Hundred thirty-sixth edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

Comments from Fritz:

"All three stations do respond on 12464 kHz to RMP, RIT, RIW and RCV. But quite often it will last a long time until they respond, because quite often skeds are made on the hour, if traffic allows, HQs start calling around h+50, but the station will not answer before the time (still busy, not on duty, etc). A QSO at h+10 still is valid as an "on the hour" sked. Don't forget, these are, at least to a great extent, training networks. An example: Yesterday (6.1.09) at 1000z RMP had messages for RKO81 and for RKB91 - no answer. Then he must have contacted RIW, because Moscow established contact with RKO81 and asked, whether RKO81 was QSO with RKB91. Finally message 830 was received by RKB91 from RMP. Apparently the situation did not change to the better, because at 1510z RKO81 received message 931 from HQ RCV with the remark (...=sml fm RMP= 5FGs....). Was this the message from 1000z ?? No wonder it became "sml" (urgent) in the meantime..... We'll hardly ever find out who's who in this Morse-mace. Right now the following is happening: NF ACC Admiral Kuznetsov, Admiral Levchenko with support are in Akzas Naval Base (TUR). Kuznetsov is involved in aircraft maneuvers SE Rhodos and S of Crete on 3, 4, 8 and 11 January. (Quite spectacular within FIR Athens, no gunnery exercises though). Admiral Chabanenko on its way back to Severomorsk. Pyotr Veliky and supply vessels in the S Atlantic, arrive in Capetown 9-1, later they will pass on to INDRA2009 exercises in the Pacific. Admiral Vinogradov, one tug and two fuel tankers as well are on its way from the PAC HQ to INDRA2009. Apart from RKO81, RKB91 and RGV82 there are RJQ84, RMSB and RMXV which are busy recently. Maybe some of them are related with the current exercises, but that's pure speculation. In depth observations of traffic suggest, that the same operator may use more than one c/s and that c/s are exchanged, but I don't know enough yet (if ever...)."