Hundred twenty-eighth edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

(Date: April 2008)

Morse stations

MX

Cluster beacons

D
3593.7, 4557.7, 5153.7, 7038.7, 8493.7, 10871.7, 13527.7, 16331.7 *)
P
3593.8, 4557.8, 5153.8, 7038.8, 8494.8, 10871.8, 13527.8, 16331.8
S
4557.9, 5153.9, 7038.9, 8494.9, 10871.9, 13527.9, 16331.9
C
4558.0, 5154.0, 7039.0, 8495.0, 10872.0, 13528.0, 16332.0
A
not reported
F
7039.2
K
5154.3
M
5154.4, 7039.4, 10872.4, 13528.4

*) Spurious "D" on 7000 and 7044.7 kHz

Channel markers

P
474, 2330.8, 3181, 3291, 3327, 3593.7, 3699.5, 3837, 4079, 5881 kHz *)
R
4325.9, 5465.9 kHz
V
3658 kHz

Alf found a "V" marker on two frequencies. The characteristics are not the same as the "V" marker on 3658 kHz. I don't know if they are related.

6516.5 kHz, 2240 UTC, 27-4: 43x "V" & 6 dots, no ID.
6996.5 kHz, 0005 UTC, 28-4: 43x "V" & 6 dots, no ID.

*) Messages heard:

"RDL RDL RDL 84470 88857 84470 88857 84470 88857 K"
"RDL RDL RDL 35162 50210 35162 50210 35162 50210 K"

See also Newsletter 129.

M08a

Jon-FL writes that he has found a long sought secondary Cuban frequency:
11565 kHz at 0400 UTC. The signal was very weak.

See also Newsletter 129.

M18

M18 was heard on 4073 kHz with its usual time strings (UTC + 6 hours).

M21

Only two reports of the Russian Air Defense stations:

Id "0"	:	3314 kHz
Id "9"	:	7994 kHz

Samples:

=99?t849?9?????
=1277t54t3t115t
=990146??0?????
=990103??0?????

See also Newsletter 129.

M51

FAV22	.	.7415.0 kHw	0747 UTC	21-4	:	"AR CQ DE FAV22 VA"
		8154.5 kHz	0853 UTC	08-4	:	"CQ DE FAV22 VA"
		14486.0 kHz	0830 UTC	17-4	:	"VVV DE FAV22"

M51 was reported on the following frequencies:
2550.0 2843.5 3183.5 3253.0 4579.5 4911.0 5133.9 5149.0 5154.0 5193.5 5194.0 5231.0 5248.0 5321.0 5442.5 5454.5 5771.5 5828.5 5881.5 6788.0 6835.0 6840.0 6851.0 6857.5 6889.5 6923.5 6930.0 6934.5 6942.5 6963.1 6964.0 6976.0 6981.0 6983.0 7419.6 7426.5 7586.0 7831.0 7851.0 7852.0 7991.0 8008.1 8032.0 8129.0 8154.5 9057.0 9084.5 9381.0 10961.0 11103.0 12135.9 12202.0 12686.3 15911.0 16241.0 kHz

See also Newsletter 129.