR2U QR2U = KP6F KP6F KP6F +
3485//1732 kHz 1.12-10.12 B3ET B3ET B3ET = RNJ5 RNJ5 RNJ5 +
3485//1732 kHz 11.12-20.12 J7XD J7XD J7XD = D3QK D3QK D3QK +
3485//1732 kHz 21.12-31.12 QR2U QR2U QR2U = KP6F KP6F KP6F +

 

No messages, no time strings heard.

See also Newsletter 69.

M83

Skeds are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

5308 kHz 1.10-10.10 Markers : GRXZ D7CM HMRV F8DL Addressee : NJ2P
5291 kHz 11.10-20.10 Markers : GRXZ D7CM HMRV F8DL Addressee : NJ2P
5287 kHz 21.10-31.10 Markers : GRXZ D7CM HMRV F8DL Addressee : NJ2P
5299 kHz 1.11-10.11 Markers : W8CS ADKZ S5ZW ?? Addressee : PV6R

 

Samples:

5287 kHz 22.10  
  0719 UTC NJ2P de D7CM QTC 3 20 22 0917 = 5mixed (x20) +
  0725 UTC NJ2P de D7CM QTC 4 20 22 0922 = 5LG (x20) +
  0730 UTC NJ2P de D7CM QTC 5 20 22 0930 = 5FG (x20) +
  0738 UTC NJ2P de D7CM QTC 6 20 22 0937 = 5mixed (x20) +
  0800 UTC D7CM vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv +
5299 kHz 3.11  
  0745 UTC W8CS vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv +
  6.11  
  0801 UTC PV6R de ADKZ QTC 1 10 6 0901 = 5LG (x20) +

 

Remarks:

M87

Igor reports M87 and a possible variant of the station.

249 249 249 000 000
249 249 249 000 000
249 249 249 000 000
249 249 249 000 000
249 249 249 000 000
249 249 249 000 000
249 249 249 000 000
249 249 249 000 000
249 249 249 000 000
249 249 249 000
zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs de rdq rdq rdq qru
zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs de rdq rdq rdq qru
zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs de rdq rdq qru qru
zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs de rdq rdq rdq qru qru
zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs de rdq
zxs zxs zxs de rdq rdq qru qru
zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs de rdq rdq rdq qru qru
zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs de rdq rdq qru qru
zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs zxs de rdq rdq qru qru
va
See also Newsletter 71.

M89 - Chinese miliary

4831 kHz V GM3Z GM3Z GM3Z DE PNW9 PNW9 + 3 messages
7088 kHz V CP17 CP17 CP17 DE L9CC L9CC
See also Newsletter 69.

M90

4929//5239 kHz S8BD 0530-1900 UTC 1.10-10.10
3337//3808 kHz S8BD 1900-0530 UTC 1.10-10.10
4440//4924 kHz U4NP 0530-1900 UTC 11.10-20.10
3341//3388 kHz U4NP 1900-0530 UTC 11.10-20.10
4886//5121 kHz CH8N 1900-0530 UTC 21.10-31.10
3380//3803 kHz CH8N 0530-1900 UTC 21.10-31.10

 

Samples:

3341//3388 kHz 17.10 1929 UTC
 

HRT6 de U4NP QTC 132 +

3341//3388 kHz

HRT6 de U4NP 75 20 17 2129 = 132 HRT6 = 5FG (x20) = U4NP k

3380//3803 kHz 22.10 0530 UTC
 

TR2F de CH8N 398 074 298 014 col 398 074 298 014 k

3380 kHz

CH8N de A8B5 398 074 298 014 k

3380 kHz

CH8N de JG8F 398 074 298 014 k

3380 kHz

CH8N de A4PK 398 074 298 014 k

3380//3803 kHz

r k (Frequency changes)

 

Remark: M90 not observed since October 31.

M91

Fritz observed the following Czech military activity:

4820//3996 kHz * 0600-1700 UTC 1.10-31.10  
2362//2852 kHz   1700-0600 UTC 1.10-31.10  
4820//3996 kHz * 0730-1630 UTC 1.11-30.11  
2362//2852 kHz   1630-0730 UTC 1.11-30.11  
4820//3996 kHz   0730-1600 UTC 1.12-31.12 usual tfc
2362//2852 kHz   1600-0730 UTC 1.12-31.12 changes frequency after one trigram.

 

* audible in mornings only

Samples:

2362//2852 kHz 9.10 0539 UTC
 

JUNQ de VNVO QTC 22 20 09 0739 814 = JUNQ = 5LG (x20) = VNVO +

4820 kHz 10.10 1540 UTC
 

JBG2 de Q8US QTC 52 20 10 1740 722 = JBG2 = 5LG (x20) = Q8US +

  28.10 1700 UTC
 

FEU9 de ZBU7 743 col 743 + (Frequency changes)

 

Wolfgang and Jim also heard the station in December:

2362 kHz A82O de S5N4 QTC
  ...1 21 2345 167 = A8ZO = WRYDE ... = S5N4 AR
 
2362 kHz a8zo de s5n4 qtc - 63 20 21 2010 167 - a8zo -
cmkuo ubeyz 50253 cmkrl nvbbc 79786 sosio wqhpl 94819
hpayz ucqmt 96980 odlcu ztvxi 59109 fnoqw vsklc 58404
pwvtn imzmo - s5n4 +
See also Newsletter 69.

M92

4800//6820 kHz DRMB 0600-1000 UTC 1.10-10.10 Marker NPFP
4900//5330 kHz KVF2 0600-1000 UTC 11.10-20.10 Marker W6QZ
5040//5460 kHz PD7D 0600-1000 UTC 21.10-31.10 Marker DKSL

 

Transmissions Monday to Friday only

Samples:

4900//5330 kHz 20.10 1000 UTC W6QZ de KVF2 783 col 783 + (EOT)
5040//5460 kHz 22.10 0635 UTC DKSL de PD7D 592 294 094 044 399 017 412 col 592 294 094 044 399 017 412 +
    0745 UTC WB5T de PD7D QWX1 + (unknown instruction)
5040//5460 kHz 27.10 0718 UTC DKSL de PD7D QTC 1 50 27 0815 = 734 DKSL = 5LG (x50)
    0723 UTC DKSL de PD7D (QTC 1 repeated) = PD7D +

 

Remark: M92 not observed since October 31

MX

L 3336.1, 4091.7 kHz  
V 3658 kHz  
P 4042.9 kHz ("P" repeated, then "RDL RDL RDL" 5FG)
R 5456.8 kHz  

Low activity in Europe this month. The Asian cluster beacons were all on the air.

K 7000 kHz Spurious signal.
S 7038.9 kHz  
F 7039.2 kHz  
K 7039.3 kHz  
M 7039.4 kHz Also heard with a defected signal as DM and LM.
M 7078 kHz Spurious signal.
S 13527.9 kHz  
See also Newsletter 69.

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