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UPDATE 2! New message format on Pip (S30)

10 October 2012

Edit 11.10.2012 1405z, typo "ВЕРАМИТИН" corrected to "ВЕРАМИТАН".

Pip sent a message today (10.10.2012) at 1608z on 3756 kHz using a new format.

All the previous messages Pip has sent have been either Для (Dlya) type propagation test messages or "real" messages with a 8С1Щ (8S1Shch) call sign.

The new message is addressed to 3 call signs, two of them are familiar from the 80 call sign rotation pool that is used for the Для (Dlya) propagation test messages, and the remaining one is just one character different (42БВ vs. 62БВ) which might suggest a possible transcription error.

The message structure is similar to the common Buzzer (S28) message format, each call sign having a 2fg 3fg "instruction group" followed by a shared code word and four 2fg groups.

 

S30 3756USB 20121010 1608z by Avare

8МУО 42БВ ПМВ5 42 956 23 239 30 488 ОПАСНЫЙ 75 64 18 09
8MUO 42BV PMV5 42 956 23 239 30 488 OPASNYJ 75 64 18 09

 

 

UPDATE!
A new rare message was sent at 1730z on 3756 kHz. This one consisted of 8МУО (8MUO) call sign for the second time ever and included two code word & number groups, a rarity in on itself as this format has only been reported once even from the common call sign 8С1Щ (8S1Shch).

S30 3756USB 20121010 1730z by Avare

8МУО 53 597 МЕЛОВАТЫЙ 39 08 86 94 СКОПУЛИТ 69 72 83 78
8MUO 53 597 MELOVATYJ 39 08 86 94 SKOPULIT 69 72 83 78

 

As a side note, there was a Для (Dlya) propagation test message at 1747z which did not include any of the call signs that have received actual traffic today, nor does it list any previously unknown calls.

S30 3756USB 20121010 1747z by Avare

Для Ф61Н 37ЦН МУДР 7ВНЩ Ж7НЖ ЫМА5 ВТХ3 АГДТ ЬУ1Б ОСОГ
Dlya F61N 37CN MUDR 7VNShch Zh7NZh YMA5 VTH3 AGDT 'U1B OSOG

 

 

UPDATE 2!
Heavy traffic with new call signs continues on Pip. Within 22 minutes there were three new messages, all with the 3 calls used at 1608z today, all with similar formats of unique 2fg 3fg "instruction groups" followed by one code word and corresponding numbers.

S30 3756USB 20121010 1808z by Tucana

8МУО 42БВ ПМВ5 16 378 53 213 88 901 БЫТНОСТЬ 66 80 83 84
8MUO 42BV PMV5 16 378 53 213 88 901 BYTNOST' 66 80 83 84


S30 3756USB 20121010 1815z by Tucana

8МУО 42БВ ПМВ5 57 089 94 545 16 546 ВЕРАМИТАН 33 66 84 60
8MUO 42BV PMV5 57 089 94 545 16 546 VYeRAMITAN 33 66 84 60


S30 3756USB 20121010 1830z by Tucana

8МУО 42БВ ПМВ5 22 516 69 595 95 805 ВВЫЗАНЬЕ 24 52 58 94
8MUO 42BV PMV5 22 516 69 595 95 805 VVYZAN'Ye 24 52 58 94

On the first reading the operator made a mistake: "22...25...25 516", not acknowledging the error he made by reading "25" as "22".

 

Many thanks to everyone involved in monitoring the station, providing recordings and transcriptions!
I'll try to keep you updated on any new developments.

 

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Tucana
tucana@priyom.org