Hundred ninth edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

(Date: Wed Oct 4, 2006 1:46 pm (PST))

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Morse stations

MX

Cluster beacons heard in September.

• D
  4557.7, 5153.7, 7039.7, 8494.7, 10971.7, 13527.7, 16331.7
• P
  not reported
• S
  4557.9, 5153.9, 7038.9, 8494.9, 10871.9, 13527.9, 16331.9
• C
  4558, 5154, 7039, 8495, 10872, 13528, 16332
• A
  not reported
• F
  7039.2
• K
  7039.3
• M
  7039.4, 10872.4

Channel markers heard in September.

• L
  not reported
• P
  not reported
• R
  4325.9, 5465.9
• V
  not reported

M03c

• M03c on 29-9, 0815 UTC, 9060 kHz (supplied by Richard)

554 31
77777 77777 32243 65612 32590 62428 82676 45749 28130 89292
37306 93025 97923 19297 62359 42541 12382 53999 88043 32531 73578
33318 36796 64307 08764 71916 48882 49041 97981 77777 77777

M10

Logs of the very active M10 station can be found in the Logs Section.

Here is a sample message, copied on 5 Sept., 1850 UTC on 9165 kHz.

555 555 555
550 550 97 97 19 19 = =
77451 77451 87869 87869 84623 84623 40254 40254 39695 39695
07973 07973 27508 27508 63677 63677 34259 34259 60604 60604
86721 86721 01109 01109 73464 73464 62446 62446 07876 07876
70159 70159 52207 52207 70209 70209 37041 37041 = =
97 97 19 19
0 0 0

M21

PVO reported freqs:

M22

4XZ uses 3 frequencies for its morse transmissions: 2680, 4331, 6379 kHz.

M32

See Military section

M39

From Hans-Friedrich comes the following M39 log:

• 19-09, 1700 UTC, 5078 kHz: M39 with 016 016 016 52438 52438.

M41

M51

Both Fritz and Sam reported M51 activity on 3871, 4526, 4964, 5224, 5286, 5311, 5893, 5922, 6825, 6914, 7331, 7536, 7803, 7971 kHz. They are still playing tapes from 1989!

Samples:

• nr 70 s 14 16:54:03 1989 = followed by 5LGs =
• nr 78 s 14 17:43:54 1989 = followed by 5LGs =
• etc.

The network is not often on the air lately. In their most active days M51's services began every Monday at dawn and stayed on the air until Friday evening. The broadcasts consist of strings of messages numbered from 01-90, each of them being composed of 100 5-letter groups.

Each message is preceded by a header like this:

= NR 38 N 30 08:13:28 1989

Meaning:

A comprehensive profile can be found in N&O #22.

M89

Voice stations | Morse stations | Various modes
Military stations | Satellite logs | Logs
Index | NS NL Home

Voice stations | Morse stations | Various modes
Military stations | Satellite logs | Logs
Index | NS NL Home