Ninety-third edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

(Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 21:55:12 +0200)

Various modes

S28
buzzing on 4625 kHz
S30
pipping on 3756 kHz
XSL
Japanese Navy a.k.a. "the Slot Machine" on 4153, 4231.5, 4291, 6250, 6417, 6445, 8313, 8588, 8703.5 kHz
XSW
squeaking on 3828.9 and 5474 kHz

Mike reported an interesting catch on 3828.9 kHz on 21-3 at 1841 UTC. He caught a Russian lady reading a short message consisting of 3FGs: "For 544: 384 388 290, For 544: 384 388 290".

You can hear the recording via Mike's website at http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/thesecretsiteofmike/mikes.htm

Click on the Kremlin for the sample.

Voice traffic was copied by Mike and Manolis at

1840 UTC	on	16-3	3828.9 kHz
1520 UTC	on	17-3	5474 kHz
1841 UTC	on	21-3	3828.9 kHz
1912 UTC	on	22-3	3828.9 kHz
2025 UTC	on	23-3	3828.9 kHz
1830 UTC	on	24-3	3828.9 kHz
2019 UTC	on	26-3	3828.9 kHz

XM, whaling on 4717 kHz

Jammers

China
1557, 7310, 9680, 11765 kHz
Iran
3875, 3930, 3960, 4381, 4391, 4609, 6401, 6420, 11620, 11625 kHz
Morocco
1550, 7460 kHz
Unid
1116 kHz, jamming the Voice of Kurdistan in Iraq.