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

(Date: January 2009)

Morse stations

MX

European beacons

All European beacons (D, P, S, C, A) were audible.

Asian beacons

K has been reported on 45583, 5154.3 and 7039.3 and M on 7039.4 kHz.

Channel markers

P
584 kHz
R
4325.9, 5465.9 kHz
V
3335, 3658, 5342 kHz

See also Newsletter 138.

M03

Philip supplied the following M03 transcript via Enigma 2000.

12397 kHz, 1245 UTC, 30 Jan.

829/35 829/35 829/35 829/35 829/35 829/35
829/35 829/35 829/35 829/35 829/35 829/35
829/35 829/35 829/35 829/35 829/35 829/35
= =
2T182 2T182 295T1 295T1 566T5 566T5 39669 39669 14542 14542
39T91 39T91 35594 35594 92171 92171 42T59 42T59 93293 93293
89T76 89T76 41816 41816 9944T 9944T 32679 32679 68458 68458
52T94 52T94 37471 37471 28T61 28T61 1569T 1569T 63529 63529
14158 14158 65367 65367 92793 92793 45454 45454 33624 33624
42824 42824 99548 99548 88T63 88T63 TT758 TT758 44321 44321
6T639 6T639 64326 64326 683T4 683T4 45513 45513 T8384 T8384
= =
829/35 829/35 829/35 829/35 829/35
= =
2T182 295T1 566T5 39669 14542 39T91 35594 92171 42T59 93293
89T76 41816 9944T 32679 68458 52T94 37471 28T61 1569T 63529
14158 65367 92793 45454 33624 42824 99548 88T63 TT758 44321
6T639 64326 683T4 45513 T8384 = = T T T

M21 - Russian air defence PVO

Id "0"	:	3322, 3770, 4951.5, 5231, 5918.5 kHz
Id "8"	:	5873 kHz
Id "9"	:	4542, 6823.5 kHz

Sample messages:

=12175445869755
=12175445869956
=99?2257?9?????
=221669T1T7T7T3
=121684478517T4
=114231579183T2
=121684478519T5
=114231579125T4
=221669T1T7T7T3
=148879174899T4
=121684478515T4
=991115??8?????

A voice version of M21 was active on 3330 kHz at 1730 UTC on 25 January.

A possible voice version of M41 or M21 has been heard on 3835 kHz at 1935 UTC on 1 January. A Male reading numbers in plain RUS, fast, nothing else. Mode USB.

See also Newsletter 138.

M22

4XZ was active on its usual Morse frequencies 2680, 4331, 6379 kHz and during several days on additional frequency 5000 kHz.

M24

Peter sent us a sample of an M24 transmission.

Copied on 11072 kHz, 1248 UTC, 17-1.

352 352 352
597 597 31 31
31 repeated 5FGs
352 352 352
417 417 29 29
29 repeated 5FGs
= = 417 417 29 29
00000 (short zero)

M41 - Russian air defence PVO

Active frequencies in January: 2507.5, 4444.5, 4484.5, 5402.5 kHz.

Many messages, in between "wzd" and "abv"

Sample messages:

EQ2M EQ2M
wzd 72219597001515 799165700002225
abv 72219597001515 799165700002225 .....
5EQB 5EQB
wzd 72219 49964 15523 11128 72100 1805
abv 72219 49964 15523 11128 72100 1805...
FNTO FNTO
wzd 8504157242352 wzd 8504157242354 wzd...

A possible voice version of M41 or M21 has been heard on 3835 kHz at 1935 UTC on 1 January. A Male reading numbers in plain RUS, fast, nothing else. Mode USB.

(Logged by Fritz)

See also Newsletter 138.

M51

Copied by Fritz on 12168//3881//6825 kHz at 0945 UTC on 28 January. Strange parallel frequencies, not active next day.

M89

The Chinese military net is still quite active but the famous L9CC id has not been reported lately. Did anyone hear this station?

V 7NPE 7NPE 7NPE DE QV5B QV5B	on	5500, 8110 kHz
V BT7Z BT7Z BT7Z DE 8PNX 8PNX	on	4918, 4928, 4988, 10643 kHz
V DKG6 DKG6 DKG6 DE 3A7D 3A7D	on	7600.5 kHz
V TLU1 TLU1 TLU1 de SSC5 SSC5	on	5767 kHz
VVV Q2M Q2M Q2M de NYZ NYZ	on	4860, 6840 kHz

Messages:

V BT7Z BT7Z BT7Z DE 8PNX 8PNX
COMM =
194/9157/9787/01/11/0320/763/B/77/65 AR
(repeated 3 times) DE 8PNX 8PNX V
V BT7Z BT7Z BT7Z DE 8PNX 8PNX
= COMM = // 89276 89276 // =
CQ /9237 9817 9157 msg nr 1116 /
CK97 31 0119 t355 rmks 9787 to 9237 9817 9157 =
WOXN = COMM =

See also Newsletter 138.