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HAVANA MOON PO Box 149 Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 ========================================== Glimmers of moonlight Reflecting through leaves A shimmering lace veil Crosses her face -- kurichan ========================================== * NUMBERS 101, Part 10 * The 5046-7//6840 kHz DAYTIME NUMBERS STATION George Zeller has been dangling this one in front of me for a couple of months now - and he makes some interesting observations about this 3/2 format English Numbers station. I haven't been ignoring you, George - in fact, I commented on this station in my May, 1990 column. So why don't we detail what we know about it: . The format used is 3/2 English, with a long count sequence in the header. As published in the 6/90 A*C*E, here are the technical details of this type of numbers transmission: Type Five Transmission Formats (3/2 English) --------------------------------------------- "361" (repeated three times) 1234567890 (This header, consisting of the identifier and the count from 1-0 is repeated for a full five minutes.) ---------- (10 electronic tones) "Count xx" (repeated twice - corresponds to group count) "xxx xx xxx xx . . ." (cipher text or crypt) "Repeat" "Count xx" (as above) "xxx xx xxx xx . . ." "End" The cadence moves like this - 123.45..123.45..123.45.. where '.' equates to a pause equivalent to the spacing between the numbers. So if you were to pace it through, each group of 3/2 numbers, when combined with its spaces yields a count of 8 - one full 3/2 set with its spaces occupies an 8 second block. . The station transmits in parallel on 5046-7 and 6840 on a four hour cycle throughout daylight hours. The first broadcast that can be heard on the Northeast Coast is at 11 am Eastern Daylight Time (1500 UTC). The last broadcast heard is at 7 pm EDT (2300 UTC). Note: 6840 kHz is an extremely active Numbers frequency, with many different transmissions monitored throughout the late evening and night-time hours. These are known to include 4-D Spanish, 5-D Spanish and English Mossad Phonetic stations. . The broadcasts are often found to repeat, and they are heard 7 days a week. They are highly professional in quality and adhere to a rigid schedule of pre-transmission testing. . Signal strength for this station has been noted to be in the S-9 range in the middle of the day in Cleveland, New York and Virginia Beach. It can also be heard in Eastern Massachusetts, but with a noticeable lessening of signal strength. It can not be heard in Florida, although Harry Helms, reporting in the 8/90 Umbra et Lux on the results of a coordinated monitoring effort on the parallel frequency, 6840 kHz, indicates having received reports that the signal can be heard as far west of the Mississippi as Texas, although signal strengths are reported only in the S-6 range. . 60 Meter signals don't travel very far in the daytime. A signal strength of S-9 in Cleveland, Virginia Beach and New York are indicative of a transmitter site within 300 miles or so - which would place it in Northern Virginia. . The US Government is known to have a powerful transmitter site operated by NCS in Warrenton/Remington, VA. . Other numbers transmissions have been positively determined to originate from the Warrenton/Remington site. These were of the 4-Digit variety, both English and Spanish. One of these transmissions can be heard every night on 6840 kHz at 0230 UTC. . There is a CIA training facility in the same part of Virginia. It seems fairly plain to me. The 5047//6840 transmissions in broad daylight are in all likelihood made by a US Government Agency. Why? Your guess is as good as mine - I didn't do any better at Crystal Ball 101 than any of you did! Perhaps they're just radio checks for spies in training, or practical hands-on experience with One-Time-Pads. So what have we here? Spies transmitting to spies? Mother Hen transmitting to Chicken Little? Here's your message for today, Boys and Girls. Let's see how you do out there in the woods! The mystery continues! HM's E-MAIL RECEPTION REPORT OF THE MONTH Not one this month - but two - both posted to GEnie - and they're unusual in that they both report intercepts of 4 and 5-Digit Spanish numbers in daylight hours on 18 MHz. Any and all unusual loggings are welcome! A.COURTNEY at 10:11 EDT, Sun Sep 02, 1990 This morning (9/2) while tuning around looking for USAF traffic I came upon a SS YL numbers station on 18849.5 in RC USB> This was at 1405 UTC, repeating 700, 700, 700, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0.... then 'Groupo Uno, Cinco, Cero (?)', then into 4 number groups. Allan ------------ V.MICHAUD at 18:42 CDT, Tue Sep 04, 1990 Well, I got my first numbers station today at 2000Z on 18832 kHz. It was a female sending 5 digit groups in Spanish. It was a weak signal with a lot of fading. Never was interested in these stations before, but my interested is piqued now. Victor __________________________ If any of you have access to the many e-mail gateways that abound these days, you can probably reach me. All of the following addresses are checked daily - so write early and write often! HAVANAMOON@cup.portal.com (Internet) ...!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!HAVANAMOON (UUCP) HAVANA.MOON (GEnie) 1:272/39 (FidoNet) THANKS, THANKS & THANKS AGAIN! To the following publications: The Whole Earth Review, The Surveillant, a new bi-monthly Newsletter published by The National Intelligence Book Center, The Intelligence Newsletter, published by Indigo Publications Group of Paris, France and Radio Netherlands' Media Network for recent mentions of The Numbers Factsheet and UeL! This is the big time, Folks! RACING WITH THE MOON . CAR PHONES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS - GIVE ME A BRAKE . . . Reports indicate that a safety alert has been issued to thousands of mobile telephone engineers following a recent incident in which a Jaguar lost all its power because of a faulty telephone installation. All electrical systems including the lights, brakes and the engine were shut down by a crossed wire. Engineers who install mobile communications equipment have been advised that faulty installation could damage vital equipment. At particular risk are anti-lock braking systems (ABS), gearboxes and safety mechanisms. The vehicle in question? Stalled on a motorway. The driver escaped injury. . STATUS: GROVE SR-1000 According to a report in the August, 1990, Monitoring Times, the long-awaited Grove SR-1000 Spectrum Surveillance Receiver has been put on hold. The receiver is a victim of high development costs and extended delivery dates. Developer Bob Grove is said to be in the process of an extended review of options and opportunities. An announcement is to be made shortly. . A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Here's a look at one of the most unusual book catalogs you will ever come across! If you're a spy in training, bent on conducting your very own guerilla war or simply curious about how such things are done, there's something for you in this collection. Catalog is available for $1.00 from Paladin Press, PO Box 1307, Boulder, CO 80306. Titles include: . COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OF THE GERMAN ARMY: 1933-1945, by Charles J. Barger - The radio systems detailed in this book come from one of the largest private collections in the US. Much of this type of equipment was destroyed by Allied Occupation Forces after the fall of the Third Reich, and has, therefore, never been seen by most military radio communications enthusiasts. Many excellent photographs. . IMPROVISED RADIO JAMMING TECHNIQUES, by Lawrence W. Myers - Among many other fascinating topics, this book gives an insider's view of a jamming operation and includes information about covert listening posts, intercept operations and how-to's for selection of particularly effective jamming equipment. . COVERT SURVEILLANCE AND ELECTRONIC PENETRATION, by William B. Moran - The one book that gives inside information on spying and wiretapping in terms the layman can easily understand. . CODES, CIPHERS & SECRET LANGUAGES, by Fred B. Wrixon - This one takes you on a trip through the history of cryptography. Provides information about how John Walker and his family slipped secrets to the KGB, in addition to many other topics. HM's YL OF THE MONTH My fedora is off this month to the women of the US Armed Services who have gone off to the Saudi desert with their male counterparts. They've taken it on the chin - and have done us all proud! This in the face of abominable heat and humidity, unfamiliar and repressive customs and Saudi military men who are not at *all* used to seeing women give orders. Way to go, Ladies - you've done it with grace, and style, and grit! HM's ON-LINE UPDATE The Portal gang greeted Radio Newyork International's return to the airwaves with a bang! That 800# was busy the whole night through, though - but we'll give it a shot again next time. Now, I know, I know - RNI is no longer a bonafide pirate - what with their defection to the ranks of the legitemized commercial broadcasters with plenty of pow-pow-power - but they sure are one of the best sounds I've heard on the airwaves - short or otherwise - in one heck of a long time. Welcome back, RNI! HM RECOMMENDS . . . . WRITING BETTER TECHNICAL ARTICLES, by Harley Bjelland. Technical journals in the US publish tens of thousands of articles and papers each year - and they're always looking for more. Yet only a small percentage of engineers, scientists and technicans actually take advantage of this opportunity to enhance their careers. If you have an idea for a technical paper, magazine article, manual or book, but lack confidence in your writing or editing skills this book will give you the tools you need to get published. ($14.95) . THE UNDERGROUND FREQUENCY GUIDE, 2nd Edition, by Harry L. Helms The long-awaited second edition of this indispensible guide to those mysterious broadcasts is here! Completely updated and containing over 500 frequencies of everything from spy numbers stations to single letter beacons and everything in between, this is a 'must have' for anyone who has an interest in the shadowy side of shortwave radio! ($10.95) . THE PACKET RADIO HANDBOOK, 2nd Edition, by Jonathan L. Mayo, KR3T. This is what they said about the first edition. "... an excellent piece of work. Well worth reading for both the experienced and new pacekteer . . . the definitive guide to amateur packet operation." - Gwynne Reedy, W1BEL. "If you run, think you'll run, or are just curious about packet radio, you need this book." - 73 Amateur Radio From the history of packet to the operation of a Terminal Node Controller. This book has it all. ($17.95) All the above titles are available from The Radio Collection, PO Box 149, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Prices are postpaid. THE LAST WORD, WITH KRISTIN KAYE Hiya! Promised you more information on viruses in this month's Last Word - so true to my word, here y'are. We covered the very basics about "What they are" last month - so here's some basic advice on how to prevent them - and how to get rid of it if you weren't successful in preventing one in the first place! A virus can enter a system in three basic ways - via the boot segment - (these will generally affect your computer's ability to start-up); the operating system - (these critters affect the bridge between your hardware and software by rewriting or replacing the operating system itself); or via an applications program - (these attach themselves to any applications you might have on your system). Be careful of disks and programs of unknown origin. Check questionable material before you use it. Obtain - and use - a good virus detection program like FluShot+ for MS-DOS machines, or Virex for the Macintosh, but remember that these aids are only useful against *known* viruses. The best book I've seen on the topic - and it includes a copy of FluShot+ and other appropriate shareware, as well, is "Computer Viruses", by Jonathan L. Mayo. It's available through The Computer Book Shelf, PO Box 149, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. ($29.95 postpaid). Till next time - 88s 'kk' Reach 'kk' via e-mail at any of the following addresses: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % Internet - kk@cup.portal.com % % FidoNet - kk 1:272/39 % % GEnie - K.Kaye % % UUCP - ...!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!kk % %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Time now for a Tecate . . . Adios . . . Havana Moon y Amigas *-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=* * (C) Copyright, 1990, MoonBeam Press. All Rights Reserved. * *-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*