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

(Date: July 2007)

Voice stations

E03

Mike copied the Lincolnshire Poacher on 11487 kHz on July 15th at 1533 UTC. An unusual frequency but LP was heard on this frequency before. On August 2nd, 1998 at 1309 UTC to be precise. Both times the signal was very weak.

Another oddity occurred on July 2nd at 1700 UTC. Alpha reports that the id read after 10x the LP tune was odd. The lady read 5x "64357" followed by a short break and then: 5x "63457" !!! This was not the case during the Sunday 1600 UTC transmission. Does this imply that they type in the ID's on a daily basis?"

Lincolnshire Poacher ID list, 1st half of July.

Compiled by Alpha Vax. THANKS, OM!!

UTC	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	UTC
1200	31615	31615	31615	31615	31615	31615	31615	1200
1300	24628	24628	24628	24628	24628	24628	24628	1300
1400	33492	89725	77846	43232	31615	64357	64679	1400
1500	64679	33492	89725	77846	43232	31615	50654	1500
1600	50654	64679	33492	89725	77846	43232	64357	1600
1700	64357	50654	64679	33492	89725	77846	31615	1700
1800	31615	64357	50654	64679	33492	89725	43232	1800
1900	43232	24628	64357	24628	64679	33492	24628	1900
2000	24628	31615	24628	50654	24628	64679	77846	2000
2100	77846	43232	31615	64357	50654	24628	89725	2100
2200	89725	77846	43232	31615	64357	50654	33492	2200

Changes:

06-07:
77846 --> 53210
11-07:
24628 --> 27841

Lincolnshire Poacher ID list, 2nd half of July. Compiled by Alpha Vax.

UTC	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	UTC
1200	89642	89642	89642	89642	89642	89642	89642	1200
1300	05756	05756	05756	05756	05756	05756	05756	1300
1400	43103	10140	43712	32901	89642	05590	44447	1400
1500	44447	43103	10140	43712	32901	89642	01744	1500
1600	01744	44447	43103	10140	43712	32901	05590	1600
1700	05590	01744	44447	43103	10140	43712	89642	1700
1800	89642	05590	01744	44447	43103	10140	32901	1800
1900	32901	05756	05590	05756	44447	43103	05756	1900
2000	05756	89642	05756	01744	05756	44447	43712	2000
2100	43712	32901	89642	05590	01744	05756	10140	2100
2200	10140	43712	32901	89642	05590	01744	43103	2200

Changes:

20-07:
05756 --> 81952
26-07:
43712 --> 06103

E07

The following E07 sample was submitted by Mike.

10126 kHz, 1740 UTC, 08-7.

441 1 657 86
90150 60427 68643 51310 50552 16596 83740 07618 84820 86016
40957 48257 84938 19933 03973 81084 61241 48379 79391 47980
60973 23874 85402 59318 37967 67474 42785 07591 27764 98372
21784 85950 23740 46114 58884 52590 53256 93624 69413 23562
72838 35657 06920 92191 08657 65703 61650 23432 96285 66936
56000 68510 88215 02484 22845 36462 43614 17419 75342 50055
05392 89159 99037 85148 26074 01419 84304 44470 56872 40388
17554 15671 18100 68125 72261 34242 20878 37859 61444 49105
95106 52864 43313 50144 25434 25589
000 000

E10

Not much to report. ABC and HNC were back for a short while. ABC on 6428 kHz starting on 10-7 at ca 1800 UTC till at least 0540 UTC on 12 July.

HNC and HNCZ were reported by Richard on 4114 kHz at 2022 UTC (HNC) and 2027 (HNCZ) on 11 July

V02a

Mark sent us a "new voice" V02a log, dated 28 July, that had a snippet of morse between the messages. He says

"I'm not sure if this is related or not, but the timing is suspicious."

9040 kHz	0925 UTC	:	in progress 3rd call up 41804 (same as 3rd call up on 9240 kHz at 1000 UTC). The transmission ended at 0953 UTC.

9240 kHz	0955 UTC	:	"3333333333"
	0958 UTC	:	CW on 9239.4 kHz. CW went off about 2 seconds before 0959.
	0959 UTC	:	"33333"
	1000 UTC	:	Normal call up - 71611, 75344, 41804; YL, 5# sets, pause every 10th set.
	1043 UTC	:	"Finale, finale, finale", carrier off.

V13

Still only one channel on the air, always on 8300 kHz.

V25

Not often reported these days. Igor sent us a log from 19 May.

14525 kHz, 0120 UTC, 19 May: "375 this is 138" (repeated). No message.