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

(Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:23 +0200)

Voice stations

E03

Lincolnshire Poacher idents. 1st half of May

UTC	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	UTC
1200	15044	15044	15044	15044	15044	15044	15044	1200
1300	47419	47419	47419	47419	47419	47419	47419	1300
1400	83655	58106	43226	73326	15044	11962	23535	1400
1500	23535	83655	58106	43226	73326	15044	02760	1500
1600	02760	23535	83655	58106	43226	73326	11962	1600
1700	11962	02760	23535	83655	58106	43226	15044	1700
1800	15044	11962	02760	23535	83655	58106	73326	1800
1900	73326	47419	11962	47419	23535	83655	47419	1900
2000	47419	15044	47419	02760	47419	23535	43226	2000
2100	43226	73326	15044	11962	02760	47419	58106	2100
2200	58106	43226	73326	15044	11962	02760	83655	2200

Lincolnshire Poacher idents. 2nd half of May

UTC	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	UTC
1200	90466	90466	90466	90466	90466	90466	90466	1200
1300	52114	52114	52114	52114	52114	52114	52114	1300
1400	60556	84577	91261	23403	90466	42406	63976	1400
1500	63976	60556	84577	91261	23403	90466	22656	1500
1600	22656	63976	60556	84577	91261	23403	42406	1600
1700	42406	22656	63976	60556	84577	91261	90466	1700
1800	90466	42406	22656	63976	60556	84577	23403	1800
1900	23403	52114	42406	52114	63976	60556	52114	1900
2000	52114	90466	52114	22656	52114	63976	91261	2000
2100	91261	23403	90466	42406	22656	52114	84577	2100
2200	84577	91261	23403	90466	42406	22656	60556	2200

E10

22-5	4165//5230//6912 kHz	:	CIO 98356
23-5	4165//5230//6912 kHz	:	CIO ADF893Z645ZB
23-5	9202 kHz	:	YHF 1
30-5	6210 kHz	:	FDUM
30-5	4880 kHz	:	ULX 1

E10 decoded? A remarkable theory

I found this remarkable theory on the Internet many years ago in the archives of a Japanese website. Unfortunately I don't have a current (e-mail) address of the author. The article is probably written in 1990. So Peter, if you read this, drop me a line. -ARY-

The "spy" numbers decoded....
by Peter Febbroriello

Those number stations have been driving a large number of people nutty for a while now... I believe the mystery is over, at least part of it anyway. If the data is copied exactly as broadcast, it forms a series of number groups. Preceding these groups is a count. There is one full count worth of number groups. the first half of each group is a three digit number which is always padded out with zeros. The second half is a two digit number which is also padded. If one were to plot these numbers as separate graphs of data starting with the first half, and then the second half, one does not see much of interest, although the data does seem to have a periodicity, which would never appear in a coded message which used a random code key. If the first group is plotted against the second group, a lattice-like pattern is observed, which resembles the images I have seen of nuclear particle disintegration patterns... but i don't think this is what it is either! The mystery dissolves when the x axis goes from 1 to count, the first group is used for the Y axis and the third group is used for the Z axis. The darned thing is an image of some sort! It's quite obvious, and was probably originally intended to be a transmission of vital scientific importance to a large body of scientists using a very wide variety of data crunching programs and methods. The form of transmission is the most basic possible to get the job done, being quite universal, simple, and easy to decipher without confusion!!! Below, I have reproduced my first and only intercepted transmission of "spy" data. The first file is the raw data. The second file is an X,Y,Z format file for use with most good 3d graphics packages. I would love to get a program that can translate the Z value to a grey scale or false color value for CGA or EGA...

raw data taken on 1/19/1989 6:09EST
5047KHZ Female voice

count 162
063	22	526	76	967	49	899	42	903	50	042	86	060	43
737	28	416	13	016	58	764	66	889	89	864	05	969	53
019	33	401	81	072	81	985	30	316	80	742	93	595	90
710	67	902	85	121	37	432	47	150	93	508	82	604	25
172	05	197	24	242	78	778	75	434	84	432	93	235	65
135	71	705	62	823	91	878	94	727	57	090	64	554	16
873	48	843	83	671	71	495	55	344	16	325	03	737	51
661	18	756	64	823	98	963	04	484	93	871	70	474	74
343	76	464	48	578	55	476	55	837	21	212	22	658	77
387	22	210	30	488	77	009	41	024	04	779	79	040	65
375	43	052	06	138	64	103	12	300	23	290	71	325	66
169	37	167	76	570	89	531	96	384	06	635	63	131	12
321	97	994	69	333	61	627	58	822	30	245	45	033	27
625	03	136	98	650	20	045	32	231	75	269	18	737	10
260	72	349	57	486	64	752	08	667	11	791	19	087	93
580	08	248	49	381	01	538	66	969	31	235	64	036	91
784	80	097	37	933	54	066	18	681	10	004	13	296	08
172	44	514	15	548	43	462	27	327	85	996	24	493	70
299	05	045	21	917	85	100	94	490	31	068	75	648	29
882	36	635	89	297	09	928	56	447	00	277	90	225	18
380	28	832	66	010	28	121	14	826	17	689	80	070	52
959	56	321	21	593	09	065	76	148	55	339	45	126	26
437	83	714	14	286	65	943	62	453	84	186	84	544	76
310	01

X,Y,Z version

If the image is too narrow, I would suggest expanding the X value by multiplying by a convenient factor. If you know what the data really pertains to, you might be able to incorporate the proper scale into this axis! (Read from left to right)

XXX	YYY	ZZ		XXX	YYY	ZZ		XXX	YYY	ZZ		XXX	YYY	ZZ
1	63	22
				2	526	76		3	967	49		4	899	42
5	903	50
				6	42	86		7	60	43		8	737	28
9	416	13
				10	16	58		11	764	66		12	889	89
13	864	5
				14	969	53		15	19	33		16	401	81
17	72	81
				18	985	30		19	316	80		20	742	93
21	595	90
				22	710	67		23	902	85		24	121	37
25	432	47
				26	150	93		27	508	82		28	604	25
29	172	5
				30	197	24		31	242	78		32	778	75
33	434	84
				34	432	93		35	235	65		36	135	71
37	705	62
				38	823	91		39	878	94		40	727	57
41	90	64
				42	554	16		43	873	48		44	843	83
45	671	71
				46	495	55		47	344	16		48	325	3
49	737	51
				50	661	18		51	756	64		52	823	98
53	963	4
				54	484	93		55	871	70		56	474	74
57	343	76
				58	464	48		59	578	55		60	476	55
61	837	21
				62	212	22		63	658	77		64	387	22
65	210	30
				66	488	77		67	9	41		68	24	4
69	779	79
				70	40	65		71	375	43		72	52	6
73	138	64
				74	103	12		75	300	23		76	290	71
77	325	66
				78	169	37		79	167	76		80	570	89
81	531	96
				82	384	6		83	635	63		84	131	12
85	321	97
				86	994	69		87	333	61		88	627	58
89	822	30
				90	245	45		91	33	27		92	625	03
93	136	98
				94	650	20		95	45	32		96	231	75
97	269	18
				98	737	10		99	260	72		100	349	57
101	486	64
				102	752	8		103	667	11
105	87	93
												104	791	19
109	538	66
				106	580	8		107	248	49
113	784	80
												108	381	1
117	681	10
				110	969	31		111	235	64
121	514	15
												112	36	91
125	996	24
			114	97	37	115	933	54
129	917	85
									116	66	18
133	648	29
			118	4	13	119	296	8
137	928	56
									120	172	44
141	380	28
			122	548	43	123	462	27
145	826	17
									124	327	85
149	321	21
			126	493	70	127	299	5
153	339	45
									128	45	21
157	286	65
			130	100	94	131	490	31
161	544	76
									132	68	75
			134	882	36	135	635	89
									136	297	9
			138	447	0	139	277	90
									140	225	18
			142	832	66	143	10	28
									144	121	14
			146	689	80	147	70	52
									148	959	56
			150	593	9	151	65	76
									152	148	55
			154	126	26	155	437	83
									156	714	14
			158	943	62	159	453	84
									160	186	84
			162	310	1

E11

E11 is still quite active. Here a few logs:

10-5	6282 kHz	1930 UTC	:	121/23
12-5	7663 kHz	0800 UTC	:	232/00
13-5	7663 kHz	0805 UTC	:	232/00
13-5	9610 kHz	1035 UTC	:	312/00
13-5	9448 kHz	1235 UTC	:	312/00
17-5	8544 kHz	0830 UTC	:	184/38
17-5	9610 kHz	1030 UTC	:	312/00
17-5	9448 kHz	1230 UTC	:	312/00
19-5	7663 kHz	0800 UTC	:	232/00
20-5	8091 kHz	0800 UTC	:	232/00
24-5	9544 kHz	0830 UTC	:	182/00
24-5	9610 kHz	1030 UTC	:	312/00
24-5	9448 kHz	1230 UTC	:	312/00
27-5	8091 kHz	0800 UTC	:	232/00
27-5	9610 kHz	1030 UTC	:	312/00

Logged by Fer and Mike, plus one of FrankE2Kde (via Enigma 2000)

XXX	YYY	ZZ		XXX	YYY	ZZ		XXX	YYY	ZZ		XXX	YYY	ZZ
1	63	22
				2	526	76		3	967	49		4	899	42
5	903	50
				6	42	86		7	60	43		8	737	28
9	416	13
				10	16	58		11	764	66		12	889	89
13	864	5
				14	969	53		15	19	33		16	401	81
17	72	81
				18	985	30		19	316	80		20	742	93
21	595	90
				22	710	67		23	902	85		24	121	37
25	432	47
				26	150	93		27	508	82		28	604	25
29	172	5
				30	197	24		31	242	78		32	778	75
33	434	84
				34	432	93		35	235	65		36	135	71
37	705	62
				38	823	91		39	878	94		40	727	57
41	90	64
				42	554	16		43	873	48		44	843	83
45	671	71
				46	495	55		47	344	16		48	325	3
49	737	51
				50	661	18		51	756	64		52	823	98
53	963	4
				54	484	93		55	871	70		56	474	74
57	343	76
				58	464	48		59	578	55		60	476	55
61	837	21
				62	212	22		63	658	77		64	387	22
65	210	30
				66	488	77		67	9	41		68	24	4
69	779	79
				70	40	65		71	375	43		72	52	6
73	138	64
				74	103	12		75	300	23		76	290	71
77	325	66
				78	169	37		79	167	76		80	570	89
81	531	96
				82	384	6		83	635	63		84	131	12
85	321	97
				86	994	69		87	333	61		88	627	58
89	822	30
				90	245	45		91	33	27		92	625	03
93	136	98
				94	650	20		95	45	32		96	231	75
97	269	18
				98	737	10		99	260	72		100	349	57
101	486	64
				102	752	8		103	667	11
105	87	93
												104	791	19
109	538	66
				106	580	8		107	248	49
113	784	80
												108	381	1
117	681	10
				110	969	31		111	235	64
121	514	15
												112	36	91
125	996	24
			114	97	37	115	933	54
129	917	85
									116	66	18
133	648	29
			118	4	13	119	296	8
137	928	56
									120	172	44
141	380	28
			122	548	43	123	462	27
145	826	17
									124	327	85
149	321	21
			126	493	70	127	299	5
153	339	45
									128	45	21
157	286	65
			130	100	94	131	490	31
161	544	76
									132	68	75
			134	882	36	135	635	89
									136	297	9
			138	447	0	139	277	90
									140	225	18
			142	832	66	143	10	28
									144	121	14
			146	689	80	147	70	52
									148	959	56
			150	593	9	151	65	76
									152	148	55
			154	126	26	155	437	83
									156	714	14
			158	943	62	159	453	84
									160	186	84
			162	310	1

XXX	YYY	ZZ		XXX	YYY	ZZ		XXX	YYY	ZZ		XXX	YYY	ZZ
1	63	22
				2	526	76		3	967	49		4	899	42
5	903	50
				6	42	86		7	60	43		8	737	28
9	416	13
				10	16	58		11	764	66		12	889	89
13	864	5
				14	969	53		15	19	33		16	401	81
17	72	81
				18	985	30		19	316	80		20	742	93
21	595	90
				22	710	67		23	902	85		24	121	37
25	432	47
				26	150	93		27	508	82		28	604	25
29	172	5
				30	197	24		31	242	78		32	778	75
33	434	84
				34	432	93		35	235	65		36	135	71
37	705	62
				38	823	91		39	878	94		40	727	57
41	90	64
				42	554	16		43	873	48		44	843	83
45	671	71
				46	495	55		47	344	16		48	325	3
49	737	51
				50	661	18		51	756	64		52	823	98
53	963	4
				54	484	93		55	871	70		56	474	74
57	343	76
				58	464	48		59	578	55		60	476	55
61	837	21
				62	212	22		63	658	77		64	387	22
65	210	30
				66	488	77		67	9	41		68	24	4
69	779	79
				70	40	65		71	375	43		72	52	6
73	138	64
				74	103	12		75	300	23		76	290	71
77	325	66
				78	169	37		79	167	76		80	570	89
81	531	96
				82	384	6		83	635	63		84	131	12
85	321	97
				86	994	69		87	333	61		88	627	58
89	822	30
				90	245	45		91	33	27		92	625	03
93	136	98
				94	650	20		95	45	32		96	231	75
97	269	18
				98	737	10		99	260	72		100	349	57
101	486	64
				102	752	8		103	667	11
105	87	93
												104	791	19
109	538	66
				106	580	8		107	248	49
113	784	80
												108	381	1
117	681	10
				110	969	31		111	235	64
121	514	15
												112	36	91
125	996	24
			114	97	37	115	933	54
129	917	85
									116	66	18
133	648	29
			118	4	13	119	296	8
137	928	56
									120	172	44
141	380	28
			122	548	43	123	462	27
145	826	17
									124	327	85
149	321	21
			126	493	70	127	299	5
153	339	45
									128	45	21
157	286	65
			130	100	94	131	490	31
161	544	76
									132	68	75
			134	882	36	135	635	89
									136	297	9
			138	447	0	139	277	90
									140	225	18
			142	832	66	143	10	28
									144	121	14
			146	689	80	147	70	52
									148	959	56
			150	593	9	151	65	76
									152	148	55
			154	126	26	155	437	83
									156	714	14
			158	943	62	159	453	84
									160	186	84
			162	310	1

XXX	YYY	ZZ		XXX	YYY	ZZ		XXX	YYY	ZZ		XXX	YYY	ZZ
1	63	22
				2	526	76		3	967	49		4	899	42
5	903	50
				6	42	86		7	60	43		8	737	28
9	416	13
				10	16	58		11	764	66		12	889	89
13	864	5
				14	969	53		15	19	33		16	401	81
17	72	81
				18	985	30		19	316	80		20	742	93
21	595	90
				22	710	67		23	902	85		24	121	37
25	432	47
				26	150	93		27	508	82		28	604	25
29	172	5
				30	197	24		31	242	78		32	778	75
33	434	84
				34	432	93		35	235	65		36	135	71
37	705	62
				38	823	91		39	878	94		40	727	57
41	90	64
				42	554	16		43	873	48		44	843	83
45	671	71
				46	495	55		47	344	16		48	325	3
49	737	51
				50	661	18		51	756	64		52	823	98
53	963	4
				54	484	93		55	871	70		56	474	74
57	343	76
				58	464	48		59	578	55		60	476	55
61	837	21
				62	212	22		63	658	77		64	387	22
65	210	30
				66	488	77		67	9	41		68	24	4
69	779	79
				70	40	65		71	375	43		72	52	6
73	138	64
				74	103	12		75	300	23		76	290	71
77	325	66
				78	169	37		79	167	76		80	570	89
81	531	96
				82	384	6		83	635	63		84	131	12
85	321	97
				86	994	69		87	333	61		88	627	58
89	822	30
				90	245	45		91	33	27		92	625	03
93	136	98
				94	650	20		95	45	32		96	231	75
97	269	18
				98	737	10		99	260	72		100	349	57
101	486	64
				102	752	8		103	667	11
105	87	93
												104	791	19
109	538	66
				106	580	8		107	248	49
113	784	80
												108	381	1
117	681	10
				110	969	31		111	235	64
121	514	15
												112	36	91
125	996	24
			114	97	37	115	933	54
129	917	85
									116	66	18
133	648	29
			118	4	13	119	296	8
137	928	56
									120	172	44
141	380	28
			122	548	43	123	462	27
145	826	17
									124	327	85
149	321	21
			126	493	70	127	299	5
153	339	45
									128	45	21
157	286	65
			130	100	94	131	490	31
161	544	76
									132	68	75
			134	882	36	135	635	89
									136	297	9
			138	447	0	139	277	90
									140	225	18
			142	832	66	143	10	28
									144	121	14
			146	689	80	147	70	52
									148	959	56
			150	593	9	151	65	76
									152	148	55
			154	126	26	155	437	83
									156	714	14
			158	943	62	159	453	84
									160	186	84
			162	310	1