M14
| Enigma ID | M14 |
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| Name | ||
| Frequencies | ||
| Status | Active | |
| Voice | N/A | |
| Emission mode | ICW (A1A), MCW (H2A) | |
| Location | Russia | |
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| Known counterpart stations | E06, E17, G06, S06, V06, V23, F06, F01 | |
Run by one of Russian intelligence agencies. Its active counterparts are E06, G06, S06, F06 and F01.
Non-traffic format:
| 382 | 382 | 382 | 00000 |
| 3-digit schedule ID | |||
| Repeated for 4 minutes | |||
Traffic format, single message:
| Intro | Preamble | Message | Postamble | Outro | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381 | 642 642 | 108 108 | = = | 33910 33910 ... 06851 06851 | = = | 642 642 | 108 108 | 00000 |
| 3-digit schedule ID | 3-digit group, purpose unknown |
Group count | 5-digit paired groups | 3-digit group, purpose unknown |
Group count | |||
| Repeated for 4 minutes | ||||||||
Traffic format, two messages: (rarely heard)
| Intro | Preamble | Message | Postamble | Intro | Preamble | Message | Postamble | Outro | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258 | 601 601 | 38 38 | = = | 67394 67394 ... 85907 85907 | = = | 601 601 | 38 38 | 258 | 937 937 | 12 12 | = = | 56362 56362 ... 44490 44490 | = = | 937 937 | 12 12 | 00000 |
| 3-digit schedule ID | 3-digit group, purpose unknown |
Group count | 5-digit paired groups | 3-digit group, purpose unknown |
Group count | 3-digit schedule ID | 3-digit group, purpose unknown |
Group count | 5-digit paired groups | 3-digit group, purpose unknown |
Group count | |||||
| Repeated for 4 minutes | Repeated for 1 minute | |||||||||||||||
Traffic format, 20-group messages:
| Intro | Preamble | Message | Postamble | Outro | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | 823 823 | 020 020 | 35091 35091 ... 95438 95438 | 823 823 | 020 020 | 00000 |
| 3-digit schedule ID | 3-digit bogus number, depends on schedule ID |
Group count, always 020 |
5-digit paired groups | 3-digit bogus number, depends on schedule ID |
Group count, always 020 |
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| Repeated for 4 minutes | ||||||
Typical scheduling
M14 schedules are scarce, because most regular traffic from the agency operating it is now digital (F06, F01). However, it is not uncommon to hear unscheduled M14 transmissions, which also adhere to the rules described here.
Typically M14 transmits on the hour or at the half hour, but may also start at other times within an hour. The transmission is often repeated 30 or 60 minutes later, on a frequency that is either higher or lower by 1-3 MHz than the one on which the previous broadcast was made. In case traffic was sent, the two transmissions are often repeated also the next day at the same times and on the same frequencies - but different times may also be used.
The M14 speeds vary - 15, 20, 25, 30 and 40 WPM ("PARIS" standard) are all used.
20-group messages
M14 also has schedules that only send 20-group messages. Unlike E06 and G06, which have one each, M14 has three, and two are converts from schedules that in the past mainly sent the non-traffic format. The messages they give are always 20 groups long, and are non-random in appearance. The messages are re-used for 1-2 years.
The transmission format also slightly differs (see above).