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FM Free Radio / Re: FM Pirates in Seattle, WA

« on: August 02, 2017, 1709 UTC »

The second one is transmitting long spoken word segments on 101.9 FM, in what sounds like Mandarin Chinese, along with "New Age" type music, from my own neighborhood near Shoreline, WA.

Update: My bad. It turns out that the above station is actually a licensed low-power FM station (KQES-LP) out of Bellevue, WA: KQES-LP

W9SPY

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FM Free Radio / FM Pirates in Seattle, WA

« on: August 01, 2017, 1600 UTC »

Thanks to this message board, I have taken an interest in monitoring the FM band here in Seattle for any pirate activity, especially as I am driving around the city from place to place. (I have the most commonly-used FM pirate frequencies programmed into my car radio and I scroll through them as I'm driving).

So far, I have identified three pirates, one on 87.7 FM and two operating on 101.9 FM:

One is broadcasting modern music on 101.9 FM, interspersed with announcements about street crime and local events taking place in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

The second one is transmitting long spoken word segments on 101.9 FM, in what sounds like Mandarin Chinese, along with "New Age" type music, from my own neighborhood near Shoreline, WA.

The third is broadcasting on 87.7 in the West Seattle area. This broadcast is sporadic and typically only transmits when local community events are taking place.

W9SPY

Almost forgot to add this: With the exception of the pirate in my own neighborhood, the other two are fairly well-known locally, as our local news have done stories on them both.

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Utility / USAF Test Counts & EAM at 8992 kHz

« on: June 27, 2017, 2253 UTC »

Video of USAF test counts & EAM at 8992 kHz HERE.

Four test counts were sent prior to the transmission of the Emergency Action Message. I missed the first one, caught only a portion of the second one,  but managed to get all of the third and fourth counts. The test counts were sent roughly every ten minutes prior to transmission of the EAM. Time and date are visible in the UTC widget running at the top right of the screen.

W9SPY

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Spy Numbers / Re: [Spooks] Cuban numbers stats

« on: June 21, 2017, 1638 UTC »

"The Spooks Archives" is back!

Yep, just a lull in the conversation.

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Spy Numbers / Re: Polish F11 number station FSK decode at 7837 kHz (two transmissions)

« on: June 06, 2017, 1518 UTC »

The transmissions are in FSK 100Bd/620Hz shift. I decoded it myself on the 15th

Ary

So my settings were incorrect...

Thanks.

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Spy Numbers / Re: Polish F11 number station FSK decode at 7837 kHz (two transmissions)

« on: June 06, 2017, 0133 UTC »

This is what was actually sent: 0446 0446 0446 0446 0446 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000

Ary

I've been wondering, is the decode that I made in my video in binary code? And if yes, is your post above a translation of the binary code?

Curt

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Spy Numbers / Russian E07a "English Man" number station at 9133 kHz (long message)

« on: May 25, 2017, 0511 UTC »

Russian E07a "English Man" number station at 9133 kHz (long message). As with other Russian spy stations that I've logged and recorded lately, this broadcast was preceded by the transmission of a strong signal on frequency a few minutes prior to the actual numbers broadcast. I suspect that this is being done as an attempt to control the frequency and keep other signals off. Quite clever, actually.

Video recording HERE.

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Utility / Re: Carrier pulse on 13.560

« on: May 17, 2017, 2246 UTC »

Hearing solid S9 tick here in the mid pacific in the ISM spectrum that's not a listed time station that I can find. A carrier pulse on AM with no modulation. Double tick at the minute mark apparent on sidebands that matches WWVH.

Anyone else hear it or know about it?

As of 2245 UTC, the "single tick" and then "double tick" can be heard just slightly beneath the central signal via the Utwente WebSDR.

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Spy Numbers / Polish F11 number station FSK decode at 7837 kHz (two transmissions)

« on: May 15, 2017, 0530 UTC »

Polish F11 number station FSK decode at 7837 kHz (two transmissions).

Both transmissions occurred at the same frequency, 10 minutes apart. This was decoded using the Rivet b88 decoder, set on the FSK raw mode at 100 baud with a shift of 625 kHz.

Video HERE.

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Spy Numbers / Russian G06 "German Lady" number station at 6887 kHz (long message)

« on: May 11, 2017, 1858 UTC »

Russian G06 "German Lady" number station at 6887 kHz (long message).

I have noticed that this station tends to start anywhere from 20-30 seconds, and even up to a minute earlier than the time that is listed in the Priyom schedule, hence the reason why I missed the first couple of seconds of the transmission start. (I won't get fooled again...).

This was a much longer transmission than what I have heard and recorded since I began monitoring this station.

Another difference noted is that near the end of the transmission, the number sequence drops from the standard five-number groups and signals the end with one three-letter group, then a two-letter group, then signs off with, "null, null."

Full recording HERE

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Utility / Re: For the CW buffs...22MHz JA Marine.

« on: May 09, 2017, 1615 UTC »

Excellent post. I'm going to use the research & information that you supplied to try to hear some of these.

Curt / W9SPY

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Spy Numbers / Russian G06 "German Lady" at 5136 kHz (test tone, then null message)

« on: May 08, 2017, 2014 UTC »

Russian G06 "German Lady" number station at 5136 kHz. A few minutes prior to the scheduled transmission "691, null, null" and then a test tone (possibly slow CW for the letters "T" and "V" ?) was sent, then at the scheduled time, a null message was transmitted:

G06 at 5126 kHz.

Earlier, I recorded this: G06 at 5766 kHz.

UTC time/date can be seen via the clock widget at the top right of the videos.

Curt / W9SPY

(Edited to correct spelling)

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Spy Numbers / Re: G06 "German Lady" at 5934 kHz, Windows XP "shut down" sound.

« on: May 08, 2017, 1607 UTC »

I presume you recorded that transmission at 1830z?  Has it been heard since your posting of 27th April 2017?  If it's been on since will have a look for it at 1830z...

Yes, that is the correct time that I recorded this. It started just a few seconds late, as is shown in the UTC time clock widget that can be seen running at the top right of the video screen.

I haven't heard it since I recorded this video. But I checked the Priyom schedule just now and G06 is set for two transmissions today, one at 1700 UTC at 5766 kHz and one at 1800 UTC at 5136 kHz.

I'm going to try to record them both.

W9SPY

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Equipment / Re:

« on: April 28, 2017, 1531 UTC »

Those loops look interesting. I suppose the compromise is a narrow band with and they likely aren't as efficient foe transmitting.

I primarily use my Alpha Loop for transmitting CW and digital modes. I regularly get reports from the Reverse Beacon Network showing that my signal is being copied up to 2000 miles away. However, I have noticed that the Alpha Loop does not work as well for voice transmissions.

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Spy Numbers / G06 "German Lady" at 5934 kHz, Windows XP "shut down" sound.

« on: April 27, 2017, 2207 UTC »

Russian G06 "German Lady" number station at 5934 kHz (long message). Windows XP "shut down" sound can be heard at end of transmission.

Video of transmission

Curt / W9SPY