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THE LOS NUMEROS UPDATE
HAVANA MOON
MoonBeam Press
PO Box 149, Depart. BB
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
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On the plum in flower
By my eave,
The pale moon hangs
At the dawning hour.
-- Tenro
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BULLETIN
015UTC Monday, 01-21-90. "Foghorn" observed on the air-to-ground
frequency of 6577 kHz. As if AERINC didn't already have enough
trouble, what with Numbers transmissions and other types of jammers.
0200 UTC Monday, 01-21-90. The electronic war (?) continues at a
highly elevated level as 6577 kHz is bombarded - not only by the
"Foghorn", but by a "Buzz Saw Jammer", and the usual 5-D Spanish
transmission. Said frequency being rendered totally useless for
numerous aircraft in flight.
WAKE UP, State Department!
Exclusive to A*C*E - At some few times during the month of June,
1989, the 5-D Spanish transmission on 6577 kHz was determined to
be originating from within a 25-mile radius of Managua, Nicaragua.
This information, as usual, from those sources that decline to be
identified.
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* Numbers 101, Part 3 *
Type 3 Transmission Formats
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"Atencion 133 00 30" (repeated for several minutes)
"30" (repeated for less than one minute)
xxxxx xxxxx . . . (ciphertext or crypt)
"Final" (repeated twice)
The first three digits are the identifier, with the following two
digits an unknown. The last two digits before the crypt are the
"group count" digits.
To the best of my knowledge, this transmission format is seldom
heard - I would be very interested in reception reports from
any of you who might encounter it.
And speaking of reception reports, the *IDEAL* report would con-
sist of the Identifier, Group Count and the first three and last
5-digit groups of the crypt. This in conjunction with the usual
details regarding frequency, time in UTC, etc. Now, while I
realize that this is time consuming and out of the question for
most - any of you who would be willing to spend the time would
be contributing greatly to Numbers research efforts.
If you listen very carefully to 5-digit and CW transmissions,
you'll find that the pause after every tenth group is slightly
longer than that between the other groups of the crypt. If you
were to record the transmission at 2.4 cm and then play it back
at 1.2 cm, you would notice the pause following the tenth
group to be very prominent.
The number of groups is twelve per minute in 5-digit Spanish.
The very same for 4-digit English and Spanish. The only exception
I've noted in this cadence is in the live, or non-computer
generated 5-digit Spanish transmissions.
LADIES DAY AT THE A*C*E
Traditionally, our hobby has been dominated by the male of the
species. Look what we've been missing! Well it's time to put
those days behind us, guys - because the female of the species
has much to offer this hobby and profession.
First - They look a hell of a lot better than we do.
Second - Their skill at ferreting out numbers transmissions
is unparalleled.
Third - They just don't get involved in the stupid in-fighting
that so many of us 'self-proclaimed experts' so often
find ourselves mixed up in. More on in-fighting in
a later edition of The A*C*E.
Now I am fully aware that my stance on this issue will result
in a hasty - and as usual, ill-prepared - meeting of NOG
(National Organization of Guys) to immediately nish HM from
saiorganization for ever and ever, amen.
B that's okay, guys. I'm sure that NOW (Nation Organiza-
tion of Women), while perhaps skeptical at first, will eventually
welcome me with open arms.
And just fortarters, here are just a few of the things YLs
have contributed to the hobby -
. Potato-Chip, a DC-basedemme, who joins us every Saturday
night on-line, is well versed in the ins and ts of the
ECPA.
. Ira's Mom - w has her own shortwave radio (which she does
NOT share with Ira) - indicates that she s discovered a
relationship between Radio Havana Cuba and some few Numbers
transmissions. How about sharing the info, Mom?!
. Thyss - a California-based YL who also joins us on Saturday
nights. Though only a beginner, she soaks up knowledge
aster than one of Rosie's paper towels!
. And lest we forget - there's the highly esteemed Lani Petit,
whose shoes I am now attempting to fill. Where are you
Lani? The high heels are bothering my feet - and the guys
at NOG are giving me a rough time.
. There are Pop'Comm's maven of Radio Nostalgia, Alice
Brannigan, Monitoring Times' Gayle Van Horn and Jean
Baker and Sharon Churcher and Trudy Miller of Penthouse.
. There's Linda Reneau (KA1UKM) and Joyce Sawtelle of 73
Amateur Radio Magazine and Carol Johnson of Portal Communi-
cations.
. And then there's the indefatigable Kristin Kaye - of "Bits,
Bytes & BBSs - who has lots and lots of the shadowy types who
lurk about the Virginia countryside in a tizzy!
Let's welcome them with open arms, guys - no pun intended,
of course!
AND NOW . . . Since this is Ladies Day At The A*C*E, reception
reports, for the most part, will be those of Kristin Kaye,
of UeL fame (UeL - no relationship to PTL) - with an emphasis
on Slavic (?) Numbers transmissions - preceded by musical tones.
4032 kHz 0600 UTC AM 5-D Slavic kk/NY
4881 kHz 0000 UTC AM 5-D Slavic kk/NY
0100
0200
0300
0500
0530
0600 (This parallel to 4032 kHz transmission above)
1900
2100
2200
To my knowledge, no one has ever positively identified this
language. Probably not Russian, says kk - no guttural sounds -
Czech? Serbo-Croatian? We're just not sure. Give a listen -
this one is there practically every hour on the hour through
the day and night. Given propagation issues this one is very
curious, indeed.
RACING WITH THE MOON
John Fulford of FL and Zel Eaton of MO report Numbers trans-
missions in the 32 MHz range. Some years back, Numbers trans-
missions were reported in the 40 MHz range. I reported this
in very small detail in "Uno, Dos, Cuatro."
Strange things happening these evenings on 6840 kHz. Maintain
a close watch. 6802 kHz, after a long absence, once again
active, and don't forget the mystery of 6835 kHz - shared by
Air Force 1, Air Force 2, 5-D Spanish Numbers, and now - by
a major electronics manufacturer which has just been granted
an experimental license for this frequency. Talk about
strange bedfellows . . .
HM's ELECTRONIC RECEPTION REPORT
To: HAVANAMOON
From: John Brewer
Subject: Numbers Intercepts
Date: Sat, 23-Dec-89 08:37:52 PST
Lines: 45
Date Time Freq/Mode Comments
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15 DEC Z 0145z 6.824.8 AM YL #s, interesting because of the fact
that another YL station (#s), was
either mixing with, or being transmit-
ted from the background. The station
appeared to have a different YL "voice"
and different numbers being "read."
Both stations disappeared after the
"primary" YL station left the air.
Format was "Atencion, Atencion,
Atencion" followed by #s groups,
{ repeated, then numbers groups till
end of transmission.
CONTRIBUTORS CORNER
John Fulford (WA4VPY), Zel Eaton, Jim Vickonoff, Ira Martin,
Ira's Mom, Don Bishop, Mark Pierce, John Brewer and Kristin
Kaye.
HAVANA MOON'S COSMIC SPOTLIGHT
This month's Cosmic Spotlight shines on Ira's Mom. Mom will be
receiving a one-year subscription to Electronics Handbook, pub-
lished by C&E Hobby Handbooks, courtesy of Havana Moon and "Los
Numeros."
Next month's winner - to be selected at random, of course - will be
the recipient of an original tape recording of one of the most
unusual radio intercepts I have ever heard. More about that below!
Get those intercepts in!
* * * * * * * * * *
There's been a truly peculiar transmission moving about the spect-
rum lately, best described as a "Foghorn". Well, could it be that
the "Foghorn" is a new and sophisticated jamming device?
One recent Saturday Night while "Numbers Chasing" with the Amigas
on "Los Numeros" we came across the "Foghorn" on 7920 kHz at 0500
UTC. Signal strength was very powerful, ranging from well over S9
at my QTH to S7-S8 on the West Coast. And that's not all.
Underneath the "Foghorn" was a PAB (phonetic alphabet station)
transmitting five character phonetic groups! I noted the signal
strength of the Numbers Station to be around S7. Reception was
extremely weak in San Diego, and not heard at all in San Jose.
This (these) transmissions continued until approximately 0540 UTC.
After the phonetic transmission ended, the "Foghorn" continued to
transmit.
The phonetic groups were broadcast by a YL using the standard inter-
national phonetic alphabet but with decidedly non-standard pronuncia-
tion.
Example: LEE-MAH (Lima) NO-VEM-BEER (November)
EEN-DI-YAH (India) U-NEE-FORM (Uniform)
Use of non-standard pronunciation is an indication that the receive-
site may use a voice-recognition system.
Back to the "Foghorn" - it was later found jamming 6925.5 kHz, a
known KKN50 frequency. It was learned the following day that a
complaint was filed by the State Department as a result of this
interference.
A new form of jammer? Who? And why? Any thoughts?
An interesting sideline from Harry Helms - Harry says KKN50's
marker transmission was greatly enhanced by this mysterious "Fog-
horn" with nomadic tendencies. Any ideas, folks? It's got the
self-appointed experts confused - this, much to their chagrin!
And if you think this group is confused, you ought to see the
tizzy the professionals are in . . .
HAVANA MOON's PREDICTIONS FOR 1990
Ira Martin will become romantically linked to a world-famous
female rock star. This will lead to Mr. Martin's photo being
plastered on the front page of many issues of The National
Inquirer.
Harry Helms sightings will become more frequent than Elvis sight-
ings as he is seen scouring McDonald's dumpsters