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

(Date: December 2006)

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Voice stations

E03 Lincolnshire poacher

Idents compiled by Alpha Vax.

First half of the month:

Second half of the month:

E06

• 4515 kHz, 1930 UTC, 10-12

690 - 154/77
08791 23160 25544 70014 94195 52491 40047 45652 07729 37104
68693 35263 02637 31430 93275 21089 25379 91935 92004 58625
05319 50740 73170 18883 92448 01100 38104 34044 28223 32320
76640 43705 71887 17173 51556 05201 59615 72105 47805 95149
04756 70993 36218 67514 42712 15718 15321 26681 10998 02381
81443 46212 29692 85683 57951 01010 66251 93037 12083 22767
18045 87890 03485 06341 17857 15807 23731 74636 78145 10493
20876 14598 02251 38313 89363 04849 52488 154/77
00000

(logged by Mike)

E10

Only one special suffix was reported this month:

E11

Another one from Mike.

• E11b on 8800 kHz at 0845 UTC on 8 Dec.

234/34
attention
77777 77777 45378 09976 51770 64650 23043 82172 24580 50262
70919 80674 12997 73325 98453 16073 61734 91273 37134 42366
98581 06988 96075 53640 11516 23141 77467 80056 22413 79436
06572 56592 77777 77777
out

E25

Manolis supplied the following E25 transcript, heard on 9450 kHz at 1213 UTC on 6 Dec.

Music intro
835 837 7 4010/4001 2120/220 2816/8261 3888/8388 7698/6789 2680/6280 9084/0948
3880/8308 2120/1220 1325/3152

E27

ENIGMA 2000 reports a new numbers station. Here is an extract from the E2K newsletter #38.

Transmissions have been heard on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, but not every week, on either 16270 or 10915 at 1530 UTC, with a possible tuning tone for 30 secs an hour or so earlier. The transmissions ended with 69785 11111 or with 47411 11111. The same message has been sent between 03 and 22 December.

Details:

Family O, E27, OM, English. Heard 16270 / 10915 kHz USB at 1530 UTC. 5FGs.

Carrier up 5 mins prior
Long 1k tuning tone followed by 5 long dashes
"message, group nn, message
Into message, pauses after 10 groups
Ending "message end"
Note that the pronunciation of "message-er" is distinctive.

This is the complete TX of 03 / 12 / 17 / 22 Dec 06

Message, Group 20, Message
32031 96514 74587 21459 75624 30124 63658 87488 96521 63214 pause
(2.7 secs as opposed to 1.7secs, average, inter-group spacing)
63255 94541 63250 76511 75899 41253 64121 95688 47411 11111
Message End (note that the GC includes the last stutter group)

V02

Mark found out that V02 is using a new voice and writes on 10 Dec.:

"The new voice on the Cuban networks is now broadcasting at 1600z on 7975m. The callup is: A 82922 38802 01670. You should be able to pick up the repeat at 1700z on 8010m. Note, that she uses "0" as the last number in the third callup. Any ideas why?

I find her easier to understand than the old voice. She enunciates the numbers much clearer. At present the Cubans are using this voice sparingly. You might also check these skeds today, to see if they use the new M8a format also, plus another V2a later."

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