Howdy all,
It has been a while since I have done an M94 or V24 update, over 2 months in fact. Life just gets in the way of radio some times

Several months back I reported that as of sometime around the first of the year both stations changed habits and some frequencies. I have a better grasp of that now. I also have a new and, at this time, accurate schedule.
Habits:
The first of the year date was a rough estimate. In fact the habits changed over a period of about 4 to 6 months from about September 2009 to about March 2010. For the most part shifts and changes after March 2010 appear to be along the levels seen prior to September 2009, occasional and scattered in nature.
V24 and M94 have indeed dropped all activity on known formerly used frequencies below 5715 kHz. For V24 the only known active frequencies are 5715, 6215, 6330, and 6730 kHz. For M94 and of the known frequencies only 5715 and 6330 kHz are used. These frequency changes are fairly significant in that several of the lower frequencies were known to be in use for many years, possibly decades, this would appear to have been a most uncharacteristic change.
As I reported last time M94 has greatly reduced activities, it is down to 12 transmissions a month. 4 each to 3 different ID’s, 1017, 1014, and 935. All in either the 1300 or 1400 UTC time slots. 935 has replaced 815 and the occasional 958. This seems stable now with no changes in the last several months, however I would not be surprised to see more ID number change in the 1400 UTC 6330 kHz M94 transmission slots, the 5715 kHz, 1300 UTC slots appear extremely stable, with no changes in better than a year.
The 1620 UTC V24 time slots have mostly shifted to 1630 UTC, particularly for 6730 kHz transmissions. However, 1620 UTC is still used occasionally, but most often after what seems to be a botched or irregular 1600 UTC transmission. Pure conjecture here, but 1620 may primarily be being used as a “catch up” time slot or to deconflict slots that normally are sent at 1600 UTC. 1600 UTC seems to have the most time slot anomalies in the schedule. I am still working on it and it could be an anomaly of data, but it almost appears that a couple of time slots are used every other month, instead of every month. There does appear to still be at least one, 2 day, scheduled 1620 time time/day/freq slot used regularly.
One 1610 time slot was noted this past month, but that was after a definite problem with a 1600 transmission, so I suspect that was just an error. On average I see about 5 or 6 error or unexpected transmissions per month, not bad when you consider there are about 125 transmissions per month total.
Web Page:
I have updated both my V24 and M94 web pages to at least touch on the new changes and schedule. Eventually I will re-write both to reflect the current activities.
My V24 page:
http://token_radio.home.mchsi.com/numbers_station_v24.htmMy M94 page:
http://token_radio.home.mchsi.com/numbers_station_m94.htmSchedule:
I have put together a new schedule for M94 and V24. Averaging it out to exclude error transmissions it appears more than 90% accurate each month. Using it I am generally able to set up and schedule my recordings weeks in advance.
V24 and M94 Schedule:
http://token_radio.home.mchsi.com/Sched_V2_Oct2010.JPGHistory of all V24 and M94 receptions since January 1, 2010:
http://token_radio.home.mchsi.com/Sched_all_2010_Oct.JPGThe end of the month can be odd or confusing on the schedule. Since transmissions pretty much all fall in two-day pairs, there are transmissions scheduled after the 28th of the month, and the number of days in each month varies from 28 to 31, this can mean the end of the month might cut into a pair. In the 1500 time slot you will see that a 5715 kHz transmission appears to be listed for 28, 30, and 31 of the month. You will also see that there is a 1st of the month 1500 UTC, 5715 kHz, transmission listed. What this really means is that the last day of the month, regardless of date, will have a 1500 UTC, 5715 kHz, V24 transmission, and it’s second day pair will be on the first day of the next month. The same thing happens in the 1530 time slot, but on 6215 kHz. However during the 1530 slot there can be conflicts with other frequencies (if the month has 28 or 29 days) and so on those months there may only be a one day transmission, on the first of the month, breaking the “every transmission is part of a two-day pair” rule.
T!
Mohave Desert, California, USA
My receptions since September 1, 2010
V24:
Date Day Time Freq Mode ID
9/1/2010 Wed 1500 5715 AM V24
9/1/2010 Wed 1530 6215 AM V24
9/3/2010 Fri 1300 5715 AM V24
9/3/2010 Fri 1330 6330 AM V24
9/3/2010 Fri 1400 6215 AM V24 Windows shutdown sound after finish
9/4/2010 Sat 1300 5715 AM V24
9/4/2010 Sat 1330 6330 AM V24
9/4/2010 Sat 1400 6215 AM V24
9/4/2010 Sat 1500 6215 AM V24
9/5/2010 Sun 1400 6330 AM V24
9/5/2010 Sun 1430 6730 AM V24
9/5/2010 Sun 1500 6215 AM V24
9/5/2010 Sun 1530 6730 AM V24
9/5/2010 Sun 1630 6730 AM V24
9/6/2010 Mon 1300 6730 AM V24
9/6/2010 Mon 1400 6330 AM V24
9/6/2010 Mon 1430 6730 AM V24
9/6/2010 Mon 1530 6730 AM V24
9/6/2010 Mon 1630 6730 AM V24
9/7/2010 Tue 1300 6730 AM V24
9/7/2010 Tue 1430 6330 AM V24
9/8/2010 Wed 1430 6330 AM V24
9/8/2010 Wed 1600 6730 AM V24
9/9/2010 Thu 1600 6730 AM V24
9/10/2010 Fri 1330 6730 AM V24
9/10/2010 Fri 1530 6330 AM V24
9/10/2010 Fri 1600 6215 AM V24
9/10/2010 Fri 1620 6330 AM V24
9/11/2010 Sat 1530 5715 AM V24
9/11/2010 Sat 1600 6330 AM V24
9/12/2010 Sun 1200 5715 AM V24 Windows shut down sound after finish
9/12/2010 Sun 1330 6215 AM V24
9/12/2010 Sun 1530 5715 AM V24
9/12/2010 Sun 1600 6330 AM V24
9/13/2010 Mon 1530 6730 AM V24
9/13/2010 Mon 1600 6330 AM V24
9/14/2010 Tue 1530 6730 AM V24
9/15/2010 Wed 1430 6730 AM V24
9/15/2010 Wed 1530 6215 AM V24
9/15/2010 Wed 1600 5715 AM V24
9/16/2010 Thu 1430 6730 AM V24
9/16/2010 Thu 1500 6215 AM V24
9/16/2010 Thu 1530 6215 AM V24
9/16/2010 Thu 1600 5715 AM V24
9/17/2010 Fri 1500 6215 AM V24
9/18/2010 Sat 1300 5715 AM V24
9/18/2010 Sat 1330 6330 AM V24
9/18/2010 Sat 1400 6215 AM V24
9/19/2010 Sun 1300 5715 AM V24
9/19/2010 Sun 1330 6330 AM V24
9/19/2010 Sun 1400 6215 AM V24
9/19/2010 Sun 1630 6730 AM V24
9/20/2010 Mon 1400 6330 AM V24
9/20/2010 Mon 1630 6730 AM V24
9/21/2010 Tue 1400 6330 AM V24
9/21/2010 Tue 1500 5715 AM V24
9/21/2010 Tue 1530 6730 AM V24
9/22/2010 Wed 1430 6330 AM V24
9/22/2010 Wed 1530 6730 AM V24
9/23/2010 Thu 1330 6730 AM V24
9/23/2010 Thu 1430 6330 AM V24
9/23/2010 Thu 1600 6330 AM V24
9/24/2010 Fri 1200 5715 AM V24
9/24/2010 Fri 1330 6730 AM V24
9/24/2010 Fri 1530 6330 AM V24
9/24/2010 Fri 1600 6730 AM V24
9/25/2010 Sat 1200 5715 AM V24
9/25/2010 Sat 1530 6330 AM V24
9/26/2010 Sun 1530 6730 AM V24
9/26/2010 Sun 1600 6215 AM V24
9/26/2010 Sun 1610 6330 AM V24 format, odd start time
9/27/2010 Mon 1330 6215 AM V24
9/28/2010 Tue 1200 6330 AM V24
9/28/2010 Tue 1300 6730 AM V24
9/28/2010 Tue 1330 6215 AM V24
9/28/2010 Tue 1530 5715 AM V24
9/28/2010 Tue 1600 5715 AM V24
9/29/2010 Wed 1200 6330 AM V24
9/29/2010 Wed 1230 6215 AM V24
9/29/2010 Wed 1530 5715 AM V24
9/29/2010 Wed 1600 5715 AM V24
9/30/2010 Thu 1500 5715 AM V24
10/1/2010 Fri 1500 5715 AM V24
10/2/2010 Sat 1500 6215 AM V24
10/3/2010 Sun 1300 5715 AM V24
10/3/2010 Sun 1330 6330 AM V24
10/3/2010 Sun 1400 6215 AM V24
10/3/2010 Sun 1500 6215 AM V24
10/4/2010 Mon 1300 5715 AM V24
10/4/2010 Mon 1330 6330 AM V24
10/4/2010 Mon 1400 6215 AM V24
10/4/2010 Mon 1500 6215 AM V24
10/5/2010 Tue 1400 6330 AM V24
10/5/2010 Tue 1430 6730 AM V24
10/5/2010 Tue 1500 6215 AM V24
10/6/2010 Wed 1400 6330 AM V24
10/6/2010 Wed 1430 6730 AM V24
10/8/2010 Fri 1430 6330 AM V24
10/8/2010 Fri 1600 6730 AM V24
10/9/2010 Sat 1330 6730 AM V24
10/9/2010 Sat 1530 6330 AM V24
10/9/2010 Sat 1600 6730 AM V24
10/10/2010 Sun 1330 6730 AM V24
10/10/2010 Sun 1500 6215 AM V24
10/10/2010 Sun 1530 6330 AM V24
10/10/2010 Sun 1600 6215 AM V24
10/10/2010 Sun 1630 6330 AM V24
10/11/2010 Mon 1330 6215 AM V24
10/11/2010 Mon 1500 6215 AM V24
10/11/2010 Mon 1530 5715 AM V24
10/11/2010 Mon 1600 6215 AM V24
10/11/2010 Mon 1620 6330 AM V24
10/12/2010 Tue 1200 5715 AM V24
10/12/2010 Tue 1330 6215 AM V24
10/12/2010 Tue 1530 5715 AM V24
10/12/2010 Tue 1600 6330 AM V24
10/13/2010 Wed 1200 5715 AM V24
10/13/2010 Wed 1600 6330 AM V24
10/14/2010 Thu 1300 6730 AM V24
10/15/2010 Fri 1300 6730 AM V24
10/15/2010 Fri 1430 6730 AM V24
10/15/2010 Fri 1600 5715 AM V24
10/16/2010 Sat 1430 6730 AM V24
10/16/2010 Sat 1500 6215 AM V24
10/16/2010 Sat 1600 5715 AM V24
10/17/2010 Sun 1500 6215 AM V24
10/18/2010 Mon 1300 5715 AM V24
10/18/2010 Mon 1330 6330 AM V24
10/18/2010 Mon 1400 6215 AM V24
10/18/2010 Mon 1500 6215 AM V24
10/19/2010 Tue 1300 5715 AM V24
10/19/2010 Tue 1330 6330 AM V24
10/19/2010 Tue 1400 6215 AM V24
10/19/2010 Tue 1500 6215 AM V24
10/19/2010 Tue 1630 6730 AM V24
10/20/2010 Wed 1400 6330 AM V24
10/20/2010 Wed 1500 5715 AM V24
10/20/2010 Wed 1630 6730 AM V24
10/21/2010 Thu 1400 6330 AM V24
10/22/2010 Fri 1300 6730 AM V24
10/22/2010 Fri 1430 6330 AM V24
10/22/2010 Fri 1600 6330 AM V24
10/23/2010 Sat 1300 6730 AM V24
10/23/2010 Sat 1330 6730 AM V24
10/23/2010 Sat 1430 6330 AM V24
10/23/2010 Sat 1600 6330 AM V24
10/24/2010 Sun 1200 5715 AM V24
10/24/2010 Sun 1330 6730 AM V24
10/24/2010 Sun 1530 6330 AM V24
10/24/2010 Sun 1600 6730 AM V24
10/25/2010 Mon 1200 5715 AM V24
10/25/2010 Mon 1530 6330 AM V24
10/25/2010 Mon 1600 6730 AM V24
10/26/2010 Tue 1500 6215 AM V24
10/26/2010 Tue 1600 6215 AM V24
10/27/2010 Wed 1300 6730 AM V24
10/27/2010 Wed 1330 6215 AM V24
10/27/2010 Wed 1500 6215 AM V24
10/28/2010 Thu 1300 6730 AM V24
10/28/2010 Thu 1330 6215 AM V24
10/28/2010 Thu 1530 5715 AM V24
10/28/2010 Thu 1600 5715 AM V24
10/29/2010 Fri 1200 6330 AM V24
10/29/2010 Fri 1530 5715 AM V24
10/29/2010 Fri 1600 5717 AM V24
10/31/2010 Sun 1530 6215 AM V24
M94
Date Day Time Freq Mode ID
9/1/2010 Wed 1300 5715 MCW M94 1017
9/2/2010 Thu 1300 5715 MCW M94 1017
9/10/2010 Fri 1400 6330 MCW M94 935
9/11/2010 Sat 1400 6330 MCW M94 935
9/12/2010 Sun 1400 5715 MCW M94 1014
9/13/2010 Mon 1400 5715 MCW M94 1014
9/22/2010 Wed 1400 5715 MCW M94 1014
9/23/2010 Thu 1400 5715 MCW M94 1014
9/24/2010 Fri 1300 5715 MCW M94 1017
9/25/2010 Sat 1300 5715 MCW M94 1017
9/26/2010 Sun 1400 6330 MCW M94 935
9/27/2010 Mon 1400 6330 MCW M94 935, broken audio with drop outs
10/2/2010 Sat 1300 5715 MCW M94 1017
10/10/2010 Sun 1400 6330 MCW M94 935, broken audio
10/11/2010 Mon 1400 6330 MCW M94 not copied, probably 935, broken audio
10/12/2010 Tue 1400 5715 MCW M94 1014
10/13/2010 Wed 1400 5715 MCW M94 1014
10/22/2010 Fri 1400 5715 MCW M94 1014
10/23/2010 Sat 1400 5715 MCW M94 1014
10/24/2010 Sun 1300 5715 MCW M94 1017
10/25/2010 Mon 1300 5715 MCW M94 1017
10/26/2010 Tue 1400 6330 MCW M94 935
10/27/2010 Wed 1400 6330 MCW M94 935